MICROSOFT SYNC question...
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they made an upfitting option for the Lincoln navigator's. I think it costs $800. It is available through the dealer, you could start there.
here's the press release:
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2008 NAVIGATOR OWNERS CAN NOW SYNC THEIR RIDES
* With a dealer-installed SYNC accessory kit, select 2008 Lincoln Navigator and Navigator L customers can enjoy the award-winning SYNC in-car communications system.
* The SYNC retrofit kit costs under $550 installed. The add-on system is fully integrated, functional and upgradeable to support future SYNC features and functions.
* More than 100,000 SYNC-equipped vehicles are on the road today, and Ford SYNCTM is on track to reach 1 million sales in early 2009.
DEARBORN, Mi., May, 1 2008 – Lincoln Navigator owners wishing they had Ford’s industry-exclusive SYNC in-vehicle communications system, need wish no more.
Ford has introduced an affordable, dealer-installed SYNC accessory kit that allows select 2008 Navigator and Navigator L customers to enjoy the award-winning voice-activated communications system that works with most Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and digital media players.
Ford first introduced the Microsoft-powered SYNC system on the 2008 Ford Focus. And 11 other 2008MY products soon followed, including the Ford Edge, Taurus, and the Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ. As part of Ford’s aggressive migration plan, SYNC will be offered on nearly every 2009MY Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle.
“The company’s decision to offer the custom SYNC accessory retrofit kit first on Navigator wasn’t casual, says Doug White, Vehicle Personalization Marketing & Planning manager, who adds that original migration plans were to add SYNC to the luxury SUV for the 2009 model year. “Customers and dealers were telling us that we needed SYNC on our flagship SUV and we felt we needed to respond to those concerns as quickly as we could,” says White. “They essentially said, ‘If you have it on Focus, why not Navigator.’ ”
California dealer Ed Witt of Witt Lincoln Mercury expects the SYNC accessory kit to be a big hit with Navigator customers. Witt was one of the first dealers to order up the kits in early April. “This product is done to perfection and works just as if it came from the factory,” says Witt, who installed 10 of the SYNC kits just three weeks after it became available. “For standalone Lincoln Mercury dealers, the Navigator is an extremely important product for us – an icon for the Lincoln brand. Having SYNC gives us the opportunity to go back to our Navigator customers and offer them a solid system that is absolutely seamless and works perfectly.”
For the SYNC retrofit kit, customers must own a 2008 Navigator or Navigator L equipped with the Elite Package that includes the voice-activated navigation radio and rear seat DVD. Vehicles must also be built after December 4, 2007.
The accessory kit, which consists of the SYNC module and related hardware, costs under $550 installed. Installation time is under two hours.
The system uses the existing steering wheel button controls and voice-activation functionality connected with the navigation system, eliminating the need for an add-on HMI or microphone to operate SYNC. Once installed, the retrofit SYNC system is fully integrated. “The hardware is hidden and the system is totally seamless to the customer,” says White.
SYNC accessory kits are also under development for other vehicles, including the Ford Mustang.
here's the press release:
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2008 NAVIGATOR OWNERS CAN NOW SYNC THEIR RIDES
* With a dealer-installed SYNC accessory kit, select 2008 Lincoln Navigator and Navigator L customers can enjoy the award-winning SYNC in-car communications system.
* The SYNC retrofit kit costs under $550 installed. The add-on system is fully integrated, functional and upgradeable to support future SYNC features and functions.
* More than 100,000 SYNC-equipped vehicles are on the road today, and Ford SYNCTM is on track to reach 1 million sales in early 2009.
DEARBORN, Mi., May, 1 2008 – Lincoln Navigator owners wishing they had Ford’s industry-exclusive SYNC in-vehicle communications system, need wish no more.
Ford has introduced an affordable, dealer-installed SYNC accessory kit that allows select 2008 Navigator and Navigator L customers to enjoy the award-winning voice-activated communications system that works with most Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and digital media players.
Ford first introduced the Microsoft-powered SYNC system on the 2008 Ford Focus. And 11 other 2008MY products soon followed, including the Ford Edge, Taurus, and the Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ. As part of Ford’s aggressive migration plan, SYNC will be offered on nearly every 2009MY Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle.
“The company’s decision to offer the custom SYNC accessory retrofit kit first on Navigator wasn’t casual, says Doug White, Vehicle Personalization Marketing & Planning manager, who adds that original migration plans were to add SYNC to the luxury SUV for the 2009 model year. “Customers and dealers were telling us that we needed SYNC on our flagship SUV and we felt we needed to respond to those concerns as quickly as we could,” says White. “They essentially said, ‘If you have it on Focus, why not Navigator.’ ”
California dealer Ed Witt of Witt Lincoln Mercury expects the SYNC accessory kit to be a big hit with Navigator customers. Witt was one of the first dealers to order up the kits in early April. “This product is done to perfection and works just as if it came from the factory,” says Witt, who installed 10 of the SYNC kits just three weeks after it became available. “For standalone Lincoln Mercury dealers, the Navigator is an extremely important product for us – an icon for the Lincoln brand. Having SYNC gives us the opportunity to go back to our Navigator customers and offer them a solid system that is absolutely seamless and works perfectly.”
For the SYNC retrofit kit, customers must own a 2008 Navigator or Navigator L equipped with the Elite Package that includes the voice-activated navigation radio and rear seat DVD. Vehicles must also be built after December 4, 2007.
The accessory kit, which consists of the SYNC module and related hardware, costs under $550 installed. Installation time is under two hours.
The system uses the existing steering wheel button controls and voice-activation functionality connected with the navigation system, eliminating the need for an add-on HMI or microphone to operate SYNC. Once installed, the retrofit SYNC system is fully integrated. “The hardware is hidden and the system is totally seamless to the customer,” says White.
SYNC accessory kits are also under development for other vehicles, including the Ford Mustang.
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SYNC Retrofit for under $550 is a MYTH!!!
What's with Ford Motor Company and supporting their products. They announce the SYNC retrofit is available for under $550 installed. Good luck. I talked with seven dealerships and the best quote I got was over $700 installed.
I went to the SYNC website linked to the FMC website and chatted with someone from SYNC and he said Ford was no longer manufacturing the retrofit kit and to get it you would have to find someone with one in stock.
Additionally, I was looking for the May 2009 updated version of the navigation DVD for my Lincoln Navigator. I have version 6P. I called NavQuest and found out FMC suspended their distribution of the DVD three weeks ago. Some dealers say they can get 7P and some say FMC has suspended sales of the DVD indefinitely.
I purchased a new 2008 MKZ and my Navigator in 2008. Are they going to support these products or what?
I'm thoroughly disgusted and disappointed.
Does anyone know anything about either of these items?
I went to the SYNC website linked to the FMC website and chatted with someone from SYNC and he said Ford was no longer manufacturing the retrofit kit and to get it you would have to find someone with one in stock.
Additionally, I was looking for the May 2009 updated version of the navigation DVD for my Lincoln Navigator. I have version 6P. I called NavQuest and found out FMC suspended their distribution of the DVD three weeks ago. Some dealers say they can get 7P and some say FMC has suspended sales of the DVD indefinitely.
I purchased a new 2008 MKZ and my Navigator in 2008. Are they going to support these products or what?
I'm thoroughly disgusted and disappointed.
Does anyone know anything about either of these items?
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