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Originally Posted by mryan55
Ah -- a topic right up my alley.
There are still myriad workarounds to add nav to the Uconnect 8.4 in the 2011-2014 LX body, but there is no dealer activated option on the Uconnect 8.4 in the 2011-2014 LX -- you either have 8.4 or 8.4N, the former without nav, the latter with nav.
The new "VP3" radios have the ability to add nav. The most common variants are the RA3 (8.4 no nav) and RA4 (8.4 with nav). Other than the nav component, other things standard on radio RA4 that aren't available on RA3 include HD radio, 3D maps, and Sirius TravelLink.
The VP3 radios are available 2013+ Ram, 2014+ Grand Cherokee, 2014+ Durango, 2014+ KL Cherokee, 2015+ 200, 2015+ Challenger, 2015+ Charger, 2015+ 300.
A 6.5" version (also with or without nav depending on model and trim) is used in the 2014+ Fiat 500L, 2016+ Renegade and 2016+ Fiat 500X. The models function similarly, but the 6.5" version has Microsoft underpinnings and the 8.4" version QNX/BlackBerry underpinnings.
To complicate things even more, there a new style VP3 radio with a 5" display and nav... this is exclusive to the just-launching ProMaster City. It looks the base 5" radio in most of the FCA lineup, but has nav.
Dart should get it at next refresh, along with Journey. It will take some more tinkering to work it into van and Wrangler.
From a user standpoint, the older 8.4" displays in the 2011-14 LX, Journey, Dart, etc. have much better touch response than the new ones. They are much more responsive, maybe so much so that they are better than the new versions for most users who don't desire some of the new premium navigation and audio options afforded by the newer RA3 and RA4 systems.
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Wow, thanks for an absolutely outstanding post.
This thread has had over 10,000 page views so I'm guessing I'm not the only one who was frustrated with the large number of used 2011-14 LX cars that had the 8.4 radio but didn't have navigation.
Concerning the workarounds you mentioned in your second sentence, are there any that you would recommend or are they mostly hack jobs that will end up costing the end user too much money?