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Essentially, yes. Reason being, I already have the USB cable in my truck. Had nothing but problems while driving from Virginia to California. Seemed like every time I got into construction or on a bumpy road the connection at the phone was disconnected. I did try different cables, but the problem remained. Furthermore, playing the music on my phone was an issue with Google Music. It would play 1 Playlist only, and I couldn't switch to another Playlist or just the tracks list of the songs in my phone. I have over 2,000 songs in my phone. While using AA I couldn't use wifi or Bluetooth to fix the music issue. Factory nav is my solution for that. I have XM, but sometimes I just get tired of listening to it, especially on the weekends when they loop the same stuff every couple of hours. Also, if you have something else plugged into another port, such as the USB port in the center console under the armrest (I like to keep wireless ear buds charging here since I use them to ignore the other parents at my kids' practices, and it has a short cord) you'll get a notification that you need to plug in a device that has android auto when you alreadt have, and it's connected to the port under the radio/hvac controls.

No. They ended up replacing the bezel on the tailgate.

Are you referring to the black rails that plug sits on? If so, and iirc, those are part of the air box.

Sorry guys. Just never liked the taste. I've tried many, but none of them I liked. Micro brew, ales, IPA, piss water (aka mass produced beer like Miller Lite), tap, can, bottle, keg, Fat Tire, Blue Moon, Founding Fathers, San Adams, Yuengling, Leinenkeugels, so on and so forth... I've tried, hoping something was different, but I still haven't found one I like. Whiskey does it for me, and I don't mind drinking it straight. Seems to me the more expensive it is the better it tastes. My wife is the same way. She doesn't like beer. If she's not working on a wine cooler, twisted tea, or hard lemonade, she's working on the rum.

Do you have the Chevrolet/GMC Maps+ app in your radio? That's topographical already.

The only exhaust I have experience with is the GM Performance exhaust. As TNT said, it's made by Borla. Also packaged and sold as Borla's Touring exhaust. Nice bark on start up, quiets down to a little rumble. I asked the neighbors if they hear it when in their house. They said they don't. Going down the freeway the tires are louder (Duratracs), but when I floor it I hear it. Wife likened it to a quiter NASCAR sound when you floor it all the to the rev limiter.

I'm literally stealing this idea from somebody else. So there is a thread about loud exhaust but I’m wondering about quiet exhaust. I have my stock GM exhaust and it seems a pretty good balance between engine rumble and being quiet. My guess is that my next pipes will be quiter. Not sure what I'll get. Any recommendations on a good, rust resistant quiet exhaust? Note that exhaust sound for me is peaked when excelerating on the freeway when there’s not so many cars that the onramp is metered and it gives me a green to get stuck in stop and go traffic so that’s not a consideration for exhaust noise. As i said, I'm literally stealing this idea from somebody else.

I can't speak about Apple since I have never used one of their products. It is my understanding the Android OS does allow developers to do things, though. There are also 3rd party companies where you can take your device for repairs or modifications and the manufacturer still backs the phone. Those company's employees do receive training from the manufacturer, just like a dealership's technicians do. Iirc, one such company is called UbreakIfix.

I saw an article recommended by Google that GM is declaring the microchip shortage over and will be rolling out the smaller cars soon. https://fortune.com/2022/02/02/gm-declares-chip-crisis-over-car-production/

Which one?

I'm not a tech guy, so thanks for your input. To answer your question, a possible resolution would be to treat the OS in a similar manner cell phones are treated. How many OS updates have you been through where 3rd party apps are not affected? I don't know the exact number for myself as I've been dealing with that for over a decade, but I can't recall ever losing an app unless I deliberately deleted it.

That's a bit difficult when your phone is sitting in the wireless phone charger and my truck doesn't have wireless Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. I get the live traffic updates with the factory navigation, along with suggested reroutes. I don't really care about speed traps, etc. I go fast enough to not be a problem in traffic, and slow enough to not get ticketed. That's +4 in surface roads, and +8 on the freeway.

Thank you for the info. To be clear, my truck is a 2020. So, the hardware is all there. Your explanation of the process prior to GM ceasing the program gives me a little hope. Everything about MY2021 is therefore moot as it relates to my situation. As for MVI, they didn't swap anything. I sent them a module from my truck that is located on the passenger side, bottom of dash area, on the far right side behind the glove box. MVI then performed their magic to add factory nav, and sent it back. I then reinstalled that module into my truck, inserted the SD card, and voila. Nothing was swapped out. I chose to go this route to avoid fighting with XM if I'd swapped that module. It was the more expensive, and more time consuming, route to go. You and I will have to agree to disagree on what constitutes theft. However, my point still stands that they can't claim to be a tech company when they don't behave like one. For example, how many times have you had a cell phone that's run an OS update and your 3rd party apps suddenly disappeared? I'm willing to wager that number is 0. Same here for me. GM should've known this could've been an issue of their going to be a tech company. Nonetheless, something was taken from me and I want it back. I shouldn't be compelled to pay. That is actually illegal. I did absolutely nothing wrong. I own my truck. It is not a lease.

Phone itself is good. Data and minutes are both unlimited. It's the connection to the radio that's the issue. I am paying for the extra service for the live traffic on the factory navigation. So, this is a situation where GM would affect GM's bottom line because I'll have to discontinue that service. I know I'm only 1 person, and my pennies don't mean a thing to a billion dollar corporation, but it matters to me.

If you ever find me in a Ford, known that I'm not there on my own free will. Call 911.

Stealing is stealing. There are laws against it. Plain and simple facts. I was hoping your response would have been more helpful.

I looked into having the dealership/GM add factory navigation to my truck immediately after buying it in August 2020. Dealership in Virginia called GM. GM told them they no longer add factory navigation after the vehicle was built. Use to be able to, but not anymore. Only option was to go 3rd party.

I use nav frequently. It's a necessity for me. Moving every 2-3 years to another part of the country because of my wife's career.

I've had no issues with over the air updates affecting factory navigation

I had too many issues with Android Auto, such as playing my music on my phone and the cable being disconnected. Drove from Virginia to California dealing with it, and decided I was done with it. I've really enjoyed having factory nav.

At the end of September 2020 I purchased the GM factory navigation upgrade for my truck via MVI. It has worked perfectly. Best nav system for the trucks, imo. I even have subscriptions to OnStar to maximize the benefits of the navigation system. Last week I took my truck to the dealer for its 22,500 mile service, and a few warranty issues. One of those warranty issues regarded the crooked reverse camera. While working to correct the crooked reverse camera they did some sort of software update, per GM's instructions. That update deleted the factory navigation from my truck. The day after picking up my truck from the dealer I notified them of the issue, and made an appointment to bring my truck back today. I also provided proof of the GM factory navigation being in my truck via receipts from MVI. This afternoon I received an interesting phone call. The service writer stated they need to contact a certain division of GM Tech, and GM was going to charge them $75 just to talk to them. The dealership wants me to pay that fee, and there's no guarantee that GM will restore the factory navigation to my truck. Before I get roasted, I understand businesses are not in the habit of losing money, and the dealership is caught in the middle. However, why should I (or the dealership) be required to pay for a service that may or may not restore what I already possessed in the first place? It's not a subscription service. This is on par with somebody stealing something from you, then telling you to pay up if you want it back, but there's no guarantee they'll give it back to you even if you pay. And, the dealership even said if GM does come up with a way to restore the factory navigation to my truck, I'm paying at least 1 hour labor for the upload. I shouldn't have to pay for that either. GM made this mess. Apparently, they want to parade around talking about how they're a tech firm, but don't want to actually behave like a tech firm. Microsoft, Samsung, and Apple have no problem performing updates without deleting files. GM should be, too. https://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/10/general-motors-wants-the-public-to-see-it-as-a-tech-company/ As for MVI's whereabouts in all this? They have been less than helpful. I contacted them, and asked how much restoring the factory navigation was going to cost me. No reply. Only thing I've heard is several people are ahead of me, and they'll get back to me when it's my turn. Unless somebody with a clearer mindset than I provides a good reason to not, I'm contacting the Dept of Consumer Affairs in the morning. Something has been stolen. I want it back. I shouldn't have to pay for it. GM screwed up. Not me. I'm so pissed off that I've started looking at other makes to replace my truck. I've been loyal to GM for over 20 years. My wife drives a Chevy. My kids would've probably ended up with GMs. I think that's all changing now.

My thought is merely a guess, but I'll share it anyways. Varying rates of expansion and contraction of different metals. One part could be steel. The other part could be aluminum. The difference might cause the rippling?

That just ruined it for me. I don't drink beer. How many whiskey hardballs do you think this job would take?

Steering calibration is something the dealer does if you get the Trail Boss lift kit from GM.

I'm on a cell phone and the pic gets worse when I zoom in