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Old May 19, 2016 | 10:26 PM
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I have an 09 ram 1500 looking to put a nav system in is there anything else I will need besides the head unit?
 
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Old May 20, 2016 | 12:57 PM
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depends on your OEM setup and what head unit you are buying. The seller of your unit will tell you what you need.

This may be unwanted advice, but here it goes. Aftermarket units are very expensive for the good units. Even good units are not as good as Google Maps on your smart phone. Why would you want to spend good money for a unit that will require updates and will not have up to date traffic is beyond me.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Pedro Dog
depends on your OEM setup and what head unit you are buying. The seller of your unit will tell you what you need.

This may be unwanted advice, but here it goes. Aftermarket units are very expensive for the good units. Even good units are not as good as Google Maps on your smart phone. Why would you want to spend good money for a unit that will require updates and will not have up to date traffic is beyond me.
2nd this opinion. I have a very nice aftermarket OEM integrated Navigation head unit and I still use my phone every single day.

But if you are going to install any type of double din headunit, there is not a whole lot, except one thing..... There is a Metal bar that runs along the top back of the opening. You will need to cut this out. Not very hard, Aluminum so you can cut with just about anything.
 
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