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Originally Posted by covance
I have a 2015 BRZ. Is it possible to remove the actual GPS in the car without messing up the original headunit? It can't be as simple as taking out that little SD memory card right?
I always use my phone to navigate. There's no real benefit to taking out the GPS from the car but I was just curious about it as I was reading some other privacy news related article recently.
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Disclaimer: I don't have any "hands on" experience with this particular head unit. The SD card usually contains a current version of the maps that the GPS uses. If the head unit takes a copy of these maps and stores them internally then the SD card might not matter. Try it and see.
Here are a couple of threads discussing these GPS units:
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show....php?p=3459731
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39071
It appears that the GPS package is an add-on module to the factory head unit. If what you have is similar, it looks like the whole system could be removed. If all you want to do is disable the GPS then perhaps unplugging the GPS antenna might be enough. Just my two cents.