Can you get burned copies of navigation CD?

GTCobra · 03-21-2013, 07:03 PM

I heard that you can get burned copies of the North AM navi CD don't ask how just don't ask lo0l I kinda mashed my CD underneath some parts oops!!!

long story short I'm in need of the Navi CD

It's a 2004 750 Li

kruler · 03-21-2013, 08:04 PM

careful with burned nav disks. Over time they weaken the laser and cause the drive to fail.

GTCobra · 03-21-2013, 08:18 PM

Its a 600 dollar cd lol and that's COST from beemer

propr'one · 03-21-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kruler

careful with burned nav disks. Over time they weaken the laser and cause the drive to fail.

sauce? from a hardware perspective, this doesn't make any sense if you good use media.

GTCobra · 03-21-2013, 08:43 PM

I'm not too worried about the weakening of the drive... I barely use navi I'm my own navi but there is times where I desperatly need it and rely on my crap Blackberry and please don't tell me to get an Iphone lol I hear that too oftan touch screen is NOT for me

kruler · 03-21-2013, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by propr'one

sauce? from a hardware perspective, this doesn't make any sense if you good use media.

Have seen it happen a few times and heard of it happening too many times for it to be coincidental. I don't know anything about the hardware, but I've been told that burned disks require the laser to re-focus more often or something and over time wears it out.

When it starts to go bad, the burned disc will stop working but the drive will still read factory discs sometimes. Replacing the laser solves the issue.

SFX Group · 05-31-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kruler

careful with burned nav disks. Over time they weaken the laser and cause the drive to fail.

Network Specialist here (for over 19 years), this above is utter rubbish.

The laser in a CD / DVD reader does not very its power based on a disk in the drive, the only way you can damage a drive with a CD is below:

Warped disk
Disk with sticker on (this is by fair the way most was drives are damaged)

Labels make the disk unbalanced so it can hit the head or put pressure on the cap spin motor.

dbworld4k · 06-01-2013, 01:38 AM

Been using burned NAV DVDs for a while in an E93 and E39. No issues whatsoever.