Wait for new version of BRP GO compatible with Android for 10.25 inch display or get dedicated GPS?

[racoon]

If this navigation app is as good as or better than say Goggle or Apple Maps, I may not even rely on Apple CarPlay like I have been.

You can download the BRP Go! app now and see if you like the way it does route planning.
Then if they really do start supporting BRP Go! on the Spyder you can switch once the update to the Spyder has been installed.

 

[TheMariner]

BRP's core business is making vehicles, Garmin's core business is Sat Nav. Personally, I like businessses to do what they do best.

 

[amkrat]

There's a "how to use your GPS" link on that page too:

How to Use the Snowmobile Built-In GPS

Discover all the functions of the brand new exclusive Ski-Doo built-in GPS. Learn how to use it and navigate its maps.

ski-doo.brp.com

So some 2025 and 2026 Ski-Doos have a GPS a built in GPS module, which Spyders do not have.
If you have a 2023 or 2024 Ski-Doo you can purchase the GPS module and have it installed by your local Ski-Doo dealer, and will possibly need a software update.


There isn't an add on GPS module for Spyders, and I've got money to bet that says the Ski-Doo module can't be installed on a Spyder.

I found the GPS module for the 2023 and 2024 Ski-Doos:

https://ski-doo-shop.brp.com/us/en/gps-module-for-embedded-maps-860202727.html

There's a link to the install instructions on that page.

I have to wonder if there is also a capped GPS wire behind the Spyder 10.25" screen

 

[Dansy]

The software update requires would be the hurdle for this…..the screen might be the same, but the firmware isn’t.

 

[racoon]

View attachment 252423I have to wonder if there is also a capped GPS wire behind the Spyder 10.25" screen

Well, you can't use the installation instructions to find out, since the Spyder doesn't come apart the same way as a Ski-doo.

 

[amkrat]

Well, you can't use the installation instructions to find out, since the Spyder doesn't come apart the same way as a Ski-doo.

No, it would be entirely different, and I'm not brave enough to try. 2024 RT Console Harness schematic shows this:

 

[pauly1]

I'd go with a dedicated GPS: simple to use and bright. We are currently using Garmin Zumo XT units. I don't have to worry about getting out of cellphone range without downloaded maps. If all you ride is urban settings, a cell phone GPS is great.

Some of us have been waiting since 2018 for BRP to do anything reliable for non-iPhone users. Frankly, I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[racoon]

No, it would be entirely different, and I'm not brave enough to try. 2024 RT Console Harness schematic shows this:

And my 2024 Spyder RT Operator's Guide shows Fuse #6 in the right fuse box as "GPS_Acc".
I believe it came with no fuse installed in that location.

Because CAN-AM fumbled around before getting Apple Carplay to work correctly, I ended up buying a Garmin Zumo XT GPS and mounting it to my handlebars. I wired it into the accessory power port on the right front of my 2024 Spyder RT.

I used this custom plug for the connector port.

GPS Plug-N-Play Harness 2020+ Can Am® Spyder RT

Easily power your favorite Can-Am Spyder RT 12v accessories with our Plug and Play power harness

www.lamonstergarage.com

The following picture is part of the LaMonster install information, and shows the original wire hanging down in the lower center with the orange tip. The port it plugs into is in the upper left corner. And of course you can see the suspension of the right front wheel in the lower right.

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-1dz5qu/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1091/5197/IMG_5042__52981.1654198025.JPG

The LaMonster GPS harness is a "Y" cable that plugs into the port on your Spyder and has a female connector that you plug the original wire into, and uses "wago blocks" to connect the wire that you run from your GPS to that location.