How do you get Shonky maps onto Garmin Nuvi 500?

Hi Gabriel,

I've got Shonky on a Nuvi 1450T. I'm not sure if there are any differences with the 500.

I've put the maps onto the Nuvi on a micro SD card. To find them on the device I select tools/settings/map then at the bottom of the map page click on "info". This page should show both Shonky and city navigator. You can then deselect cn to use your Shonky maps.

Hope this helps.

Graeme

Hi

While we are waiting for someone with a 500 that knows the truth I seem to remember that some Garmin Nuvis don't have capacity to utilise more than one map set and/or read files that don't have specific file names....not sure if the 500 falls into this category...

Firstly be careful not to overwrite the existing map file which I assume is called gmapsupp.img (make a backup) - this contains citynavigator and cant be replaced if you delete/overwrite it.

If the unit has an SD card place the shonky file onto it in a folder called Garmin. Rename the shonkly file to gmapsupp.img if thats not whats its called already. If that doesn't work then I cant help any further. You could put the map on internal memory but that would require you to remove the existing file called gmapsupp.img (citynavigator)..which may not be suitable outcome.

Good Luck

Cheers
Greg