I have a 2009 Honda Fit with the Honda in-dash navigation/gps installed. This was a very pricey option (near $2,000, although it did come bundled with traction/stability control and a much fancier stereo) and I like its functionality very much. The map information is stored on a DVD that must be in the nav unit for it to function.

Unfortunately, it does not come with maps of Mexico. According to Honda, only US and Canada are included in the North American map set, and there are no plans for Mexico maps anytime soon.

My hand-held Garmin Nuvi 360 with Mexico maps is a pretty weak substitute for the factory Honda unit.

As best I can tell, the Honda's GPS is manufactured by Alpine, and is common to the Fit, the Civic, the Element, and the CR-V. The genuine Honda North America maps come from Navteq.

Navteq has a line of Mexico maps available for Garmin. These are the "official" Garmin maps.

Bicimapas also has Garmin-compatible Mexico maps, they are what I use in my Nuvi.

If Navteq makes Mexico maps for Garmin, and they make North American maps for Alpine/Honda, is there any chance that there is enough similarity in the formatting that a clever hacker could make me a DVD with Mexico maps (I'd prefer the Bicimapas maps, but could live with the Navteq maps) that would work in my Honda?

I will pay $1,000 for such a DVD.

I'm not trying to cheat any map makers out of their money. I am perfectly willing to buy the appropriate maps if I can then have someone modify/reformat/whatever them to make them work in my Honda.

Any takers? Any suggestions as to where to look for someone?

tanstaafl.