North Australian FISH FINDER TM forums

Hi Everyone,

Was wondering if anyone has brought or done some research into buying a HDS8 or 10 Gen2 Insight USA from the states?
If so will it work in the topend with australian map card?
Any info would be great

Thanks Tissy

card will work but you have to send it back to usa for warranty claim.

Be careful tissy if its over $1,000 they slug you import tax,and as micko007 said no oz warranty.I got mine on ebay and saved a few hundred bucks ,go to google and type garry bond ,hes in n.s.w. worth a look.

I was under the impression the maps wouldn't work here!! That insight only covered the US and it would need to be reprogrammed which would see your cost blow out and still not have warranty. Happy to be wrong but I read that in a few different places.

Micko007 wrote:card will work but you have to send it back to usa for warranty claim.

Thanks Micko so i could get up and running australia without "reprogrammed" or is the reprogramming the map card

blackjew wrote:Be careful tissy if its over $1,000 they slug you import tax,and as micko007 said no oz warranty.I got mine on ebay and saved a few hundred bucks ,go to google and type garry bond ,hes in n.s.w. worth a look.

Yeah under $1000 so should be right

There was a thread on here!! But I can't find it.

I think the US versions are geo-fenced.

Blinky wrote:I think the US versions are geo-fenced.

That was what i have heard so the humminbird 1198 could be on the cards as i know of two people with them from the states

tissy wrote:

Blinky wrote:I think the US versions are geo-fenced.

That was what i have heard so the humminbird 1198 could be on the cards as i know of two people with them from the states

Best check on the HB's, pretty sure the latest ones are geo-fenced as well...........unless they are international models, which only come from a Canadian seller.

I tied to get a HDS a while back from a Bass Pro Shop in Canada, they didn't want to know me..........