Alright team, I think our best bet is to unlock the maps. CID modification is not easy and requires new hardware (which I think we would all prefer to not purchase). Also, I have no idea when/if a firmware file might drop so I don't want to create a dependency on the unknown. I'm exploring previous methods of map unlocks for Garmin. Although the Merc files are not packaged in similar methods, (it's not 1-2 image files, it's multiple .NDS files). The NDS files are just SQL lite DB compressed files. I'm looking to see if the innards of previous map files are similar. I'll keep you posted with any findings. In the interim, please add to this thread any leads that you all discover.

Matt