3rd Gen GS Nav Bluetooth DVD mods thread
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No they didn't. They come up to LA a couple of times each week for installs so they will just schedule you one one of those days. They don't like to come to LA on weekends so I had to schedule it during the afternoon one day during the week.
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Ok guys, I'm new here.......also in the process of purchasing a 2006 GS300 from my local dealer, it has Nav but no ML......
Question is would it be able to play DVD's if I do these overides ? Or do I have to have the ML version to play DVD's ?
That might be a dumb question, but I can't find the answer.....thanks.
Question is would it be able to play DVD's if I do these overides ? Or do I have to have the ML version to play DVD's ?
That might be a dumb question, but I can't find the answer.....thanks.
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Ok guys, I'm new here.......also in the process of purchasing a 2006 GS300 from my local dealer, it has Nav but no ML......
Question is would it be able to play DVD's if I do these overides ? Or do I have to have the ML version to play DVD's ?
That might be a dumb question, but I can't find the answer.....thanks.
Question is would it be able to play DVD's if I do these overides ? Or do I have to have the ML version to play DVD's ?
That might be a dumb question, but I can't find the answer.....thanks.
If it has no Nav, there is no way for it to play DVDs without adding external DVD players, interfaces, etc....you can follow the process to allow nav input while driving, enable bluetooth etc
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quick question before i go cutting wires on my new car...am i tapping into the pink and purple wires with wires from the switch (using those plastic connectors type taps or a hard solder or twist connector for all 3 wires)...or am i totally severing the purple and pink with the switch completing the connection when in the on position for factory settings aka normal default mode? thanks for the awesome thread with pics and diagrams, being an engineer i love info in this format
also another question if i do this mod will i be able to use my ipod intergration kit while driving? i have an 06 gs430 with mark lev and navi, the book says i can select folders from the navi screen and this is the only real reason i am doing this mod to tell you the truth...that and POI while driving but the DVD thing would be a nice touch 
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you will completely cut the pink and purple and in essence connect them to each other with a switch in between, make sure you connect the "deep dash" ends of those wires with your switch, then you ground the yellow wire after you chop it in two (this time connection side).
With the Vais tech, i can see my playlists as CDs, but they are not named, so I see CD1 and so forth, I can hit the CD name button (or whatever) and it will show me playlist name and title of song....
you will completely cut the pink and purple and in essence connect them to each other with a switch in between, make sure you connect the "deep dash" ends of those wires with your switch, then you ground the yellow wire after you chop it in two (this time connection side).
With the Vais tech, i can see my playlists as CDs, but they are not named, so I see CD1 and so forth, I can hit the CD name button (or whatever) and it will show me playlist name and title of song....
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Soyhead
you will completely cut the pink and purple and in essence connect them to each other with a switch in between, make sure you connect the "deep dash" ends of those wires with your switch, then you ground the yellow wire after you chop it in two (this time connection side).
With the Vais tech, i can see my playlists as CDs, but they are not named, so I see CD1 and so forth, I can hit the CD name button (or whatever) and it will show me playlist name and title of song....
you will completely cut the pink and purple and in essence connect them to each other with a switch in between, make sure you connect the "deep dash" ends of those wires with your switch, then you ground the yellow wire after you chop it in two (this time connection side).
With the Vais tech, i can see my playlists as CDs, but they are not named, so I see CD1 and so forth, I can hit the CD name button (or whatever) and it will show me playlist name and title of song....
i take it this is true for JUST the nav functions only and will i ALWAYS be able to control my ipod when car is in motion and installed selector switch is in the OFF position breaking the circuit?
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The ipod is always enabled no matter where the switch is since you are literally killing its signal all the time and it has no satellite redundancy.....
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last ?, can i just do the screen dance with the menu->volume->upper-left->lower-left->upper-left->lower-left->hold override->back and just than clip the yellow wire & ground and be able to watch dvd's and still control everything including POI, phonebook and ipod?
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
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last ?, can i just do the screen dance with the menu->volume->upper-left->upper-right->upper-left->upper-right->hold override->back and just than clip the yellow wire & ground and be able to watch dvd's and still control everything including POI, phonebook and ipod?
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
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You know, I think that may work, I just figured, while I was at it, I did not want to mess with the dance anytime. The dance however does not allow bluetooth input while driving, I beleive. The only way for that is to interrupt the pink (or is it purple) going to the audio unit....you can test your scenario, just barely click the handbrake so thelight comes on but barely applied, so that you dont burn your e-brake while driving slowly and testing this.
i can care less about the bluetooth because i cant get my phone book to upload (have a motorola krazr and everytime i hit upload the bluetooth disconnects on my phone)...i have no problem operating my phone to make a call but it would be nice to have the name on the screen when i get an incoming call
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last ?, can i just do the screen dance with the menu->volume->upper-left->lower-left->upper-left->lower-left->hold override->back and just than clip the yellow wire & ground and be able to watch dvd's and still control everything including POI, phonebook and ipod?
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
if i am thinking right this would not only prevent having to install a switch but also save you from having to toggle the switch on and off after the timeout reset every few minutes...i grew up playing contra and can deal with the override sequence just one time a trip, its just as inconvenient as hitting i agree and having to reach for the installed button to toggle on and off
so i tried putting a switch in but i guess its a bad switch? i cant seem to get the navi to sync up and the dvd always works whether i toggle it on or off
i was under the impression when i clicked the switch the dvd would shut off once in motion??? gonna get a new switch from radio shack or somewhere in the AM and see if that is the culprit
on a postitive note, with pics and instructions from this thread i was able to get all this hooked up in less than an hour including removal
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you cut the pink wire (passenger side harness) and purple wire (driver side harness) then you use a switch to connect the purple wire coming from the deep side of the dash (not radio) to the pink (going away from the radio (to the nav). then this switch is on all the time except to input addresses, what that does is it allows the purple VSS signal to go to the nav See diagrams and pics
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so i got it all to work but the nav was too choppy for my liking so i returned it to stock conditions, must have been a loose connection...when i took the switch out of the equation and linked the pink directly to the purple it cleaned up a bit but was still choppy and had my car drifting off the road at points...i can do without the POI input and do the finger dance but would still like the DVD capability
if i left it hardwired, would it eventually get itself back to normal after a few minutes or trips? it seemed as it got better the longer i drove but i could be just crazy and i only drove for about 5 minutes around my neighborhood with curvy roads galore...i can always go back and do it again, took me no more than 5-10 to get the radio out but i got stuff to do today and had to get the car back together to drive in an hour
if i left it hardwired, would it eventually get itself back to normal after a few minutes or trips? it seemed as it got better the longer i drove but i could be just crazy and i only drove for about 5 minutes around my neighborhood with curvy roads galore...i can always go back and do it again, took me no more than 5-10 to get the radio out but i got stuff to do today and had to get the car back together to drive in an hour