rb2010

Hi everyone,

I have a non-navi 2006 IS250 and am pretty happy with it except that I want to get have a backup camera in it. I have few different options in mind that would work but top two are:
1) Get a regular backup cam off of ebay and connect it to something like Garmin 5000. Then hide all the wires, shouldn't be too hard and is very inexpensive.
2) I found a wrecked copy of my car. All the details are in place, I think I can get all the navi parts at a reasonable price and then sell whatever I don't need to offset the price.

The #2 interests me a lot but I feel like I would be getting myself into troubles beyond my imagination. It sounds and looks like a plug and play but is it really?

Here are my questions:
1) Besides the dash nav unit and the nav disk in the trunk, what other parts would I need?
2) Is there more rewiring than navunit-to-navdisk and navunit-to-camera?
3) I don't have the stock IS backup camera and don't want it, if I get one off of ebay and NTSC analog output, would that work for the Lexus navunit?

Should I even be looking into this? Any opinion is highly appreciated!

Thanks everyone for your time to read and / or to responsd!

P.S. I apologize if this has already been asked and I am duplicating, I couldn't find anything similar.

RickJames1

well if your going for the stock look definetly number two. but if you dont mind an obvious aftermarket look you can get a custom fabricated dash kit. i think a few guys have done single dins with aftermarket dins inside.

Jetfire

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get a flyaudio nav. it's better than the OEM one and looks stock.

supaIS350

^^Yep, FlyAudio is your answer.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...250-350-a.html

sleekbrian

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i would totally get into number 2 if i had a totalled one nearby me

mahcah

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do fly audio. i have it and love it

Sffd103

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I just installed my fly audio and its the bomb! Backup cam, DVD, Bluetooth, and so much more. It looks factory and some people love it even more than oem. It's well worth it! Talk to Matt at Automaxx. JUST DO IT!

rb2010

Thanks for the answers guys but the flyaudio is around $2k. I can get all the stock parts for less than a grand.

Or am I wrong on the flyaudio price?

As for aftermarket, I don't mind the aftermarket look but those things are usually built in somewhere at the bottom and it's not convenient to use...

Sffd103

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I paid about $1500 From what I remember with the backup cam. If you can get it that cheap, maybe you should go with that.

rb2010

Do you remember where you got it from?

350PsDMeuP

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i paid like 2k for my retofit, check it out, this was before flyaudio, i probably would of went that route if i had the opportunity, but its nothing like the stock navi

kickin8

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stock nav ? expect to spend months on re-wiring...

B16da9

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If I where you I would do the flyaudio unit. I'm currently saving for one.

TripleL

I would offer a 3rd option if its really the backup camera that is desired. I know the Highlanders have a screen as part of the rear view mirror. I'm not sure but I think that would certainly give you the OEM look you want. Either way good luck and please keep us posted with your progress.

Wicked GS

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Go with the Flyaudio , I have it too an love it. Took my car for service and my rep./advisor was very impressed and even agreed, better than stock, direct plug an play an another plus is you keep the factory look