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Old 06-06-16, 12:48 PM
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Hello there!

I am a proud owner of a 2014 Lexus IS300h and I love the car.

Since I got the car, I was wondering if I can "install" the Navigation software onto the car's computer. My car doesn't have the (premium) navigation on board.

Is that possible or do I need additional hardware?
Old 06-06-16, 03:12 PM
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I don't believe it's possible because the joystick controller is different on the navigation model vs non-navigation. I believe the whole interface is different.
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its puzzling to me y someone would buy a car ,then decide to add something major,that they could have got on the car already, .to me the purchase was not well through out . no offense just my useless 2 cents . when i buy a car i do research for months on end
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No, it isn't puzzling and research has little to do with it, people sometimes do regret not purchasing some accessory in the very beginning, perfectly understandable specially months/years later.
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I don't regret it since I can use MirrorLink in the car.

As a software engineer I am just interested if a simple installation was possible.

I saw that there actually is a navigation without the premium "navigation stick". So it has to be only a software thing - as long as the GPS unit is installed.
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