use the NAV while driving
not true at all. i know first hand from my tech at the dealer i go to caught someone with an IS who blew up his motor with mods and tried to blame it on faulty parts and get everything placed under warranty. needless to say they found all his post here on CL and gave him a bill for a new motor.
i dont see how this is relevant to this issue.....
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/4475662-post15.html
he had a PS kit and had an issue, nothing related to cutting his wires....
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/4475662-post15.html
he had a PS kit and had an issue, nothing related to cutting his wires....
How relevant this is? One word: warranty.
What do you think the dealer would say if they pulled the unit out an saw the spliced wires? Do you think they would check any further, or would they say, "Sorry, no warranty coverage here. But we can check the rest of the NAVI elecronics for you for only $110/hr labor."
If your car is out of warranty, I agree, why spend around $300, I'd go wire-cut myself. But if it is still under warranty, is it worth saving $300 and loose warranty coverage for a multi-thousand-dollar device? I guess it's all about how much risk you're willing to take.
Last edited by arnieosp; May 28, 2009 at 11:25 AM.
How relevant this is? One word: warranty.
What do you think the dealer would say if they pulled the unit out an saw the spliced wires? Do you think they would check any further, or would they say, "Sorry, no warranty coverage here. But we can check the rest of the NAVI elecronics for you for only $110/hr labor."
If your car is out of warranty, I agree, why spend around $300, I'd go wire-cut myself. But if it is still under warranty, is it worth saving $300 and loose warranty coverage for a multi-thousand-dollar device? I guess it's all about how much risk you're willing to take.
What do you think the dealer would say if they pulled the unit out an saw the spliced wires? Do you think they would check any further, or would they say, "Sorry, no warranty coverage here. But we can check the rest of the NAVI elecronics for you for only $110/hr labor."
If your car is out of warranty, I agree, why spend around $300, I'd go wire-cut myself. But if it is still under warranty, is it worth saving $300 and loose warranty coverage for a multi-thousand-dollar device? I guess it's all about how much risk you're willing to take.
you make a great point, my point was that this guy had a bad amp and shorted wire, I think those are in the trunk...hard to link that to wires up front, anyways, if I do the wire hack again, I would simply spend the extra time and remove the pins from the harness and connect to them without cutting
I think they just need extra force. I tried on the IS350 when I did the hack and they didnt want to come out for me either so I just cut the wires. I didnt try on the GS since I got the PNP kit this time.
umm maybe i can try again next time. i tried to pull pretty hard already but it didn't come out. i found the clip that holds all the pins, popped it, but seems like there is still another clip that i couldn't get to. toyota one is a lot easier to work with. they just have to make lexus stuff that much harder
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ok thanks alot guys now since my car is out of warranty coverage show me which wire to cut? I already done the DVD hack to watch while driving by cutting that part... how about the dvd hybird that doesnt work either?
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