Swapping 4th Gen to 5th Gen nav units
11-14-12, 04:46 PM
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Swapping 4th Gen to 5th Gen nav units
Has anybody EVER swapped a 4th Generation nav unit with ML upgrade for a 5th generation nav unit. I am really interested to know if this is possible as I am dying to have the OEM integration with my PHone. Is this an impossible task?????????????
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11-15-12, 06:07 AM
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i did it over a year ago works flawless but youll find this forum in general is full of people who cant even change a tire, let alone pull out almost 5k in navigation parts and buy 5k in parts and then attempt to rewire and re install back into there car. i still have the only US gti vr6 with Climatronic almost 12 years later and ill probably be the only GS owner with 5 gen swap. so yes it is possible and good luck with the swap
11-15-12, 09:03 AM
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I'd love to see the writeup on this.
I retrofitted Navi into my BMW 740iL, from the looks of how a Lexus is wired it ought to be a much easier swap than the BMW (I had to change telematics/navi/stereo harness that runs from the trunk to the dash).
I retrofitted Navi into my BMW 740iL, from the looks of how a Lexus is wired it ought to be a much easier swap than the BMW (I had to change telematics/navi/stereo harness that runs from the trunk to the dash).
11-15-12, 03:27 PM
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Where did you get the gen 5 nav unit?? I know some pretty tech/auto savvy people who may be able to pull this feat off? Also, could you link me up to ur thread, I did a search and you have a ton of posts. Thank you!!!!!!
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11-16-12, 09:51 AM
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You have to swap a harness, that's about 4" thick, from the dashboard, under the carpets, to the trunk. You have to splice all the speaker wires at the base of the drivers B pillar, remove rear seat, front seat, lower dash, center console, carpet, etc.
It's a lot of actual work. If you have done it before and know what you're doing expect to spend at least 6-7 hours on it on an E38 or an E39. The non-nav cars have their radio in the dash, nav cars have itin the trunk, bracket in dash needs changed. Lots and lots of splicing, etc.
It's a lot of actual work. If you have done it before and know what you're doing expect to spend at least 6-7 hours on it on an E38 or an E39. The non-nav cars have their radio in the dash, nav cars have itin the trunk, bracket in dash needs changed. Lots and lots of splicing, etc.
