well some of u know if you read my old posts i am using a GEN 4 nav ecu on my 2001 gs430 after having a nav ecu fry on me (the gen 2/3 really sucks) if u don't know and wanna find out.....read this

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...direction.html


well i had a member from here (he shall remain nameless till he wishes to come stop in; Should be soon though he's a uber nice fellow) i helped walk through doing the same. essentially just walking him through the info i knew first hand and we both talked bout how on the gen 4/5 units u lose the ability to override the dvd once u upgrade past a 5.1 disc and both hated that.well anyways he got in touch with a company (i have to be careful bout this post after getting my last one on my engine cover closed but dave said i could post their name so here it is) named Prestigious Society. They easy to find if you resourceful but thats all the help u getting from me

anyways they made a plug and play nav override unit custom for myself and the other person. (they actually well known for making overrides for newer model lexus/toyota's) anyways i wont post the price as i was given a hookup for helping the other member out (and im grateful for his return hook up on this)

long story short while im in motion now, i can enter in address's and destinations etc etc. this will work for ANY 2nd Gen GS with a Gen 4/5 ecu so you 2001+ guys this is for you'll

was really a easy DIY.
3 page instructions with pictures included, plugs from nav headunit unplug and plug into a box they supply for you and you run a supplied power cord from the headunit to the nav ecu which also has a plug that you unplug from nav ecu and plug into another provided box. hell they even supply the double sided mounting tabs to hold the units up

hardest part of doing this was running the orange power wire from the nav ecu to the headunit. luckily i still dont have my rear interior re-installed (im slacking i know) so i decided to run it straight from the headunit up the center console,under the carpet and straight to the nav ecu instead of through the glovebox and under the door sills as they recommended. just had to undo passenger seat and pull part of the rear carpet to run a hanger underneath to pull the wire loom

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THEY ADVICE YOU TO RUN IT THROUGH THE GLOVEBOX AND THE DOOR SILLS, IT WAS EASIER FOR ME TO RUN IT STRAIGHT SINCE I HAVE HALF MY INTERIOR ALREADY REMOVED

Directions





Supplied Parts





Carpet Fixing To Be Pulled





And Pulled





Slid Coat Hanger Up








Nav Ecu UnScrewed





Nav Ecu UnScrewed And Carpet Lining Pulled





Prestigous Society Box Connected To Oem Nav Ecu

 

Trunk OverRide Box Mounted





So I Started in the trunk as you can see and worked my way forward. At This Point i wrapped the orange power cord around a wire loom and tapped it to the hanger and pulled the hanger forward while someone lifted the carpet so it would flow freely


Running Next To The Passenger Seat Under Where The Center Console Is





Since I Didnt Run It Through The Glovebox And Sill I Had Tons Of Wire Left Over Both In The Trunk And In The Front So I Eventually Wrapped Them And Ziptied Them





Front Nav Override Connected





All Plugged Up Almost Ready To Mount





All Cleaned Up And Mounted On Back Of Headunit





I Made 2 Videos On Showing You How It Works Before StartUp And One While In Motion

Startup





In Motion






oh yeah i forgot to mention this same "remote" has a feature for tv so you can watch dvd's or tv or a rear view camera while your in motion also. i will be using this soon.....as you guys have heard before when i finish my audio build but as you can slowly tell. im wrapping up many of my projects and actually heading towards a finish

enjoy guys

 

Great write up.. This should help others out nicely

 

man, i wish you were local so you can work on my car )

 

IF they have this override, yes it will help them but if not its just showing you a available option. this is how the lexus shoulda come from the factory and i understand safety and all but why can my passenger not add directions while i drive? its lame........

i would love to alex, although looking your nice car it doesnt look like you need my help. im kinda backwards to most people as they do rims,suspension body first, i do where i spend all my time....the interior, then suspension,rims,etc.
if you look through all the posts i have made, i think there is barely one place i havent touched on my car yet.....maybe my motor but that will change soon

 

what part of the install is that black composite plastic tool on the seat used for? lol.

 

upstate, you crazy hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa

 

looks like someone needs a trigicon night sight upgrade next... always a useful piece of equipment for those otherwise impossible to deal with circumstances where only the "best" tool will do.

 

Nice mod. My usual passengers (usually nieces and nephews) would love something like this.

 

you should know what its for, being in NY....hehe. i tired to fly into NY with a checked gun a few years ago OMFG they are a pain in the *** to fly into with one. yeah THEY normally always on me and yeah i said they, i carry 2 atleast at all times :P

i know, been saying that for years that i need one. although, i used to have the lasermax laser site that was installed in the spring assy. and i loved that

i know, i think thats how it shoulda been...if you have a passenger in you should be able to enter directions.

 

so im thinking bout flush mounting my remote for this into the wood console.the idea is similar to post # 15 but mine would be in the wood part

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...lled-this.html


when i removed it to start this,i realized its not really gonna work unless i do it sideways in the middle behind the buttons (the side where i was gonna next to the power button has the tabs that hold the wood console in place) but my question is....has ANYONE ever drilled into the wood console without ruining it ie cracking/breaking/etc. i bought a spare 98-2000 center console from KI pod i was gonna do it on but i didnt realize it was gonna be so much lighter than my oem wood


so now i really only have the one good one to try it on and dont wanna mess it up. my main concern is really it cracking. someone on here has to have tried drilling into the oem wood console or seen it or anything. feedback please guys

 

Unless you really care about the heated seats, I would put it in the hole where the passenger side heated seat button is on the console.

 

i DO care bout the heated seats thomas, i intend on keeping all 4 of my buttons. i dont have a problem putting this in the wood, like i said im just concerned with IF it will crack or not being drilled into

 

Thought I would bring this up since it is an older thread but has some relavent info .
Not sure if you know but its worth a try since I can;t find a thread with the info. with my 03 430 It has an ML non nav. If I bought the nav head I could then buy an antenna and ecu and it would work fine? Was All nav automatically ML as well?
thanks man,

 

Ok so it needs a head to ecu harness , anything else you can think of ?