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Cheaper alternative to Prestigious Society Nav bypass module?

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Old 12-29-10, 09:50 PM
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Default Cheaper alternative to Prestigious Society Nav bypass module?

Nav and radio are basically useless right now with the stupid Lexus lockout

I know the prestigious society kit works well, but its pretty pricey. I found this other japanese bypass kit that cost 1/3 of the price! Anybody has any experiences with it?

http://beatsonicusa.com/nav-dvd-bypa...ss-module.html

This is the link for the Japanese website:

http://www.world-beatsonic.com/tvnavi/?bland_id=1
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I don't know of anyone who has tried it - sounds like we need a guinea pig.
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Originally Posted by brociouz
I don't know of anyone who has tried it - sounds like we need a guinea pig.
Agreed. Not it. :-)
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I talked to beat-sonic and here is the summary of the kits:

1 - There are 2 kits, NA and NVK. The difference is that the NA kit has a programmable timer (2, 3, and 5 mins) and the Nav will revert back to normal automatically. The NVK is manual and you basically flip a switch to enable the override and then switch it back to go back to normal. Both kits are fully plug n play, however, the NA kit requires that you tap a ACC power source to power the LED. You can either use the cigarette lighter for power or the fuse box. The NVK kit does not require any external power source.

2- The kit that also plays DVD has a different part number (didn't ask the PN because I don't care for that functionality).

3- Kit is made in Japan

4- They don't have a working demo, but people are welcome to swing by their warehouse to check out the kits. The warehouse is located in La Mirada (socal).

5- They have other products not listed on their US website, but they can get them if anyone is interested

Considering that the NVK is only 95 bucks I would say this kit is looking to be a steal compared to the PS one (as long as it works as advertised)

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Old 12-30-10, 11:11 PM
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^ Ahhh, so the override module only does nav, not video? And you have to get a second kit for the video?
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