98 LS400 Navigation Obsolete!
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98 LS400 Navigation Obsolete!
Just found out that Lexus will no longer support the Nav. system on my car.
Does anyone know of an aftermarket hard drive being supplied.
Thanks in advance,
Bob
Does anyone know of an aftermarket hard drive being supplied.
Thanks in advance,
Bob
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The 2005 nav harddrive update for the 98-00 LS400 is available from http://www.lexus-parts.com/parts_detail.asp?id=88792
Lexus has been coming out with an update about every two years but I wonder if the 2005 one will be the last.
Lexus has been coming out with an update about every two years but I wonder if the 2005 one will be the last.
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Whats wrong with the nav, the unit ,or just that the data needs updating?
You can call these guys if you need a salvage unit.
T.A.P. Recycling - (800) 765-7100 Used Toyota and Lexus parts from the world's largest Toyota truck and car dismantler. Top quality new and used parts for your Toyota truck or car.
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You can call these guys if you need a salvage unit.
T.A.P. Recycling - (800) 765-7100 Used Toyota and Lexus parts from the world's largest Toyota truck and car dismantler. Top quality new and used parts for your Toyota truck or car.
www.taprecycling.net/
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Whats wrong with the nav, the unit ,or just that the data needs updating?
You can call these guys if you need a salvage unit.
T.A.P. Recycling - (800) 765-7100 Used Toyota and Lexus parts from the world's largest Toyota truck and car dismantler. Top quality new and used parts for your Toyota truck or car.
www.taprecycling.net/
You can call these guys if you need a salvage unit.
T.A.P. Recycling - (800) 765-7100 Used Toyota and Lexus parts from the world's largest Toyota truck and car dismantler. Top quality new and used parts for your Toyota truck or car.
www.taprecycling.net/
-updates are pretty $$$y
-interface is NOT very nice to use.
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Well, you can buy the update of the software at Sewell
or some other dealer and then sell the car ,
and buy a Platinum Ed. SF (no nav) and buy a map!!!
That'll solve the nav issue for good!!
or some other dealer and then sell the car ,
and buy a Platinum Ed. SF (no nav) and buy a map!!!
That'll solve the nav issue for good!!
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The 2005 nav harddrive update for the 98-00 LS400 is available from http://www.lexus-parts.com/partdetai...bCategoryID=73
Lexus has been coming out with an update about every two years but I wonder if the 2005 one will be the last.
Lexus has been coming out with an update about every two years but I wonder if the 2005 one will be the last.
do you guys think it's worth getting this update?? will there be a lot more information as far as streets, or is it more of an update for the "points of interest"?
my car was never updated...it has the original navi from 98...
they gave me a price of around $280 for the new hard drive.....
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i called a dealer and they said it IS the last update.
do you guys think it's worth getting this update?? will there be a lot more information as far as streets, or is it more of an update for the "points of interest"?
my car was never updated...it has the original navi from 98...
they gave me a price of around $280 for the new hard drive.....
do you guys think it's worth getting this update?? will there be a lot more information as far as streets, or is it more of an update for the "points of interest"?
my car was never updated...it has the original navi from 98...
they gave me a price of around $280 for the new hard drive.....
I should be getting one soon, so when i install it, i'll let you know how it is.
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will you be installing it yourself???
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Would it be "plug and play" to substitute the standard audio system/HVAC in the center stack for the navigation/HVAC module?
Or, it you used a standard HVAC module, could you install an aftermarket in-dash nav / audio system? This recent post shows what is possible: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=324707
Even the most inexpensive aftermarket nav systems announce street names, have millions of POIs and many can be updated via the Internet.
In-dash navs do look nice though if you are willing to spend the big bucks.
Here is my cheepo aftermarket nav "semi-permanently" installed on a bracket -- it cost less than the update for the 98-00 LS400 OEM nav. I'll probably replace it with a better but still sub-$300 Garmin nav sometime in the next year or two since the Magellan company seems to be imploding.
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