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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 06:17 PM
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A quick 10 minute job, and my LS finally has it's nav back! I bought the car with a busted DVD drive in the trunk, and decided it was time to take care of that. It's an ancient system, but it feels nice to know all the gadgets in my LS work now! I'll be installing a NAVIKS video interface in the next week or two (depending on how bad this storm that's about to hit NY might be) and a rear view camera.
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 06:29 PM
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A quick 10 minute job, and my LS finally has it's nav back! I bought the car with a busted DVD drive in the trunk, and decided it was time to take care of that. It's an ancient system, but it feels nice to know all the gadgets in my LS work now! I'll be installing a NAVIKS video interface in the next week or two (depending on how bad this storm that's about to hit NY might be) and a rear view camera.
Are you a fellow NY'er? =D
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 07:57 PM
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Are you a fellow NY'er? =D
Yes I am! I actually asked you about your paint guy in the NELOC forum! And your LS is absolutely stunning!
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 09:18 PM
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Yes I am! I actually asked you about your paint guy in the NELOC forum! And your LS is absolutely stunning!
I am so sorry man I have been getting ready for the snow we are supposed to get another 2 feet =(, the place is called Mc Dermott's Garage the address is 3791 NY-85, Westerlo, NY 12193, the phone number is 518-797-3104.

He is top notch no bs type of guy, I highly recomend him.

Thanks man I have a lot more stuff I wanna do to it, custom headlights, exhaust, new rims, and eventually getting the car repainted a midnight purple.
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:16 AM
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So what did you do? You replaced he system in the trunk?
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:31 AM
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Good job. Not the latest, but now it works.
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:44 AM
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So what did you do? You replaced he system in the trunk?
Yep, I bought a used nav dvd player off ebay for $150, and swapped it right in with the old one. Works like a charm!
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by imdking
Good job. Not the latest, but now it works.
I used to put my phone in there, which fit perfectly (pixel XL) and used Android auto from my phone. It was a decent replacement but I still wanted to have a full functioning nav system, even if it's essentially useless now
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 05ls430518
I am so sorry man I have been getting ready for the snow we are supposed to get another 2 feet =(, the place is called Mc Dermott's Garage the address is 3791 NY-85, Westerlo, NY 12193, the phone number is 518-797-3104.

He is top notch no bs type of guy, I highly recomend him.

Thanks man I have a lot more stuff I wanna do to it, custom headlights, exhaust, new rims, and eventually getting the car repainted a midnight purple.
Woah that's almost 3 hours away from me! I'll have to take a day trip with a friend. I'll try to call him and send him as many pictures as possible to get an accurate quote before coming
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 07:51 AM
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Woah that's almost 3 hours away from me! I'll have to take a day trip with a friend. I'll try to call him and send him as many pictures as possible to get an accurate quote before coming
Yah man its crazy I drove from long island to westerlo when I picked up my ls430, drive was not that bad George Washington bridge sucked though lol.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:39 AM
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Hello,

I'm checking to see if you got the Naviks system setup in your car and if so, any feedback on it? I'm thinking about getting one too.

Thanks
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 04:14 PM
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Hello,

I'm checking to see if you got the Naviks system setup in your car and if so, any feedback on it? I'm thinking about getting one too.

Thanks
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Hey man! The naviks unit has been working flawlessly! The most annoying part about the whole install was taking out the trunk interior. If you have any questions I'll be more than happy to answer them.
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