Hey, bringing this back from the dead. I have a Naviks unit I’m trying to install and I’m trying to remove the headunit however I can’t seem to reach these two bolts I think I have the right ones. What did you use? Was it difficult to remove them? Anyone else have experience removing the head unit on the TLX?

hi sorry for the super late reply. I never received notifications that someone posted back in the thread to my comment. I’ve had the naviks unit for about a year and a half and I’m very happy with it. I didn’t take pictures from the actual wiring but I placed the unit under the center console. Here are pics of what I do have.



The two grey plugs and the dark grey/Black one that doesn’t have anything connected to it are the ones that will be used with the naviks.

what is the iMid? Maybe my pictures above will help? Also Im selling a navtool unit in the marketplace if you haven’t bought one yet. Please send me a PM if interested.

Thank you for replying and especially with pictures.

Sorry I think I said it wrong about iMid. What I meant was the top screen where u display video. Based on your picture, seem like you didn’t remove it.

Please see pictures I circle in red.
1) do you need to remove those?
2) How do you route your 3.5mm RCA? Do you drill a hole and route inside?
3) I’m not sure if you use iPhone/iPad, where do u route lighting cable?
4) For the second picture, are those the gray and dark gray wire you were referring to for hooking to Naviks?
5) Do you need to do anything to Naviks device before and after the installation?

thanks for letting me know about NavTool in the market, I think I like naviks more because no wire tapping.

You don’t remove the top screen. That stays in place. I removed everything else you circled. You need panel removed tools and an 8mm socket.

Yes I drilled a hole directly next to the aux port and routed it from the Naviks under the center console through the hole. I can grab a picture if you like.

I hacked a 4th gen Apple TV to run off of dc power use AirPlay to send the signal wirelessly from my phone. Eliminates the need for the lightning cable.

Yes those dark grey cables are coming from the back of the Naviks. It’s a Y cable. So you take out the cable from the back of the head unit, plug it into one side of the cable and then the other end of the Y cable goes to the back of the head unit.

Nothing needs to be done before or after install of Naviks.

I have ave used a Firestock, Roku, Chromecast, Appletv as well as the lightning cable. You just need to decide what you be using as your source. At one point I also used an hdmi splitter and had both the chromecast and appletv connected at the same time.

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nothing else is needed for the firestick. You just need to setup WiFi in the car. You can use your phone as a hotspot.

i followed this thread exactly like the OP posted in his pics and removed everything he said too which includes the piece you didn’t remove.

that piece for the Apple TV isn’t needed. There’s a much simpler way using just cables. There’s a few videos. I followed this one specifically

just to understand. To hook firetv stick or appleTV, all I need is Naviks interface. I don’t need Naviks wireless device that they sold for $140 to $170?

1) how do I connect firetv since it’s hdmi? Does that mean I need to plug/unplug if I want to use either iPhone or firetv?

2) what is the benefit of using AppleTV?

3) I like your setup with appleTV, please list item u buy to make it works including naviks.

Thank you.

i hard wired a cigarette light female plug to a fuse, then plugged the Apple TV into that. It’s pretty straight forward honestly. Think of it just like a TV. You can connect anything with HDMI into your tv and select the source, the image shows up on your tv. That is why now with iPhone I’m usung the Apple TV. I started in a previous post that you can also use an HDMI splitter if you want to have multiple hdmi sources connected to use. If you use an Apple TV and can send the iPhone signal WIRELESSLY to it. No need to hook up cables. I kind of mentioned this a few times in other posts as well. You should definitely research how you want to do this first before you even attempt the naviks unit. Taking apart your car isn’t for the faint at heart and you have to be prepared on how to route the wires and get your unit powered and ready to go.

Maybe you need to understand how the naviks works. You don’t need a splitter. And your car does not need HDMI. Neither does mines. The naviks sends the picture to your car. So you plug in anything with HDMI to the naviks. The naviks is the sending the signal to the top monitor.

what else would you use the naviks for then? As I stated in my previous post you should do all of your research before you take apart your car. Or maybe have some professionally install it for you. I’ve answered the same question a few times already, which worries me that when you take your car apart it’s going to be an even bigger mess.