Is it possible? How much would you think just the tech pkg itself cost?

 

Prob not worth the cost. Better off selling the 08 non-tech and buyer one with the tech package.

I checked a site that manufacturers many aftermarket OEM like units and nothing for a RDX.

 

thanks for your input, greatly appreciated.

 

Option 1
buy a stolen one in the black market and then find someone to install it, and then pray that you don't get caught....
Option 2
Sell your current one and add money to buy a tech package one
Option 3
Buy an after market navigation/sound system and install it in your car...I think this is the best option since the 08 tech and non only differ on the navigation and premium sound system IIRC.

 

^I like option 3 Its cheaper and you can get/use better equipment!

My Navi>>

 

No offense, but yours is screaming here I am, come and steal me.

 

I never remove mine from my other vehicle....

 

Hmmm... but not as loud as if it was on the windshield

And BTW its removed in a half second

 

Guys: You just answered my question. I like the idea of mounting to the rearview mirror; as my only gripe about std Garmin Nuvi's is that I had to stick it to my other windshield and had a black wire always hanging to keep it charged. It appears that I can buy one of these Garmins that is designed to connect to the car's power source via the rear view mirror. I don't worry much about theft because I live in a rural area; ie. not NYC, Chicago, Boston, etc.

Thanks for the tip!

 

there is a guy on ebay who sells nav units and the wiring and he will install it too. I was looking to do the same for my TL (before I sold it).
check ebay (seriously). He has a great reputation for doing nice work in other TLs.

 

another thought (and what i MIGHT look into as well) is finding one from a wrecked RDX. many times the stereo unit is unharmed.... just a thought

 

Making changes at this level, wouldn't it be better to simply sell the current one and buy another with the tech? The differences between one and the other are not that great to make all this extra work be worth it in my opinion.

 

i understand your point.... however, with the deal I got on this vehicle and the shape it is in, if i can make a deal with a parts place for say $500-800 for the unit, components and the wiring harness..... i think that would be a better deal. i haven't fully looked into it yet, just previously in a civic si that i had

 

I don't know if you would be able to for that kind of money, but who knows. Also, doesn't the tech package also change the speedo?
My recommendation was purely based on the fact that the tech and non-tech for that year only differ in the radio and navigation, and in my opinion it wasn't worth adding the OEM tech....if you want to do the work that's great, heck I'll even volunteer to help if it could.

 

what i would optimally like is to get the '10+ nav. the ipod integration is NICE! but you are correct, it is potentially a lot of work. as for the speedo, i'm unsure of changes that the tech package makes.

 

There are custom fit ( DVD/GPS navigation) for all honda but i dont know if accord or crv will fit on acura rdx this is the link

http://www.ipmart.com/main/browse/Ca...9.php?cat=8209

 

that is awesome!!! might have to email them about the RDX!

 

hey 1absi,

did you find out if there is a custom navi unit that'll fit a RDX? i have a 2008 RDX without navi package.

 

Is been a couple of years,has anyone done it yet? I'm seeing some wreck rdx thinking I can pull the screen,control and cd player from, if I get all the harness would it work?

 

maybe try and get the 10-12 dvd player and xm unit as this will have the weather feature.

 

NOPE. This wont work.

1) With Tech pack you have two displays (under windshield and on the panel) and with non-Tech you have only one (centre of panel). That means that you have to change whole front panel to make it work. And that would be really complicated and expensive.
2) You will still need to reprogram your head unit and your gauge cluster (cause you have different menus in the cluster for Tech and non-Tech versions) for this new hardware. And that is the most complicated part.

Forget about it.

 

one question before I solve you navigation issues. I phone or android?

 

this is the I Phone compatible solution. it will also work with android but is more suited for apple integration.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_613DDX7...770.html?cc=01