I love my '04 TL, but kick myself every time I climb in for being too impatient to wait for my color combo w/ nav to come in. I needed a car and jumped at one without nav, thinking that I was making the wise decision anyway by saving myself the $2k.

I wasn't.

So the question now is this: is it still possible to get the factory navigation installed in my TL? Has anyone done/tried this yet?

Thanks.

-tony

 

this is a great idea...i'm pretty sure a lot of people would want to do this...we could probably even get a group buy in? well i'm in...heheheheh

 

trade in your none-Navi, and get a Navi.

 

The cost would be astronomical...you are better off trading it in. I will all but gaurantee that no Acura dealer would even do it.

 

i knew this topic would start coming up eventually. there were like 3 threads today asking this. trade the car in for a navi. you'll probably take a hit in the wallet. i dunno how many miles you have on the car but you might be able to get a decent deal on a navi. probably spend 4-5K because you have to trade in, maybe less if your car is really new.

 

If you look at all of the wiring, receiver, gyro, screen, etc., it would be a MAJOR project which would require enourmous $$$ for parts and labor.

 

I think the aftermarket Navi would look odd in TL. Adding factory Navi, yes, it's like a major project and would cost a lot $$$. Either trading in to get a Navi with nice factory look, or just live with none-Navi. Why bother? it's just a Navi.

 

The parts and Labor costs would be astronomical! In fact, I'll bet there's not one Acura dealer in captivity that would even attempt it. It's almost the equivalent of taking a Manual trans and converting it to an automatic, or vice versa.

One of the many issues you're up against is that the Navi and non-Navi models probably have different wiring harnesses. Ever seen the wiring harness of a car laid out by itself?

Bottom line, if you really believe you fvcked up and want to go Navi, bite the bullet, take the hit, and trade it in. It's your only choice.

 

Also being discussed here:

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...threadid=74891

 

*sigh*

 

People on the MDX forum have discussed this for years and have come to the same conclusion: it would be cheaper to trade in the car.

One alternative is to find a good aftermarket unit. That has the advantage of being able to be moved from car to car. Disadvantages too of course.

If somewhere there was a wrecked TL, and you could get all of the Navi parts out of it, assuming you could find out all the parts involved, you might get it all done for a fair price, if you could do the labor yourself.

 

Don't feel too bad....I was the same way for a while. You will get over it.

 

Pioneer and Alpine make awesome aftermarket units that have portable screens, here they are:

http://tinyurl.com/2jmkv

http://tinyurl.com/2weth

My personal pick is the alpine.


You can get them for much cheaper than the prices shown. They both have about 10 million points of interest, just as good as the factory navigation