bzyrice

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No problem! Good luck!

I jsut went on acuraoemparts and I believe this is the correct part #: 84601-SEP-A11ZA

However in the pic, it does not look like the navi trunk liner. When you order tha tpart, I would suggest asking them to confirm if that is the correct part number. Here is a link to where I found it:
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

rt0rresjr

nice thanks bro, I will keep that in mind as soon as I order it on that website.

bzyrice

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Np.. good luck man! Post any oher questions you have in this thread!

rt0rresjr

bro quick question. when you got to the PCM, did you just tap the wires or did you remove the old wire and inserted the new one?

iChinese

excellent work!! car looks amazing (:

bzyrice

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Sorry took so long for reply, but I was busy moving..

I justt tapped into the wires..

Thanks!

Sandals

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you know not trying to offend you but, you should of gotten an 07 or 08 screen because the interface it a lot nicer looking and the update disc's are cheaper. But I am guessing that the navi's are hard to come by.

CdTriX

It's hard enough trying to find parts.... if you get one or the other you gotta stick with that set.

i bought an 04/06 screen. for 200 bucks... in Canada... it's hard enough getting parts up here.

It's hard enough to get parts down in the US too it's just 10x harder in Canada.

Persia-TL

Great job man!...

I been wanting to do this mod since i bought my TL..i have a base 04 TL WDP..and reading this thread motivated me to go forth with this..

If i can bug you from time to time for questions i would really appreciate it..

im going to start finding all the parts using the list you made..

cheers

bzyrice

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No problem man! Probably the coolest and most fun mod I have ever done to any car. It also opens alot of doors to other mods, like reverse camera and navtool, and nav hacking.

Just post any questions you have in this thread so, if I am not on here to answer right away, someone else can answer the question for you.

The only part number I got wrong was the trunk liner. Here is the correct part number: 84601-SEP-A11ZA

Wolks War

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I have an 04 w/o Nav and I want to Install the 07 nav sys w/XM.
I bought the Nav harness on ebay but the seller does not make the plug conversion for the radio. I'm talking of the old 26P connector now I have an 40P.

And how did you manage to convert the old antenna plug for a 2P connector

I would like to put pics so it could help but I don't know how......

Riga89

My advice to you is to buy the 07-08 radio because it allows you to have the AUX (line-in) feature. The best way (in my opinion the only way) to do this conversion is to buy all 07-08 parts. This will assure you have the most up to date hardware in your 3G TL. If you have ANY questions regarding this long process, don't hesitate to ask them. Many people including myself and the OP have completed this conversion. With patience and guidance, it will happen for you too.

Wolks War

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That's what I did, I already have the Display, the Radio, and the Nav unit from an 07 Type S. I'm still waiting For the Harness.
I still have an issue for the Terrestrial Antenna, do I absolutely need all the Xm components because I don't really want it, I just want the normal radio to work but it's not the same connector at the rear of Radio

ahs4n

amaizing work!! Navi looks sweet.

jbond2099

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thats awesome seemes like alot of work though

bzyrice

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The terrestrial antenna? is that the xm antennae on top of the car?


worth every penny and every hour spent!!

stp2585

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I just got the kit from Martin in the mail today. Im excited! Appreciate all the pics in your original post. Gave me a good idea of what my car will go through for this awesome mod lol. I think Im going to pay Martin to just come out here and install all this for me. I dont know that I trust anyone locally to do this. Especially since no one in my area has done this before....

pompous

Congrats man!! Eventually, I will read enough of these posts about DIY the nav and I'm gonna have the courage built up to begin the process.

stp2585

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Seriously! I thought this mod was impossible after i first bought my tl. But after reading this thread and a few others, I decided to make the jump. Martin is supposed to come to Dallas to install this for me on the 18th...which cant come soon enough lol.

pompous

Really? That's awesome! Did you buy the harness from ebay? I can't seem to find it. Also...How long did it take you to find all the parts?

stp2585

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Actually I didnt need to go and hunt down the parts individually. I believe its cheaper if you do it that way, but I dont have the patience to wait to find all the parts and then install it. I wanted it to be done right now. If you goto ebay and look for the user "acurahondatech" he actually has all the parts that you need built as a kit to do the conversion including the custom harness. It is kinda overpriced if you go this route, but if you dont have the patience or time to go and find these parts then its definitely an option.


What year TL do you have?

IDELAROSA

That was a nice conversion, How much you end up spending I want to do the same conversion

minhas

in his initial post he said he spent around 5 k and took 3 months to get all the parts... pretty cool!

Comptechtl2367

Hey bzyrice, this write was awesome, I just finished my Nav conversion. it cost me a little over 1200.00 which is a great deal. I ordered the harness off ebay and it worked AWESOME. Really makes the install easy. Took me a little over 3 hours to do!

Slpr04UA6

^Thats awesome, and great price! I want this bad! My money tree is not growing fast enough!

honda_nut

One quick question to all the converters, how much did all this cost. I'm about to buy a non-navi 3rd gen but want to know if it would be better to just wait and get one with navi. It's a 2004 tl with 60k miles and I might be able to get it for 12 or 13k. This sounds like the better deal to me.

stp2585

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just finished my non-navi to navi conversion. Martin did the install. Its awesome!

However, I am having one issue with the HFL. After I hang up a phone call, I tried to use a voice command feature on the navi, the system tells me that i cannot use the feature because i cannot use 2 sources at once for the audio. which im implying as that the navi doesn't know that I have actually hung up the phone, it seems to think that im still using the mic/audio for the phone call when im not. Anyone know what the problem might be?? Is it a harness issue? If so, thats going to be a pain in the ass...

stp2585

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Anyone??

Mug

Best to buy a TL with navi if you know you want it. Basically, everyone that doesn't want to put a computer in their dash wishes they had the navi. Even if you don't use it, it completes the interior. I paid Martin for the package and put it in myself for about 2k.

gotskillz11

Agreed. Get the TL with navigation. I put a carpc in my 08 TL, while fun, it is a lot of time putting the software on it, and extending wires and such. For comparison the carPC cost about $1000 for everythign, I did all the labor myself.

honda_nut

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I've been trying to find one with navi and low miles but they are at least 3-4k more. I don't mind spending $1000 for the conversion, but I will try to find one with it. And I totally agree, navigation just completes the package; I have it in my old 2nd gen.

bzyrice

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Not sure what the problem is.. what Kind of phone do you have? Did you call Martin? He is pretty good at trouble shooting..

I only paid around 1300 for my whole install.. But, I looked for all my parts myself..

I was planning on doing that, but did not have the skillz to wire in the factory joystick.. dogh..

yah definitely worth every penny i spent on this mod.. too bad I am selling my car now..

justnspace

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wow lots of veterans and pioneers are selling their custom TL's. you alll will be missed.

bzyrice

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Yah, man.. very hard decision for me, since I LOVE my TL .. but time to move on!

stp2585

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[QUOTE=bzyrice;12458362]Not sure what the problem is.. what Kind of phone do you have? Did you call Martin? He is pretty good at trouble shooting..



yea. he just told me to unplug a connector from the nav drive so the feature is gone. that doesnt fix the problem of course..

22ontl

Where can I find this book that you show all the diagrams

TheChamp531

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Hey guys sorry to bring this thread back but I'm about to buy the kit from Martin.

I just have a few questions.

What's the difference between the 04-06 navi and the 07-08?

Ive been searching and with the harness, individuals are installing this within 4 hours. Assume a shop is installing this with 2 people would 2-3 hours be a reasonable charge?

Thanks!

Suprstar

Martin installed the navi and backup cam for me in less than 3 hours last weekend. I got the '07-08 navi. Better screen resolution and XM NavTraffic.

n0n0_no

how much does martin charge just for his services and how much does he charge for both services and navi set?

porkyxp

a little research will not hurt, its all over the threads, nto to mention on ebay itself.
16 - 18 hundred dependnign if you want the install done.