First time poster, long fine reader.

I'm wondering if a Acura TL without factory navigation, would have the metal bracket or harness, located about the stereo, needed to hold a factory Navi screen in place.

I'm looking into purchasing a used factory Navigation unit for my 2004 TL.
I know the Navi unit sits above the stereo, and is screwed into a harness that holds both the stereo and Navigation system together.

Would that harness exist in a car factor built without Navigation?

Thanks.
G.F

 

Sadly the brackets are there but none of the wiring is there. To add the factory nav is a lot of work as the interior needs to come apart to repin the main body harness to add all the right data wires.

There's a guy in New Jersey who does the whole conversion for around 2K. IMO, it's easier to buy a car with the navi already built in, and honestly the factory nav isn't anything to write home about. I'm using my iphone and AUX for everything.

I'd invest in an aftermarket unit that has apple carplay or android auto.