devilldawgg

I've enclosed some photos of the transformation from my Non-Navi TL to a fully functional OEM Navi in my Car. Even though I have an 04, I was able to get an 08 Navi System put in and after the install don't know how I went all these years without it. I also had a rear cam put in, a video converter, and video outputs. Tell me what you guys think, all comments welcome....(big thanks to Martin up in Jersey that helped make this happen)

BEFORE PIC



MY CAR TORN ALL APART (WAS HARD TO SEE THIS, LOL)



THE DISK DRIVE PUT NICELY IN THE TRUNK



NAVI SYSTEM IN



REVERSE CAM



MUSIC VIDEO PLAYING

wilztlxs

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looks good man, which backup camera did you get? looks a lot like the backup camera i recently installed in my '04

mrlal8

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this seems like deja vu for me. Martin did my install in the parking lot of PEP BOYS. this dude is the man he did it in 2.5 hours.... his work is flawless right... the way he wraps everything up and makes sure everything is clean

I've had it for a year now and no problems...(i was skeptical at first because I sent him a massive amount of money through paypal as a gift)

07tl-s6spd

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sweet!!

devilldawgg

Thanks, don't know the exact kind of rear cam that was installed, all i know is that I like, lol

Yup, you got it, I was exactly in that Pep Boys parking lot but unfortunately I was there for 6 hours. But I'm not complaining everything he did was flawless and he fixed some mistakes that others had made when they opened up my dash. I would say it was massive amount of money but worth every penny. I didn't paypal it though, I told him I'd give him the cash once it was done.

mrlal8

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It was in jersey city (which can also be the hood in certain areas) I didn't want to walk around with 2 grand in my pocket in jersey city lol. When i got my i simple installed at best they forgot a screw so there were these annoying sounds coming from my dash. Martin found the problem and he had like a million spare screws with him. Did he pull the "i already have this open so do you want me to put in a new filter" lol

mrlal8

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can you take a close up picture from behind your license plate to see how the camera looks

devilldawgg

Hilarious Bro, he definitely got me with that for another $20 but honestly, that filter was the dirtiest thing I'd ever seen in my life, I didn't even know there was a cabin filter, I was glad he told me about it. The thing about the cash is true, I wanted to give him a Cashier's check but he was like Paypal or Cash and I was like I'm not dropping $2g's as no damn gift on Paypal, lol

I take a pic tomorrow and post it for you Bro...

ABP_04TL

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nicely done bro...

not to jack the thread but wat needs to be done to get the 08 navi workin on a 05 navi? get the disc drive from a 08 plus the dvd??

devilldawgg

You basically only need the disc drive and the white dvd for the drive and you'll be good

guitarplayer16

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Way better than my 04 navi haha

Nice job =)

Imabeast31

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this is my dream mod haha... looks good man, im jealous

4 bangin

looks good i need to do that soon

swoosh

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mentioned in the other thread....awesome work.....

TheChamp531

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This thread annoys me.

Now I want to spend a thousand and so for a NAVI conversion.

RU_JELLY

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looks great man, wish my 05 navi had rear view cam

TWiSDiT

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lol me too

swoosh

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btw OP....i just noticed your pedals....please switch em out to the supercomputers pedals....i think it will add a whole lot of class to your interior....

the link is in my sig...

mrlal8

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2 thousand LOL

whats the difference between those pedals and the usr

rush

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Isit possible to fit the 04tl dash in the Cl ? Just wondering and maybe front end ? Just random thoughts

EarlThePearl

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I'm feeling the 07-08 Navi Conversion. Congrat's "G"

Bladehopper82

I want this so bad! I wish the installer was closer to me. I guess I should pay off the car before evening thinking about doing this...lol. And the pedals are made from a higher quality material and are the original ones. The others are just copies. Well worth $99.

devilldawgg

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Thanks will definitely check into it, I agree they will look better

Thanks E, we definitely will get up next weekend to get those fogs done for you

Thanks....and already checking into the pedals as I type this

d-townhakuzo

I really want to attempt this. I just wish we had a little more information on how to do it on here, and I wish it was a little cheaper.

NBP-UA6

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How do you adjust your heat/ac ?

devilldawgg

you have to have a wiring harness done to convert from non-navi to navi and if you go with the 07-08 system like I did, you have to custom fit the plug and play in order to plug into the screen. I paid to have all this done because I know nothing when it comes to wiring and electronics, but they guy who did mine does flawless work, absolutely perfect

You can control it manually or you can do it by voice control thru the navigation system

SCS15

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Thats what I want to do too. The 08 systems look better.

OP, Do you think your installer can source out a dvd drive? Whats his contact info

Roger555

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Whats the "ICON" button do on the 07-08 navi? (Bottom Left on screen)

UA6

Damn thats nice man.

cjTL

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Excellent mod. I'd like to upgrade my 05 nav to the 08, but I'm not sure it'd really be worth the money.

SSM4DR

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Looks good & congrats .

wilztlxs

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I just emailed him to find out what the cost would be to do this.

SCS15

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thanks, let me know

NBP-UA6

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What I meant was, does the sub-display shows the temp. ?

Steven Bell

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Double D-that looks outstanding....congrats!

mrlal8

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just look up acurahondatech on ebay...just search acura tl navigation and you will see he has a bunch of auctions.

he creates the custom harnesses himself so if you think you hare handy enough to do this then just buy his custom harness for $300

he charges $200 for the install which is WELLL WORTH the money

i don't really see a difference between the 05 to 08 navis. Supposedly better screen?

cjTL

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The upper display above the vents? Thats where all the climate control stuff is, correct. And it shows what radio station is playing, etc.

wilztlxs

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looks like its not worth it for us 04-06 to upgrade.

below is the response from Martin

You can swap just the computer in the trunk but then your touch screen will be out of alignment with the buttons on the screen.
The 07-08 computer is $600 and the 07-08 screen is $550.

Martin

mrlal8

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you already have an 04-06 navi and trying to upgrade to an 08?? why

omnuts

excellent job, looks good