flopez82

hey guys check out what i picked up

yes its for my non-navi tsx woohhoo

i ordered the dvd drive as well and it should arrive in a bout a week


I need to get: (if any of u can get lemme know)

the DVD DISC for the navi

and the steering wheel controls

i have seen some Schematics thrown around here in the forums and i was wondering if any of you had access to the dash harness and dvd drive in trunk to tv harness Schematics if so i would appreciate a post

i will keep u guys update on my progress

acuratsx03

no way!! seems like it may be a lot of work. did you end up losing money over just buying the car with navi already? good luck with the install though

flopez82

naw man ive only spent $600 so far on the screen and the dvd player so im ok

i was going to buy the avic-n1 from pioneer and that was going to cost me $2000 so i still have a bout $1400 that i could spend

and i have the stock look with a better system bigger screen voice control u name it

Whiskers

So thats where my Navi went......

knthornt

I thought that it was determined that a non-navi couldn't be converted to a navi due to wiring or something like that

Good luck, hopefully you can pull it off and prove me wrong.

Viking

There was a thread talking about this:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...AVI+CONVERSION

Good luck with the conversion keep us updated on how you make out.

flopez82

it was never determine that it cant be done

it was just said that it might be a mission

never was it stated it was IMPOSSIBLE LOL

hopefully it wont be lol

Dan Martin

Nice! Can't wait for your progress updates.

flopez82

ty for rep points sir ill make sure i keep everyone updated lol

ABP-CL9-TSX

very cool, can't wait to see the progess as well.

musicbox

Of course it's not impossible, I think everyone just wants a parts list to see what's invloved...With a parts list, then cost can be determined....

teg_to_bike

You have the support of A-TSX's EEs! Good Luck!

Tsx536

Looks cool. If you can, try to document as much of the procedure as possible. If it works out I might even try it.

I say go for it man!
You'll be the pioneer of the Non-Navi to Navi conversion and you will go down in Acura-tsx.com history as one of the greats!

TSX 'R' US

whoa!!! SWEEET!!!!!

slobeatz

Dayum! I was thinking about doing the same thing. I didn't think I'd have a problem with wiring the DVD rom to the unit, but I don't know how I'd do with getting the voice commands to work. Did you get the part for the steering wheel with the button for voice-command?

flopez82

guys thanks for all the support

the parts list can be seen here:

http://www.acuraparts247.com/sunnysi...All&vinsrch=no

which was prev posted by dan

i got the center console and the dvd player which goes in the trunk

i still need to get the steering wheel controls (which ima go to acura morrow)

and the antenna

the nav disk and

the little display where the clock is which might be different for the navi models cause for the navi people it displays the temp and the cd and all that good stuff i think

flopez82

can anyone get me the wiring diagrams for the back of the center unit and the back of the dvd player in the trunk ?????

would help greatly thanks

matelot

wow looks like you got a loooong way to go. Best luck amigo !

Gpump

Where you gonna put the GPS antenna? does the dvd player do the calculations as to which road you are on or is that function built into a separate "cpu" type of module? Good luck

I got Navi - didn't know the non navi guys didn't have the little display above the vents - that is all I ever look at when driving - it's uber useful.

BTW - where did that picture come from? I've got the same interior but my steeing wheel volume/channel/cruise buttons are silver?

sigmachi96

It probably came from the Acura website as the 05 models have illuminated buttons on the steering wheel.

flopez82

yes

TSXsurf

I will definitely do the Navi conversation. I've just been too scared to try and figure it out on my own. Please keep posting updates! When are you going to start trying to put things together?

Here are the steering wheel controls: controls

flopez82

ty sir i was looking for that awsome thanks


now tommorrow for a stop at my local acura to see what i can order

i am going to wait to get all the parts and the wiring diagrams before i actually tear anything apart. I gotta make sure i know what im going to do before i do it lol


anyone know where i can get wiring diagrams for this car?????

flopez82

i already noticed that im going to need #6 from that list as well which is the the SUB-WIRE, CABLE REEL

which has the plug for the steering wheel controls with the navi plug

i doubt that the non-navi version just has this plug just sitting there but who know maybee that would be bad ass

would be bad ass if acura would only make one set of harnesses and the plugs they dont use for the non-navi let them hang there. that would be so much easier

jaydub

Good luck man, it's quite an undertaking but it's always really exciting when they pan out!

Let us know how it works.

flopez82

does any one know where the post is of

removing the naviagtion system (it has some pics of the navigation out and the navitiong plugs sitting there)

anyone??

Tsx536

Yeah I think you're right it's probably not just sitting there unplugged. I doubt they would just leave plugs hangin there unused. This would look really bad on their end to just have unplugged harnesses hanging everywhere. I've never seen anything like that it taking apart the TSX. I have non navi and I have removed the factory radio completely.

One big difference I seem to remember is that there are 4 plugs on the back of the Navi head unit versus 3 on the back of the non-navi headunit.

flopez82

neva mind found it lol

Tsx536

Check this out. This is from the OEM car kit install instructions. Let me know if you need these. You should be able to google for them though. PM me your email if you want me to send it to you though.

flopez82

u got pm tsx536

flopez82

anyone got the service manual and the electrical manual they would be willing to lend me for like a month i will pay shipping for both way

promise to take extreme care of it

pm me if anything thanks

Tsx536

I sent them to you. Good Luck man!

flopez82

ty sir

PixelHarmony

Damn, that'll be a crazy conversion. There's probably going to be a lot of time and stress over that though. Don't you think it was just worth paying the extra $2000 at the time to get the Navi instead of the installation and countless hours of research for the swap?

None the less if it works I'm down to do it too. Just too chicken to be the first to try. Good luck!

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

This should be interesting...

I look forward to seeing the results.

Whiskers

I got $100 saying this doesn't work..

tsass

Well I know for sure that there are wiring differences between the nav and the non-nav. one being the VSS wire in the nav the wire is present in the car computer in the non nav the wire is not there. so as far as there being a connector in the trunk hidden there is none I have looked. and it makes sense because the wires are not present in the computer. Now when I was adding the VSS wire I just stuffed the wire in, and that worked for that because it was one pin. as for you conversion you are going to have to add more. So I am going to give you information that I hope will help. the connectors that plug into everything are AMP connectors and pins. so I thought that I could call Allied Electronics (I get all my AMP stuff from them I am the electronics business and use the stuff all the time) and simply order a box of pins. Well when they searched the part numbers that said that AMP automotive connectors where a separate division and they could not get the parts. so it brings me to my the point of this post, that you should look into the AMP automotive division because you could buy the connectors and pin to make any missing wiring very cheep.

I am very impressed when people undertake projects like this. Nothing is impossible and people that say it is are just to lazy or not smart enough to do it. and as far as cost. even if it costs you more then the 2gs it will be worth it in the end because you will have the feeling that you did it and may be the first one to do it.

good luck on you project and keep us up to date with photos

batman

Good luck!! What about the mic?

flopez82

the plugs should not be a problem because they came with the screen

all i gotta do i sfind out what each wire is for

check it out

pby

Day-um!!!!!

Need a multimeter?