nardeezy

I was wondering if this is possible, if so would anyone know if it's a simple head unit replacement?

EyeKutr

iTrader: (5)

it may be simple headunit swap, I would guess it is, 1st question, are the harnesses the same?? Second, how costly is that cluster unit? It wont be cheap I would guess. I dont see that thing costing less than $1500...any ideas??

CrazyTrain

I think that you'd have to replace the entire navigation system. It looks more like a $3K job.

Nauticalx

Is it really that much different to warrant such measures? Its not like its adding nav traffic or birds eye view like the Infiniti navs.

photoguy

Yes, it's much better.

The higher resolution alone is worth it, even angled text is silky smooth.
Also lookup location by phone number is useful.

The voice recognition is still totally useless - it takes about 24 steps to voice dial someone.

Eternity3G

I have a Gen4 and I can look up by phone #....

Franknyc30

sometimes i wonder if trying to keep up with technology is even worth it. lets say you upgrade to the 5th Gen. nav. that is available in the 07 lexus and you paid lets say 2k or 3k. now in 08 gen 6 comes out in HD for example. would it be worth it to upgrade again? i really dont think trying to keep up with technology is very cost effective, unless money is no option. i have the gen 5 nav and im very happy with it. i dont think ill make anychanges till i decide to get a new car in 5 years. im not saying im against upgrades, but at what point does one say enough. in sure technology is at least a decade ahead of what is sold to the consumer. so in a nutshell is making the nav conversion worth it? i really dont think so. it's only my opinion. we all know that opinions are like A....... everyone's got one.

nardeezy

Most of you guys are correct. I was just trying to see if it's do-able. Anyways, you never know, there might be a cheap Gen 5 head unit for sale on ebay for a really good price. If I am confident it would work in my car, i'd buy it.

Nauticalx

I gotta admit....it would really suck right now to have an outdated navi having just dropped 40+K for a vehicle not even a year ago.

EyeKutr

iTrader: (5)

You really think outdated nav is what gets us (the 06 GSers) ...how about that engine......45K should get you 300 horses, not 245 !!!! Even a g35 or camry v6 put out more horses in the 06 model... That was the lamest thing Lexus could have done IMO....pisses me off greatly, but it serves me to get a car w/o researching it a little more

Nauticalx

Yeah, i agree with you Eyekutr, I contemplated the 300 but lukily was told by SGT about the 350 coming out. Then found out about the nav change, so I put off even considering the 300 and now plan to buy a used 350 in a couple years. Are there some inexpensive mods that you guys can implement to get up to a respectable horsepower?

scottmyers

Here's the problem with staying up with the technology. When you're ready to buy the 350 in a few years, the Gen 6 will be ready to come out. Man that sucks. It's as bad as buying a new computer.

Franknyc30

thats the point i was trying to make in my earlier post.

lossimo

here here!!!!

My situation exactly!!But since this is my first vehicle with a nav system,I don't know any better(for now) .

I am soo happy with my Lex I could not ask for anything more(for now) .

Ignorance is bliss in my case.

HKN

I'm With ^