bucs1985

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Whats up I got a quick question I just bought the Vais integration and got it installed by hifi buys. Now that was few days ago but today i noticed my nav isnt picking up any signal and the dealerships are saying to ask techs but i dont want to because than they will know i have done that and i dont want to pay almost 5 grand for a new nav. So the question I had was would the installation of that cancel my warranty for the nav. Thanks for your time.

dkaplan435

So what did the folks who sold you the device tell you, or the installers? Maybe they (the installers) screwed something up?

bucs1985

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Hifi buys said the only wire they took out is the one for climate control but he wont be able to check till friday Vais isnt answering i think they are closed and lexus appointment is tomorrow. I will cancel and extend if i have but i figured if i found out yes or no than i can decide to keep the appointment or not

istundra

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Did the install another antenna for sirius? could be likely they used the nav antenna for the sirius.

bucs1985

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nope the sirius antenna that came with the tuner is installed i saw the antenna

Bichon

My guess is that they dislodged one of the connectors on the back of the unit. I think the connector for the nav antenna is pretty close to the one they disconnected to attach the VAIS wiring harness.

bucs1985

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yeah i hope its something simple cause the last thing i need is to pay a bunch of money on a nav over a few hundred dollar sat radio. O well i think i might just take it to the dealership anyways and see what they say i will decide soon. I appreciate the help you guys have given.

kensteele

your nav warranty is not invalidated, don't worry.

istundra

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Yeah.. well lets hope they did not do anything to your OEM wiring. If the dealer finds that the OEM wires was cut and modified.. wow.. i think ur nav warranty would void.

bucs1985

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sounds good I really appreciate all the help and um something i forgot to mention i have been reading this forum for a while and this site is the reason i chose my is350 and wow it was a decision i do not regret

Bichon

The VAIS unit comes with a wiring harness that connects between the head unit and the VAIS box -- no need to cut any factory wires.

kensteele

plus even if those wires were cut, i think those wires would not be replaced by warranty. if the nav has a manufacturer's defect in it, the nav will still be covered by warranty.

imho

istundra

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True... But lets hope it was installed properly.

dkaplan435

so what happened?