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Hey all, there are a good amount of us around Toronto on here so I thought I'd ask if anyone knows a good shop for exhaust and possibly the RR Racing tune. I work way too much and just want to find a good reputable shop to get a meatier sounding exhaust, will probably get the tune in a month or so as well.

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We can provide you all the parts. A lot of people buy parts from the US and install it at home during weekends or go to any local shop since installing an exhaust isn't too hard.

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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
We can provide you all the parts. A lot of people buy parts from the US and install it at home during weekends or go to any local shop since installing an exhaust isn't too hard.

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Shipping and customs fees kill Canadians when we try to buy from US vendors though.
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I'm tuned by Unique Workshop in Markham. Huge torque increase and HP. He installed most of my aftermarket parts as well.
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Shipping and customs fees kill Canadians when we try to buy from US vendors though.
Ship it to NY.

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Originally Posted by Panzer126
Hey all, there are a good amount of us around Toronto on here so I thought I'd ask if anyone knows a good shop for exhaust and possibly the RR Racing tune. I work way too much and just want to find a good reputable shop to get a meatier sounding exhaust, will probably get the tune in a month or so as well.

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Sorry, unrelated to exhaust but I didn't know where to share this mod.

I live in the east end of Toronto and I bought the 2018 IS 300 AWD F Sport in March. Anyway, I elected to not get the navigation package and have regretted it. I found a place in Markham that can replace the unit with the full 10.25" unit and it includes Apple/Android auto. I'm looking to do this, in the next couple weeks. A friend of mine owns a 2014 Lexus IS 350 and he recently purchased this unit from this place he loves it.

Here's a YouTube video showing the unit....

https://youtu.be/lP6OnePHa2I
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Originally Posted by JBison73
Sorry, unrelated to exhaust but I didn't know where to share this mod.

I live in the east end of Toronto and I bought the 2018 IS 300 AWD F Sport in March. Anyway, I elected to not get the navigation package and have regretted it. I found a place in Markham that can replace the unit with the full 10.25" unit and it includes Apple/Android auto. I'm looking to do this, in the next couple weeks. A friend of mine owns a 2014 Lexus IS 350 and he recently purchased this unit from this place he loves it.

Here's a YouTube video showing the unit....

https://youtu.be/lP6OnePHa2I
WTHHHH I want this NOW lol how much do you know?
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Originally Posted by Flash5

WTHHHH I want this NOW lol how much do you know?

1100$ Canadian. You can order the unit from them as well and install it yourself. Here's another video, shows a little more.

https://youtu.be/VZgqXEWV4hQ

And here is the different unit for the 2006-2013 models

https​​https://youtu.be/WDNnadTHnnY
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Originally Posted by JBison73
1100$ Canadian. You can order the unit from them as well and install it yourself. Here's another video, shows a little more.

https://youtu.be/VZgqXEWV4hQ

And here is the different unit for the 2006-2013 models

https​​[url]https://youtu.be/WDNnadTHnnY[/url]
I didn’t see them mention Apple CarPlay just Android Auto. I’ll have to give them a call and see.
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Originally Posted by Flash5

I didn’t see them mention Apple CarPlay just Android Auto. I’ll have to give them a call and see.

Pretty positive they can add either/or depending on what you have.
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Originally Posted by JBison73
1100$ Canadian. You can order the unit from them as well and install it yourself. Here's another video, shows a little more.

https://youtu.be/VZgqXEWV4hQ

And here is the different unit for the 2006-2013 models

https​​[url]https://youtu.be/WDNnadTHnnY[/url]
For $1100 the car should become blackboxed as well. Thinking about replacing the 2017 nav but thats a steep price to pay for android on your display.
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Originally Posted by ZISF
For $1100 the car should become blackboxed as well. Thinking about replacing the 2017 nav but thats a steep price to pay for android on your display.
That’s about $850 US dollar. That’s not bad if you have the small screen and upgrade to this. If they really can install Apple CarPlay on it, it’s totally worth it.
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Originally Posted by ZISF
For $1100 the car should become blackboxed as well. Thinking about replacing the 2017 nav but thats a steep price to pay for android on your display.
For me it's worth it to go from a 7" screen with no navigation to a 10.25" screen with navigation + Android auto and 32GB
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Originally Posted by JBison73
For me it's worth it to go from a 7" screen with no navigation to a 10.25" screen with navigation + Android auto and 32GB
Just spoke to 4x4 shop and they said it would be about $1050 US dollars for the unit with Apple CarPlay on it and shipped. It’s a little steep but with it having Apple CarPlay that’s pretty impressive.
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Originally Posted by Flash5

Just spoke to 4x4 shop and they said it would be about $1050 US dollars for the unit with Apple CarPlay on it and shipped. It’s a little steep but with it having Apple CarPlay that’s pretty impressive.

I've seen the screen first hand, it's worth it imo. That being said, it's not cheap.
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