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2005 LS 430 - Upgrade Navigation to Generation 5 possible?

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Old 03-11-10, 05:04 PM
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Default 2005 LS 430 - Upgrade Navigation to Generation 5 possible?

Can anyone help? I have heard that using DVD then you can upgrade it. Is this true? I want to buy the SL2i-Up Ipod adapter, but I need to update the Nav to Gen 5. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by iluvls460
Can anyone help? I have heard that using DVD then you can upgrade it. Is this true? I want to buy the SL2i-Up Ipod adapter, but I need to update the Nav to Gen 5. Any ideas?
Pretty sure you can't unless you want to spend a ton of money.
Old 03-12-10, 06:40 AM
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The generation 5 nav totally blows away the 4th gen nav in the 430! I would LOVE to have it! Alas, I think airtime is right. I don't think that it's a simple swap. If it were, than someone would have done it already. That new screen sure would look sexy though!
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Originally Posted by Lust4Lexus
The generation 5 nav totally blows away the 4th gen nav in the 430! I would LOVE to have it! Alas, I think airtime is right. I don't think that it's a simple swap. If it were, than someone would have done it already. That new screen sure would look sexy though!
Yes it dose everytime i'm in the wife's RX350, I think about how her Gen 5 would look great in my LS. I really like the Gen 5 over the Gen 4 but that should be expected.
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I really like the Remote Touch on the HSh and RX. It's a big improvement over a touch screen.

http://www.lexus.com/models/HSh/feat...ote_touch.html
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Not only is Generation 5 better in display, but provides better driving instructions. I used it on an RX Hy-bred loaner and was totally impressed with the lane changing overlay arrows. I have a $500 Garmin that that has so many bells and whistles than my factory Nav, and my wife always reminds me.
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yeah, too bad with the upgrades in Navigation Disc v9.1 etc, they can't update the software a bit more, to look more like the newer Gen 5 navigation system... I understand the images might not be as clear (as Gen5 screen due to screen resolution limitations), but if they upgraded the interface, that would be cool selling/upgrading feature as well...
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