updating the NAV at home.. there must be a way...
03-17-10, 08:20 PM
#16
Lexus Connoisseur
USA = Denso/Fujitsu
UK = Aisin
Australia = Denso
03-17-10, 08:25 PM
#17
Lexus Connoisseur
I should have been more clear. All Gen 6 NAV systems are HDD based. All Gen 5 were DVD based with the exception of the 4LS and 3LX.
03-18-10, 03:53 AM
#19
Pole Position
your wrong. it is a pain in the ***. it has taken me up to 3 hours to update it. its sooooo stupid how they make it work. you have to have 3 items. techstream, nav update tool, and the USB key file.
start up the nav update program
load everything into the nav update tool
load the key file in the to nav update tool
then plug the nav update tool (not the techstream) in the port under the drivers dash and let it update.
sounds very simple, yea! is it? NO!!! it will lock up all the time and if it doesnt then it will not read the ONE nav disc you load into the techstream then load into the nav update tool, and if all that goes will it still will take 45 mins to an hour just to load the nav disc that contains the map data. and after that you have to load the CDDB data....another 45 mins to an hour. THEN you get to load the key file then acutally update the car...another 30 mins.
pain. in. the. ***.
start up the nav update program
load everything into the nav update tool
load the key file in the to nav update tool
then plug the nav update tool (not the techstream) in the port under the drivers dash and let it update.
sounds very simple, yea! is it? NO!!! it will lock up all the time and if it doesnt then it will not read the ONE nav disc you load into the techstream then load into the nav update tool, and if all that goes will it still will take 45 mins to an hour just to load the nav disc that contains the map data. and after that you have to load the CDDB data....another 45 mins to an hour. THEN you get to load the key file then acutally update the car...another 30 mins.
pain. in. the. ***.
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03-18-10, 08:57 AM
#22
Lead Lap
i may get a ton of questions but that dont mean i gotta answer then haha. some things i just cant tell you how to do. or i could, but then i would have to terminate you...
03-31-10, 11:51 PM
#23
Pit Crew
Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish I had read this thread prior to having my nav update done last weekend. My expectation was that I'd be in and out within an hour, but the reality was a 3 hr wait in the lounge to have the nav and cddb done. They did warn me once I arrived that it would be a 2 hr labor charge on top of the $200 for the nav license key. I felt put out and ripped off by the experience, but this thread helped relieve that feeling some what. It is certainly nice to have the updates though it would seem the process needs some improvements, since transfering a DVDs worth of files to a hard drive over firewire should be rather quick.
04-05-10, 09:10 AM
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I updated my 2007 LS460L navigation maps just last week. The original was dated 2006 and as a Realtor, I lived on my phone and Navigation system. The cost was $200 for the software and $65.00 for the labor.
By upgrading the maps etc, it also updated the system. Before, I would have to hit the Agree button on the screen before it would disappear. After the upgrade, the Agree screen stays on for about 5 seconds and then goes into normal mode. I don't have to hit the Agree button. Additionally, other minor changes such as name of road you are currently on is now displayed.
Worth the upgrade for me of course but YMMV.
-Mike The Realtor
By upgrading the maps etc, it also updated the system. Before, I would have to hit the Agree button on the screen before it would disappear. After the upgrade, the Agree screen stays on for about 5 seconds and then goes into normal mode. I don't have to hit the Agree button. Additionally, other minor changes such as name of road you are currently on is now displayed.
Worth the upgrade for me of course but YMMV.
-Mike The Realtor
04-06-10, 08:34 AM
#26
Definitely worth it for 2007 owners
As a new owner of a 2007 LS (I've only had GS series cars with DVD NAV prior) the NAV update is worth it, for the "I Agree" debacle alone! Especially at the NOW normalized $199 part price, $65+ ($75 here in Ohio) labor. Don't forget to ask for the free Gracenote update as well (so when you put in CDs you get the correct track listings.)
I feel Lexus went to this sales/service/hdd model to get people back to the dealerships and lock in the profits. I mean, why wouldn't you just buy (or even devilishly copy) a newer map DVD and do it yourself?
The DVD updates were $300 + $75 labor not too long ago. . completely outrageous for a disc someone ejects and replaces in the trunk.
I feel Lexus went to this sales/service/hdd model to get people back to the dealerships and lock in the profits. I mean, why wouldn't you just buy (or even devilishly copy) a newer map DVD and do it yourself?
The DVD updates were $300 + $75 labor not too long ago. . completely outrageous for a disc someone ejects and replaces in the trunk.
04-06-10, 08:58 AM
#27
As a new owner of a 2007 LS (I've only had GS series cars with DVD NAV prior) the NAV update is worth it, for the "I Agree" debacle alone! Especially at the NOW normalized $199 part price, $65+ ($75 here in Ohio) labor. Don't forget to ask for the free Gracenote update as well (so when you put in CDs you get the correct track listings.)
I feel Lexus went to this sales/service/hdd model to get people back to the dealerships and lock in the profits. I mean, why wouldn't you just buy (or even devilishly copy) a newer map DVD and do it yourself?
The DVD updates were $300 + $75 labor not too long ago. . completely outrageous for a disc someone ejects and replaces in the trunk.
I feel Lexus went to this sales/service/hdd model to get people back to the dealerships and lock in the profits. I mean, why wouldn't you just buy (or even devilishly copy) a newer map DVD and do it yourself?
The DVD updates were $300 + $75 labor not too long ago. . completely outrageous for a disc someone ejects and replaces in the trunk.
04-06-10, 11:11 AM
#28
Lexus Test Driver
A friend just updated his 2008 SC430's nav. It uses a DVD, which cost him $200.
The dealer wanted a labor charge to install it, but he laughed it off and did it himself. Took just a few minutes - no problem.
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The dealer wanted a labor charge to install it, but he laughed it off and did it himself. Took just a few minutes - no problem.
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04-06-10, 10:55 PM
#29
I wonder if a Toyota dealer can complete it then, since they use the same Techstream unit as the Lexus dealer. Labor rates are much cheaper.
Personally, I'm not going to bother... the maps are outdated by the time you get them and I already have the "I agree" update.
Personally, I'm not going to bother... the maps are outdated by the time you get them and I already have the "I agree" update.
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