DIY: Whole navigation System!
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well i dont have a wife but ill give you a way to do it with out explaning any thing go with ur wife get the both of ya lost few times in ur car then u can get the navi LOL
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well i dont have a wife but ill give you a way to do it with out explaning any thing go with ur wife get the both of ya lost few times in ur car then u can get the navi LOL
Too bad though, its not going to help much with a 2002 map :D
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GOOD luck Man just Dont give up And if any one tells you its not going to be Easy Dont belive them because it is man if i DID it AM 150% sure you can . for any last Q's you have Pm me or Post here man and if that did not help am about 30 Min drive from the OC :D
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Originally Posted by RX8 XTC
GOOD luck Man just Dont give up And if any one tells you its not going to be Easy Dont belive them because it is man if i DID it AM 150% sure you can . for any last Q's you have Pm me or Post here man and if that did not help am about 30 Min drive from the OC :D
Here are a few:
1. How many harnesses need to be replaced? Main dash harness, GPS harness along driver side door. Any other ones?
2. Do the evaporator or any other components need to be removed to get the dash our or replace the harness?
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1- Well you only have 2 harnesses One that Goes all around the car all the way to the back and One that goes under the Dash, the GPS harness is within the harness that you will have to replace. Door panels don’t have to come Off Not even the ROOF part.
2- if you are talking about the BLOWER unite that you see in the Pix the whit thing sitting in the middle that dose not have to come off but the harnesses Do go Around it.
i just Slipped the harnesses behind that thing
2- if you are talking about the BLOWER unite that you see in the Pix the whit thing sitting in the middle that dose not have to come off but the harnesses Do go Around it.
i just Slipped the harnesses behind that thing
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Done, I will edit this post later today, but let me tell you that this was a complete pain in the *** and I wish I would have just sold my car and bought a different one.
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Done, I will edit this post later today, but let me tell you that this was a complete pain in the *** and I wish I would have just sold my car and bought a different one.
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After all this i was thinking dose our Warranty gets VOIDED for the electrical wires because we installed it by our self since the car did not come with a navi ??
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After all this i was thinking dose our Warranty gets VOIDED for the electrical wires because we installed it by our self since the car did not come with a navi ??
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What type of connection does the DVD drive use? Serial ATA or is it something proprietary? If getting rid of the NAV, is it possible to just hook up a regular DVD-ROM, or do you need the whole converter thing that mazda parts sells?
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What type of connection does the DVD drive use? Serial ATA or is it something proprietary? If getting rid of the NAV, is it possible to just hook up a regular DVD-ROM, or do you need the whole converter thing that mazda parts sells?
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Originally Posted by HiTMaNN
Well it would only get voided if the problem was caused by the navi.....
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yes i know But since the whole thing is connected with the PCM/ECU that MEANS the navi is the one who caused the proplem and thats what i heard , i just dont understand why woulde they Do somthing like that.
it is running a lot like a Scan tool but even less so since it can't reset DTC codes
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I am removing the factory navi system from my rx8.
Also were there any other tracking devices on the rx8 or will removing the factory navi system be good enough so they cant track my speed and other info esp. my location.?Don't want to void my warranty if they found out i was at a race track with the car..
Thanks
Also were there any other tracking devices on the rx8 or will removing the factory navi system be good enough so they cant track my speed and other info esp. my location.?Don't want to void my warranty if they found out i was at a race track with the car..
Thanks
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^ i dont know what to tell you ... but every thing you do with the car is stored in the ECU but u can reset it by D/C the batteri + i dont think they will have enugh time to track every one one who has a mazda with navi ..
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Umm.. there is no way to "track" you via the nav system unless you enable the "bread crumb" tracking yourself (shows dots of where you have driven).
Remember, GPS is "recieve only", contrary to what CSI shows you on TV.
Remember, GPS is "recieve only", contrary to what CSI shows you on TV.
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Umm.. there is no way to "track" you via the nav system unless you enable the "bread crumb" tracking yourself (shows dots of where you have driven).
Remember, GPS is "recieve only", contrary to what CSI shows you on TV.
Remember, GPS is "recieve only", contrary to what CSI shows you on TV.
(in fact there was a major legal case determining whether or not the FBI could use OnStar in vehicle to secrectly track someone...it was determined that if the vehicle being tracked has not Activated the OnStar system the FBI could activate it secretly for tracking...if they have activated the service the FBI cannot use it as it would interfere with the service).
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Originally Posted by R0X08
I am removing the factory navi system from my rx8.
Also were there any other tracking devices on the rx8 or will removing the factory navi system be good enough so they cant track my speed and other info esp. my location.?Don't want to void my warranty if they found out i was at a race track with the car..
Thanks
Also were there any other tracking devices on the rx8 or will removing the factory navi system be good enough so they cant track my speed and other info esp. my location.?Don't want to void my warranty if they found out i was at a race track with the car..
Thanks
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I have heard there are tracking devices on some cars so if it gets stolen the cops can track the car? Is this true?And could the dealership do it through The Navi?my Friend's mom leased a slk before and pressed the panic button.a little later his mom called him and said" what's wrong with the car?!!!What are you doing on XXXXX Street!!!"They knew exactly where the car was and sent someone to go check on the car!!That sounds crazy.
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Thats an onstar system. There is a GPS receiver in the car, when the "panic" button is pressed, it makes a telephone call to the call center, included with that call are some car diagnostics and the GPS coordinates.
Unless you have modifed your RX-8, there is no such thing in your RX-8.
Unless you have modifed your RX-8, there is no such thing in your RX-8.
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Originally Posted by Outlaws eXtreme
Wait a second..3k? Dang, that 2k fee for the Navi in when we bought the car doesn't seem too bad now.