Adding OEM nav after the fact
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Laughing Gas
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Adding OEM nav after the fact
Ok, I have read a post on TheDieselStop.com about a gentleman who switched out his radio to the NAV style. Has anybody here done this? The only thing I'm worried about is splicing in the microphone somehow? Everything else seems plug and play to me. I'm going to try and get PartsGuyEd to overnight the radio to me tomorrow for Saturday because the mother in law is coming in town and I need something to do. (If you know what I mean)
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Laughing Gas
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I pulled the trigger today and ordered a kit from partsguyed.com He said it would be here sometime early next week. I'm pumped up about installing this. The only thing, like I stated earlier, is having to add two wires to the harness and then splice them on the pasenger side kickpanel. Anybody ever added wires to a harness? Suggestions? Also has anybody taken apart the passenger kickpanel? Thanks
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2500$ with everything needed for the swap. Harness, new steering wheel control and nav unit. Partsguyed.com hooked me up. They were very helpful as well.
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Good luck on the install.
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fz1dave i agree. do not use scotch locks. the wiring harness we use, i see it all the time were people splice it and use scotch locks, or the heat shrink splicers(and never heat shrink them and just clamp them).
we always use the heat shrink with solder in it, (clamp it and shrink it). not failed us so far..
we always use the heat shrink with solder in it, (clamp it and shrink it). not failed us so far..
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