Factory Nav Program
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From: Van Lear KY
Factory Nav Program
I recently purchased the factory nav system off of a fellow member. I installed it myself and everything was working with my car in acc. mode. I turn the car on and it went to the theft recovery mode. I take my car to the dealership for them to fix it but they said they couldn't do it and expected me to pay for 3 hours worth of work. I told them BS.
What has to be done to reprogram the cd/nav system to my car? I know the nav system will not work because I don’t have the antenna and the HUD but I need the radio and cd player to work.
What has to be done to reprogram the cd/nav system to my car? I know the nav system will not work because I don’t have the antenna and the HUD but I need the radio and cd player to work.
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As I understand it, each nav is coded to the car it was originally mated with - a unique code for each car. When you remove the unit from the original car and put it into something else, it isn't supposed to work since the unit thinks it has been stolen.
The only way to fix this is to get the dealer to reprogram the unit to be coded to your car. This takes some time to do. Many dealers won't do it because of the theft issue/liability.
Bottom line, you're screwed unless you can locate a dealer to reprogram the unit. It's going to cost you - they aren't going to do it for free. I'm betting they hit you with a repair bill the last time because you didn't tell them that it was a replacement unit - they were looking to repair a defective unit that supposedly came with the car. They're probably po'd at you. If you didn't pay the bill, how'd you get the car back?
BTW - if you don't have an antenna for the nav to work, and you don't have a HUD, why on earth do you want the nav system in your car? Looks? You'd be far better off buying an aftermarket unit and having it installed.
The only way to fix this is to get the dealer to reprogram the unit to be coded to your car. This takes some time to do. Many dealers won't do it because of the theft issue/liability.
Bottom line, you're screwed unless you can locate a dealer to reprogram the unit. It's going to cost you - they aren't going to do it for free. I'm betting they hit you with a repair bill the last time because you didn't tell them that it was a replacement unit - they were looking to repair a defective unit that supposedly came with the car. They're probably po'd at you. If you didn't pay the bill, how'd you get the car back?
BTW - if you don't have an antenna for the nav to work, and you don't have a HUD, why on earth do you want the nav system in your car? Looks? You'd be far better off buying an aftermarket unit and having it installed.
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From: Thompson CT
I just did this about a month ago. I brought a receipt with me to the dealer who was happy to reprogram it. It took less than 45 minutes. It cost $100 which seems like a lot of money for 45 minutes of work, but it works great.
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As I understand it, each nav is coded to the car it was originally mated with - a unique code for each car. When you remove the unit from the original car and put it into something else, it isn't supposed to work since the unit thinks it has been stolen.
The only way to fix this is to get the dealer to reprogram the unit to be coded to your car. This takes some time to do. Many dealers won't do it because of the theft issue/liability.
Bottom line, you're screwed unless you can locate a dealer to reprogram the unit. It's going to cost you - they aren't going to do it for free. I'm betting they hit you with a repair bill the last time because you didn't tell them that it was a replacement unit - they were looking to repair a defective unit that supposedly came with the car. They're probably po'd at you. If you didn't pay the bill, how'd you get the car back?
BTW - if you don't have an antenna for the nav to work, and you don't have a HUD, why on earth do you want the nav system in your car? Looks? You'd be far better off buying an aftermarket unit and having it installed.
The only way to fix this is to get the dealer to reprogram the unit to be coded to your car. This takes some time to do. Many dealers won't do it because of the theft issue/liability.
Bottom line, you're screwed unless you can locate a dealer to reprogram the unit. It's going to cost you - they aren't going to do it for free. I'm betting they hit you with a repair bill the last time because you didn't tell them that it was a replacement unit - they were looking to repair a defective unit that supposedly came with the car. They're probably po'd at you. If you didn't pay the bill, how'd you get the car back?
BTW - if you don't have an antenna for the nav to work, and you don't have a HUD, why on earth do you want the nav system in your car? Looks? You'd be far better off buying an aftermarket unit and having it installed.
That about sums it up. The dealer needs to reprogram it with the Tech II to allow the unit to operate. This is simply an anti-theft feature.
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From: Van Lear KY
I actually like the factory unit. I do have plans on adding the HUD unit when I can get it as a kit.
I will take it to another dealer and tell them this came from another car and they need to program it to match my car with the tech 2.
I also had the dealer install my rims so I paid for that but even the manager said if they couldn't fix it there wouldn't be a charge. I had to pay 120 to get my rims put on.
I will take it to another dealer and tell them this came from another car and they need to program it to match my car with the tech 2.
I also had the dealer install my rims so I paid for that but even the manager said if they couldn't fix it there wouldn't be a charge. I had to pay 120 to get my rims put on.
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unreal....
Night Stalker,
The dealer doesn't know WTH he/she is doing IMO. My dealer got me past the anti-theft warning in all of 5 minutes w/ the tech tool, didnt charge me, and i slipped the tech 20 bucks. I'm not sure what everyone here is saying with regards to it taking a lot of time, i've done it on my car and on your unit so either they are having a problem marrying the nav to your 1LT (maybe that's the issue??) OR they don't konw waht they are doing. I'd take it to another dealer, tell them you bought it off someone on the forum who replaced their nav w/ an aftermarket unit, and have them attempt to version code it. Hopefully your issue is the dealer. The fact that it worked prior to ignition (as it did in mine) leads me to believe that it does work with the 1LT and the dealer just doesn't know what he's doing.
Aceman
The dealer doesn't know WTH he/she is doing IMO. My dealer got me past the anti-theft warning in all of 5 minutes w/ the tech tool, didnt charge me, and i slipped the tech 20 bucks. I'm not sure what everyone here is saying with regards to it taking a lot of time, i've done it on my car and on your unit so either they are having a problem marrying the nav to your 1LT (maybe that's the issue??) OR they don't konw waht they are doing. I'd take it to another dealer, tell them you bought it off someone on the forum who replaced their nav w/ an aftermarket unit, and have them attempt to version code it. Hopefully your issue is the dealer. The fact that it worked prior to ignition (as it did in mine) leads me to believe that it does work with the 1LT and the dealer just doesn't know what he's doing.
Aceman
