5G OEM Sat-Nav system

gordonlear · Post by **gordonlear** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:22 pm

honda-hardy wrote:Gordon, if you want ill drive over to you and pick it up. Give me the unit. I'll get one of our engineering department to cast an eye over it. Then I'll give it to nitin if it works. Sort of a favour for a favour thing. I got you your screen. Changed auto box. You give me screen and I fix it. Give to nitin and I get lots of love from nitin.

@nitin @honda-hardy
I will dig it out. It's in the garage loft somewhere. Hardy can meet my newest addition as well.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Tue May 20, 2014 10:00 pm

yeah, sounds great gord, babylear visiting. it will have to be next weekend as im on call for work this week and weekend, so am not able to be more than half an hour away.

@nitin_s1

gordonlear · Post by **gordonlear** » Sat May 24, 2014 8:32 am

honda-hardy wrote:yeah, sounds great gord, babylear visiting. it will have to be next weekend as im on call for work this week and weekend, so am not able to be more than half an hour away.

@nitin_s1

no problem. I will dig it out this weekend and see you next weekend. We can sort out a day and time nearer the weekend.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sat May 24, 2014 10:43 am

Your a gent.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:30 am

Just to update this thread for future references

(Copy and paste from another thread)

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Finally after nearly 3 years of ownership, I’ve managed to source and get my Sat-nav working.

The bad bits about having this -

- You can’t really use the Satellite functions as the frequencies are different to the ones that work here.
- The screen always stays on - Battery always being used?
- The Custom Rear Strut brace (Cebul’s group buy) comes in the way of the rear Sat-nav unit meaning it has had to be left floating around int he back.

Now for the good bits -
- The heater controls are fully working meaning I can have the fan on at any position I want
- It’s touch screen meaning its super cool in an old car.
- Something really rare in the car that only few have, that’s got to be worth a few JDM points.

Finally a pictures of it in the car and turned ON.

I've put the OEM radio/cassette player in the car for some extra JDM points!

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The speakers work more better then before, maybe the Acoustic feedback system is now working as I have put the OEM Radio back in the car

But I would like to get a better aftermarket stereo in there as the OEM one doesn't have CD/aux input.

Gordon, did you manage to get an aftermarket one and still have the heater functions on the car??

While I was installing the Sat nav unit box in the back, I noticed that the one that I got from the donor is different from the one that was originally in the car. They both work but my one has an extra green harness/plug at the back

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:53 am

Do you think a Satellite CD from a UK car (such as a CRV or something) would work on the sat nav unit??

gordonlear · Post by **gordonlear** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:18 pm

If you don't have the screen on heater mode it should turn off. Changing the head unit will not affect the screen. I got my reversing camera wired to my screen as well as my jvc Avx2.
Not sure about the UK cdrom.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:37 pm

Claire (@farlow's Mrs) has done some looking into trying to get the sat-nav in her jdm Accord working I think (but unfortunately without success yet).
Not sure what has been ruled out?
@Sir Si might have looked into it when he had his 5th gen, too???

farlow · Post by **farlow** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:30 pm

Claire had honda dealer technical services look in to this issue and they said that as far as they are aware there is no way to run uk maps on a jdm sat nav.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:05 pm

probably because it will be programmed to look for specific satellites if you get a uk nav unit it may work