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by **Marshman** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:33 am

Does anyone know if there are people out there that can convert New Zealand GPS Maps to work on Japanese Imported units/vehicles ?.

by **DeeCee** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:03 am

nope - not worth it to convert..

you're better off ripping out the system or converting the ntsc screen into something worth watching.

chuck a carputer in there with a satellite internet connection and enjoy the power of smaps

2001 Toyota Gaia · by **BlakJak** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:10 am

Not that you're biased! ;-)

I'm actually a convert to the whole GPS thing, esp if youre travelling in a foreign country.. (was a godsend in the USA..)

by **DeeCee** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:55 am

biased? not at all
simply put, there are a myriad of Japanese manufactured nav systems out there and none have facility for other countries.

you either remove, convert or use something else.

2001 Toyota Gaia · by **BlakJak** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:16 am

yeowch, I was only kidding with ya...

by **DeeCee** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:46 am

BlakJak wrote:yeowch, I was only kidding with ya...

soz - am doing accounts and taxes - i have my serious hat on at the mo..

by **AE86less** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:41 pm

So it's not worth doing at all? Dad's gt-t has a Toyota Nav system that uses cds, can you get cds from Toyota NZ or something?

by **Alex B** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:09 pm

DeeCee wrote:nope - not worth it to convert..

by **xsspeed** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:25 pm

any one got pics or facts on what they have done with theres. Is it possible to keep the screen but use it for something else? dvd playback etc
or is it better to replace with an aftermarket unit?

by **xsspeed** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:38 pm

anyone, perhaps unbiased on carputers? :lol:

by **HaNs** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:32 pm

pyro_sniper2002 wrote:
DeeCee wrote:nope - not worth it to convert..

How many quotes will this take?

ITS NOT WORTH IT

Most systems cant be changed to work in nz(original gps wise)

by **xsspeed** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:40 pm

if you read what i wrote i didnt ask whether they got gps working, i asked whether the screens themselves could be used (as i have heard they can be used for playstations) or what they had been replaced with, and pics of anything people had done.

by **sergei** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:50 pm

I hooked up one of those screens to PC via TV-Out set to NTSC.
It is possible to use RGB signal as well (I assume you can hack the plug to work with D-sub style VGA connector).

by **DeeCee** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:20 am

you can get the screens to work, but its different for each vehicle as there is no standardisation on the wiring looms they use.

have a look through this section for a guy who converted his altezza screen into something more usable.

note that the screens straight from japan use ntsc instead of our native pal systems in nz

by **xsspeed** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:59 am

i see i was under the impression that the screens we got here did pal and ntsc. dont spose anyone knows how usable a caldina one is?
or if anyone knows what adtermarket retractable screens fit in the caldina slot

by **DeeCee** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:29 pm

if they are from japan, then its ntsc.
and generally, the retractable ones are din size, so it will fit most cars with a din size hole in it.

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