think i found my navi problem :)

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » March 31, 2007

i started playing around with the navigation again today after work and i finally figured out a good bit of the wiring. alot easier then i thought actually hahaha.

so playing around with it and it always pops this message up and the only words i can understand are 'CD' hahah so anyways i pulled the cd out and noticed its scrached on the bottom pretty bad. i did the usual wipe off and stuck it back in. it started spinning inside the unit and i got a new menu on the screen now.

WOW! haha finally some progress!! it pulled up a GPS sat. menu showing the cordnates of the sats. crazy.

so i backed out of the menu and i got that CD notice again.. so im starting to think its a read error.

wiped the cd back off and poped it in. waited a bit and up poped a new screen! street maps! i can browse around the street maps and put little checkered flags everywhere haha. and it pops up showing a lil house (current position im guessing) its all over in japan. haha its weird looking.. so i tried to zoom in and i got another read error.

im thinking i need to take a disc doctor to the cd to fix all the tiny scraches and swirls then im going to try this again.

anyone ever had any + or - things happen with a disc doctor?

im going to try wiring up the media box and tape deck today along with some speakers. im gonna try to get some sound out of the unit so i can hook up my ipod to the media box so i can finally install the unit for good.

all the heater/blower conrtrols work, the hazard works and the unit powers up and i can run around some of the menu's. i have to rewire the rear defrost button for that to work, shouldnt be too bad.

SingleCamEJ8 · Post by **SingleCamEJ8** » March 31, 2007

well...i have personally never used a disc doctor...but i have heard many myths about toothpaste working alot better and cheaper than CD repair kits....so i searched and found a link.

Recovering scatched CD's | Hardwaresecrets.com

you may want to give it a shot.

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » March 31, 2007

excellent. im going to try this. thanks a freaking ton! im so pumped my navi is actually working hahaha!! im working on wiring the speakers and the media box now. if i can get my ipod to play through the speakers im going to be freaking PUMPED!

SingleCamEJ8 · Post by **SingleCamEJ8** » March 31, 2007

not a problem...hope that works out for you

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » March 31, 2007

im so sick of wiring!!! so far i went through 30foot spool of 16gauge im on my 2nd roll and 30+ splice connectors. HOLY CRAP!

after this is said and done and it checks out OK. im making a how-to for everyone on the internet because there is 1 to many people on the net that need a how-to on this.

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » March 31, 2007

man it wont even read the cd anymore. it was in BAD BAD shape. im gonna see if i can get it resurfaced. im gonna try that toothpaste trick tommorrow. i dont think its gonna get the damage done though.

Post by **Sean @ NDF** » March 31, 2007

DO NOT use a disk doctor...they fuck up the cd bad

JDMJedi · Post by **JDMJedi** » March 31, 2007

^^ I heard that too

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » April 04, 2007

welp i tried the q-tip and toothpaste trick. it seemed like it helped a bit. so i figured i would try something else then. got out the bottle of carnuba car wax and tried that. welp... it works freaking flawless now. the abrasion in the wax helped clean up some of the scratches and left a nice slick sheen on the bottom of the cd. soon as i put the cd in now it boots right up, no hesitation what so ever. i can scroll around the maps and the cd's loads instantly. i love it! now im gonna try and convert this system to US maps.

munster · Post by **munster** » April 04, 2007

Don't you need a us brain? Or will it just run off of a us cd?