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japanese imports (sat nav)

ray.pwr · 2008-10-30 12:27:49

hi can someone help me please. i bought a toyota prius japanese import. the sat nav is built into the dash and has a dvd disc. problem is its all in japanese. is there a way of getting an irish disc to suit this car.. please help me if you can

30-10-2008 12:27pm

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ray.pwr

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hi can someone help me please. i bought a toyota prius japanese import. the sat nav is built into the dash and has a dvd disc. problem is its all in japanese. is there a way of getting an irish disc to suit this car.. please help me if you can

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#2 30-10-2008 10:07pm

Esel

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Have you tried Toyota Ireland?

Also, edit the thread title to something informative - 'japanese imports' is not going to get you many hits on this thread!

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#3 30-10-2008 10:15pm

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nah, can't be done, many have tried with Altezzas and the like.
It's the hardware that's the problem.

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#4 30-10-2008 10:15pm

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I imported an RX8 with in built sat nav

you have to buy the irish sat nav unit which will cost u a fortune, we had the same problem with our mazda. Toyota Ireland will not be of any help

Try to source an Irish or uk off ebay thats what we did. what your looking for is the dvd unit. ours is working great. your gonna have to put a lot of work into this

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#5 30-10-2008 10:50pm

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save your money and buy a Tom Tom - that way you have SatNav anywhere - car or no car !

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#6 31-10-2008 12:08pm

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thanks for replying.. may i ask how much it cost you. i have the dvd unit in the car all i need is the disc.. did you have a hard job finding one?

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#8 31-10-2008 12:39pm

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The Prius satnav is powered entirely by smugness.

Unfortunately, there are two different ISO standards for smugness, and the Japanese version does not translate. So you're out of luck.

(sorry, just teasing - good luck fixing this one)

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#9 31-10-2008 1:25pm

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Buying a Pious is just so wrong on so many fronts.

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