Retrofit Factory Navigation?

Prianista · 10-21-2006, 10:47 AM

The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed.

aaf709 · 10-21-2006, 10:53 AM

Notice that it was just a quick comment, without any information like HOW, WHERE or HOW MUCH? The bulk of the response is on the DMV stickers.

VinceDee · 10-21-2006, 11:16 AM

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A Hybrid stickers stay with the car and are good through 2011. The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed.
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What kind of an authority is this Mercury News staff writer? He provided no evidence of any kind. The general consensus on PC is that retrofitting the Prius with factory navigation is virtually impossible and prohibitively expensive.

Vince

galaxee · 10-21-2006, 11:39 AM

haha, i'd like to see him try.

aforonda · 10-21-2006, 12:49 PM

I actually just bought an 07 touring model without the gps package, love it but regretted not buying the gps option. Called my dealer and they said they cannot add it after market, sounds like the only way to go now is portable or use the hack thats floating around here to somehow use a portable that displays in the in dash display minus some of the features.

aaf709 · 10-21-2006, 01:42 PM

Perhaps the writer didn't really mean, "The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed." Perhaps they meant, "You can get a third-party GPS for the Prius (either portable or built-in), which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed."

Tom_06 · 10-21-2006, 02:50 PM

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Perhaps the writer didn't really mean, "The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed." Perhaps they meant, "You can get a third-party GPS for the Prius (either portable or built-in), which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed."
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Absolutely. Notice that the word "factory" or "oem" is NOT present in the writer's reply. It would have been clearer if the adjective "third party" or "after market" had been used.

I would suggest Prianista drop the writer a quick email if they really believe the writer meant "factory".

- Tom

VinceDee · 10-21-2006, 09:36 PM

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Perhaps the writer didn't really mean, "The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed." Perhaps they meant, "You can get a third-party GPS for the Prius (either portable or built-in), which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed."
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The word "retrofitted" pretty well only means one thing: Fitted with factory parts after the fact.

It's possible that he may have meant "3rd party" but then that's what he should have said. I'm sure the person who wrote that letter is going to be mighty disappointed to find out that the car cannot be retrofitted after all.

Vince

aaf709 · 10-22-2006, 12:27 AM

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The word "retrofitted" pretty well only means one thing: Fitted with factory parts after the fact.

It's possible that he may have meant "3rd party" but then that's what he should have said. I'm sure the person who wrote that letter is going to be mighty disappointed to find out that the car cannot be retrofitted after all.

Vince
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Yeah, just try taking that arrticle to a dealer to "prove" it can be done.

Jedi2155 · 10-24-2006, 01:02 AM

According to C. Rickey Hirose of the S.F. Toyota Dealership, he's offering the service.

Check it out here

http://www.priusonline.com/viewtopic.php?t...c&start=210

He just posted that about an hour and a half ago!

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10-21-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
Prianista Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 210 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Touring Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed.

10-21-2006, 10:53 AM	#2
aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,839 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Notice that it was just a quick comment, without any information like HOW, WHERE or HOW MUCH? The bulk of the response is on the DMV stickers.

10-21-2006, 11:39 AM	#4
galaxee resident lab rat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: boilermaker territory Posts: 9,675 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 94 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 26	haha, i'd like to see him try.

10-21-2006, 12:49 PM	#5
aforonda Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I actually just bought an 07 touring model without the gps package, love it but regretted not buying the gps option. Called my dealer and they said they cannot add it after market, sounds like the only way to go now is portable or use the hack thats floating around here to somehow use a portable that displays in the in dash display minus some of the features.

10-21-2006, 01:42 PM	#6
aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,839 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Perhaps the writer didn't really mean, "The Prius can be retrofitted for GPS, which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed." Perhaps they meant, "You can get a third-party GPS for the Prius (either portable or built-in), which is usually cheaper than buying one with it installed."

10-24-2006, 01:02 AM	#10
Jedi2155 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	According to C. Rickey Hirose of the S.F. Toyota Dealership, he's offering the service. Check it out here http://www.priusonline.com/viewtopic.php?t...c&start=210 He just posted that about an hour and a half ago!