Paul Davies

Paul, Thanks for looping me in as a guru also, and of course i would be happy to help anybody with their installs, the only thing you may find however is i post a link to Shawns mods as in the end this is how i accomplished my own mods! Im posting my vote as Shawn as top guru right now ! Paul

Last pic of back up camera install , havent tried the led at night yet but clear as crystal during the day! Btw Shawn was that the colour you expected on the car? Cheers Paul

Microphone position

Ok 1 at a time , i cant seem to get more than one loaded... Ok they took this time, isimple remote fits nice and blends in with cars interior Loving the car even more with the mods!

Heres some pics!

Thanks Shawn, Heres an update to what i have finished with so far:- Naviks in boot and reverse camera with switch in centre console Vais kit to hook up to ml system and isimple terminating in centre console Parrot mk9100 terminating in centre console and digital display in cigarette socket compartment with microphones tucked behind Steering wheel below the guages so i cannot see them whilst driving So.... I havent got my maps from iphone to screen yet but...it seems that when a new jailbreak for iphone 7.1.1 is launched this will then work straight through the isimple Awesome mods , loving the handsfree, video playback and music through the system, everything works still , cd player radio and steering wheel volume controls so all in all very happy and while i wait for the jailbreak the iphone maps directional voice plays through the speakers so im halfway happy with that also! Im glad i took your advice and kept with the tried and tested systems people have used on here, the only downside was shipping times from the usa and germany combined with customs charges at my end but well worth the wait and trouble. Now my only concerns are where to put the small remotes for isimple and the parrot mk9100 without spoiling the look of the dashboard etc, ill trawl through the site(s) again and post pics in case anyone is interested Next mod planned :- speaker repair or replace then onto alloys and lastly(?) new colour maybe pearlescent white... I have the colour classed as red on the log book but it is a mettalic black/ purple in the sun Thank you again Shawn i wouldnt have done these mods without your help :)

Quick update For uk users heres a nav system that works- just a little too pricey for me so im going to continue the search, usa users should be able to find the same system http://www.globalgps.co.uk/item-24832-garmin-gvn-53-010-00668-01

Thanks Shawn, Ive taken a look at your mods-great job! Update on where im at, the first option i couldnt get to work !so looked at the apple tv route , i thought id got there but just as i was breaking the champagne out i learned that because of using a local router to connect the apple tv , wifi internet connection was lost and the maps app wouldnt work to give directions which was the main reason i was putting the apple tv in. For anyone interested in using the apple tv the main problem is the power source which you can get round with a power inverter, heres. A link for a uk model(im from the uk..) http://www.ebay.com/itm/231116979201?_trksid=p2055120.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT This might work for usa http://www.ebay.com/itm/390822697458?_trksid=p2055120.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Heres a good you tube link showing most of what you need www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oyVyjVZJw So back to the drawing board , however there may be something ive found like the slu which is from denison products which is here:- http://www.dension.com/search-sku?startlng=&make=Lexus&type=SC%20430&year=2001-2006&hu=All&img=generic.png&info=-&sku1=GWL3TO1&sku2=GBL3TO1&sku3=GW33TO1 Shawn, is this the same as the slu2 that you mentioned at the end of your post? Ill keep updating this as i dig deeper , it may be i have to forget replacing the factory sat nav directions with a better system, One thing im interested in for handsfree where has anyone located the microphone on the sc430? Thansk again Shawn :)

Hello, I have been a member a while and have been scouring the site to try and find an answer to what im after , but have just ended up more confused than ever , i have sc430 2004 model which i love and want to update, i also do not want to lose the oem screens or use fm transmitter for handsfree. I have purchased a naviks system and will use one output for the back up camera. For the navigation i want to be able to navigate on my iphone which shows the navigation from the iphone onto the original nav screen with the output going through the oem ml radio Is it as simple as using MediaWire isimple RCA Audio/Video Connector Cable for the iPod or iPhone Fantastic audio and video playback quality Supports battery charging for iPod or iPhone Connecting the video output to the naviks then the audio to the ml cd radio? Or do i need another device? If this is possible can i stil connect a parrot mki9 series to the radio inputs and connect both systems to the phone at the same time? Ie bluetooth to the parrot and hard wired to the isimple without conflict? The other soloution would be to connect an apple tv video to the naviks and wirelessly transmit the iphone to the apple tv. I would need a hdmi cable that converts to rca cables from the apple tv (which i have found) and run the audio cables as in the first idea, (i have also found a apple tv 12 volt supply for a car) I have found a harness for the parrot - Lexus (and Toyota JBL) Harness Adapter QCJBL-2 Webpage http://www.quickconnectproducts.com/Find/find.php?id=176 If any of the above works will i be able to play audio through the radio from the iphone?, and at a different time video from the iphone to the sat nav screen? Sorry if this seems a repost , but i cannot find a post where the sat nav wants to be replaced with the original screen left intact and the ml stereo leaving intact but with audio and handsfree using the same input outputs... Any help at all is appreciated along with where to locate the microphone to seem oem again , no rude suggestions please....:) Thanks in advance Paul