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Dear kpsi, Please let us know of your venture with the european DVD. BR Jacob SPY and all. I am also in Athens, Greece. I tried the european DVD in my US RX 400h 2007 while in US (shipped to me for testing by a friend) and the DVD reader was able to read the DVD. Of course, since I was in US, I was out of the map area of the european DVD, but fact of the matter is that the DVD was read. This made me not try to buy a european DVD reader from US despite posts here that it is cheaper to buy from US. My Lexus is coming in Athens next week. I will burn the disk (I kept an image file in my hard-disk) or use an original one and try the european DVD in a US DVD reader while being in Greece this time, and let you guys know how well it is working. Since I do expect some functionality to be problematic, I am still interested to hear if anybody was able to resolve the issue fully and how. For example, did anybody find a reliable source of used european DVD readers at reasonable prices, or did anybody find "converted" DVDs with european maps that work fully with US readers? Thanks, K.

Hi Nils, I spoke to a lexus work shop in Malmö, Sweden and they say that the DVD reader installed in my 400h (2006) is Nav03 and that this reader without any configurations will read the european map but of course there is one catch; I will not be able to use the function to write in the location and pinpoint that location and instead I will have to click on the map manually to find my location and after that it will take me there. To have all functions working properly the dvd reader must be switched and I have also heard that such a reader is cheaper in the states. My US reader part No. is 86841-50090 and the EU reader that should fit my car has No. 86841-50101 or 86841- 50100. Do you know where you can buy a EU reader in the states or do you have any other information that can help me? BR Jacob

Hello everyone, I am planning to import a lexus 400h to Sweden from the US and the only major concern is of course the navigation system. I called a lexus dealer in Stockholm who told me that he had a client who had bought the hardware that had to be replaced (which as I understand is situated somewhere in the trunk area) in the US for a much better price than he would have paid in Sweden. Does anyone know where you can purhcase a European reader/computer in the US or have any further info in relation to this?