04 gx audio question? need some help

hello everyone and thank you for stoping by my post and input any info that you may have.
  ok now for my question , ihave an 04  gx 470 and i have navi and the mark levingston sound system and i love it but i want to pull out the tape deck and but in an after market radio in that area and still keep the navi , the only reason why i want to pull it out and put in my pionner radio is so that i can have my ipod show on the pionners screen and wacth movies on it and still have the navi work does any one know if i can do this or has it been done please any info would help

please any help??????

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ORIGINAL: tubbygx

hello everyone and thank you for stoping by my post and input any info that you may have.
ok now for my question , ihave an 04  gx 470 and i have navi and the mark levingston sound system and i love it but i want to pull out the tape deck and but in an after market radio in that area and still keep the navi , the only reason why i want to pull it out and put in my pionner radio is so that i can have my ipod show on the pionners screen and wacth movies on it and still have the navi work does any one know if i can do this or has it been done please any info would help

 
Tubbygx,
 
I have never heard of anyone doing that ........... Looking at the audio unit and the section you wish to remove I don't see where you'de have a problem with the Navigation system.  I have no idea what kind of wireing nightmare you might have ........ but, if you confident in your wireing abilities then I don't think you'll have a problem with the lock out for the Navi. your audio functions through the MFD will probably be eliminated.   Check with the pioneer specialist in your area and see if he/she has any do's or don'ts.  Let me know how you make out with this.  You know that you can watch DVD movies on your MFD if you have the vehicle in Park and the Park break is on!!!!
 
 
 
 

will i just talked with a friend that works at 212motoring in brooklyn ny and he said i could do it but i have to maybe bypass the factory amp but it could be doon and the navi should work
but also looking at the gx closer i was think if i cant remove the tape player unit out i was think i could put  the pionner under the tapeplayer were the  ashtray is. i could make a bazzel  for it and make it have the same finish as my wood trim

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ORIGINAL: TWQ83

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ORIGINAL: tubbygx

hello everyone and thank you for stoping by my post and input any info that you may have.
ok now for my question , ihave an 04  gx 470 and i have navi and the mark levingston sound system and i love it but i want to pull out the tape deck and but in an after market radio in that area and still keep the navi , the only reason why i want to pull it out and put in my pionner radio is so that i can have my ipod show on the pionners screen and wacth movies on it and still have the navi work does any one know if i can do this or has it been done please any info would help

Tubbygx,

I have never heard of anyone doing that ........... Looking at the audio unit and the section you wish to remove I don't see where you'de have a problem with the Navigation system.  I have no idea what kind of wireing nightmare you might have ........ but, if you confident in your wireing abilities then I don't think you'll have a problem with the lock out for the Navi. your audio functions through the MFD will probably be eliminated.   Check with the pioneer specialist in your area and see if he/she has any do's or don'ts.  Let me know how you make out with this.  You know that you can watch DVD movies on your MFD if you have the vehicle in Park and the Park break is on!!!!

 
 
TWQ83,
 
  so your saying i can pull out the tape player and the navi will still work fine? if i can then i'm doing it just need to get the wiring diagram for the whole unit and start making my harness

Tubbygx,
 
Be careful when your down there removing the Tape unit ............. Somewhere down in that area is the DVD unit for the Navigation Unit loaded with the 6.1 version.  If you open a panel and there is a drive unit there it's your Navigation. 
 
Good Luck and let me know how it turns out..........
 
 

if you are doing this, please take some pictures or make a video cause i'm very curious how it will turn out.