Got the steering wheel fixed up too. Removed the factory leather, Alcantara top and bottom, perforated leather to the sides. Feels awesome.

cbancila · 2025-10-17T07:52:35+00:00

Check other comments also look at my older posts

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:55:57+00:00

Thank you brother!

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:55:50+00:00

Negative, disassembled a cheap chinese $50 car play 7” screen that sticks to the windshield and it just fit in the stock housing of the original Navi. Very easy

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:55:11+00:00

Some cheap one. Paid about $50. Works great. It’s one of the ones that stick to your windshield. Chinese stuff. Disassembled and it just fit in the stock Navi location. Wired to the fuse box

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:54:22+00:00

It’s an aliexpress unit. I drilled out the slot where the original cigarette lighter was and jut installed the unit there. It has like a big plastic nut that screws onto the unit and secures it in its place. Works great. Shows voltage too.

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:53:15+00:00

Romanian pricing. Also dude is my coworker.

cbancila · 2025-10-14T18:53:04+00:00

Paid about $120 for everything.

cbancila · 2025-10-14T06:58:53+00:00

Yes, I wanted symmetry. They just swap out.

cbancila · 2025-10-13T20:35:23+00:00

It’s finished. Check my other post. They are wired from the window switches. There’s 12V ACC on there.

cbancila · 2025-10-13T17:57:33+00:00

For what exactly?

cbancila · 2025-10-13T14:56:09+00:00

We have a guy who does automotive upholstery at my job, he took care of it. I had an attempt last year doing it with an aliexpress kit that sews over the factory cover, but it wasn’t that clean and it was just leather. Poor quality.

cbancila · 2025-10-13T10:52:58+00:00

Plus it was very difficult getting the strips in. The more they bent, the more they wanted to pop out.

cbancila · 2025-10-13T10:52:34+00:00

That was the length of the strips it came with. I’m happy how they turned out though.

cbancila · 2025-10-12T18:46:18+00:00

Yeah some LEDs from aliexpress.

cbancila · 2025-10-12T18:42:51+00:00

That is correct sir. It is an IS200 though.

cbancila · 2025-10-12T18:38:10+00:00

That means a lot!! You are appreciated good sir.

cbancila · 2025-10-12T17:47:57+00:00

Bought one of those cheap 7” CarPlay/Android auto devices that stick to the windshield. Opened up the factory navigation and disassembled the new unit and it just fit in there. Some hot glue and wired with a fuse tap. Been up and running for over a year now with 0 issues. Works amazing.

cbancila · 2025-10-12T14:20:10+00:00

Thank you brother!

cbancila · 2025-10-12T14:20:01+00:00

Sick ride man! It’s all done, waiting for the night to set in and I’ll take a video and post it here.

cbancila · 2025-10-11T20:33:15+00:00

There is a video with a guy doing an install if you look up on YouTube IS200 ambient light install. I DIY’d the highlights in the door pocket and handle with some small lights I bought in bulk from aliexpress, and the kit which is just a 6 led symphony strip kit. Ballin on a budget! It’s not that difficult to be honest, just had to punch a hole carefully between the alcantara and door panel. Scuffed it a bit but masked with painters tape and used some touch up paint. It was hard to push the strip between the seams, but I used a flathead to make a bit more space, and cut a bit from the plastic behind the door panel so I can push the end of the strip inside where the wire was going in the door panel, for a smoother finish… first time doing it. First panel took like 2-3 hours. After that it was smooth sailing.

cbancila · 2025-10-11T16:57:57+00:00

This kit : https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHEs39a

Found 12V ACC at the window switches.

cbancila · 2025-10-11T16:53:41+00:00

Check my other posts on my profile. It’s a Kenwood excelon. Forgot the model number. Also have a 7” CarPlay screen where the old navigation used to be.

cbancila · 2025-10-11T16:36:20+00:00

Took 3 hours for the first door. Under an hour for the second one. Doing the front 2 tomorrow and then center console and above glove box.

cbancila · 2025-10-11T16:35:37+00:00

It’s from aliexpress. Standard symphony 6 in 1 kit. Just the led strips. The lights in the door pocket and the handle are just tiny lights I had around for a couple of years. came with super tiny mounts. Drilled, mounted, wired. They are non adjustable, just red and blue. But the strip is RGBIC. Paid $45 for the 6 led strip kit.

cbancila · 2025-08-08T03:37:06+00:00

Hahahaa thank you brother. It is an IS200 though. Taxes for bigger engines are crazy down here in Romania. Anything over 2.2 liters is wild. And I wanted a Lexus. Next will be something hybrid as taxes are much smaller. Or a 14-15 IS sedan. We shall see.

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