In article , _nospammers snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com says... |I had the same question for my 2002 ES300 and the dealder couldn't tell me |(this was in Feb 2004). | |However, we took a new RX330 w/ Nav for a test drive and noticed that even |the new updated disk did not have the new roads around our area (we're in |south NJ). | |So we're saving ~$430 (disk + installation labor) by not upgrading :-) | |JK
It won't change your mind about buying this particular update but in the future you should consider buying the update DVD and "install" it yourself. I was amazed that the dealer (Lexus of Riverside) wanted to charge me $90 to install the update in my car. This was while the car was in for regular service so it wasn't a big burden for them to add this to the work they were doing. I just bought the DVD and did the install myself.
To install the DVD, just do the following:
- Open your trunk.
- Pull the plastic cover off the navigation unit.
- Press a button on the unit.
- Take out the old DVD.
- Insert the new DVD.
- Put the plastic cover back on the navigation unit.
- Close the trunk.
That is all there is to it. I did it in less than five minutes and that included searching the manual for directions (which could not be found). I did this in the customer pickup area before driving off from the dealer when I picked up the car. I just did what seemed logical. How can it take a factory trained service person so much time that they must charge $90 for this????
Needless to say, I will never go to this particular dealer again.