This poor thing is 18 years old and no longer supported. Do you still use an 18 year-old cell phone or computer? It's time to go aftermarket.

 

Yea Zroger73, I was looking at the new black edition in white. But my insurance is already so high I have too many cars lol. I’m not sure aftermarket would work with the back up camera and the lcd for audio controls, map, clock etc.

 

I sent mine off to Alpine repair last year. They fixed it. I think it cost me about $350.

 

Thank you Daniel, I called Alpine and they will rebuild it for $358. Guess I’ll do that. Thank you for the idea. I really miss the back up camera. I called the dealer and they can get me a new DVD unit for $4,500. Yikes!
I still have the anti knock out because a rat chewed the red wire under the plastic engine cover. Drives fine but my son said it prevents the timing from getting too far advanced. Dealer said $687 for (whole engine) wiring harness and $1,287 to install it. I bought a red wire crimp but it’s not much wire exposed and hard to work in the area.

 

No, it wouldn't - you'd need to remove the entire audio-navigation system and replace it with aftermarket stuff. You'll probably never notice, but one thing you would lose is the climate control's ability to adjust outlet temperature and fan speed based on the angle that the sun is entering the cabin which is calculated by the navigation system using GPS and sent to the climate control head.

 

I didn’t know that the whole dash unit could also be replaced. Thank you for sharing.

 

I sent the navi unit to Alpine in Ventura Ca. They still had the parts to fix it. It cost $350 and it worked perfect when they returned it. I bought the updated navi CD and installed the new CD and it’s working great along with the backup camera and all the systems tied to the Navi screen.

 

Which updated Navi CD did you purchase?

 

I am very impressed that a nearly 20 year-old automotive navigation system is still repairable.