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THANKS for checking that out - I am LOT clearer now

Hi All This is something I have thought about a lot - for a Long time - I am thinking about changing to an IS and would like to install something like this. One of the big issues to me is that I would retain a stock look - That is the big appeal of THESE aftermarket systems When I was looking around for aftermarket systems I came across this one https://www.ebay.ie/itm/182655430616?ul_noapp=true It APPEARS as though this MIGHT be the one for cars that do not have SatNAv originally installed However, there is another way to go about it and that is to build your own system. There are at least 2 books about that - One is called "Car PC hacks" by Damian Stolarz. This was published back in 2009 and is Very detailed about how to build an In car PC from the beginning - Damians style is VERY good - He explains things well - even to those with a non-technical background. One of the challenges of doing this might be Touch Screen integration and of course it would be harder to retain that stock look. Another book on the subject is "Build your own Car PC" by Gavin D J Harper. This book is a lot less technical and a LOT less detailed. Obvioulsy building it yourself would be a much bigger project - it would be a challenge to retain the stock look - it may even be more more expensive. You would need to install Specific software that is suitable for road use. If you are of a technical nature you may enjoy the project.

Hi all Thanks for the detailed replies - I am a lot clearer now on whether any potential purchase would have it or not. As I believe the dated System that is PCS would not have anything of real value to offer, I would prefer it was not in my chosen car. My concern was whether it (The PCS) would in some way interfere with the aftermarket Collision Avoidance system of movon mdas 9 Therefore I would happily do without PCS. Thanks again

Hi All I am strongly thinking about buying a 2006/2007 IS250 Auto. I am curious about the PCS - Pre-Crash-Safety System (Only available on IS250 auto) When I looked through the brochure I see Lexus state "It's also another first for a car in this class"............"A radar sensor detects any obstacles in front of you. By using data from the sensors .........it determines if a collision is unavoidable. if that's the case, ........... it will also activate Pre-Crash Brake Assist to support you with additional power." - So as I understand it this system 1) Will NOT provide ANY warning of a potential accident 2) Also it will not attempt to stop or slow the car down in any way whatsoever- When it senses an impact it tightens the seatbelts and preps the brakes (i.e. brake assist) - and from what I can see that's all. So for me it is a system that I have no interest in BUT I would want to know if it is in the car. I am wondering - 1) How can I know for sure if the IS250 I am interested in has this feature or not? 2) I am looking into After-market Collision Avoidance systems and have come across the movon mdas 9 - It appears as though this device would have to be plugged into the OBD 2 Port I would be concerned that IF I were to buy this device that it might in some way interfere with the After-market system from Movon. The Movon device creates an audible warning which is exactly what I am looking for. (It's also a dash cam and has a few other features) Has anybody got any experience with After-Market collision avoidance? The other question I have is in relation to the head unit - If I bought a lower spec IS 250 which had no sat nav - would there be any reason why I couldn't take the Sat NavHeadUnit out of an old IS and install it in mine? OR instead of doing that buy a brand new head unit - While searching around eBay I came across "8" Android 8.0 Car DVD GPS Player Head unit For Lexus IS200 IS250 IS300 IS350" This would appear to be a brilliant solution but worryingly I also came across "7" Car DVD GPS Navi Android 8.0 Head unit For Lexus IS200D/IS250/IS300/IS350" Which doesn't instil confidence as regards retaining a stock/factory-fit look. Does anybody have any experience with this type of after-market head Unit? under Amplifier parameters it states 4*45W I can't help wonder if that would mean a significant deterioration in sound quality Even the base model IS appears to have a 13 Speaker stereo system. Aside from that I have heard from a youtube review that The IS250 engines can "clog up(?)" and that there may be issues with rattling dashboards. Has anybody had any negative experiences in that regard? Any Advice much appreciated