okay, so i know this topic has been covered over and over but i cant find anything specific to what i need, just people replacing bits and pieces of the system
Anyway, the gear ive selected (feel free to make suggestions as ive not bought anything yet and still open to changing things up)
JDM fascia kit (from japanparts, whatever they call them)
Clarion VX603AU
JL C3 Splits front
JL C2 coax rear
JL XD7005 amp
(sub has yet to be decided but ill be moving away from the stock location with a nice box thats easy to remove in case i need to carry stuff... it is a wagon after all)
sneaky flush mount reverse camera
ill also be sound deadening all the doors including the tailgate (inner and outer skin)
I will be retaining the factory nav, simply because its in the perfect position, and despite its flaws, it gets me where i need to go and it saves having wires everywhere and hanging shit off the windscreen.
now in saying that, i have no idea HOW i can go about rewiring the nav audio so i can still get spoken directions (and also have the stereo muted or dimmed... if possible id like it to be close to what it does now, music dims, nav speaks, music comes back, but if i have to ill accept totally muted)
now, the most simple thing i can think of, is find the audio wires from the nav and connect them directly to the center speaker, then connect the mute wire to the headdeck... would this work or am i mad?
im sure there is somebody out there that has achieved this before, any and all help is appreciated
all in all though, regardless of how the gps is worked... this stereo is going to kick ass, i cant believe ive put up with the factory mcintosh stereo for so long