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Thread ID: 82410 2007-08-26 08:42:00 In car gps - for NZ --Wolf-- (128) PC World Chat
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584882 2007-08-26 08:42:00 Have just imported a Toyota Hiace Super Custom van from Japan and it has the original in car gps screen in it, but is there any software I can get for it to work here in NZ?

Also, it had a option for tv, is there anyway to get the tv working with NZ channels?

It simply says "original Toyota car audio" on the screen, and the manual for it is in Jap. Any ideas?
--Wolf-- (128)
584883 2007-08-26 09:06:00 Have you tried Navman? winmacguy (3367)
584884 2007-08-26 09:31:00 Nav-what? Is it software/cd or a whole unit? Remember I only want the mapping for NZ (hopefully with voice and/or directional) --Wolf-- (128)
584885 2007-08-26 09:38:00 It'll be better if you asked some Toyota dealer. Speedy Gonzales (78)
584886 2007-08-26 11:25:00 A TV in the car is recipe for roadkill. Be careful.

This made me remember an episode of The Simpsons where Homer pimped his car with a TV, a stove and other things. He drove himself into the sea as he watched TV and cooked food. :p
qazwsxokmijn (102)
584887 2007-08-26 17:07:00 They let youse guys watch tv whilst driving?

Somehow this smells like a way to remove drivers from the gene pool over there .

Let me think . . GPS in NZ? Why? The place is so small that even if you got lost you could drive in a circle for 15 minutes and prolly pass your residence twice .

Actually . . I have NO idea how big your island paradise is . . . . I think I'll Google it and find out .

Oooh! Ohhh! I just noticed that youse guys have two islands!

OK . . change my suggestion to all the Northern-Islanders drive in clockwise directions to find out where they are, and the Southern Islanders drive counter-clockwise . . this will allow youse to at least see another living human being as you pass each other near the little stream that separates you from each other .

Hmmm . . . that MIGHT not be a stream or a river . . I just turned up the resolution a little and it looks like the water boundary between youse is more like ¾ mile/1 . 21 km wide or so . . . . you may not be able to actually see the other person if you are that far apart .

Boy . . Google Earth is kewl . . I know so much more about NZ now!
SurferJoe46 (51)
584888 2007-08-26 19:04:00 Oooh! Ohhh! I just noticed that youse guys have two islands! :groan: Actually we have more... just the north and south are the largest... What about Stuart Island down there? *points south* The_End_Of_Reality (334)
584889 2007-08-26 19:29:00 Too cold to count I think..and a GPS would freeze there anyway...not to mention that the car would never start without a small fire under the oilpan to soften it up a little first.

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Hey! <returning from Googling> I just Google-Earthed Stuart Island and it's in Canada...are you pulling my leg?
SurferJoe46 (51)
584890 2007-08-26 20:45:00 Forget the TV it will be NTSC and won't work here and most likely have a Japanese menu system as well.. paulw (1826)
584891 2007-08-26 20:54:00 It is not cold here... it is warm enough to be walking around Wellington with a shirt... The_End_Of_Reality (334)
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