I just completed the project to convert my non-Nav 2006 LE to the built in Nav center stack using a Magellan 9055 as the display. This added GPS, rear camera, and bluetooth!
My center trim was cracking and brittle from the FL sun. Seemed like a good time to make the conversion. So I ordered the Nav center surround, a Magellan with lifetime map updates and got to work.
One warning; due to mine being an LE (with automatic climate controls) the radio trim is TALLER than other models. This meant I had to modify the brand new center surround to move the upper holes for the radio faceplate clips higher up. Not for the weak of heart who just dropped close to $300 for a new nav surround trim piece!
Along with this, I installed a CCD backup camera. The one I ordered ended up being a bit large for the area under the rear hatch handle, so I had to cut the back of the camera housing, reshape it, paint the camera to match, and then install it. It wasnt fun, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
Also, I always had a bit of an issue with the right "cigarette lighter" plug where some chargers just wouldnt plug in all the way. The left and right sockets are different, so I took both left sockets from the old and new and put a "left" socket in both the left and right holes in the new trim. Problem solved! I then wired the magellan to the "ignition" (right) socket, so it comes on and turns off along with the truck.
For the backup camera, I wired it to the rear backup lights. When the backup lights turn on, the camera is powered and the Magellan automatically changes to that video input. works great!
You'll also note a small hole above the GPS. That's for the GPS microphone. I took the speaker and mic out of the guts of the gps, soldered extension cables to the circuit board and repositioned the mic just above the unit (hence the hole) and positioned the speaker in a custom fabric grill where the 4x4 switch would normally be under the left a/c vent.
Ended up when I went to install it, the video input sat too low and hit the top of the bose radio. I had to take the GPS apart again and solder the video wiring directly to the circuit board.
Again, not exactly a simple project. But I'm happy with how it turned out!
My center trim was cracking and brittle from the FL sun. Seemed like a good time to make the conversion. So I ordered the Nav center surround, a Magellan with lifetime map updates and got to work.
One warning; due to mine being an LE (with automatic climate controls) the radio trim is TALLER than other models. This meant I had to modify the brand new center surround to move the upper holes for the radio faceplate clips higher up. Not for the weak of heart who just dropped close to $300 for a new nav surround trim piece!
Along with this, I installed a CCD backup camera. The one I ordered ended up being a bit large for the area under the rear hatch handle, so I had to cut the back of the camera housing, reshape it, paint the camera to match, and then install it. It wasnt fun, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
Also, I always had a bit of an issue with the right "cigarette lighter" plug where some chargers just wouldnt plug in all the way. The left and right sockets are different, so I took both left sockets from the old and new and put a "left" socket in both the left and right holes in the new trim. Problem solved! I then wired the magellan to the "ignition" (right) socket, so it comes on and turns off along with the truck.
For the backup camera, I wired it to the rear backup lights. When the backup lights turn on, the camera is powered and the Magellan automatically changes to that video input. works great!
You'll also note a small hole above the GPS. That's for the GPS microphone. I took the speaker and mic out of the guts of the gps, soldered extension cables to the circuit board and repositioned the mic just above the unit (hence the hole) and positioned the speaker in a custom fabric grill where the 4x4 switch would normally be under the left a/c vent.
Ended up when I went to install it, the video input sat too low and hit the top of the bose radio. I had to take the GPS apart again and solder the video wiring directly to the circuit board.
Again, not exactly a simple project. But I'm happy with how it turned out!