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I accidentally discovered a website that seemed to be published by a Russian showing that a CD could be inserted converting everything to usable English on my V 36. Is that only for post 2010 cars or is it possible on my 2008 car. I haven’t been able to find that site again but maybe someone here is up with the play?

Thanks John

Hi there

I had the conversion done June last year.(The Russian tech) 

About $1500 Au.

Australian 2019 GPS maps. Quality English conversion.

The whole package was supplied, no core required or charges. 

After paying, it only took about 3-4 weeks to arrive.

Good aftersales service through email.

My car, 2008 370GT coupe

Hey, that is great. Was it a CD that you put into our unit? is there more to it than that, like any wiring or other CDs for the maps etc? I noticed that it did the dash part too. Pretty good for $1500 hey? My car is a 2008 370GT too. build date is Dec 2008. I know that previously no one seemed to say that this was possible, except to do a complete change of the core and associated wiring changes to that of an Australian sold Infinity G37? 

Ok, can you give me the contact details, so I can take this further? 

I see you are at Byron Bay Clive. Not too far away except for these unknown irregular covid restrictions.  

Cheers John 

there is  a guy in christchurch nz who has reverse engineered a english conversion he sends as a file for you to burn to dvd or cd

about $400 

fixes about 90% of the Jap language on the infotainment

on ebay there is a replacement unit thats been reprogrammed by the manufaturer in estonia i believe 

thats over $1050 plus postage , direct swap with nav and radio

Edited by Camstad

I rang the guy in Estonia but he seem to only be able to speak Russian, so I’ve sent him a Skype message but don’t have an email to send to and all I can find on eBay is the conversion for a 2010+, whereas mine is 2008 And I think it needs a different one. I will continue to try and contact this guy. Thanks for your help. I actually want everything not just the $400 deal.

Cheers John

I have contacted Simon in Russia and he is processing my order for a complete unit ready to plug and play with everything in English including Australian maps for $1328 Australian. I just have to remove the old unit and plug the new unit in. This should make life a lot easier. I have also put a cruise control on the car including a copy of the genuine steering wheel controls (I think that was $1100). With today’s fines It’s just too hard to keep speed under control without it.

I think that’s pretty well makes the car the same As buying an Australian Infiniti G 37?

Thanks for all the contributions. Cheers John

The seller on eBay is sema-ik1-9

You have to purchase the unit and then send a picture of your system turned on and tell Simon whether it has Bose Soundsystem or not. If you can’t find the exact one, according to the year of your car, then you can still contact the seller by going into a similar unit that he is advertising and ask whatever questions you need to. He will get back to you via eBay.

Hope this helps anyone else who maybe interested. cheers John 

 

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi John

How did you go with your conversion? I am considering to do the same but I have also found a CD conversion for $400 from New Zealand. I realise the NZ conversion doesn't convert everything but I would like to hear your feedback before I commit.

Ps my car is a 2008 370gt coupe CKV36

 

Regards Julie

Hi Julie,

you have the same car as me and I am thrilled with my choice. I also saw that New Zealand partial conversion but in my opinion this is a much better way to go, so good. I have done a complete right up, posted under a different heading on this forum. I have re-written and corrected it more accurately and more completely and have it as a word document, Which I can send you if you like.

As long as you are reasonably handy you will be able to follow all my instructions, combined with pictures from Simon who sells the units from Estonia

Cheers John

Hi John

I have just found your notes and will read them through later.

I am sadly selling my Skyline so I have to consider if the effort and/or expense of either is viable.

It may be better to sell the car as is so the purchaser can decide for themselves.

Your knowledge here will be useful to pass on. I just wish I had followed this up sooner but it looks like a lot of the conversion options have only been round for a short time. The last time I had a good look there was only a CD available from Xanavi for the previous 350Gt models 5 years ago lol........

I have seen the Estonia adverts on Ebay and good to hear that all went well for you. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. 

 

Julie

I need to tow a trailer and I am moving into 2-3 houses etc over the next two years so I need a SUV to help move things around. The Skyline won't be very practical for me. 😔

I am also very time poor at the moment so I might just install the $400 NZ conversion for now and at least get a few weeks of use before it goes up for sale.

Thanks for your comments and feedback. 👍 🙂

It would be possible to put a towbar on the skyline if you remove the rear muffler, and to keep the increased noise under control, put a resonator on each side, as part of a new pipe to the rear, making room for a purpose-built Towbar. 
 Just a thought if you really want to keep the skyline. Cheers John

  • 3 months later...

Hi there John

Clive here,  Remember the fueling issue iI had, well, it turned out the in tank fuel regulator was faulty.

So, I did the return fuel line mod, and fitted a fuel regulator near the engine.

All fixed, no black smoke, and idles at a steady 850 RPM. 

I still need to have the new injectors programed in. 

I hope all is good with your toys ?

Cheers,

Clive

 

  • 4 weeks later...

Hi KPL_BassMan

I just installed my conversion three weeks ago. The website is http://www.caraudioworkshop.co.nz/  and I was dealing with Richard. He was very helpful and easy to communicate with. They have also dropped the price down from $399NZ to $299NZ in the last two months.

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Regards Julie

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