Just some updates,

I built the mounts similiar to what NextGen did. Should be pretty secure and solid. I found that 10mm screws where a little too long for some holes, but also depends on how thick the brackets are that you use.

The PAC module actually gets connected to the IBUS, however, you can't use the IBUS connection at the radio harness. The pac module changes channels every 7 seconds. Must be getting other conflicting data from other devices on the IBUS. This is why they want you to cut and connect it to IBUS right at the steering wheel column, which effectively makes the steering wheel a direct connection only to the PAC module. I have to find this tomorrow, but shouldn't be too difficult.

I'm also going to reconnect the MID, maybe under the drivers seat? its only 5 wires, +12v, +12v acc, ground, light module, and IBUS. I happened to have had to jump start the X yesterday morning, and the display on the cluster wigged out. It went really dim and said something in German, you couldn't see the gear # and some of the guages were messed up. This seemed to clear when I plug the MID back in, unless it was just coincidence with some sort of reset timing...

Oh I also mounted my mic right infront of the insturment cluster on the right side. You can slide the mic wire along with the insturment cluster when you putting it back so that just the mic pops out and sits there.

Any for the wacky part, I have the Z1 connected to a sub amp via the RCA connections, and the rest of the speakers to the factory harness and amp. AM and FM work fine, but I don't get sound from DVDs, CDs, or MP3s on the hard drive. I do however hear the sub. Any suggestions? I messed with all the settings and couldn't get it to work. Will have to check the avic411 forum as well.

Will get to that dang bezel and takes pics eventually!

-Ray