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11-11-2006, 05:22 PM
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I put the mic on the driver's pillar. It seems to be working well from this spot. I tested it on the Z1 and it understood my commands perfectly. I like the mic here because I was able to completely hide the wire.  I decided a trip to Home Depot was in order to see if I could find something to mount this radio. I came up with something called "Roof Truss Clip" (1st one in the picture) and another called "A angle". Basically they are L-shaped metal fasteners. They are for home construction and made of steel, so they are very strong. You want to be careful handling them as they are sharp and sometimes have metal burrs on them. I sanded mine down before working with them.  I also purchased a flat head screw instead of using the round head that Pioneer supplied. The Pioneer screw is 6mm in length wereas the flat head is 10mm. I wanted a slightly longer screw because it appears that the metal fasteners would move the screw out a little bit.  The screws are larger than the holes in the metal fasteners so you will need to work at making the holes larger.  Since I am trying to avoid any more permanent mods to the X I can only install one fastener on the top as there is not enough width for two.  I will use these to secure the radio.   It was a little work to get the togglebolts lined up and tighten. Also note that when it is time to remove the radio you will have to unscrew the lower bolts completely. I can get my hand back there (after removing the climate control) and catch the L-piece as it falls (actually I can hold on to the L-piece). It is made of metal so you can also use a magnet to hold it as you unscrew it or to retrieve it if you drop it.  In the end I am very satisified with this setup. The radio is secure and does not move. I found working with the metal fasteners to be a pain in the butt. If you can find plastic pieces use those instead.
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11-14-2006, 06:03 PM
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11-14-2006, 06:05 PM
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NextGen,
Where did you mount your reverse camera? And if you decide to move in that direction, where are you mounting the forward camera?
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11-14-2006, 07:59 PM
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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
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11-15-2006, 12:30 AM
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You have to sodder those wires man.
Nice job on the mounting and I like the cutout flip thing. If you know what your doing with plastics and stuff , you should be able to make the cuts look like factory. 
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11-15-2006, 01:27 AM
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 I am holding off on the front camera for now.
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11-15-2006, 01:45 AM
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11-15-2006, 06:44 AM
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btw, I'm hoping to do the roundel install for the reverse camera. I just can't find a camera small enough in diameter that pleases my eye. Most of the ones I've seen have a pretty big metal lip on them, ie small camera size, large ugly metal lip. I took the camera out of its metal casing and it could be made much smaller, so I may try to build a smaller housing and keep it waterproof! Thanks!
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