Head units - help me pick one!
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 247
From: burlington MA
if you get just a plaine ol head unit (no DVD) stay away from the GMOS interface. it sucks and failed on me twice. get the PAC brand one instead it actually works and it has an eternal speaker included so u can bypass your factory amp and speakers...comes in handy with the 7th generation idk about the other years
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 697
its not an addapter, in most cases a simple relay does the trick, what they do to trick you is use a ground instead of a hot, so you must make sure you switch a ground to the video stop tirgger not a hot, otherwise it wont ever say you're out of park. it also effects GPS now, i dont think you can edit destinations with out your parking break on (or the bypass) not sure on that, depends on the brand for the 2nd one, thats not a standard feature yet.
Monte Of The Month -- January 2011
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,035
From: Staten Island, New York
I know I can edit my gps, watch dvd's, or use any other feature that is associated with my system, while in park, and while driving....I could have sworn I bought something to make this happen, but if it is a way of wiring, then that must be the case.
Joe
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 871
From: Atlanta, GA
Hello, seems what ever you choose to do, be prepared to spend extra money on an interface unit or be willing to accept that your steering wheel controls for your stereo will no longer work. They are over $100 additional.... Good luck with your upgrade. I installed a Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD unit. Lets you use your IPOD, watch dvd's, and such. prices keep falling on these... let us know how things go. Ebay, pawn shops and even Craigslist are great sources for high quality low cost gear.
Thanks all for the suggestions, I'm hearing a lot of good things about Pioneer...
For the Video while driving thing:
The wire that you are suppose to hook to the parking break hood it up with you ground wire and problem solved. I can Edit my GPS while driving too.
The wire that you are suppose to hook to the parking break hood it up with you ground wire and problem solved. I can Edit my GPS while driving too.
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 697
so likly you bought something somebody else made. ive never seen anything but i woudlnt put it past sombodyt o make such a thing.
Joined: Dec 2010
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that doesnt work on pioneer decks because they put in a protocal that asks for the ground to be conntected only after the car starts, if its connected before hand it wotn work. hense the relay thats turned on by a relay.
