anyone here have the kenwood dd7015 installed in their Z? if so, how did you get it to play dvd's without having to pull up the e-brake one notch? thanks evryone!!

 

Remember, it's illegal to watch dvds while driving, that's us installers do that. We gotta cover our own asses. If you have never done anything with stereos don't bother doing this because you'll probably f something up. Take it to your local seedy stereo shop and get it done. Just don't let them know where you live.

There are two ways to do it depending on the player. When the e-brake is pulled, the wire coming from it becomes a ground. So all you have to do is replicate that. Simply pull out the in dash, find the wire that goes to the ebrake wire and put it to the ground, don't forget to solder.

Now some dvd players require that you pull the ebrake, let it back down, then pull it up again. In the case of these you have to use a toggle switch to simulate this sequence. Pretty easy, I don't think you need a schematic and I'm not about to draw one up.

There are the new generation of in dashes that have gyros in them. You can't do anything about these.

 

Im really looking into this HU, can anybody offer any suggestions on where to buy it for cheap? I tried ebay but all on there right now are refurbished I want a new one.

 

wow that is pretty simple!! thanks a million!


BTW, how difficult is removing the stock head unit?

 

i have the kenwood ddx..i love it.. perfect unit for the z... sits rite in there

 

removing the OEM H.U. is not very hard...

1) remove the bolts from your center console...
2) remove the center console
3) remove the lower dash (shifter area / climate control)
3) remove the dash surrounding the stereo
4) unbolt a gazillion bolts holding your OEM HU and youre good to go!
5) be really careful and patient when removing the OEM harness from the HU
I dont remember where the necessary screws for step 3 and 4 are, but I dont remember any tricky ones that are hard to see...

i believe this is all that's required in removing the HU...

 

Yeah , I've heard about grinding the wire so that it fools the DVD unit into thinking the e-brake is up ... I know it works w the Avic N1

 

veilside, thanks so much! i am fairly handy electronically and cannot see spending $75 to install something fairly simple. just didn't know if there were some tricks to the Z!! thanks again

 

PERFECT!! thanks so much, that is awesome info.