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Old May 1, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Ordered the D3 from crutchfield for $999 along with the free reverse camera, and the screen from Buy.com. Not an overly complex install but time consuming for me at least, finding a way to route the wires and whatnot, not to mention finding a way to get the center console back on with 27 miles of wire behind it. The screen I bought didnt have the slim metal backing that some of you guys have, so i couldnt put any screws back in behind it, but it did fit very snug and I threw some duct tape on for insurance. Hey it worked when I was a helicopter mechanic. I also performed the bypass which was pretty easy. The GPS puck is installed under the A/C fan and temp controls and it gets an OK signal according to the head unit. Pretty happy overall, it looks good and sounds good, I still have to figure out what everything does. Havent had a chance to use the navigation feature yet. This was done on an 03 Touring w/Bose. Here are a few pictures.






Heres a picture of the Pioneer rear view cam, smaller than I thought but i wish it were a little smaller.



I routed the rear view cam wire through the grommet near the spare tire, then around the driver side window/door panel, under the steering column area, then to the center console. A wire clothes hanger was my best friend. The camera isnt actually bolted to the mount plate that came with it, I have it angled in so that the pressure of the bumper and the backing of the plate keep it tight and keep it from moving. I would have drilled 2 holes in the plate in different locations but my bits were total crap. Thanks to my350z.com for all the info before I started. I started about 330 pm when the delivery dude showed up, and finished around 10pm, thats with mountain dew/canned tuna breaks, and the occasional "WTF is this supposed to do/wire/mount" problems, and internet breaks to double check things.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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nice
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Old May 1, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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thanks.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Looks really good and clean....Props to you sir.....And, Mountain Dew and canned tuna rocks...
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Old May 1, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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very nice. i got the eclipse back up cam and its about the same size. the back up cam is awesome when it comes to how far away the curb is
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Old May 1, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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very nice... i was wondering what does the D3 allow you to output on the second screen. Only dvd/ipod video?
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Old May 1, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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looks real good. i love rear view cameras.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Voboy
very nice... i was wondering what does the D3 allow you to output on the second screen. Only dvd/ipod video?
yeah so far ive only been able to put dvd on the second screen, the head unit thinks its in the rear for the passengers. It would be nice to swap between rear view/gps/video, and you would think for $1K that option would be there. Maybe you can, but I havent figured it out yet
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Old May 1, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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great job
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Old May 1, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Very nice and clean install!
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