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Joegr, Thanks very much. I'll give this a try today and let everyone know the results.

I would go with the voltage regulator. Using resistors alone, will not generate the desired voltage levels, particularly if you do not know the loading affects of the amplifier.

No it doesn't bring on the antitheft password screen. What actually happens is that I will turn my ignitation key switch to the position just before 'ON' and the radio will begin to boot-up. When I finally take the next step and turn the key to the on position (CRANK) the radio reboots. Normally this isn't a problem, except for the long boot up times of the F90BT, I don't want to have to go through it twice.

Thanks for the suggestion. I was thinking the same thing, except for the fact that the car cranks up just fine, with no hesitation. I was leaning more towards the F90BT and its low voltage tolerance of +10.8V.

I hope some one can help me with this one. I notice that when I crank my car, the battery source will dip from +12V to as low as +9.2V, before recovering to +12V. As a consequence the radio will reboot during the +9.2V dip. I looked up the acceptable voltage range for the AVIC-F90BT and it turns out to be +10.8V / +15.1V. So this explains the observation. Has anyone else had a similar experience, and if so what did you do to correct it? I'm thinking of installing a capacitor. Thanking you in advance, and begging your forgiveness if this topic has already been covered, as I was uns

SBKIM, Yes, wire the camera's power to ACC. Also, make sure the pioneer wire marked reverse is tapped off of your car's reverse signal light, so that the HU knows to automatically switch to the camera when you are reversing.

sbkim, If you would like the camera on all the time, even when you are not reversing, there is a button that lets you manually set the viewing screen to the review camera.

Good. The illustration I sent you, applies to the other end of that black connector you showed me. The other end is located where your radio was. We can take this off line if you'd like, just send me your contact information to xcutthexrecordx@aol.com. Just remove all the x's from the email address.

Question, did your system not have anything connected to the Bose Amp, besides the Fiber Optic connectors? In addition to the DB2 fiber optic connector that connects the HU to the Bose amp there should also have been a wire harness as well.

The wiring will be located at the console where your old head unit was. My head unit was a Command 2.0. The pin outs for the connector can be found on the following attachments. I hope this helps. Reply if you need the part number for the wiring harness you'll need in order to preserve your original connector. I ordered mine off amazon.com. Also you'll need an antenna adapter and possible an antenna splitter, if you intend to utilize MSNDirect and HD Radio.

j3cubcapt, I also have a 2003 Mercedes with a Bose system. I am happily running the F90BT without having to change out the Bose amp nor the speakers. Although the Bose system is fiber optic, this is only for the exchanging of data. The Bose amp has preamp inputs that can be wired directly to the F90BT preamp outputs. Additionally, both these preamp electrical signal levels operate at 4V. I hope this helps.

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Yes it does ship with the new 2.0 firmware. The packaging comes with a sticker right on the front stating 2.0. I also ordered mine from the same vendor. They were professional and quick. I ordered mine before Christmas and paid $627. Too bad for me.

Bra-Voh, I had the same issue. I have a Mercedes which is a Can-Bus system, so I had to take my ignition feed from the cigarette lighter. Perhaps you can get it from there also?

I can help you answer the factory GPS antenna queston. Yes it is possible to use the factory installed GPS. I've done this myself for my Mercedes CLK430. The only problem you'll run into is that the connector on your factory antenna might be different than the one used by the Pioneer. I believe the one used by the pioneer is a Fakra. The way I over came the different connectors was to cut the wire of the pioneer unit, close to the actual antenna (the black puck like device), being careful to leave a generous portion of wire attached to the connector, in case of an error. Remember it

I haven't but I have a question about how did you like the service?

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I just got off the phone with al&eds and they did confirm that I can take delivery of the unit and return it for a full refund if I'm unhappy with it after 30 days. In fact they said they would give me the equivalent Kenwood unit, I think the model number is 7125, for the same price. I just didn't feel I wanted to go through the headache of receiving the unit, installing it, then having to return it, so I just canceled the order. The issues I am reading about with the f90bt is just a deal breaker for me. Not trying to be a guinea pig.

When I found out that the discount applied to other items on the site I loaded up the truck !!! Thanks Al & Ed. I bought a back up camera, XM receiver, HD Radio receiver and of course the AVIC-90BT for an amazing price. Can't wait till my order gets here. The site is painfully slow, but the service was great, I even got a personal call from Travis to verify my shipping address, as it was different to my billing address. I also want to give a big thank you to Diegosilang for organizing everything !!

Count me in.

JasonH, I noticed the back of the AVIC-90BT has a digital output. Can you tell me if this digital output is compatible with the Bose Amplifiers found in the Mercedes' line of vehicles. As I understand it, these amplifiers take a fiber optic medium from the receiver. I have a 2003 Mercedes clk430 cabriolet, and I am eagerly anticipating the release of the 90BT.