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I think we should stick it back to Pioneer and have the disc put on a torrent for everybody.

Do you mean update or upgrade? They are different. An update will be a firmware update and the upgrade will be the navigation discs. I am assuming you are talking about the upgrade because to my knowledge Pioneer has not said anything recently about a firmware update. They have however, talked about the upgrade disc which is a "map data update only" for your navigation. See for yourself: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... /CNDV-80MT This upgrade navigation data disc is said by Pioneer to be released in August. I personally don't give a shit about it unless they do an update

As sad as this is, it is the truth! It's all about money!

Glad to hear you are good to go. We all knew it was something along those lines.

Lol balls on accurate... that's funny. I am glad you figured out your problem. I remember doing the same with my D3. It works really good now. Enjoy!

where did you wire the red wire? it sounds like its coming in contact with the yellow wire or another constant power source...make sure its wired to the accessory wire on the OEM harness Exactly what you need to look for!

Your D3 should not be doing that, I can tell you that much. If I were you I check the wires to make sure everything is connected how it should. Let me know with what you come up with.

I would like to stay away from discouraging what the manual says, but in my experience having the metal place made absolutely no difference. I did all I could from placing the antenna outside of the vehicle, but it was where i got the best reception. I put the antenna on the rear deck where the speakers are, and it was a low signal. I guess making direct contact with the outside of my vehicle is what did the difference. I tried everything else before putting the antenna outside, no other option gave me better results. But because it worked for me it does not mean that's going to work for you w

All I recommend is that you get the best reception signal possible. Try different spots to see where it works best. Having really good signal is paramount for its Navigation capabilities to work well. In case you did not know, you can check the connection status on the radio as you try different placement areas in your vehicle.

I had very similar problems with my D3 for months and nearly punched it several times out of frustration. The last thing it did before I fixed it, was showing me I was an ocean while I was sitting in my garage. So I considered placing the antenna it a different spot to see if it made a difference. I had it in my glove compartment and half the times it worked ok but very shaky when it was off. So I placed that antenna on top of my vehicle to experiment and my reception signal jumped all the way up from basically zero. Immediately, my D3 recognized where I was and since then, It has NOT give

First thing you need to do is get a circuit tester and verify that power is getting to your D3 and check the fuse. It sounds to me that you either blew a fuse or disconnected a cable. Let me know the results. If still you have not figured out the problem, let me know and we will try something else.

Bypassing your unit has abosulutely no affect on your cruise control. I would consider other things.

I am sorry but what is RDS?

All I can say at this point is that I have a D3 and it has never not once given me any problems with its bluetooth. I will be getting the F90bt soon. I will probably leave the mic where it is now in an effort to make the installation easier. I will post results as soon as I have them.