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suck it up and spend some money on a regular harness (w/ speaker wire inputs) and an adjustable line out converter. Peripheral makes a nice one called the SVEN4 which gives you speaker wire in and out for just this occasion. Will give you proper level into factory bose amp and eliminate any engine noise/whine you may get w/ the plug you used.

 

Also, next time consider professional installation.

Thanks for the reply. I may be able to get the unit swapped for the f90bt, would this solve my issue? or will I still need to change to a regular harness w/ the line out converter?

I have the exact same issue.

See this forum

http://forums.maxima.org/audio-electronics/554278-bose-radio-speaker-replacement-thread.html

I found the problem.

Seems that were not the only ones. The Bose AMP requires a 4volt to function correctly.

The only option we seem to have is either go for the f90bt w/ 7551 or a scosche kit.

See this thread:

Hey Guys

I recently purchased a AVIC-F900BT and installed it into an Infiniti G35 w/ Bose. I used the metra 7551 wiring harness to keep the factory Bose amp. http://www.metraonline.com/products.aspx?s=7551 and the CD-IU230V ipod cable.

Upon wiring everything I tested the radio and it worked, sound is coming from all speakers but very low. When maxing out the volume on the f900bt, it isn't very loud, I cant even hear anything until I raise it to at least 45.

When using the IPOD connection, nothing is heard at all. Where could I have gone wrong? I didn't use the speaker wires, but used the pig tales(to retain the amp). If the amp wasn't powered then I wouldn't be getting anything out of the speakers at all right?

Also, does the f900bt come with a trim plate? The F900BT doesn't properly fit w/ the JDM Double Din kit, there's a bit of a gap.

Thanks!

Ya, I saw that one but I didn't pull the trigger, it wasn't even in stock and at that price it can be had cheaper via an authorized dealer in the states.

I'd prefer to buy it locally but I need a JDM double din kit for my car and the seller is unwilling to ship it here.

Anywho, just like you I dont mind buying it now and then applying the firmware update.

Its better then my girlfriend singing Celine Dion while I have no stereo.

Maybe im not the majority here, but id rather have a unit thats slow booting up and has minor glitches than nothing at all... throwing in an update at a later time is no big deal.

 

Guy at Future Shop is giving me a sweet deal, $850 for the F900BT, so I dont wanna just walk away, but damn... its maddening not even having a rough idea on a release.... days..weeks....months?

 

Guess not much I can do about but whine/complain/wait.

That is a damn good deal, is this a friend via employee discount?

If they can sell that low im curious as to what their cost is.

http://www.jr.com (Authorized)

F900BT Onsale - $829.99 http://www.jr.com/pioneer/pe/PIO_AVICF900BT/ Free shipping (OOS)

http://www.abt.com (Authorized)

5% july4th sale - good until July 6th (per cs)

700BT - $644.10

900BT - N/A

90BT - $1023.15

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Hi Guys

I've been shopping around for the F-Series line and have viewed several online retailers, with varying prices.

It would nice if we can consolidate information on current sales and reseller ratings, authorized or un-authorized.

So post what F-Series deals you've found and lets help each other out

From what I've heard from alot of retailers and Pioneer Canada themselves is that they have delayed shipment to fix the issues.

Whatever stock that has been shipped out to retailers are being sold. Anything that hasn't shipped out from Pioneer will likely stay that way until they can iron out the bugs.

I'm planning a trip to Buffalo soon, I'll likely be getting mine via cross-border.

I've been looking around for a good price on a 900/90 and from my research if its too good to be true then it very might well be.

Try running a google search on ikesound and you'll find the horror stories.

Despite the attractive price, its one risk im not willing to take.

Looks like wilddigital is a bait and swith company.

When I called them, the rep asked me whether I wanted the OEM or Retail unit.

Apparently the item listed for $750 is an oem unit with no harness or dvd cd while the Retail unit is $100 more.

Avoid this place like the plague.

Looks like all those retailers are out of stock on the 900BT.

Has anyone found another retailer with availability around a similar price?

Would the ipod video cable (rca) be required or would the video signal be transported via the CD-IU230V?

thanks.

It will play videos off of CD's, ipod, SD cards, and USB drives.

Thank you sir.

Hi Folks

I know the F700bt does not support video from dvd's but can I still play videos that are stored on my ipod video?

Thanks.