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If the part is shipping, do you know where I can order one from?

Hey everyone,

 

I have been reading your post...

 

I spoke to PAC last week and they advised that the unit may be available by mid March, depending if the old stock is sold out...

 

I was advised in an email that the new revsion would be 1.6.5, this was from an email from PAC's tech support...

 

I am doing the newest SWI-JACk tomorrow in a '04 540i on a 700BT.

 

Sure hope it is the new revision...cause if it isn't, I am gonna find one and swap it out later.

 

Will post results soon.

 

Luke

Didnt you already send a e-mail to our tech department???

 

I've actually sent 2 emails to the department.

 

no technical response received

 

Just a friendly sales guy saying he reads the tech department's emails?

So everybody knows, we, PAC, have did our best to remedy most of the concerns of the SWI-PS. Unfortunately the preset signal is no longer sent to the wired remote input, so there is no fix for that. As far as the delay, if anybody understands how this part works, it has to recieve and change the input signal to a useable data signal accepted by the Pioneer.Somethings cannot be changed on our end and we do the best we can.

 

Fo those that are complaining about spending $50 on this part, you are probably not buying form a authorized dealer since this part retails for $89.99.Most of those sales were probably eBay sales in which PAC will not honor any issues or old revisions with those parts.

 

PAC

 

Is Best Buy an authorized dealer? They have them for $47.99.

Didnt you already send a e-mail to our tech department???

The only difference is the blue tooth feature was added to intitiate/end a call. Any voice recognition is dependent on the head unit.

It will now also work with the AVH models.

I do have the new version number. Its 1.6.7, but dont look for it on the shelf till the old version is sold outm so maybe March???

Dont kill the messenger

I dont have that information yet, but i will post it up as soon as i get it

there wont be any visible signs of being the newer part except for a revision number.The other problem is that most dealers will sell through their old stock before ordering or stocking the new revision

We should be recieving them any day now, waiting for packaging and header cards

Your best bet is to use this part to add an amp. This is a plug and playconverter for the Fords. P/N AOEM-FRD24. I have it on my Shaker 1000 added a 12" Orion sub in the spare tire well and removed the fatory 10's.

To clarify, the SWI-PS will do presets(but not on the AVIC-F's). The new Pioneer is the problem.There is no other steering wheel control on the market that will control presets with the new F series.

I just checked with our engineering department.The buletooth fuction will only be used to answer/end calls. There will be no voice function as far as we know.

Again, our part will only do so much.Pionner hasnt been to easy to want to make changes based on all of the complaints.

You shouldnt have wasted your money on the Shaker 1000 subs.They are a waste of money.I pulled mine out. You will get more bass from your system if you put your door subs on a better amp.My door subs hit harder then the 10 in the trunk.

Check for the wiring in the right corner of your trunk.

They will not work.period.

Everybody please understand, PAC does only what it can with what is given to work with.Pioneer changed the inputs to the wired remote input on the rear of the radio.There is NOTHING that can be done on our side about that.

So everybody knows, we, PAC, have did our best to remedy most of the concerns of the SWI-PS. Unfortunately the preset signal is no longer sent to the wired remote input, so there is no fix for that. As far as the delay, if anybody understands how this part works, it has to recieve and change the input signal to a useable data signal accepted by the Pioneer.Somethings cannot be changed on our end and we do the best we can.

Fo those that are complaining about spending $50 on this part, you are probably not buying form a authorized dealer since this part retails for $89.99.Most of those sales were probably eBay sales in which PAC will not honor any issues or old revisions with those parts.

PAC

unfortunately, there is no "upgrade" or "reprogrammng" available.This is not my decision, so dont flame me

I would say, for those that have a "defective" unit and bought through a reputable dealer and not some ebay whorehouse, they should return it for a replacement, thats just what i'd do.

anybody understand that

Unfortunately, i have some bad news.We just got word that Pioneer, is NOT going to change the way their input works, meaning that the presets will not work,period.

The only change between the current SWI-PS and the soon to be released SWI-PS is going to be the addition of Pioneer Bluetooth commands for answer call, end call and phone status.

Sorry guys, we tried.

Thanks for all the feedback. Im trying to compile a list of repetative issues so my engineering department knows whats working and whats not.

As far as the delay, that is the nature of the part becasue we are converting the data from the button to a useable input to the radio.My suggestion is to press the button and hold for at least 1 second.I know this is not how the factory control worked, but its the only way.All products on the market will work the same, since we private label with iot being our patent.

We already know of the presets not working and being intermittent, is there anything else you guys are experiencing???

Mario

We (PAC) are trying to get feedback on the incompatibility issues right now.WE know it not to be 100% compatible at this time, meaning it will not do the presets. We are hearing that it does work.Im assuming the people that say it does work, their cars arent equipt with presets on the steering wheel.

If you having problems please let me know the vehicle year and what its not doing.

FYI, we are releasing a new revision, sometime after CES, so i suggest not buying the new SWI-PS till then if you are having problems.The piece will also retain factory bluetooth if equipt.

Mario

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