OmegaRed1723

I have an aging AVIC-F90BT that I'm thinking of replacing with an AVIC-8000NEX. Does anyone know whether the wiring harnesses for these units are the same? It would be nice to simply unplug the F90BT, swap in the 8000NEX and not have to change out the harness.

I used this forum a couple years ago to mod my US-spec F90BT and it was very helpful. Hopefully you all can assist me once more. I was running version 3.010100 on my F90BT, but wanted to update to 2011 maps. To make a long story short, I wanted to start fresh; however, I could not locate my backup disk. So I downloaded Alex's flash disk backup from page 40 of this thread in the hopes of restoring to his image. Upon doing so, my unit got stuck in the "System Startup in Progress" reboot loop. When I click the 'map' button on the unit, I will get a Windows CE error box that states: Fatal er

Editing code is a bit above my pay grade but it's good to know that it could be fixed if I were so inclined. I do find it amusing that Pioneer/iGo managed to screw up the most basic component of a navigation system, i.e., the direction the vehicle is traveling. Thanks for the input Boris—as always you have an answer.

Yes, I'm aware that the red end is the directional indicator (I made sure to triple check that in the owner's manual before I went any further). I pulled the unit out of the dash so I could get to the GPS antenna. I unplugged it, reconnected it, and placed it in a different area to see if this made a difference. No dice. I was traveling eastbound on the Massachusetts turnpike with the red arrow pointing west!! I then headed southbound on I-95 and the red arrow will point south; but if the road curves in a south-easterly direction, the red arrow will say I'm traveling southWEST. Again,

I have an F90BT, and I noticed that while in 3D mode the compass does not point in the correct direction while I'm driving. My VW GTI has an electronic compass so I've been able to check the F90 against the car's internal compass. North and South are correct, but East and West seem to be flipped. For example, if I'm heading SE the compass will point SW. It doesn't affect the actual navigation, but it's still pretty annoying to have the compass always pointed in the wrong direction. I just upgraded to the 3.01 firmware today and was hoping the problem would be resolved; however, the iss

The most I've seen in weeks is 8%. I think Microsoft was trying to push their live.com service over the past couple of months, which is why they were offering such deep discounts. Maybe they were successful or they weren't; either way I think that promotional discount period is over for good.

BenF700BT—I didn't bother with the factory 10-speaker setup. My last car was an '08 Acura TL-S which had a really nice audio system, and after about a week in the VW I knew their "premium" stereo wasn't going to cut it. There is no reason, however, that you couldn't retain the factory speakers and only install the F700. You'll just need the PAC C2R-VW and the Metra 40-EU55 antenna adaptor.

Not true. On my F90 I just had 'Stevie Ray Vaughn: Live at the El Mocambo' playing on DVD while the navigation was telling me how to get to my destination. The navi attenuates the DVD sound and speaks over it.

The complete parts list is as follows: PAC# C2R-VW (OEM Wiring Interface) PAC# SWI-PS (Steering Wheel Interface) PAC# SWI-CAN (CAN BUS Interface) Metra# 40-EU55 (Antenna Adapter) American International# VW-K1017 (Dash Installation Kit) I used all of these on my MkV GTI with zero issues. Everything is available on enfigcarstereo.com and they have extremely quick turnaround.

The mic wire was run up the passenger side A-pillar and across the headliner into place. There's plenty of length in the wire so it wasn't a huge deal. The GPS antenna has excellent reception. That center vent grill is made of metal so we were concerned about interference, but it wasn't an issue at all.

We worked a couple hours a day for 3 Saturdays and then he took the car for 3 days to finish everything. I'd say there's probably 25 hours into the car, not including tuning.

For the MkV, you need the following adapters from PAC: C2R-VW SWI-CAN SWI-PS This setup retains use of the volume +/- and the mute button on the left side of the steering wheel. You do lose all audio control on the right side of the steering wheel as well as radio information on the MFD. No soldering was required to daisy chain these adapters.

I bought my F90 on the 'bay for $510 (after rebates) and it came totally sealed with all serial numbers intact. The unit displays a keycode that you enter into the MSN website to activate the service. A nice thing I didn't realize is that you get 3 free months of MSN Direct—no credit cards or anything. That's plenty of time to see if the service is worth keeping or not.

Next to none. There is actually quite a bit of airflow on the rear side of the amps right underneath the heatsink fins. I played the system for over an hour this afternoon at highway volume and they were barely warm to the touch afterward. VERY impressed with the heat dissipation.

I don't think the deck is geared towards audiophiles in the sense that it's lacking advanced EQ settings, time alignment, etc. My perception may also be a bit skewed because of the poor factory speaker locations in my car. There was only so much tuning we could do before saying, "It's not getting any better." For true SQ, the Eclipse AVN series is a better bet, but for the money the AVIC is above average. I've never been a fan of rear fill, and since I drive by myself 90% of the time I don't foresee myself using the DVD function all that much. It's one of those toys you break out when