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Unfortunately I was not able to get the AVIC Z1. This weekend I will be installing a JLw7-12 and a kicker zr 1000.1 mono block amp. then i will try again to get an AVIC-Z1. There was a miscommunication with the person that I was buying it from, and he ended up selling it to someone else.

 

As far as pic's go, I was just browsing the 8thgen civic forums looking for tips to do my install, when i ran across this. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9226

Someone there posted pics of there Z1 install.

Hope that helps!!

MP'3 in mass quanity would be the benefit for me also, and having a computer for the sole use of mp3 and video playback would be relatively cheap considering you wouldn't need to buy a fancy touchscreen or an "eye pleasing" computer. You could literally mount it in the trunk, glove compartment..etc. Just have a cd rom for ripping cd's and a decent size HDD for storage or said mp3's and divx movies. I've recently seen 160gb HDD for right around 100 with tax, and I'm sure that you can find them larger and cheaper on the net. I am also interested in accessing the net from a car, simply because I am a geek. I see no "real" benefit to I-net access in a car except to simply say "I can google from my car!"

 

I have an old p.o.s. computer that I am going to try and connect to my z1 this weekend, if i can find the video card that I have with tv out.

 

A side note. Anyone ever used one of those Mobile Laptop Mounts in a car before? I was seriously considering this option at one point, and it keeps popping back into my head. Security/Inconvience is my main concern. (Taking the Laptop out of my car when I park some were for an extended amount of time and putting it.....in my trunk? HA I live in Texas. Melted laptops are not my idea of a good time.)

Sweet! I also just read about the location of the parking brake wire, which I read is located in a white plug on the right side of the steering column, so I am now ready to go!

The VSS is blue in the plug on the back of the radio, reverse is brown in the driver's kick panel. Outside of that, the rest is pretty much straightforward.

is the vss wire not the same thing as the speed sense wire?? I hope I am not getting confused...

Technically, I should be able to install one of those front ends on my laptop for testing purposes ( I'm not really inclined to install my laptop in my car.) using a gyration mouse ( had to google the company) as a remote to click on the frontend buttons. If no one gets to this point before I do, I will let you guys know how it goes probably this Saturday. I'll post screenshots as well so you guys can kinda see what it looks like on the z1 screen. If it does look good enough, I may put an old computer in my trunk just because i can. It seems a bit redundant, but on the plus side, I gain more storage for music and vidoes and a bit more functionality. ( Internet through pcmcia card from a cellular company?)

Yeah I think i've read that before...somewhere! I've been doing a lot of reading on the installation. I'm starting to feel comfortable giving it a shot. I'm kinda puzzled though, I went to an installer and I was told that it's very hard to get to the speed sense wire, so installation would be around $250 for that reason.....

hmm.

thank you, I will keep that in mind as well.

For the most part it seems if i just take my time, i'll be fine

http://www.mp3car.com/

 

 

It will look fine as long as you have a decent video card. What you want to do is essentially create a car-puter and use the AVIC as the monitor. Done many times and never a problem with the screens. There is actually custom software people have created to use that gives a awesome front-end however I'm not sure how the avic could send signals back to the pc (software is meant for touch-screen displays).

 

Hmm. I have always had trouble connecting my video card to a tv. I am a gamer so I have always had a high quality video card in my machine. Funny, that website was my "alternate choice" to the z1. Still, I remain curious as to how good a computer would look on that z1's screen. I may give it a go this weekend when I install my z1. I have a laptop with svideo out.

I belive you are correct when you speak of the touch screen. a solution that I am think of is using a gyro mouse ( drawing a blank right now for the name of the company that makes them) that you can move the mouse pointer by moving the mouse in the air, instead of on a desk.

The VSS is blue in the plug on the back of the radio, reverse is brown in the driver's kick panel. Outside of that, the rest is pretty much straightforward.

Thank you for your answer. Just one more question just to make sure I understand. The vss wire is the same as the speed sense wire right? I think that's the last question I have. Seems like I will be able to get this done this weekend.

 

Thanks!!

the size of the screen and the resolution is what makes me think it will look too bad to use. At one point I had a 6 inch screen in my vehicle and hooked up a cpu to it and it looked really bad, but then again it was a cheap screen. I have had the same issue when hooking my computer up to a tv.

Hi,

Has anyone here installed the z1 into an 06 civic? I have an LX with the standard factory radio ( non-navi). I have all the parts( dash kit, wire harness etc.) I was just wondering if there was anything that i need to look out for that would make the installation smoother. I am going to start my install on friday. Any help or tips would be appreciated.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew how hard it would be to install the AVIC-Z1 into a 06 civic. I read that the VSS wire is on the harness due to the fact that the stock radio has a speed sensitive volume control. But when I went to a local installer, I was told that ther speed wire is hard to locate so the installation would be more than normal. If that wire is on the harness, could someone please verify that. That way I can do the install myself and save some cash!!
Thank

Has anyone tried a pc svideo out to the avic z1? If so how did it work out? I was thinking about doing the old keyboard/mouse combo in the dash. Then I can store additional music, movies, etc on the computer and access it at my leisure. If there are prior posts on this I appologize. I have not mastered the search functionallity on this site yet. I seem to get TONS of results for each search I do. Anyway, if there are posts please just point me in their direction. Thank you!

 

Jeff

 

did you try to hook up your pc yet? I am curious about how it looks on the AVIC's screen as well, as this was an idea that I had as well.

Please let me know how it goes, if you decied to hook it up.