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The only thing I am not satisfied with is the slow map update releases. I use a different gps devise in my truck. They come out with map updates for it every 6 months. I have purchased the last two updates for it for $99 each. The map data that came on it was newer than the map data that came on the avic. I would not recomend buying an avic if you are planning on having the latest maps. I feel that once you make the purchase they do not feel that they need to suport you anymore. I just turned someone away from an S1 because of it. I have owned my avic since the week they were released and ther

I just got an S1 today. You can't search by intersection on my Z1 but you can on the S1. All you do is hit the menu button, then the right arrow button on the touch screen, and then Crossing search button on the touch screen.

Not only was he wrong about that, but it can play mp3 cd's. It just won't rip them. I have played mp3 cd's that I burnt with several albums on it.

I love that the Z1 has a hard drive. When I visit friends houses I ask if I can download there new cd's into the avic while I am at there home and dont even need to leave with them. Also When I purchase a new cd I rip it into the avic and then put the cd in my other car. I love not having the clutter of cd's in my car. most of my music is on mp3, but it will usually rip it after burning onto a audio cd. You just need to manualy enter the track info after. having your music on the hard drive allows you to make custom play lists as well. I do use my voice recognition feature and find that it is

I said that because that is what pioneers customer tech support told me, as well as another avic owner. I thought it was wierd as well. Acually I do not think my car had any other problems, I just changed everything because I still had the noise. I do not try to insult anyone here I was simply trying to contribute to the site with the info I was told by pioneer and another avic owner. It sort of made sence because I fired up the head unit several times before I installed my amps or speakers in the car. I know a lot more about electronics than most stereo installers. I was an electrician on av

Found a speed converter for you made by dakota digital. With this I dont think you would have any problems. You would still be able to use your stock speedo and have an electrical pulse for the AVIC Z1. I am sorry if I made it sound intimidating because it really wouldn't be that dificult. Maybe add 1-2 hours to install. Mach 1s are totally sweet man. Good luck. http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/ ... prd109.htm

Depends on your trans. I just got done installing my z1 into a 71 Nova and I think we would have the same problems. The biggest problem is your transmission. If you have the original transmission it will be very hard to hook your speed wire to your speedo sender. Most old tranys use a spinning cable instead of a wire. I have a newer t56 6 speed that uses an electronic speedo so I did not run into the same problem. I believe there are companys that make an adapter to convert cable to electronic, but I dont know of any that will alow you to have both so you might need to switch your speedo to el

Sounds like it might be the loud noise I had even though mine was not due to installing sat radio. If you powered the sys up without the speakers or amps hooked up you could have blown the internal fuse. I tryed everything to get rid of my noise before sending it in for service. The service center said it was a blown internal fuse and had the unit back to me exactly 1 week from when I sent it in to be checked. When I got it back it worked great with no noise.

I attached a pic from the xm site of my area. It seems very very cool. Lots of aditional info!

Man do I ever feel stupid. That was it. I thought the other wire was not used. Works great now. I can't believe how much info it found local to me. Thanks again.

Thanks for the response. You might be on to it. I have the power hooked up, the gps entena, and one big cable that goes to the back of the avic. I thought the instructions said the other cable port is not used. Thanks I will check into that.

Hello everyone. Well now that I have my alternator noise problem fixed it is time to figure out the other problem that I am having. This one is weird. I have a subscription for both xm and nav traffic but only get xm radio. My nav traffic has never turned on. The wierd part is if I check on the xm status screed it says STATUS not connected and SIGNAL STRENGTH no signal, yet I get all the xm radio stations and they seem to be working fine. Pre sets work and everything. Today I called and verified that I have the subscription for both and reset the xm reciever and the Avic Z1. It does not seem

I dont think the Eclipse can use bluetooth and it does not have nav traffic. You can only use sirius sat service.No XM. It does have a 30 gig drive. (AVN5495) and it is HD radio ready. My avic setup in my nova is one of the best sounding stereo I have ever heard, but I am using external amps on all my speakers which are Infinity components and jl 12w6 sub.

If your 4 runner has a double din you can install it. I know there are people using them in 99 tacomas and I think the dash is the same. The only time you really can't is if your ac or info center buttons are integrated into the stereo and even then I was told there are adapters for a lot of aplications. It is also more dificult if you are installing it into an older vehicle that has a mechanical spedo cable. The AVIC needs to tie into an electrical speedo sensor. Luckely my old nova has a new 6 speed with electric sender.

Just to let you guys know and to try to contribute to the info here I got my avicz1 back today! It was out of my posession for exactly 1 week. I live in So cal so the shipping was only one day from the so cal pioneer repair center. I pluged it in and it is working great!!! Finally after owning this unit for about 6 months I dont have any alternator noise!!!!!!! They said they replaced a single internal fuse and reset the system.

Just to let you guys know and to try to contribute to the info here I got my avicz1 back today! It was out of my posession for exactly 1 week. I live in So cal so the shipping was only one day from the so cal pioneer repair center. I pluged it in and it is working great!!! Finally after owning this unit for about 6 months I dont have any alternator noise!!!!!!! They said they replaced a single internal fuse and reset the system.

Best buy sells a cleaning kit for plasma tv's made by monster that works great. It comes with a cleaner in a spray bottle that is made for cleaning flat panel big screens, and a lintless cloth. I think it was $20. If used only for cleaning the avic it would last forever. Fairly large bottle.

Yea, I was wondering the same thing for a while, but I later heard that if that was the problem it would only have increased noise when the radio is selected. You know like AM and FM. I always have a but load of noise. You can even hear the hard drive searching over the speakers.

I have a Tacoma but I did not install my AVIC in that vehicle. I do not know the answers to your questions or I would help you out. I was just wondering if you could post some pics of it installed in a tacoma. I bet its sweet.

I called pioneer tech line and asked for a status on my z1. They asked me for my tracking number from when I shiped it to them. After I gave her the tracking number she told me it had been repaired by replacing an internal fuse and re setting the system. I think it is cool that they track the repair from the ingoing tracking number. Just remember to save it if anyone needs repair. I should get it back in a couple of days. I just hope that fixed the prob and the fuse never blows again. I will keep my fingers crossed.

You can acually insert a cd with a bunch of mp3's burnt to it in different folders. You can navigate the folders and listen to the music you want to on the cd.

I sent mine in because of excessive alternator noise. I tried using the PAC filters and a new alternator but still made just as much noise. It also made a humming noise when I turned on the headlights even with the car off. You could even hear the hard drive seeking over the speakers. I hope they fix it. That sucks that I am going to be without it until near christmas.

I sent my avic z1 into Pioneers repair center in CA and havent heard anything. UPS said it was delivered and signed for last friday. Pioneer said to mail the hu with a copy of the recipt and my contact info. They did not give me any kind of account number. If any of you have sent your pioneer in for repair how long did it take before you were contacted or recieved your unit back?

Also I gotta thank you Ducatiboy for your quick shipment of your circuit. I couldn't believe how fast I recieved it. It works flawlessly. Now I am just hoping that Pioneer fixes my head unit.

No I think it was a maverick in waynes world. The car is going to get painted once I finish with all the mechanical upgrades. Right now it has extremely upgraded front and rear suspension and new corvette brakes for open road racing. This car will acually out corner most new cars. It currently has about 450 horsepower and a new 6 speed manual T56 out of a Viper.