05Stang-GT Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Very cool, did you have to modify the conector so that it wouldnt lock into the iPod? Another question, what the heck is the wire with the resistor in it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 [quote name="03Vic-HPP"]Very cool, did you have to modify the conector so that it wouldnt lock into the iPod? Another question, what the heck is the wire with the resistor in it?[/quote] I used a dremel tool to cut off the teeth that lock the conector in the ipod. The wires are for 2 blue leds that light up the opening when the ipod is not inserted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05Stang-GT Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Cool, what do you have proximity switch imbedded in the dock or something to controll the LED? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 [quote name="03Vic-HPP"]Cool, what do you have proximity switch imbedded in the dock or something to controll the LED?[/quote] No proximity switches. I wired it so they come on when the lights are turned on. They are dim and if the ipod is inserted you cant see the blue light because the ipod screen is much briter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05Stang-GT Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Ahh, ok, so when the iPod is pluged into the pioneer adaptor the screen is lit up...interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Here are some pictures of my AVIC-Z1 installation in my 2004 Mercury Marauder. It was done by Sound Advice, which is now a division of Tweeter. I didn't take a picture of the GPS antenna, but it's mounted right in the middle of the dashboard (very close to the windshield), and it seems to track perfectly in that location. Also not pictured is the JL Audio 10" subwoofer I had installed at the same time, with an Alpine monoblock amp to power it. This replaces the 6" "subwoofer" that was installed at the factory, that bottomed out at a moderately low volume. After hearing (and feeling) the new one, I'm almost embarassed that I had the car for two years before finally replacing the factory sub... [img]http://home.cfl.rr.com/razz/images/Marauder/Dashboard.jpg[/img] Here are two views of the Z1. The gray frame around the Z1 looks brighter in the picture due to the flash, but in actuality it matches the rest of the dash very well. [img]http://home.cfl.rr.com/razz/images/Marauder/Z1Wide.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.cfl.rr.com/razz/images/Marauder/Z1Close.jpg[/img] This is where they Velcro-mounted the microphone, over the speedometer between 75-80 MPH (shouldn't be in the way there, right? :wink: ) [img]http://home.cfl.rr.com/razz/images/Marauder/Mic1.jpg[/img] And here's where they put the IR transmitter for the steering wheel controls, in the overhead console. There is some sluggishness with the controls, as would be expected with any IR system, but it usually doesn't completely miss any button presses. [img]http://home.cfl.rr.com/razz/images/Marauder/IRTransmitter.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiboy Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Beautiful! I just love the Mercury Marauder! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05Stang-GT Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Looks great! Wonder why they used the IR version versus the wired version? Do you know if that bezel was a part they had or something custom? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 [quote name="03Vic-HPP"]Looks great! Wonder why they used the IR version versus the wired version? Do you know if that bezel was a part they had or something custom?[/quote] They told me that "all of the after-market systems use IR for the steering wheel controls" and installed the [url=http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=150]PAC SWI-X[/url] adapter. Would the [url=http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_product_details.jsp?cid=17877]SWI-PS[/url] have worked with the Z1? I'm fairly certain, from the way the installer was explainng how they would install it, that they did make the bezel themselves; there wasn't an off-the-shelf part that would have fit properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05Stang-GT Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Yeah Im pretty sure the SWI PS will work, thats the one I am planning on getting. What functions are you able to controll with the steering wheel controls, after reading the instructions on PACs site, I wasn't sure what I would have? I wasn't able to get the Z1 as far back into the dash as they did...guess I need to work at it a bit more.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NYRngrs24 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Marauder - i have a swi-ps for my avic d1. works great. very very very small delay. but that's it. not as bad as IR. I don't get why installer places dont have these or know of them. I went to a few install shops to buy one, and only one of them had it. and one told me it wont work in my car. what a dumbass. its universal. anyway. it works and was easy to program, and DO NOT need a remote to program it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NYRngrs24 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 [img]http://www.rossberenson.com/images/car/wholedash.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.rossberenson.com/images/car/center.jpg[/img] the sub is a 12in. the box looks bigger than it really is. [img]http://www.rossberenson.com/images/livejournal/sub1.JPG[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiboy Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 [quote name="Marauder"] They told me that "all of the after-market systems use IR for the steering wheel controls" and installed the [url=http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=150]PAC SWI-X[/url] adapter. Would the [url=http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_product_details.jsp?cid=17877]SWI-PS[/url] have worked with the Z1? I'm fairly certain, from the way the installer was explainng how they would install it, that they did make the bezel themselves; there wasn't an off-the-shelf part that would have fit properly.[/quote] No you could have used the SWI-PS. I did. It works great, but there are only 9 things it will send to the head unit. But it handles most of the buttons most cars have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 [quote name="03Vic-HPP"]Yeah Im pretty sure the SWI PS will work, thats the one I am planning on getting. What functions are you able to controll with the steering wheel controls, after reading the instructions on PACs site, I wasn't sure what I would have? I wasn't able to get the Z1 as far back into the dash as they did...guess I need to work at it a bit more....[/quote] I have the same functions that I had with the factory stereo: Volume up/down, source selection ("Mode"), and next track. They did ask me which functions I wanted, because there are several more available that can be assigned to any of the four steering wheel buttons, but those were the most convenient for me. The other functions included mute, previous track, preset up and down, and band (there may have been more, I just don't remember them). But I'm not sure if those were features only of the IR control, or if they would also be available with the SWI-PS. The installer did have to do some cutting behind the unit to get it to fit into the Marauder's dash. I saw another Pioneer system (a D1, I think) installed in someone else's Marauder, and he told me that he had to cut behind it to get it to fit flush with the dash as well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 [quote name="NYRngrs24"]Marauder - i have a swi-ps for my avic d1. works great. very very very small delay. but that's it. not as bad as IR. I don't get why installer places dont have these or know of them. I went to a few install shops to buy one, and only one of them had it. and one told me it wont work in my car. what a dumbass. its universal. anyway. it works and was easy to program, and DO NOT need a remote to program it.[/quote] [quote name="ducatiboy"]No you could have used the SWI-PS. I did. It works great, but there are only 9 things it will send to the head unit. But it handles most of the buttons most cars have.[/quote] I would have [i]much[/i] preferred that to the IR system--I'm not sure why Sound Advice wasn't aware of the existence of the SWI-PS. It would have been much easier to install as well, without having to mount the IR transmitter and program the IR commands into the unit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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