bean Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Thanks captain. Now I guess I have to get the 2 wire bypass done on my May 06' Z1 for the bypass to work. I've read that many faster/larger drives have reset issues. I'm glad to hear that garrett's drives don't suffer from this problem. It's been a long time since I checked up on hacks for the Z series. I'm glad I did! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainInsaneO Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 The bypass is really easy to do yourself. I'm car illiterate (I like computers way better) and the most difficulty I had was getting the dash out of my 4Runner. The rest was cake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vaernes Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I have sucessfully updated a HD1BT to HD3-II HD3-2 firmware software. I bought a HD3-II and a HD1BT and followed the instructions on this forum for Z1 - Z3 upgrade. I used a Toshiba MK6034GAX 60GB disk with enlarged music partition. Will try Toshiba MK8032GAX 80GB disk soon (1-2 weeks). The update DVD´s from Pioneer are different for US and European models. They have to be, since they upgrade firmware/software for different units and update different maps.. The HD3-II image I copied and used to upgrade my HD1BT was not a virgin image of a new unit. The HD3-II had been used. The update process took about 20 minutes once I put in the new drive and started up the unit. I didn´t try to turn it off while updating but I guess it would start over the next time the unit was turned on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPerkmr954 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 What are then latest maps available for those whom need an upgrade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vaernes Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I´m not sure if I am the right person to answer, I´m guessing you want to know what are the latest US maps? That would be the maps that are included in a new or upgraded to Avic Z3. They also come as an official Pioneer upgrade DVD, CNDV-800HD wich costs about 110$. There are instructions on low cost DIY upgrade on this forum. The easy way is to get one of garrettomey´s custom drives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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