Egmont Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I installed the AVIC-Z1 in my 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited X with the help of a professional installer. We took the old radio out, performing surgery on the Jeep to fit the AVIC-Z1, the whole was to small. He hard wired the speakers, power and took the ignition from the cig. lighter. The VSS we picked up next to the computer in the engine compartment. The GPS antenna I left on to of the radio, covert by a plastic cover. All works great including the by-pass. The only problem is the iPod, all the controls work, but no sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Turn the IP-bus cable around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 And pics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egmont Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Turn the IP-bus cable around. I will post some pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Any chance you can give me contact info on your installer? I'm sure if I get my installer ti have a short chat w/him, I can get this unit into my Jeep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egmont Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I will ask him in the morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 You have to switch the ends of the IP bus cable going from the iPod unit to the Z1. When the cable is backwards, you get control but no sound. If I remember correctly, out is black, so you would need to put the black end of the IP bus into the black 'out' of the iPod box, and the blue end of the IP bus into the blue 'in' of the Z1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 The color of the ipbus cable doesn't really matter, just make sure the end going to the ipod interface is plugged into the blue port of the interface. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I will ask him in the morning. Egmont, I'm going to be in S NJ with the jeep late next week. I'd consider hiring your installer to do mine. You have a PM on the other forum w/my contact info...please give it to him. I don't have the Pioneer unit, nor the Metra part yet...can you give me a clue where to get them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiboy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 The color of the ipbus cable doesn't really matter, just make sure the end going to the ipod interface is plugged into the blue port of the interface. Actually I'm pretty sure it does. I had the correct ports on both devices (ipod and Z1) but I had the colors backwards on the cable (even in the correct ports) and I had the same problem, controls and no audio. This is what I remember going back to April 06 when I installed mine and had the same problem. I'm not about to rip my Z1 out to double check my memory though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 No it really doesn't my coworker and I got into a nice heated arguement about this. So we grabbed the stuff off the wall. Hooked the cable up backwards and it worked like a champ. Just gotta make sure it's in the right port on the interface is all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egmont Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks guy's I will check it tomorrow, I made it easy to get too. Come on now ducatiboy, don't you want to run out and check it quickly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiboy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks guy's I will check it tomorrow, I made it easy to get too. Come on now ducatiboy, don't you want to run out and check it quickly? No not really. I could have accidentally reverse the wire and plugged it into the wrong port as well. I know I had the colors reversed, but I thought I had it in the right ports, but I pulled them out and revered the cable and when I plugged it back in I thought I plugged the cable back into the same ports but colors reversed and it worked. If cntrylvr79 tested this, then he is right. I'm going off what I thought I did 10 months ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egmont Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I have to take pictures anyway and by taken it apart again I will be able to get more detailed ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egmont Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Here is a link to the install pictures of the unit, minus the camera, which I did not get yet. http://www.pbase.com/em_ct/avic-z1 Here is a link to the Jeep forum with some more detail http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=3058 PS I had iPod wire reversed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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