HEY GUYS I PLAN ON GETTING THE D3... WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THEM?? I DID SOME RESEARCH THAT THE NAVIGATION GPS IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT BUT I DONT MIND... IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD BE AWARE OF?? I READ SOME STUFF ON THEM LIKE NOISE PROBLEMS OR SOMETHING LIKE DAT BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE A CONNECTION PROBLEM.

I HAD AN AVIC N2 THAT I LOVED, BUT AFTER SOME TIME, IT STARTED SLOWLY GIVING ME PROBLEMS... LIKE SHUTTING OFF BY IT SELF SO I SOLD IT...

SO I JUST DONT WANT TO RUN IN THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN... SO PLEASE REPLY TO THIS AND LET ME KNOW

Never had any problems with mine, besides it not putting me where I really was on the GPS. Hooked up the VSS wire and it worked fine after that.

You'll love it! when searching addresses, it's all in CAPS-LOCK!

I have had a few nav units & I always end up going back to an AVIC.By far its the best nav for the price plus you can do a search by phone number.I love this feature when I am staying at a hotel & I do a quik search in the phone book for a place to eat.I enter the phone # & we are off heading to the place we have chosen.

I have owned,

AVIC-N1,N3,Z1,Z2 & Now A D3.

I will more than likley be installing the new N4 in my Mini Cooper S.

joe r

cool thanks guys!! this helps alot imma get mines next week! oh yeah whats the vss wire?? is it needed??

Not needed but it helps. You'll learn a lot about the unit by just reading some of the bigger topics in here.

oh yea do u need an install kit for it??

oh yea do u need an install kit for it??

Depends on the car. Some do some dont, others require fabricating a kit.