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WetWork999 said:

Where do you get the ipod docking port??? Funny thing is I bought the ipod adaptor from Pioneer and have yet to open the box.

~WW

I made the Docking station. About $6.00 worth of plastic but you do need a mill.

Wow, that docking port is awesome.
Great work!

I made the Docking station. About $6.00 worth of plastic but you do need a mill.

Got any plans for it, I have access to a mill....

Sorry no plans but here are some more pics







Used a cnc to make the aluminum bezel

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?

03Vic-HPP said:

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?

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.

Cool, what do you have proximity switch imbedded in the dock or something to controll the LED?

03Vic-HPP said:

Cool, what do you have proximity switch imbedded in the dock or something to controll the LED?

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.

Ahh, ok, so when the iPod is pluged into the pioneer adaptor the screen is lit up...interesting.

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...



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.




This is where they Velcro-mounted the microphone, over the speedometer between 75-80 MPH (shouldn't be in the way there, right? :wink: )



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.

Beautiful! I just love the Mercury Marauder!

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?

03Vic-HPP said:

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?

They told me that "all of the after-market systems use IR for the steering wheel controls" and installed the PAC SWI-X adapter. Would the SWI-PS 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.

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....

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.

the sub is a 12in. the box looks bigger than it really is.

Marauder said:

They told me that "all of the after-market systems use IR for the steering wheel controls" and installed the PAC SWI-X adapter. Would the SWI-PS 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.

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.

03Vic-HPP said:

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....

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...

NYRngrs24 said:

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.

ducatiboy said:

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.

I would have much 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...

Here's my install. I forgot to get a pic of the rear monitor and secondary dvd player but here's all the pioneer gear.

Here is my Z1. I like how it looks almost stock.
Notice the switch where the ipod is. The install guy put that in without my permision, and did not wire up the ebreak. I don't know if I should be pissed or not.

Just wanted to make a note. For those of you killing your selfs with the fixed iPod cable, never fear! I see the last post you drilled a hole and cut a groove to allow the cable to slide down. In places where you cannot do this, removed the 2 screws on each side of hte ipod box. They are the ones over the black, not on the silver. The lid slides off, and voila, there is a removeable connector that is for the ipod. This will enable you to drill a really small hole to get the cable through. Bring it through and you have a very clean install. No warranty stickers were cut either, so they wont even know!

I was pretty pissed when I saw how they ran the cable. I mean I only paid $46k for the damn truck, go ahead and drill and cut.... the thing is I asked them to install it in the glove box anyway.

06PSDDually said:

Here is my Z1. I like how it looks almost stock.
Notice the switch where the ipod is. The install guy put that in without my permision, and did not wire up the ebreak. I don't know if I should be pissed or not.

I must be missing it...