Wow i hope the fucker at least reimbursed your install costs! what a buffoon!

Is the switch on the display head or the remote unit, I didn't do the install, I don't want to remove both.

It is on the head unit, not on the remote "brain".

ok...is there any way to bypass without flipping that switch? I read somewhere else just to run the parking brake wire to a powered switch so you can just flip it on and off. Has anyone heard of that...i really dont want to mess up the deck

I was having such a hard time getting a paperclip to push it over... mostly due to my impatience.. Its really wierd how this works, but I removed my deck from the brain and attempted the switch flip without it connected. I put it all back together... and video worked great going up to 70 down the street. So i went back to my house, put the dash all back together, and flaunted the new system setup and showed friends... The only thing I noticed awkward was the GPS was in NY, NY... Funny, how I live in Indianapolis, IN? After awhile it had time to calibrate, but immediatly after calibration, NO MORE VIDEO AGAIN! I didnt get it? So I took the dash back apart, and didnt unplug the brain this time... and attempted to flip the switch thinking I never really flipped it the first time, but could not get it to flip. After 20 minutes, I gave up... broke the void sticker and attempted to flip the switch. To my dismay, the switch was flipped! I flipped it back to stock... and then again to the bypass... (all the while, connected to the brain) and put it all back together, and dash together... GPS recalibrated itself this time, and VIDEO WORKING SEEMLESSLY!

I am not sure why this occured, but its possible the unit must remain connected to the brain? Good luck to anyone else... Much better than soldering wires... :)

skitt69 said:

ok...is there any way to bypass without flipping that switch? I read somewhere else just to run the parking brake wire to a powered switch so you can just flip it on and off. Has anyone heard of that...i really dont want to mess up the deck

hey guys i too am wondering if theirs any way of bypassing the N3 other then fliping the switch and if their is what are those options? i tried already grounding the parking wire (light green) but it didnt do it so i guess i need flip switch? also how do i gain acess to the switch on the unit say after i get it out of the deck how to i gain acess?

Running the parking brake wire to a toggle switch is just so you can turn the feature on and off. You still must flip the switch on the N3 headunit also. It is real easy to do. Why would you not want to try it? All it would cost you extra is one small paperclip :)

i dont mind trying it i just want to see if theirs an easier way. ok so now i already grounded the e brake wire now all i do is flip the switch and that it ? no other toggle switches? and fianly how do i acess the switch on the unit once i remove it from the deck?

I guess you didnt read the first post in this thread and showing you the picture where to insert the paperclip to push the switch, eh? :lol:

PaisanNYC said:

I guess you didnt read the first post in this thread and showing you the picture where to insert the paperclip to push the switch, eh? :lol:

no i did but what i mean is what i have to do to gain acess to the sticker? i only know that you have to remove the faceplate from there some screws (which 1s ?) then what?

fianly let me get this stright do i just ground the wire and flip the switch? because i just read that you said about making an addtional switch?

gus738 said:

no i did but what i mean is what i have to do to gain acess to the sticker? i only know that you have to remove the faceplate from there some screws (which 1s ?) then what?

No need to remove the faceplate. Just remove the 4 screws around the headunit (if it is installed, you have to pop out the trim ring first), the slide the head unit out, and flip it over. You will see where the silver VOID label is in relation to the big white Pioneer sticker as in the pic in the first post.

gus738 said:

fianly let me get this stright do i just ground the wire and flip the switch? because i just read that you said about making an addtional switch?

Nope. No need for a switch. Simplest solution is just ground the gree p-brake wire and flip the N3's switch. thats it.

I had a quick question----- when i had my N3 installed they set me unit to a switch so that it tricks the car into thinking the brake is on----only problem is then the GPS wont work---- so i can watch a DVD and use the navigation to get someplace------ if i use this paperclip trick will it mess with my GPS or does it not effect it at all---- i do alot of driving and i'd b lost without proper gps

does this work also with the n2?

No, on the N2 you have to solder two points together under the sticker.