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Avic N2 upgrade to N3

By MFR · Oct 02, 2006in Hacks/Mods💬 13 posts👁️ 4,432 views
Posted Oct 02, 2006 · 19:36 UTC#1
Anyone know how to upgrade the hardware to get full function of XM and Ipod as described by someone selling his services on ebay. check out his ebay ad. I would realy like do this myself and not send my unit away. I allready did the bypass last year. I also need to download CNDV-60MP disks. any one know where they can be downloaded please post that info for everyone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AVIC-UPGRADE-MODIFI ... 0030525218
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 00:57 UTC#2
The ad says it includes new printed circuit board. I guess if you are fairly skilled with electronics you could attempt to do it and I am sure the part numbers you would need are in the service manual

MFR said:
Anyone know how to upgrade the hardware to get full function of XM and Ipod as described by someone selling his services on ebay. check out his ebay ad. I would realy like do this myself and not send my unit away. I allready did the bypass last year. I also need to download CNDV-60MP disks. any one know where they can be downloaded please post that info for everyone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AVIC-UPGRADE-MODIFI ... 0030525218
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 01:24 UTC#3
his auction allows u to use XM and Sirius without a subscription??
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 02:44 UTC#4
I didnt realize you could get sat radio without a subscription.
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 02:46 UTC#5
what is he doing to get this?
ipod DISPLAY WITH FULL IPOD SCREEN WILL APPEAR ON SCREEN WITH IPOD ADAPTER.[WITHOUT THIS ENHANCED MOD, SCREEN WILL BE BLANK..ONLY DIGITS WILL APPEAR IN TOP RIGHT]
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 02:58 UTC#6
So to do this we would need a schmatic of the N3 and N2 Hide a-way unit. compair them and make the mods. I am not that experianced at this but i can follow someone elses guide if they figure this out.
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 03:11 UTC#7
gjin said:
his auction allows u to use XM and Sirius without a subscription??


He's not talking about getting them for free. He means that you'll get the upgraded interface for those too.
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 05:51 UTC#8
Swapping the circuit board

MFR said:
what is he doing to get this?
ipod DISPLAY WITH FULL IPOD SCREEN WILL APPEAR ON SCREEN WITH IPOD ADAPTER.[WITHOUT THIS ENHANCED MOD, SCREEN WILL BE BLANK..ONLY DIGITS WILL APPEAR IN TOP RIGHT]
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 11:57 UTC#9
anyone know where we can get the n3 PCB?
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 13:12 UTC#10
MFR said:
So to do this we would need a schmatic of the N3 and N2 Hide a-way unit. compair them and make the mods. I am not that experianced at this but i can follow someone elses guide if they figure this out.


Yeah, I have those and posted the difference in another post. Basically, it's a new microcontroller chip. The chip is around $50 (p/n in the other post), but is 77-pins and would require precision soldering skills to install (a hot air gun can remove the old one easily though).

If he's not replacing the chip and swapping out the whole mainboard, then he must get some massive discount on them. I don't have the p/n for the mainboard (it's not listed seperately), but I imagine it costs more than $300.
Posted Oct 03, 2006 · 23:03 UTC#11
where can i buy part #PE5546A (controller chip)?
Posted Dec 12, 2006 · 01:42 UTC#13
Ya, the guy who does these on eBay lives in my town. I just recently took my unit to his shop to do the N3 upgrade and fix my screen issues. He seems pretty knowledgeable, so you could call his shop and talk to him about the process. He said he's done over 900 of them!