Hey guys, just finished installing an AVIC-x910bt and the bypass works the same as the AVIC-f900bt. This radio is what the F series should have been. Works so much better and faster!!!!

I have the AVIC-X710BT and last night I installed the X910BT firmware with the parking_brake_speed hack by following this thread: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=25751

This morning I drove to work watching YouTube videos I put on my iPod

Hey guys, just finished installing an AVIC-x910bt and the bypass works the same as the AVIC-f900bt. This radio is what the F series should have been. Works so much better and faster!!!!

its the same thing.

How doo i get into test mode on the X190. Ive tried looking thrue the feeds for the past week. I know ive seen the thread awhile back but i cant seem to find it.

Hey guys, just finished installing an AVIC-x910bt and the bypass works the same as the AVIC-f900bt. This radio is what the F series should have been. Works so much better and faster!!!!

 

 

its the same thing.

Except they ship with the 3.0 firmware, I believe... so if it's "so much better and faster", then that's what would should be able to expect with the new 3.0 firmware.

Ok, two questions..

Question #1 : It would appear the the AVIC-D3 and the AVIC-X910BT use the same factory wire harnesses. If so, is it safe to just pull my D3 and use the existing wiring and use the harness that came with the X910BT in my other car with the D3? If so, that would save me a butt load of time!

Question #2 : I found the thread for performing the bypass on the F-Series by moving the Mute Wire to Position 4 and grounding the brake wire. Is this all that needs to be done to bypass the Nav/DVD security features? I'd rather not mess with the firmware at this point in time.

TIA!

eGo

Ok, two questions..

 

Question #1 : It would appear the the AVIC-D3 and the AVIC-X910BT use the same factory wire harnesses. If so, is it safe to just pull my D3 and use the existing wiring and use the harness that came with the X910BT in my other car with the D3? If so, that would save me a butt load of time!

 

Question #2 : I found the thread for performing the bypass on the F-Series by moving the Mute Wire to Position 4 and grounding the brake wire. Is this all that needs to be done to bypass the Nav/DVD security features? I'd rather not mess with the firmware at this point in time.

 

TIA!

 

eGo

1. It might look the same, or at least very similar, but there are other things to be aware of before swapping them out. First, make sure the molded harnesses are a match and clip together properly. Second, even if they fit, the pin assignments might be completely different. Third, search sites like crutchfield and see if the same harness is sold for both units.

2. yes. Instead of moving the mute wire, I actually pulled a wire from a spare harness I had and used the extra pin and wire for the e-brake ground. It works perfectly and I've never had a problem with it. Just make sure you ground it properly.

I pulled the harnesses and put them both side by side and they are, in deed, the exact same harness, so that was plug and play. I'm in the process now, of cleaning up my original shoddy wiring lol

Thanks

eGo

Alright! Got my wiring all cleaned up. I had some pretty sloppy stuff going on. But it's amazing how much better that thing fits in my car without having to cram the BT box in there too. I had to do some creative wiring in a spot or two based on my getting cut happy the first time I wired everything up for my D3. The bypass worked well, that was a blessing. But I'm forseeing a problem with my rear output in the future... One of the pins for the rear output is loose and won't stay in the connector properly. Hopefully I'll be able to get a connection with it, but I won't know till my amps get here.. Then I'll find out.

So, a hint for all the D3 owners out there that may upgrade to the X910BT, it's plug and play! almost... Unplug the wire harness (power cord and rca cord). Unplug the GPS antenna (for some reason they chose to use a different connector this time) and use the existing cable to pull your new one through, then pull the old one out. Last, you'll have to unplug your iPod cable and swap it out for the new one as well. They both use the same MIC, and the XM adapter that I had purchased GEX-P920XM is also compatible. Soo, other than the iPod cable and the GPS antenna, it's a straight swap!

Now... I gotta figure out what I need to install my D3 in my girlfriends 08 Suzuki XL7.. I got a feeling I've got a $150 headache coming on for wiring harnesses........

eGo

Not quite that much...

http://www.partstore.com/Model/Pioneer+ ... 700BT.aspx

plus they are all over e-bay.

Alright! Got my wiring all cleaned up. I had some pretty sloppy stuff going on. But it's amazing how much better that thing fits in my car without having to cram the BT box in there too. I had to do some creative wiring in a spot or two based on my getting cut happy the first time I wired everything up for my D3. The bypass worked well, that was a blessing. But I'm forseeing a problem with my rear output in the future... One of the pins for the rear output is loose and won't stay in the connector properly. Hopefully I'll be able to get a connection with it, but I won't know till my amps get here.. Then I'll find out.

 

So, a hint for all the D3 owners out there that may upgrade to the X910BT, it's plug and play! almost... Unplug the wire harness (power cord and rca cord). Unplug the GPS antenna (for some reason they chose to use a different connector this time) and use the existing cable to pull your new one through, then pull the old one out. Last, you'll have to unplug your iPod cable and swap it out for the new one as well. They both use the same MIC, and the XM adapter that I had purchased GEX-P920XM is also compatible. Soo, other than the iPod cable and the GPS antenna, it's a straight swap!

 

Now... I gotta figure out what I need to install my D3 in my girlfriends 08 Suzuki XL7.. I got a feeling I've got a $150 headache coming on for wiring harnesses........

 

eGo

I just the exact same thing and about the gps wire having different plugs on it. I just used a small flat head screwdriver and popped up the tabs holding the wire on the connector and just swapped them. Seems to be working fine. Just thought I would give you guys a heads up

Hello people. I Just tried this by pass step by step thing with winrar into my pioneer and now it wont turn on at all!! the "Pioneer " logo pops up and then it turns completley off and its very annoying! i did the whole download files, put on sd card, go to windows on my pioneer, copy, paste, ect. Blue screen and all but now when i reset it "Pioneer" pops up and then shuts completley off!!! can someone please please please help me!!!

Thank you

Alisa

Hello people. I Just tried this by pass step by step thing with winrar into my pioneer and now it wont turn on at all!! the "Pioneer " logo pops up and then it turns completley off and its very annoying! i did the whole download files, put on sd card, go to windows on my pioneer, copy, paste, ect. Blue screen and all but now when i reset it "Pioneer" pops up and then shuts completley off!!! can someone please please please help me!!!

 

Thank you

Alisa

Might wanna post on this forum. The one you posted on is about bypassing to be able to drive and watch movies. Heres the Problems forum.

viewforum.php?f=49

Why can't I get into my settings menu? It's all grayed out and the only thing that works is the radio? I can't get into settings and I believe the parking wire is missing when it was bought is there anything I can do to fox this? Do I jus move the mute wire over to the other spot that everyone's mentioning? Someone please help? And the fact that it doesn't have Bluetooth is pretty crappy.. Why would pioneer do such a thing? 

22 hours ago, Guyshere574 said:

Why can't I get into my settings menu? It's all grayed out and the only thing that works is the radio? I can't get into settings and I believe the parking wire is missing when it was bought is there anything I can do to fox this? Do I jus move the mute wire over to the other spot that everyone's mentioning? Someone please help? And the fact that it doesn't have Bluetooth is pretty crappy.. Why would pioneer do such a thing? 

What is the history of this unit? Did you buy it used and install it yourself, or maybe bought a car with it already installed? The grayed settings indicate it isn't properly installed. There's lots of info on how to do the parking brake bypass, sounds like you need to read-up or watch YouTube vids. However if the parking brake wire is indeed missing from the harness, that must be corrected regardless of whether you install it as specified by Pioneer or do the bypass (moving the mute wire)

Btw, the x910bt has Bluetooth (that's what "bt" stands for in the model name). So don't blame Pioneer. If yours isn't working after fixing the parking brake issue, then your unit is defective.