I just had the Z1 installed in my 2007 Ford Freestyle with the FACTORY DVD player (it's beige, to match the interior). I don't have it connected to the Z1 yet. I say YET, because there is a solution that I'm waiting on. My local dealer/installer has a company that will make a factory CAN-BUS adapter to allow the DVD unit to function on its own or as a secondary monitor to the Z1. They run into this all the time with late model Fords and Chryslers. I'll try to find out who he goes to for this adaptor and post the info for y'all.

Cheers!

I just got my 2003 Toyota Sequoia back yesterday from having a Z2 installed. It has the factory DVD system. We had anticipated a tricky install from reading OEMValue.com (our original choice was the Toyota system) but in looking around for the best value on the Z2, various stereo shops told us different things, the general consensus being that it was no problem. Two shops told us that they would convert the factory plugs to RCA.

The shop that we eventually bought from initially thought that it would not be a problem but found out otherwise. They got it to work by taking apart the factory unit and using the "brains" to integrate with the Z2. On brief testing, all the functions seem to work. The wireless headphones work, you can also listen to the audio over the speakers. The installer said that you could control the audio from the backseat unit, as well. I haven't tested it myself. I plan to spend some time going through it function by function today.

I am a little disappointed with the steering wheel control integration, though. I plan to get the little black Pioneer steering wheel remote for the Bluetooth phone functions so maybe I'll just end up using that more if it is more functional.

All in all, it beat buying a brand new Sequoia just for the Navigation. I love my Sequoia, even more now!

I just had the Z1 installed in my 2007 Ford Freestyle with the FACTORY DVD player (it's beige, to match the interior). I don't have it connected to the Z1 yet. I say YET, because there is a solution that I'm waiting on. My local dealer/installer has a company that will make a factory CAN-BUS adapter to allow the DVD unit to function on its own or as a secondary monitor to the Z1. They run into this all the time with late model Fords and Chryslers. I'll try to find out who he goes to for this adaptor and post the info for y'all.

 

Cheers!

Uncle Buck, did you ever get that CAN-BUS working?

I have my Nissan Titan factory DVD working with the AVIC Z1 but the wireless headphones quit and there is a ton of noise over the audio.

BTW - gadget, cool name! hehe Did you verify your rear control setup yet?

Thanks! Just trying to decide if I should invest more time & money getting the rear DVD entertainment setup working 100% or not.

Do either of you have engine noise while watching videos? I haven't been able to fix that issue yet. I have replaced all stock components except the rear DVD unit and I still have noise!

After an excruciatingly painful installation, I got my AVIC-Z2 interfaced to steering controls (Peripherals PESWIPS) and OnStar (Peripherals GMAH24B). Not having rear speaker control is not as bad as I thought, sound quality overall is very good. Eventually I will replace amp, but for now - good 'nuf.

The rear DVD (factory Panasonic branded) is impossible to get audio off of from what I can tell. At first, I grabbed the rear entertainment left/right audio from front dash... Nothing. Dug around circuit diagrams - end up pulling the audio directly off the unit... nothing.

Can't find anything (yet) that describes the audio signal, but it clearly is digital. Has anyone done / found anything that can translate the GM Class-II audio signals to analog? Its a real damn shame to have to replace the overhead DVD since it works perfectly fine...

So after speaking with another tech, I am thinking maybe I got it wrong with the digital audio assessment. He swears its not digital, though not from first hand experience. That said, I am second doubting that perhaps I grabbed the wrong common audio lead which is blk/wht on pin 12 -- same as blk/wht ground on pin 7... Jury is out still - I will have to reopen and check if I err'd.

Cheers,

Atreides

Well, opened the hood again and indeed I was using right wires according to connector pinouts. Ideas?

Think i've found a solution - will test it out tomorrow and advise. It seems I have to intercept the audio from the remote headphones IR transmitter, which ARE working...

Closure - rear seat entertainment on 04 Escalade. Grabbed wires between DVD and LCD unit for audio and video. Didn't use shielded video , so have some artifacts in video. Going to put shielded in next week. Overall, works great and saved a bunch of $ retaining existing LCD.

Anyone that knows how to do this, please please please PM me. This is my scenario:

I have a 2006 Tundra, with an avic d1 installed. The rear seat factory monitor has not worked since I installed the avic. Nobody seems to know how to do it.

Anyone that knows how to do this, please please please PM me. This is my scenario:

I have a 2006 Tundra, with an avic d1 installed. The rear seat factory monitor has not worked since I installed the avic. Nobody seems to know how to do it.