130 bucks, 2 day shipping, 1 stripped screw head, 20 minutes and I have a Z3. Thanks Garrett. this was tooooooo easy.

Another satisfied customer! Super quick delivery, easy installation, and I quite like the included screwdriver too!

High Recommended!

Tom

Installing the drive was very easy. The longest part of it was going to Home Depot to get a really nice #0 screw driver to remove the 4 screws from the plate that holds the hard drive. Take Garett's warning "SERIOUSLY" about stripping the screws out. I had several cheapie #0 screwdrives..... none of them would remove the screws. I almost stripped out the first one. Spend the $5-$6 on a nice one, and it will save you a world of trouble ! The screws didn't even seem tight once I got the good screwdriver. Garett was VERY HELPFUL to me.... I removed my old Flasher Bypass at the same time as I did the 2-wire bypass. Doing the 2-wire Bypass was easy also. However, I screwed up my wiring when I took off the Ducatiboy flasher bypass. Garett didn't have to, but he was very helpful getting my self inflicted errors corrected! I will definatley buy from him at the next update!!! No doubt about it!!

I also got a Z3 HDD from Garret and I'm more then happy with it. He also follows up on it after you get it, I'm new to all this and I sent him an E-Mail as I could not make my Screen darker, it was the nut behind the weel all my falt but Garret was real nice about it, Thanks one more time Garret.

The Z3 drive arrived in todays mail (Monday) after ordering on Friday. Great turn around time on the shipping and very professional packaging as well. The screwdriver is a definite keeper in the toolbox. Mark another one up for a stripped screw and dremel-tool quick fix. I know where to get replacement screws, how about a new replacement panel that the harddrive screws too ? Scratched it up with the dremel, though eventually replacing it would be nice for warranty work if need be. The 2-wire bypass and flash removal was easy enough. The iphone with the latest software is working great as long as you don't put it in airplane mode.

You can get the screws here for $0.95 each:

http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/par ... um=CBA1805

If you need the whole tray, it's $10.95:

http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/par ... um=CND3002

I have purchased every NEW (no refurb) Toshiba 60gb MK6034GAX drive that I could find. When I run out this time, there will be no more...

I have purchased every NEW (no refurb) Toshiba 60gb MK6034GAX drive that I could find. When I run out this time, there will be no more...

I think I've got a few cases of OEM somewhere around here... no worries

awesome service G-units HDD was here in

No time, The directions were very good

Especially the part about the screws

I didn't strip any and soon as I booted

It up I found my house (wasn't on the

Old Z1)

Very fast on the PM's also, I think he sleeps

In front of the PC.

Get your HDD upgrade while you

Can. A+ service. Two wire bypass

Next .

Got my HDD upgrade today and installing it was a breeze. Definitely worth the price. The map upgrade from Pioneer cost $120 (down from $200). Only thing missing is a tiny sticker to change the Z1 label to Z3.

I found a #0 phillips in a screw driver set from Radio Shack that fits perfectly and removes the screws without stripping. Even worked on screws that were starting to strip.

Got mine today. Installed in less than 10 minutes! All worked perfectly.

Garret was fast to ship and has been great to communicate with..

i bought his drive and still have it. i had a d3 which i ended up getting a F series. i was about to get the z, but pioneer worked out a deal with me on the F

so.. end of story.. anyone in the Toronto area or Durham, i have the drive still in the shipping package from Garret up for grab's..

PM me if anyone is interested.

Garret was fast to ship and has been great to communicate with..

 

i bought his drive and still have it.

I can confirm that James bought a drive from me at the beginning of July. This would be a great opportunity for someone in the Toronto area to pick it up 'same day'.

Hey guys...just wanted to let everyone know that it was a pleasure dealing with Garret. Personally I communicated with him through his email address, and he was always quick to reply. My paypal transactions had some issues and with Garret's help we were able to quickly resolve them. He shipped same day and I got my drive as scheduled with no issues. Plus I got to reuse the packaging for storing the old hard drive away. Installation was not a problem, especially if you are already used to working with hard drives & I didn't even need to use the instructions. And no, I didn't strip the screws

So Just to clarify, If I buy your HD and put it in my Z2, I have to do NOTHING else right? Just load my music in it, right?

Also, for all you guys who are stripping out screws, try a #0 phillips like someone mentioned, but also, before trying to remove the screws, give them a slight turn to the right (tighten). I do this on alot of cars' screws that use locktite. It breaks the screw free from the locktite, and you can unscrew it very easy without stripping the head. Keep in mind you don't need to tighten it much at all, just turn to the right until you feel it move the slightest bit, then back it out. VOILA! HTH

So Just to clarify, If I buy your HD and put it in my Z2, I have to do NOTHING else right? Just load my music in it, right?

That's it, just install and it will upgrade the firmware the first time you turn it on (takes about 2 minutes), then it is a like a brand new Z3 just off the shelf.

i purchased a z3 drive afew weeks back and it works great i say get one if you are looking to upgrade

i purchased a z3 drive afew weeks back and it works great i say get one if you are looking to upgrade

Garret was fast to ship and has been great to communicate with..

 

i bought his drive and still have it. i had a d3 which i ended up getting a F series. i was about to get the z, but pioneer worked out a deal with me on the F

 

 

so.. end of story.. anyone in the Toronto area or Durham, i have the drive still in the shipping package from Garret up for grab's..

 

PM me if anyone is interested.

still up for grab's

u still got this deal? im interested.... just gotta test to see if my problem is the hard drive. i saw u said the drives were becoming rare.. so just wanted to make sure u still had some on hand.

Another satisfied customer of Garret Toomey's. I purchased his 60g hard drive with the Z3 maps on a Saturday and I received it the next business day. Start to finish was fifteen minutes to swap out my Z2 drive. Everything works perfectly. I would highly recommend Garret's HD vs. Pioneer's 3-4 hour DVD upgrade. For the same price as the DVD's, you get a 60g hard drive, Z3 maps, tools, instructions and all the questions you may have answered by Garret. I would not hesitate to purchase from him again. He answered all my questions within hours (sometimes minutes). Try that with Pioneer customer service.

I too am very pleased with my hard drive from garrettoomey it took me all of 10 min to put in and it is awesome very fast shipping and very good product I will be telling all my friends with z1's and z2's to upgrade with Garret's Hard drives Thanks Man and will be doing all upgrades through Garret.

Had a very positive experience with Garret. I didn't want to ship my HDD and wait for a new one, so I sent him a deposit. I got the HDD from him very quickly...he even included the tool to remove the HDD. Took me about 5 min to install once I finally got around to it. Sent him my old HDD back and he issued me a refund for my deposit very quickly! Thanks again Garret!

couple questions (looked on the first page, nobody asked).

What are the benefits of the Z3 over Z1?

Have they implemented Sirius Traffic yet?

Is the Ipod add-on quicker?

Are the graphic interfaces any different/quicker?

Any new nav voices?

Thanks in advance, I hate when people ask questions that have already been answered so I apologize if I did.