PAY ATTENTION!!! This guy is incredible. He is patient and his customer service is incredible. Fast, reliable and prompt service is what consumers want and thats exactly what Garret delivers. Thanks again Garret for all of your assistance.

What a great deal!

Just Received my 40gig took one day. Easiest Online purchase I have ever made. Installed myself with my big meat mitts (would recomend getting the screws) Two Thumbs up with Garret. Do not hesitate whats so ever......Thanks again Garret....

I Just want to add myself to the list of happy customers of Gattet’s Drives, I ordered mine on Tuesday night and by Thursday at 11:00 AM I had my HDD.

With the instructions I was able to take my lunch and install the Hard Drive to my AVIC Z1 (Now a Z3 thanks to Garret) in less than 20 minutes, the only problem were those damn screws to the HDD base.

Fortunately and thanks to the advice from Garret I got a kit with the tools needed and the replacement screws.

Just for the updated maps alone it is worth the price ($180.00 USD for Maps Disks at pioneer store)

Great Job Garret, if any other updates come up please be sure to let me know.

Alex

I had ordered the screws, but didn't need them. I read the "2 million posts" here and Garret's excellent instructions (is that a movie?) on how tight the screws are and how to swap out. Can't beat Garret's honesty and integrity. I had pestered him for a month while my Z1 was at pioneer in for repair and then after that, had problem (thought I did) with Garret's boot screen. Nope...was under my nose. The grounding instructions worked like a charm! My F-150 s'crew never looked better!

Forget about buying that eBay crap. So you pay 10 bucks more or less here...try and get the support Garret offers! "Old school" customer service!

Thanks Garret!

I am 100% Satisfied. I bought 3 over the past few months......

Garret is an outstanding-upstanding person. Highly recommend!!!!!

got my drive, woks great. Thanks. this guy is the AVIC GURU. thanks for all the help.

I got my Hard Drive in today from Garret. The drive could not have been easier to install. Set up time took about a minute. The customer service was better than any I have dealt with!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent response to my many e-mails before and after the the order. Great to deal with!!!!!

I have to agree with all the other posts, I have just used Garrets services and he did an outstanding job with my drive, and the shipping back was so fast, he recieved it Friday and I had it back today (Monday)

Well done Garret for great service, would recommend to everyone!

Thank you.

Stu

Just installed Garret's Z3 drive and couldn't be happier. Installation went fairly smoothly other than the fact that I did manage to strip 2 of the 4 screws securring the old drive to the mounting bracket -- yes I was forewarned. Eventually did get the two stripped screws out. Knowing my propensity for error, I ordered 4 replacement screws along with the new drive so attaching the bracket to the replacement was simple.

The drive worked perfectly! I was unable to send Garret my old drive prior to receipt of the replacement because I am on the road and could not do without the GPS. However, now that the switch has been made, i will send him the old drive so it too can be updated, unlocked and the security disabled while preseving my music, address book, and personal settings.

I would encourange everyone who is considering upgrading their Z1 or Z2 to order a drive from Garret. You won't be disappointed.

If you strip the screws take a dremel or a file and make a groove in the screwhead, and then you can screw it out easy with a flathead.

Just got my drive from Garret and it works perfect. He shipped it out fast and was very helpful. I would recommend anyone who has a problem with their drive to get one from Garret if needed.

I ordered mine on Tuesday morning and received it today and installation time was less then 5 minutes. I suggest getting the extra screws just in case. Garret is the man, hard drive works perfectly. As everyone in this forum stated for the price you just can't beat it.

Purchased via Paypal on a Monday at 10:30pm, Garret shipped Tuesday morning, I received Thursday, installed Thursday night, and it works like a dream.

Thanks, Garret!

Hello all, I just got My hard drive Installed it. This drive is Awsome. Service and Everything about Garret just right Out Professional. It was a Pleasure doing Business with Garret. If you have anything else Garret please let me know. I will Buy Again No questions Asked.

just got mines yesterday, it also downloads some music my z2 did not.

Where do I begin?

A year ago I PMed Garret about possible buying a replacement drive for my Z1. I ended up choosing to not make the commitment quite yet. A whole year later I again PMed Garret and told him I am interested and ready to upgrade to a Z3 harddrive. I choose to meet him at his residence to help me make the switch, and 'sold' him my old Z1 drive as well. The price for the replacement drive (especially with the discount for giving him my old drive) is remarkable considering he did all the firmware upgrades and what not. When I arrived we made the trade and he helped my take my drive out and put in the new one. It really was as easy as that. Garret offers such a great service for us!

The outstanding service did not stop there, however. Just days before I broke the front part of my LCD screen. I ordered the replacement part from Pioneer but did not really feel comfortable doing surgery on my unit to replace the screen myself. As it turns out Garret was nice enough to take a look at the situation. He worked on the unit for the good part of an hour, eventually making the successful replacement. On top of that, he helped me figure out why my screen was stuttering when opening and closing it. He found that a gear within the unit was faulty and helped me reposition it to eliminate the problem. He basically helped me (he actually did all the work) turn my busted up Z1 into an otherwise brand new shiny Z3. And the kicker... he did all this at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE! That's right, I even tried to pay him for the extra service, but he just wouldn't let me.

It is no secret that Garret is one of the nicest and most caring persons out there--taking extra time out of his day to help out a perfect stranger.. all for no additional cost out of my back pocket. Thank you so much Garret for your genuine care and helpfulness. There are only a handful of people in this world like that, and we are so blessed to have him in our avic411 community. A million thanks wouldn't be enough to show how appreciative I am. Thanks again Garret!!

Well, I have to certainly agree with all the comments here.

• [*:1va2q522] I found Garret's post on Monday, June 8th, sent a few emails, to which he quickly responded to.
  [*:1va2q522] Ordered my drive from him on the evening of the 9th, got email from him on the 10th, saying he dropped it off at post office, provided tracking number and links to more info, and it was here on the 12th.
  [*:1va2q522] Slapped it in using the Teeny Turner (cute lil tool) he sent. Followed his directions, which seeing that I work on million dollar corporate servers, was nothing really, but even the basic Joe could do this. Had to do a reset on 3D Calibration sensors to get it to track on maps correctly, which he suggested via email response within 10 minutes of asking.
  

I think this is a much better alternative to just doing a 2+ hour map update.

• [*:1va2q522] I mean you get to go from z1 to z3, updated to 2008 maps, echo fix and another patch.
  [*:1va2q522] Swapping the drives takes 10 minutes tops. Unless you have to drill on some screw heads, as the 2 at bottom, opposite the pull strap come out real easy, the 2 near strap are torqued in it seems and like he and others have said, easy to strip out.
  [*:1va2q522] Not to mention you pay $120 for just a map update from Pioneer , not sure about tax and shipping cost, if any.
  [*:1va2q522]Garret's drive solution is $130, double drive size as original, so you get 40GB space for music, comes preloaded with Z3 software, updates and patched and unlocked, no tax and the shipping is included, plus the Teeny Turner, which is yours to keep.

Garret's product value and service, to me and obviously others, is money well spent and invested.

Thanks so much Garret for a great experience, you are truly a diamond in the rough.

I just got my drive yesterday - received it 2 days after making payment! Works like a charm...Thanks Garret

I thought I would let everbody know that I am 100% satisfied with my purchase from Garret - I emailed him at 10:30 one night and he had the drive shipped the next morning. It installed easily, spun up and loaded with the software exactly as he described and i am the proud owner of a Z3 now. Thanks a bunch Garret!!!

Garret has the best customer service that I have ever encountered. He answered all of my question about the drive in less than 5 hours and trust me, I asked him so much question. Installing the drive was difficult for me because I ended up stripping all 4 bolts, I tried dremeling, but my dremeling skills SUCKS!! I ended up messaging Garret if he can remove the bolts and put them on my new drive and he did. I sent it to him on a Friday n I received it on a Wednesday. He ended up giving me new bolts, for free!! The drive was awsome!! But the customer service was even better. I highly recommend Garret to everyone. His just truly the best!!

Another 110% satisfied customer. Never knew this board existed till I was researching a problem with my Z1. Saw this thread and all the positive feedback and said why not…shot Garret and email Thursday afternoon, replied within 15 minutes saying he had drives in stock. Shipped out the same day, arrived Saturday and installed in less than 10 minutes. Everything works great, I’m actually glad my Z1 was freezing on me at startup…oh and Garrets drive has fixed that problem too.

I just recieved my Toomey Z3 HDD and installed it inless than 10mins! So far is works flawlessly! Garret responded to and answered all my questions with little wait time. I WOULD RECOMMEND TOOMEY TO ANYONE LOOKING TO UPGRADE/MODIFY/LEARN ABOUT THEIR AVIC NAVI! Garret is the real deal! You will not do buiness with a better person!

Garret, I am sure I will be hitting you up for answers to my future quesitons! YOU ROCK, MAN!

Super fast!!! I ordered Thursday and recived on Monday. Drive worked without a problem. Thank you! It was a pleasure dooing business with you!

Just wanted to say thanks to Garret for hooking me up with his Z3 drive. Called him for a last minute order and it was shipped and at my door 2 days later. Thanks again for helping me out.