I watched the flash video moved the wire and getting ready for the install.

 

I want to confirm that the MOVED WIRE does NOT need to be grounded.

 

 

Is that correct??

you need to ground that wire after you move it.

Yeah, sorry about that. I mentioned that in the gallery but it cut off some of the text.

You need to ground the wire that is moved AND the green parking brake wire.

To ground: attach both wires to the big black ground wire. Then either attach that to the metal of your car (scrape off any paint) OR if your harness has a ground connection, you can cut off the spade connector and connect it there.

alright so you hook the mute wire and the green ground wire up to the big black ground wire, i didnt get my d3 yet , it comes on wed. So do you both the mute and green ground together and then put it to the black ground wire , and also is the ground wire the one that has the metal thing at the end or no cause i saw one on a pic that had a metal thing. please let me no

OK - you monkeys all realize that Pioneer performed a specification change that prevents the "mute wire bypass" from working on the later machines ... right?

I'm an installer. I've been doing this work for 20+ years, so I kinda know what I'm talking about. When these Pio HDU's were initially released, the bypass worked perfectly. A few months down the road, we started to see things change. When the vehicle was driven, the picture would go out. When the vehicle came to a stop, the picture would come back on. When the nav sysyem senses that the vehicle is in motion, it cuts off the picture.

What this means is this ... if you have a fairly new machine, the "move the mute wire & ground it and also ground the parking brake wire" method will not work.

I do not know the date break for the change.

At this point, I am not aware of an alternate bypass method.

 

OK - you monkeys all realize that Pioneer performed a specification change that prevents the "mute wire bypass" from working on the later machines ... right?

 

I'm an installer. I've been doing this work for 20+ years, so I kinda know what I'm talking about. When these Pio HDU's were initially released, the bypass worked perfectly. A few months down the road, we started to see things change. When the vehicle was driven, the picture would go out. When the vehicle came to a stop, the picture would come back on. When the nav sysyem senses that the vehicle is in motion, it cuts off the picture.

 

What this means is this ... if you have a fairly new machine, the "move the mute wire & ground it and also ground the parking brake wire" method will not work.

 

I do not know the date break for the change.

 

At this point, I am not aware of an alternate bypass method.

All this does is scare the people You have this same kind of risk any time you mod an electronic device. Take Xbox's for example. Early mods worked fine, then MS banned them. They found a way around, and MS kept trying.

And now with the 360, the DVD firmware hack could be detectable by MS and the machine banned again.

It's all cat and mouse. Pioneer wants to sell units. They don't care if you bypass it. Most all nav units can be bypassed by grounding the parking brake wire. So, until it happens, I wouldn't sweat it.

I don't know if this was mention within the last 130 post, but when doing the bypass make sure the wire is rotated 180 degree before putting it in the new position. rotating the wire will make the lock pin line up with the lock tab. If its not lock in it could get push out when you plug in the connector or make poor contact.

thanks avic 411 for the info.

I don't know if this was mention within the last 130 post, but when doing the bypass make sure the wire is rotated 180 degree before putting it in the new position. rotating the wire will make the lock pin line up with the lock tab. If its not lock in it could get push out when you plug in the connector or make poor contact.

 

 

thanks avic 411 for the info.

Yeah, it was mentioned. It's on the flash gallery tutorial. Thanks for reminding those that may have been having problems.

after you take out the mute wire how do you get it to stay in the one above ???

how do you re pin the mute wire

Where did you hook the gps antenna at ???

Where did you hook the gps antenna at ???

There is a round gray hole for it. It's the only one the gps antenna will fit into.

how do you re pin the mute wire

You shouldn't have to re-pin the mute wire if you removed it correctly. If the pin came off, then you yanked it out instead of releasing the plastic clip holding it in. Look at my flash gallery in the sig below.

about a week ago, i had D3 installed in my 2001 IS300. Before the purchase, I had no knowledge at all whatsoever about GPS/navigation system, etc etc. I'm soo glad to find out about this site, I've been lurking quite a bit,and all of you guys seem really chill and cool. I now have a custom made background, (thanks to this site) and its all pretty. My gf also bought me a new 30g iPod to go with my D3. So lets just say that, I get excited when I drive now BUT! enough with the intro... I want to do the bypass! I've been really debating whether or not to do it... I guess my question is, how much of a damage would it be make if for some reason the technician messes up? The first few posts on this thread said that their D3 were acting up after the bypass...

ps. Necro, the notes on the images on your flash were cut-off. I want to show your flash to the technician, and see if he can do it.

The pictures say it all! But if you need notes, tell me which picture you need notes on and I'll explain.

The bypass is simple and can be done after the technician installs it. Just be sure you disconnect your battery before attempting.

You could also do the bypass first and tell the technician to simply not connect the parking brake wire. Since you would have moved the mute wire and grounded it with the parking brake already, he could install all the rest as normal and you'll have no problems.

worked thanks

I have a question. I had a local shop install my D3 on my stock setup. Stock speakers and wiring harness. They didnt install the RCA connector. Is that okay? The unit still functions. I realize that the RCA connector is to be used with aftermarket amps. I have one just not yet install yet. I want to do the bypass. Can I just unplugg the mute wire and do the bypass. Then connect it to the back and be set? It wouldnt be running anything to it yet? Is this normal? Someone please help.

You'll need to:

DISCONNECT THE BATTERY

1. Move the mute wire pin on the A/V Harness (with the RCA jacks)

2. Pull out the radio

3. Plug the harness in

4. Ground the mute cable (tap into the ground they setup)

5. Cut and ground the parking brake cable (light green).

6. Put it all back together (including battery)

Then you will be bypassed. You may need to reset the D3.

Thanks necro, appreciate it. The bypass works great.

No problem mate. Congrats!

necro, bypass is a success! thanks to you and this site. )) mwa!

worked just fine on the first try. Thanks! I'll post pics of the install later. It was in a 2001 Mustang GT

worked just fine on the first try. Thanks! I'll post pics of the install later. It was in a 2001 Mustang GT

I have a 2003 Mustang (baby pony). In Georgia too!

Congrats on your install man. Post those pics.

whats a pick?? its talking about a pick what is that??

whats a pick?? its talking about a pick what is that??

http://www.marcospecialties.com/mmMS/Images/77-PIK.jpg

That's a pick.

o ok!! thanks cntrylvr79

just got my D3 mfg. 3/07. Did the bypass and installed in 350z. works great!

Is there a way to bypass "license agreement" everytime when it start?

thanks!