I drive approximately 30,000 miles a year so music and navigation are very important to me. For Christmas, I would like to install the following Radio into my 2005 Cadillac DeVille DHS which currently has the OEM BOSS CD/Cassette Radio(with limited RDS), 6-Disc Glove Box Changer, OnStar, OEM Verizon Onstar Phone, BOSS Amplification System.

AVIC-Z2 Radio with the following accessories

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• Pioneer Bluetooth Adapter
  Pioneer IPOD Interface
  Pioneer XM/Traffic Receiver
  Pioneer 6 Disc CD Changer
  Pioneer Backup Camera
  Aux - Audio Input (CB/HAM Radio)
  Additional Video Source such a rear DVD/XBOX etc...(Optional)

I am knew to Pioneer, but I had that you can Daisy-chain the accessories without a problem.

So here are my questions and any solutions that I think might work. Please let me know if I am correct or if you know of a better way to do the same thing.

Does the Z2 show RDS[station ID, Song Title, etc] information if the station broadcasts it?

How does one add MP3(s) from the home computer which are fully IDv2/IDv3, Album image displays onto the headunit? I would like to be able to move my collection to the headunit.

Has anyone in this forum installed this unit on a 2000 - 2004 Cadillac DeVille as they use a GM Class II bus system. I am worried that some of the required hookups (Brake, Pulse Sensor, etc) might actually be encoded Class II Lan system signals instead of normal wire pulses?

I would like the following items to still work when I am done. I have attempted to find adapters to make them work. Please let me know if you found adapters that worked better than these. I am open to any manufacturer or suggestions.

• 1) Steering wheel controls: Volume up/down, tune up/own: [scosche SWC1 Adapter]
   
  2) OnStar Vehicle System/Verizon OEM Car Phone [scosche DCGM19SRB Adapter Kit]
   
  3) Rear Obstruction Sensors, Door, Security Chimes [scosche DCGM19SRB Adapter Kit]
   
  4) BOSS OEM System: [scosche OEA4 or SLC-4 Original Equipment Amplifier Wiring Adapters?]

I can also purchase this Scosche Kit on Ebay at the following URL which seems to solve all of the above questions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-2004-2005-Cadillac-Deville-Radio-Install-Harness_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ230167855281

The Radio Volume controls via the SWC1 adapter, but it REQUIRES that radio can be used with an IR remote control. I found one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Scosche-SWC1-Steering-Wheel-Control-Radio-Interface_W0QQitemZ230147300479QQihZ013QQcategoryZ64579QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for your help...

After looking at my DeVille, it appears that it has more than enough room to hold a 2-DIN Radio

BUT the only adapter that I can find is a Scosche found at the following URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOSCHE-96-04-Cadillac-Deville-Seville-El-Dorado-Kit_W0QQitemZ330184851046QQihZ014QQcategoryZ85806QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is there an install Kit that shall allow me to install this radio into my dash or can I alter/cut the pocket off the kit in order to make it a double din installation

I do not know of anyone making a double-din kit for the DeVille, looks like you may have to utilise a local custom installer.....they should be able to modify the single-din kit to hold a double-din........it's not super-easy, but I've done it.