Got the Pioneer nav unit installed
12/28/05, 09:08 PM
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I just got back a little while ago from getting the AVIC D1 Pioneer navigation unit & XM sat radio installed- well I sat in the car in the driveway for like an hour and a half playing with it - it's awesome! and I navigated around my neighborhood lol
Now having both Sirius (in the MINI) and XM in the Mustang, I definitely think XM is better. Sirius is good, but XM has 3x the cool stations that Sirius has. Plus there is this song memory list feature that you punch a button when you hear a song you like a lot and it remembers them in a list and notifies you whenever one of your listed songs plays on any XM channel.
Both the GPS antenna and the SAT antenna are identical 1" square blocks and they located one on the extreme drivers side dash up close to the winshield and the twin on the other side. Very discreet looking.
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Now having both Sirius (in the MINI) and XM in the Mustang, I definitely think XM is better. Sirius is good, but XM has 3x the cool stations that Sirius has. Plus there is this song memory list feature that you punch a button when you hear a song you like a lot and it remembers them in a list and notifies you whenever one of your listed songs plays on any XM channel.
Both the GPS antenna and the SAT antenna are identical 1" square blocks and they located one on the extreme drivers side dash up close to the winshield and the twin on the other side. Very discreet looking.
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12/29/05, 10:42 AM
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The Pioneer AVIC D1 was $1627 at Best Buy with a $300 rebate, so $1327, the XM receiver was $95, and the install was $206 at a local shop (Soundworks Mobile Audio).
I went to Best Buy because I got all of my family to give me BB gift cards for xmas
I actually would have gotten OEM Ford navigation on the Mustang had they but offered it! :scratch:
12/29/05, 01:31 PM
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Originally posted by 06GT&05MCS@December 29, 2005, 11:45 AM
hmmm.... <pulls out pockets, $0.87 in change falls to floor>
The Pioneer AVIC D1 was $1627 at Best Buy with a $300 rebate, so $1327, the XM receiver was $95, and the install was $206 at a local shop (Soundworks Mobile Audio).
I went to Best Buy because I got all of my family to give me BB gift cards for xmas
I actually would have gotten OEM Ford navigation on the Mustang had they but offered it! :scratch:
hmmm.... <pulls out pockets, $0.87 in change falls to floor>
The Pioneer AVIC D1 was $1627 at Best Buy with a $300 rebate, so $1327, the XM receiver was $95, and the install was $206 at a local shop (Soundworks Mobile Audio).
I went to Best Buy because I got all of my family to give me BB gift cards for xmas
I actually would have gotten OEM Ford navigation on the Mustang had they but offered it! :scratch:
12/30/05, 07:54 AM
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Originally posted by groupset@December 29, 2005, 4:34 PM
Did the Best Buy installer hook up your reverse and VSS wires?
Did the Best Buy installer hook up your reverse and VSS wires?
So, to answer your question
, yes, he did hook up the VSS, but he must've grounded the hand brake or back-up wire. I just went out and looked, and it took me a few minutes to spot where he ran the wire out to the VSS (inside a new black sheathing). It looks extremely professional to me 
They asked me when I dropped it off if I wanted full NAV functions enabled while moving, and I said yes.
To answer the next question, no, it does NOT play DVDs, 1 CD at a time only. Pioneer sells a CD/DVD 6 disk changer that connects to the D1, and I understand it's near $1000. The D1 will additionally accept a TV tuner, IPOD connection, rear view camera, and of course SAT radio, which I got XM this time.
12/30/05, 09:30 AM
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Originally posted by 06GT&05MCS@December 30, 2005, 8:57 AM
I actually did not have it installed at Best Buy. They were giving me a hard time about an appointment (like "how about the 7th?") :nono: so I called the shop where I'd always got my windows tinted (who specialize in car audio) and they were like "we'll work it in, bring it over". I didn't have a lot of confidence in the BB people anyway, they were acting like they didn't think the unit would fit in a Mustang. The guy from Soundworks said it was the easiest double-din installation he'd ever done, that the unit fit perfectly. He said the only difficulty he ran into was the double firewall, which he said was challenging to get through.
So, to answer your question , yes, he did hook up the VSS, but he must've grounded the hand brake or back-up wire. I just went out and looked, and it took me a few minutes to spot where he ran the wire out to the VSS (inside a new black sheathing). It looks extremely professional to me
They asked me when I dropped it off if I wanted full NAV functions enabled while moving, and I said yes.
To answer the next question, no, it does NOT play DVDs, 1 CD at a time only. Pioneer sells a CD/DVD 6 disk changer that connects to the D1, and I understand it's near $1000. The D1 will additionally accept a TV tuner, IPOD connection, rear view camera, and of course SAT radio, which I got XM this time.
I actually did not have it installed at Best Buy. They were giving me a hard time about an appointment (like "how about the 7th?") :nono: so I called the shop where I'd always got my windows tinted (who specialize in car audio) and they were like "we'll work it in, bring it over". I didn't have a lot of confidence in the BB people anyway, they were acting like they didn't think the unit would fit in a Mustang. The guy from Soundworks said it was the easiest double-din installation he'd ever done, that the unit fit perfectly. He said the only difficulty he ran into was the double firewall, which he said was challenging to get through.
So, to answer your question
, yes, he did hook up the VSS, but he must've grounded the hand brake or back-up wire. I just went out and looked, and it took me a few minutes to spot where he ran the wire out to the VSS (inside a new black sheathing). It looks extremely professional to me They asked me when I dropped it off if I wanted full NAV functions enabled while moving, and I said yes.
To answer the next question, no, it does NOT play DVDs, 1 CD at a time only. Pioneer sells a CD/DVD 6 disk changer that connects to the D1, and I understand it's near $1000. The D1 will additionally accept a TV tuner, IPOD connection, rear view camera, and of course SAT radio, which I got XM this time.
12/31/05, 06:33 AM
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Originally posted by 2L8IWON@December 30, 2005, 1:16 PM
06GT&05MCS: Where in Va Bch do you hang out? Have you ever been to Jenros on Saturdays. I can't wait to get home and hang out with all of the 'Stangers.
- Jesse
06GT&05MCS: Where in Va Bch do you hang out? Have you ever been to Jenros on Saturdays. I can't wait to get home and hang out with all of the 'Stangers.
- Jesse
I keep meaning to go, but something will come up or the cars are too dirty to show up in
lolI actually have a MINI Cooper run set for this morning, 5-10 of us get together (mostly the S's) and tear up the back roads in Chesapeake.
Tire-squealing g-force fun
12/31/05, 06:35 AM
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Originally posted by groupset@December 30, 2005, 12:33 PM
Sounds like your installer is up-to-date on his mods - if he asked if you wanted full nav functions enabled while moving, he did the "spare wire" mod on your D1 before he installed it. I'm curious as to why he found it so difficult to route the VSS wire through the firewall - I just routed mine through the grommet for the radio antenna wire which is right behind the glove compartment. Easy route into the engine bay; no drilling required.
Sounds like your installer is up-to-date on his mods - if he asked if you wanted full nav functions enabled while moving, he did the "spare wire" mod on your D1 before he installed it. I'm curious as to why he found it so difficult to route the VSS wire through the firewall - I just routed mine through the grommet for the radio antenna wire which is right behind the glove compartment. Easy route into the engine bay; no drilling required.
12/31/05, 11:25 PM
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Originally posted by Fastback65@December 31, 2005, 8:49 PM
So only one disc at a time... got it. Sorry to repeat... but does that mean you could take the nav DVD and put in a regular DVD and watch that?
So only one disc at a time... got it. Sorry to repeat... but does that mean you could take the nav DVD and put in a regular DVD and watch that?
1/2/06, 12:03 AM
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Originally posted by 06GT&05MCS@December 31, 2005, 8:38 AM
He went through somewhere on the drivers side. I'm sure he had no idea about the antenna wire route!
He went through somewhere on the drivers side. I'm sure he had no idea about the antenna wire route!
The VSS ... I read that the 05 Mustang does not have this. However, I did read about the OSS in the PCM in the front of the car. Is this the same? If so, does hooking this up enable proper functionality?
I am really hyped about getting this installed (They already put a mini PS2 in my glove compartment to play DVD's and Games ... I will upload pics when all is done)
Many thanks!!!
1/2/06, 06:05 AM
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Originally posted by chewfaca@January 2, 2006, 1:06 AM
The VSS ... I read that the 05 Mustang does not have this. However, I did read about the OSS in the PCM in the front of the car. Is this the same? If so, does hooking this up enable proper functionality?
The VSS ... I read that the 05 Mustang does not have this. However, I did read about the OSS in the PCM in the front of the car. Is this the same? If so, does hooking this up enable proper functionality?
