AVIC-D3 installed...however...

[Thug541]

...it is an ugly install job. I mean, I can tolerate it at night because the black blends in, but my place were asking if I still had the "original radio bracket" for my car. They said my car came with a pocket (i assume with a bracket) but I said i had a double din radio...which he responded, even better. Now, I went home and checked my removed radio s*** and notice there is bracket whatsoever on my old radio. So now I have no clue what bracket he is talking about.

Can any of you guys let me know what bracket or mounting kit I may need to get a double din radio to look clean in my dash?


I took a quick picture of the unit before I left, but trust me as to say it looks a lot worse than it is when a light is on it:

 

[Thug541]

Ok wait nevermind, i found the kit I need.

 

[JCell]

how does it sound? options? is it user friendly?

 

[Thug541]

I'm gonna write up a review later tonight with some pictures....so far so good however.

 

[ChopstickHero]

better pictures would be helpful. your picture is too dark and blurry. are you talking about the trim that surrounds the headunit?

how much? where did you get it?

 

[BradleyJ]

Should be the Metra 99-7505... hopefully that does it....MORE PICS Please!!!(attn) I'm anxious to see this in a Proto for the first time

 

[Thug541]

Well while doing the bypass myself (seeing my installer won't do it) I accidently knocked off their plastic trim they made....now making it look even MORE ghetto haha. I ordered the dash kit and hopefully it'll get here by the end of the week. This was the first time i opened up my dash tho and I think i can get the metra kit in myself. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[BradleyJ]

Anyway to tell which wire they connected to for the VSS?

 

[shaggyhair]

i'll take pictures tomorrow before work but i did the full install myself last night. the vss wire the the light green/red wire that you can find in the turbo install i linked for you last night. if you find the light green/red wire, that's the wire you need. trust me. the metra kit works before too. i ordered mine from crutchfield and they sent the kit. anyway, ya, reviews and pictures tomorrow.

 

[smo0f]

how'd you do the bypass?

 

[Thug541]

Step 1. Remove the cellular mute wire from its pin in the harness and lower it one pin.

Step 2. Ground both that and the parking brake wire....finito.

 

[smo0f]

so it's like the d2/n2. sweet. my theory was correct (there was a thread about the d3 not so long ago)

 

[ChopstickHero]

i was using my friend's Pioneer D2 last weekend and thought it was sweet. it was in his RSX and looked really nice. i like how the dash is curved towards the driver. makes it a little easier to see and use. although i didn't find the navigation that good.

 

[BradleyJ]

i'll take pictures tomorrow before work but i did the full install myself last night. the vss wire the the light green/red wire that you can find in the turbo install i linked for you last night. if you find the light green/red wire, that's the wire you need. trust me. the metra kit works before too. i ordered mine from crutchfield and they sent the kit. anyway, ya, reviews and pictures tomorrow.

Thanks Shag, hope everything worked out well

 

[SlowPro98]

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I took a quick picture of the unit before I left, but trust me as to say it looks a lot worse than it is when a light is on it:

lol sounds like you just banged a fat chick! (butthump)