jojima
12-11-2006, 02:17 AM
I recently installed a Pioneer AVIC-Z1 double din (2-din) DVD HDD Navigation unit in my Evo IX. I used the Orbital Prestige 2-DIN Dash Conversion Kit (http://www.orbitalperformancesystems.com/home.php). I just wanted to post up some tips for anyone else who wants to go this route. Install took a total of 5 hours including soldering and cleanup.
I have the matte black Orbital kit. The installation instructions that come with it are pretty good, so just follow those. It even has pictures! A couple things I wanted to point out.
- You have to stick the labels from your stock A/C bezel onto the Orbital A/C bezel. I had to trim my stickers a little bit to make them fit the Orbital bezel.
- The kit lets your use the stock radio mounting brackets, but you have to drill four mounting holes. The kit includes a paper template to help you drill the holes. Orbital could have included replacement brackets, but this was the cheaper route I guess.
- When you drill the new holes, cut away the stock tabs using an exacto or utility knife BEFORE you drill, the template will fit straighter and the holes won’t be crooked.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3420.JPG
The AVIC-Z1 has a lockout that prevents you from watching DVD’s or setting destinations while the vehicle is moving or when the parking brake is down. It can be bypassed. See http://www.sminntech.com/z1flash.html
Make sure to follow the rest of the Pioneer’s installation instructions to wire the adapter harness and install any accessories like Bluetooth, XM, or Sirius.
On the Lancer stereo harness I used, the orange wire is labeled as ILL, but after I installed it, the headlights didn’t dim the headunit. I reinstalled it with the Pioneer orange ILL wire hooked up to the stereo harness Orange/Black wire and it worked. This might be different depending on where you get your factory adapter harness. Test with multimeter before install.
I soldered my harness connections and wrapped them with heatshrink. You can use butt connectors too, but be sure to cover them with electrical tape or heatshrink, and wire tie both ends of the harness to reduce stress on the connections.
There is a bolt that’s perfect for a Chassis Ground on the metal brace directly behind where the head unit will go.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3424.JPG
GPS antennas work best away from other electronic devices and when there is no metal between the antenna and the sky. I’ve mounted GPS antenna’s underneath plastic parts of the vehicle’s dash before for stealth install and they’ve worked fine. I couldn’t find a good spot under the Evo’s dash, so I mounted it on the rear shelf.
On the shelf, the shoulder belt for the center passenger has a plastic cover with a square indentation that’s the perfect size for the mounting pad that Pioneer’s GPS antenna came with. I mounted the pad there with the included adhesive and stuck the antenna on top. I stuffed the wire behind the seats and down to the floorboard of the passenger side.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3427.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3432.JPG
You can remove the rear seats by pulling on a metal tab under the seat cushion and then taking the whole bench out. Route the GPS wire down the passenger side of the rear seats and meet up with the wire harness running along the door sill. I tapped into the Reverse light here. Underneath the right rear passenger seat, the wire harness is exposed and there is a Brown wire in the harness. Tap that wire with Pioneer’s Reverse sensor wire. Route that wire and the GPS wire back up to the front.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3430.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3434.JPG
Route the Reverse and GPS wires up along the door sill on the passenger side of the car. You don’t have to remove the kick panels; you can just tuck the wires underneath the edge of the panels to save effort.
The VSS, vehicle speed sensor, wire is pretty important. I tapped into that wire at the ECU. To get to the ECU, pop out the cover underneath the glove box by pushing the tabs. The cover will swing open. The VSS wire is in connector closest to the driver’s side in the ECU. It’s on Pin 10. It’s in the second row of wires, 3rd from the left side of the connector. Tap that wire using Pioneer’s included wire and tap and route it to the head unit.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3448.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3447.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3443.JPG
The Z1 also has a microphone for voice commands and Bluetooth cell phone. I stuck the mic with the included double-sided tape, on the steering column. The wire goes behind the steering column cover and over to the head unit.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3425.JPG
Finished install photos coming...
I have the matte black Orbital kit. The installation instructions that come with it are pretty good, so just follow those. It even has pictures! A couple things I wanted to point out.
- You have to stick the labels from your stock A/C bezel onto the Orbital A/C bezel. I had to trim my stickers a little bit to make them fit the Orbital bezel.
- The kit lets your use the stock radio mounting brackets, but you have to drill four mounting holes. The kit includes a paper template to help you drill the holes. Orbital could have included replacement brackets, but this was the cheaper route I guess.
- When you drill the new holes, cut away the stock tabs using an exacto or utility knife BEFORE you drill, the template will fit straighter and the holes won’t be crooked.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3420.JPG
The AVIC-Z1 has a lockout that prevents you from watching DVD’s or setting destinations while the vehicle is moving or when the parking brake is down. It can be bypassed. See http://www.sminntech.com/z1flash.html
Make sure to follow the rest of the Pioneer’s installation instructions to wire the adapter harness and install any accessories like Bluetooth, XM, or Sirius.
On the Lancer stereo harness I used, the orange wire is labeled as ILL, but after I installed it, the headlights didn’t dim the headunit. I reinstalled it with the Pioneer orange ILL wire hooked up to the stereo harness Orange/Black wire and it worked. This might be different depending on where you get your factory adapter harness. Test with multimeter before install.
I soldered my harness connections and wrapped them with heatshrink. You can use butt connectors too, but be sure to cover them with electrical tape or heatshrink, and wire tie both ends of the harness to reduce stress on the connections.
There is a bolt that’s perfect for a Chassis Ground on the metal brace directly behind where the head unit will go.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3424.JPG
GPS antennas work best away from other electronic devices and when there is no metal between the antenna and the sky. I’ve mounted GPS antenna’s underneath plastic parts of the vehicle’s dash before for stealth install and they’ve worked fine. I couldn’t find a good spot under the Evo’s dash, so I mounted it on the rear shelf.
On the shelf, the shoulder belt for the center passenger has a plastic cover with a square indentation that’s the perfect size for the mounting pad that Pioneer’s GPS antenna came with. I mounted the pad there with the included adhesive and stuck the antenna on top. I stuffed the wire behind the seats and down to the floorboard of the passenger side.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3427.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3432.JPG
You can remove the rear seats by pulling on a metal tab under the seat cushion and then taking the whole bench out. Route the GPS wire down the passenger side of the rear seats and meet up with the wire harness running along the door sill. I tapped into the Reverse light here. Underneath the right rear passenger seat, the wire harness is exposed and there is a Brown wire in the harness. Tap that wire with Pioneer’s Reverse sensor wire. Route that wire and the GPS wire back up to the front.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3430.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3434.JPG
Route the Reverse and GPS wires up along the door sill on the passenger side of the car. You don’t have to remove the kick panels; you can just tuck the wires underneath the edge of the panels to save effort.
The VSS, vehicle speed sensor, wire is pretty important. I tapped into that wire at the ECU. To get to the ECU, pop out the cover underneath the glove box by pushing the tabs. The cover will swing open. The VSS wire is in connector closest to the driver’s side in the ECU. It’s on Pin 10. It’s in the second row of wires, 3rd from the left side of the connector. Tap that wire using Pioneer’s included wire and tap and route it to the head unit.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3448.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3447.JPGhttp://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3443.JPG
The Z1 also has a microphone for voice commands and Bluetooth cell phone. I stuck the mic with the included double-sided tape, on the steering column. The wire goes behind the steering column cover and over to the head unit.
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/15075/DSC_3425.JPG
Finished install photos coming...