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Old May 7, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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is this wiring any similar to 2nd gen xb's?
Old May 29, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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my d3 was installed this past weekend. love it.

how much is the connection for the ipod?

and is it better that the gps antenna be exposed? rather than being hidden like phanon's
Old May 29, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...od&i=130CDI200

as for GPS.. put it whatever... u can look on d3 and see signal strength if needed
Old May 30, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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can you still use a MP3 plater using the AUX cable and use the GPS at the same time?
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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Awesome, I really want one of these, so expensive though...
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:52 AM
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have one of these as well. worth every $0.01
Old May 31, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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hey phanon did you ever get the bluetooth working. my friend installed it. So when i messed with it, it calls but i dont hear a tone. The Mic is not installed yet, is that the probablem?
Old Jun 1, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lakaikills
how much is the connection for the ipod?

and is it better that the gps antenna be exposed? rather than being hidden like phanon's
the GPS can be hidden and as long as there isn't too many obstructions in the way, it's absolutely fine.

for the iPod... it's just a cable you connect... i believe it's like $30-40.
Old Jun 2, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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yea i ended up putting it on the metal, under the glove box next to the door. It works great. I didnt want to deal with that stupid sheet.
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:30 AM
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Is it possible to wire the stock sub on a tC to the avic D3 to be able to control the level of base
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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doubtful......I have tried to just get music out of my stock sub with a power wire,ground and speaker wires jsut to ttry and identify the pins and nothing works with any success.
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
can you still use a MP3 plater using the AUX cable and use the GPS at the same time?
Yes you can use an mp3 but you can't use any cds or dvds. Thats why I went with the kenwood dnx5120.
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Is it possible to wire the stock sub on a tC to the avic D3 to be able to control the level of base
it is possible. just connect the remote wire of the sub to the remote wire on the harness and it should work. did for me.
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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i had my stock sub hooked up to my D3.
i forgot how i did it but try searching, i know it was explained somewhere on here.
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by patternofstars7
Originally Posted by KP
Is it possible to wire the stock sub on a tC to the avic D3 to be able to control the level of base
it is possible. just connect the remote wire of the sub to the remote wire on the harness and it should work. did for me.
If you dont mind me asking. which is the remote wire? and will i then be able to control level of bass through D3.
Old Sep 27, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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anyone know how do i make my signal better? I have it under my dash around the middle vent opening. for some weird reason every morning my gps strenght is very low around 5AMish but during noon signal strenght is screaming, is it just me who is experiencing this?
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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i have mine in my apillar and i havent had that many problems with it there and i live in the same city as you james. lol
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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i love my D3. great step by step instructions for install btw
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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Looks like this headunit died out... What did everyone upgrade to?



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