Thank you for spending the time to put this article together. Excellent information!

 

not a problem thats why im here.

 

What about after you test fit, i feel like you went from test fitting after cutting to "heres the finished pretty looking install".

 

the kit comes with vent caps...
you can see it in the picture next to the radio same shape as the vent

sorry for the jump in time.. i was running short on time...

 

Only thing I find odd is the gloss finish, doesn't match the flat areas of the rest of the car. Still looks nice and is a great reference, stickied.

 

Troy, please excuse my novice questions, and if any scream "oh dear lord, why is this guy doing this himself..." please let me know, but I have some electronics experience and am comfortable with the concept of soldering / crimping / attaching / running wires. With the XSVI in relation to the auxiliary / USB / BT connections (coming off the red box, for what that's worth), were you able to maintain the glove box USB and auxiliary port? My primary concern is the little blue/white wire coming off the box, if I am reading the sheet correctly this goes to the radio amp turn on wire.

As it stands, my unit does *not* have an auxiliary input, however does come with a USB connection, and I am pondering how much trouble it would be to wire the units USB into the glove box USB. Any thoughts on that one? Again, any information further would be *greatly* appreciated, I am also curious, did your install have NAV or Sat? If so, where did you run the antennas to? I'm still undecided as to where to run them, so anyone else feel free to offer up ideas!

Thanks in advance to anyone whom offers up ideas / thoughts.

-Jon

 

how deep into the vent tubing do you have to cut? i'm assuming the front is rubber and the back is all plastic tubings?

 

Wai:

Is pretty deep, is a pain! Theres no room and tools are to big even for a small dremell which was the one i used, and yes is plastic in the back,

 

I hate to be the guy dredging up an old thread, but I have a question or two. It's hard to tell just how much space you have behind the double din, due to the vents, and I'm wondering if I could shoehorn a Nexus 7 tablet in there, with a bit of work? I have a decent idea of how I'd need to actually hook it all up, but in terms of making it actually fit there doesn't appear to be a lot of room back there. For reference, the tablet is 4.48 inches tall and 7.87 inches wide.

 

Welcome to the forum.

No clue about tucking in the tablet but if you manage it I hope you will return with pics and info!

 

I love the way the dash came out but I wanted to know something about the a/c vents.. Is it still usable and if so, how much air is lost with the unit?

Thanks

 

I would say it could be upto a 70% loss in air flow.
It may work better to close them off.

 

Troy… any experience with the NavPlus? It seems to be stirring up some discussion lately, but no one has tested it out for the North American cars

 

This is the unit I'm interested in.

 

whos have this radio i want some comment on it ???

 

Where can you purchase the navplus unit? A quick Google search didn't yield any results

 

http://www.almigliorprezzo.net/

Got the link from the main NavPlus page and went to "Where to buy" (http://www.navplus.it/online.html)

Best to use Google Chrome and the translate option.

 

I think I have seen them on ebay.

On a separate note does anyone make a double din adapter in white?

 

After you were finished did your USB and AUX ports still work? Did your mic work for bluetooth calling as well? Thanks!

Jon

 

do these navplus work?

most of these are all made in china...

hate to buy it and not work...

 

Eu gostaria de fazer uma pergunta, alguém sabe como me dizer como ligar o rádio din2 pionner, para ligá-lo e desligar com a chave como o original fez sem a necessidade da ignição estar acesa, há alguma maneira?

 

I would like to ask a question, does anyone know how to tell me how to turn on the din2 pionner radio, to turn it on and off with the key like the original did without the need for the ignition to be on, is there any way?

 

The USB and AUX ports can be saved, but if you get a decent head unit they won't be needed anymore. I think the harness says it saves them? Madness one, but I think they're metra anyway.
A decent double din head unit will also take over your phone calls for bluetooth calls, the mic it comes with can be mounted to the top of your steering wheel column easily enough and sounds fine, hides well.

One thing I want to caution anyone doing this is, be super gentle with the vent kits, there is a toothpick of plastic that connects all the vents together that is extremely easy to knock out and lose behind your dash forever. Ask me how I know. The 2 manufacturers I found that do the kit for this, both use the same design from what I can tell and people have the same complaints. Mine is a spiral audio, and I hate the build quality but ymmv. I can say that their rubberized black, matches the interior paint well for the controls below the painted part of the dash.

Couple tips I learned doing this install.
-Little masking tape on the dash around the work space will save you gouging the area as you do the install.
-Use a oscillating multi-tool w/cutter to plunge cut the vents, you get nice clean straight cuts to the back. I had a harbor freight one, worked fine. Vent cutting is probably the scariest and hardest part, but the right tool makes it a 4 minute job.
-Use the dremel you've been trying to figure out how to get into the space to cut out part of the vent so your oscillating tool can reach the back of the vent easily.

The nice thing is, its pretty spacious behind the radio, so fitting the wiring and adapter boxes isnt too hard. Best of luck everyone!