GeraldD

Talking of the devil the ashtray unit just  landed on my desk along with a bag of haribo sweet  job done  ! just waitting on the rest of the order guessing it come separetly   

thanks but got one orgenised  allraidy .

ty for the head up

  XX2 size I am up for one of each color. 

spot on!

thanks for the head up 

new or good condition second hand. 

Thanks for your time.

Greeting all !! 

I'm in Maldon, I'm up for a road trip     

14 hours ago, The Mule said:

Flashback..... I must show my ignorance.My choice however, will be constrained by finances. Looking at spending  approx. £7500  I would settle for a good older 350? We shall see. Hoping to learn from you guys!

I  brought a 05 plate  with Bose set  , 68k on clock  , partial history  6 months RAC engine warranty for  £4.6k  so your budget is more them enough to get  you a nice  Z .

Welcome to the Forum.

mine arrived today and well pleased  with it .  I always have a gobag and a few bottles of water  in the car and now it's nicely secured   , just  right for the job .

Hi , 

yea  i  was under the impression those leads where for an external amp .  all working now ^^    i'll post a pic once i re fitted the dash board 

Thanks for everyone's patience 

at the moment i only got white and red connected , yellow and black are not  . is that not correct ?  

here a  2 pages quote  from the HU handbook 

or the handbook itself

http://catalogs.pioneer-car.eu/Manuals/AVIC_F80DAB_CRD4952_installation_manual/  

white and red yes ,   the black and dark yellow no since  those 2 are video in/out   according to manual ,   witch i'm not using at the moment .   

Further progress  in this upgrade , sound is working but only in the front speakers , now i been playing with the setting , no luck no sub or rear speakers ,  also noticed if subwoofer turn off in option   no sound at all come out , even front speakers .    

HAH ! RESULT  lol 

ok so  does not  sound just right  yet but turn  out connecting 2& 4 was correct , the unit setting menu has  bunch of options   which need to be turned on  , i'm yet to fully explore that  but at glad to report  i  got sounds blasting  out speakers  .to my relief i must admit  .   i side note i do hope those double din carry a cmos battery  to keep those setting

any how going to play with those setting before  i fit the unit proper back in  

thanks for the helping hands to you both .

 ok that didn't work ,using a speaker wire  i bridge   1  across to 2&4  but nothing not even a crackle  . 

i could strip the cable into a domino  that no issue ,   but i don't have the kit to re crimp   the leads  if that doesn't  work .   I will try to test that theory  with a spear speaker cable (i think ) and try to connect 1,2  & 4 without  cutting any cables  if i get a sound out them  i will  cut the cables end into a domino . 

ok , well plugged the head unit in , but the same  wheel control working , dab finding radio etc .., all seem  working    except  i get no  sound to speakers not even crackle .   not sure what to next  either 

on the plus side it didn't go boum either. 

ok beside the fact that my other half think i gone totally nut for 'playing' with my car at 11pm  , it's pitch black outside so  i tho this be more constructive for now    since ' blue ' cables is  the source of my troubles , i took photos of both  set of cables  and i added a number to make  communication easier .  if i understand you right  2 & 4  should conected together right ? 

that ok i was at work too   heh,   i will give that a test run shortly . 

thanks for the headup  much appreciated

Gerald.  

thanks for confirming i got the right wiring adapter ,  i took a one  more photos exposing the cables better , along with another photos with the 4 cables i 'm left with .    i can see the cable  you talking about , not sure about where  to connect to mind  you

ok, i kept all labels etc ... here a few pics .

thanks for your time

Well , following couple of guide on the forum i  tested the pioneer  unit ,  and it's almost working  , and for a moment i was very happy with myself    except for when i realised  no sound  coming of speakers ,   so i'm still researching  the why .   

2005 reg with Bose audio   replaced with  Pioneer AVIC-F80DAB 

- wheel control working

- FM - DAB  finding radio   but no sound

- CD running  but no sound 

-sat nav woking 

and i get nothing not even  scratchy sound .  i welcome any pointers on  what to do next  .   i checked the wiring to the best of my ability  .   but i reached a wall   on what to do next to debug the issue 

Hi, 

In the process of fitting an AVIC-F80DAB  head unit , could someone recommend   DAB aerial  or point me to a link , i read on the installation book  it's recommended a 'phantom power'  aerial , a  search gave  me zillions of links . 

The car is a 2005 with the bose  unit originally 

thanks for your time. 

Hi !

Welcome  ,  it's definitely cute  in white with touch of red  . nice one 

heh thanks for the offer ,  Love Derby  mind you .    unfortunately  bit busy   with work for a road trip  much has i like driving my toy .  I if  i fail   to found someone  I  will make a crack at it but i'm  not the car tweaker type  especially  with 600 quid worth of kit .

Hi, 

I recently  bought a Pioneer AVICF80DAB  double dine  with the face plate and the right set of cable  . i originally also bought  or "clic" fitting  but turn out the fitting is 4h drive away needless to say ....... I  got the fitting cost back without issue and the company admitted the website was misleading and it will get changed  no issue there . 

I rang couple of Commercial audio place and business must be good because they both asked to ring back in couple weeks to make a booking  . 

so i'm based in Essex, Maldon  and i'm looking for some one to fit  that unit correctly  either a  commercial  / or enthousiaste  who know what they doing ,   fitting can be done at my place or i can drive to somewhere local  . cost to be agreed in advance