First mod - Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD

symple84

question for those who have installed this headunit on your own....how difficult would you say the task is???

XwChriswX

Easy. On a Scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 2.

As long as you know how to properly disassemble the dash, and crimp the right wires together, it's really simple.

The hardest part is with the Metra Dash kit for a Double Din install, but if you just reuse your stock bracket, it's a synch.

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NismoZ370

the installs easy as far as taking everything apart and putting it back the wiring was a biatch for me! atleast the grounding and ebrake sensor and the backup cam power wiring.

XwChriswX

Did you actually Do the ebrake sensor? I just bought one of the ebay relays and it works like a champ... SOOOOO much easier and only a few bucks so what the hell lol

I gotta get a back up cam before I run those wires though...

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R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

NismoZ370

Hows everyones radio reception mine sucks and i got the stupid $20 schosche antenna adapter???

XwChriswX

I didn't get one with this unit, but I might have previously I can't remember. But I have a plug that goes in the back that's like the larger DJ headset plug.

However yeah, normal radio reception is not too good. But listen to my iPod 95% of the time. Debating on whether or not to get the HD Radio adapter in time, or just breakdown and get Sat radio one day...

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R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

NismoZ370

yea i got the same plug it has a huge plug and a blue cable. i listen to ipod more then anything but still sucks the radio reception is super weak. Yea i actually did the ebrake sensor until i can find someone to do the mod for me... i dont get along with wires lol. i have the back up cam works great. Also Boot up on the HU is spectacular no delay at all on mine i know some were saying they had a few minute bootup on other units mine is almost instant great!

symple84

Can someone confirm if I actually need antenna adapter because I have noticed that the stock radio reception is really bad as it is - so I assume that even with the schosche it does no better????

Masa

I use the Schoche antenna adapter and my radio is perfectly fine.

I have yet to lose reception listening to normal FM stations - I actually drop Pandora stations if anything. (AT&T after all )

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XwChriswX

Yeah, the boot up on mine is almost instant... lol And no 'boot screen' just straight to my input. My only complaint is it immediately starts playing the ipot. So I have to time it to turn it off before the song starts lol.

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NismoZ370

I wish mine worked fine... did u install your radio by yourself? i plugged mine into the radio and then soldiered the blue cables but its garbage... stock was excellent...

Masa

Yup, installed it myself. If memory serves me - the antenna harness had a blue wire / white wire / orange wire. There were some posts a while back about people not connecting the orange wire to the main harness - which was the cause of their bad radio reception. May want to give that a try.

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Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

cdoxp800

Well got mine installed today along with the Axxess ASWC. I had to do the manual programing of the Axxess ASWC.

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NismoZ370

Ill have to check... Congrats cdoxp800

symple84

Got my headunit installed with the Scosche adapter and the reception still sucks