DIY: Kenwood DNX6140 installed in my 370Z with Sirius and back up Cam (AK370Z)

bigaudiofanat · 04-21-2010, 12:47 PM

You are not able to keep the bluetooth controls as far as I know and have not seen ones that will allow you to keep them.

spearfish25 · 04-21-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Caldaga

Can anyone that has installed the steering wheel control adapter tell me if they were able to maintain the bluetooth controls as well as the volume/source controls?

I have the PAC controller. Source, volume, and channel up/down all still work. Unfortunately, channel up/down isn't progressing through presets...just the next channel or station. Great for ipods and satellite, annoying for FM radio.

As for the initiation of voice dialing and hanging up...no go. The guys who installed mine said they made one of them 'hang up' but it doesn't do a damn thing. We did make one of the two bluetooth controls the 'attenuation' button so it's a nice place for mute.

theDreamer · 04-21-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I have the PAC controller. Source, volume, and channel up/down all still work. Unfortunately, channel up/down isn't progressing through presets...just the next channel or station. Great for ipods and satellite, annoying for FM radio.

As for the initiation of voice dialing and hanging up...no go. The guys who installed mine said they made one of them 'hang up' but it doesn't do a damn thing. We did make one of the two bluetooth controls the 'attenuation' button so it's a nice place for mute.

Is there any lag with using the volume buttons on the steering wheel with the PAC controller?
I have a base and with the Z110-BT there are just volume buttons on the unit (no volume knob) and would like to get the steering wheel volume control back.

Caldaga · 04-21-2010, 05:51 PM

Ok so we aren't able to use those buttons for bluetooth anymore but we can try to program them for other uses.

flashburn · 05-24-2010, 11:31 AM

So my camera also has the crappy whiteout issue. It also recently started flickering like the connection might be loose.

I didn't install the camera (local shop did), but when I had all the panels off I thought I noticed that they had the camera connected through a composite (yellow) connection to another cable. Does that sound right?

If I'm going to go through the effort of looking into this problem, I'd rather just go ahead and replace the camera myself. If I do this, am I going to need to rerun all of the wiring? Or is there some way I could connect into the current setup?

TreeSemdyZee · 05-24-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

So my camera also has the crappy whiteout issue. It also recently started flickering like the connection might be loose.

I didn't install the camera (local shop did), but when I had all the panels off I thought I noticed that they had the camera connected through a composite (yellow) connection to another cable. Does that sound right?

If I'm going to go through the effort of looking into this problem, I'd rather just go ahead and replace the camera myself. If I do this, am I going to need to rerun all of the wiring? Or is there some way I could connect into the current setup?

Chances are, you'll have to rewire. I have a Kenwood CMOS300 to install and it has power, ground and purple reverse wire plus the yellow RCA that hooks to the head unit. Since I have a nav unit, The purple wire isn't used, that come from the HU, but you'll definitely have to wire the hot and ground wires.

abgyak · 07-20-2010, 08:11 PM

Hi AK... Do you need to buy the Aftermarket radio face plate to instal the Kenwood 6140? Thanks

AK370Z · 07-20-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by abgyak

Hi AK... Do you need to buy the Aftermarket radio face plate to instal the Kenwood 6140? Thanks

Do you have base radio or BOSE?

abgyak · 07-21-2010, 05:35 AM

BOSE i guess... here's the picture...

So if i happen to replace the radio set with either the Kenwood 6140 or the 9960 do you think i need the radio face plate?

TreeSemdyZee · 07-21-2010, 05:45 AM

That's the Bose. You definitely need the faceplate.
9960 is awesome. I love mine.

abgyak · 07-21-2010, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

That's the Bose. You definitely need the faceplate.
9960 is awesome. I love mine.

Where did you get your 9960 from?

& oh btw TreeSemdyZee, just a quick question... whats the range of the FM frequency of the 9960? Cause a cousin of mine once bought a Cadillac CTS & the FM radio frequency was in the range of 70.0hz - 90.0hz ... U see in my country, most Radio stations are between 88.0hz - 100.0hz

TreeSemdyZee · 07-21-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by abgyak

Where did you get your 9960 from?

& oh btw TreeSemdyZee, just a quick question... whats the range of the FM frequency of the 9960? Cause a cousin of mine once bought a Cadillac CTS & the FM radio frequency was in the range of 70.0hz - 90.0hz ... U see in my country, most Radio stations are between 88.0hz - 100.0hz

I got mine from WickedCAS. Nazar is a sponsor on here.
Here's the thread for that. If you get it there, tell Nazar I sent you.

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I'm kind of clueless on the frequency question, but I think this page will answer you question. They're showing FM frequency of 87.9MHz - 107.9MHz.

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AK370Z · 07-21-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

I got mine from WickedCAS. Nazar is a sponsor on here.
Here's the thread for that. If you get it there, tell Nazar I sent you.

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I'm kind of clueless on the frequency question, but I think this page will answer you question. They're showing FM frequency of 87.9MHz - 107.9MHz.

Kenwood - DNX9960

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

That's the Bose. You definitely need the faceplate.
9960 is awesome. I love mine.

If I recall corectly, you'll def need the kit with bose unit. (Maybe big can chime in?)

teejnut · 08-22-2010, 09:13 PM

Has anyone had any issues with the eBay backup camera? Mine has been working fine until today when it now just flickers green/red/blue on the nav screen. I checked the connections everything was fine also plugged my Canon digital camera into the video input and it was fine. So I'm pretty sure it's the backup camera. Anyone have a similar problem?

bigaudiofanat · 08-22-2010, 09:49 PM

I think some people are having problems with them. From what I hear there was a bad batch of them but the first batch was good.

04-21-2010, 12:47 PM	#256 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	You are not able to keep the bluetooth controls as far as I know and have not seen ones that will allow you to keep them. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

07-20-2010, 08:11 PM	#262 (permalink)
abgyak Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brunei Darussalam Posts: 378 Drives: 370z - 260z - 280zx Rep Power: 15	Hi AK... Do you need to buy the Aftermarket radio face plate to instal the Kenwood 6140? Thanks __________________ Brunei Darussalam: Abode Of Peace

07-21-2010, 05:35 AM	#264 (permalink)
abgyak Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brunei Darussalam Posts: 378 Drives: 370z - 260z - 280zx Rep Power: 15	BOSE i guess... here's the picture... So if i happen to replace the radio set with either the Kenwood 6140 or the 9960 do you think i need the radio face plate? __________________ Brunei Darussalam: Abode Of Peace

08-22-2010, 09:13 PM	#269 (permalink)
teejnut Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 206 Drives: 09 Z34 Sport/6MT Rep Power: 15	Has anyone had any issues with the eBay backup camera? Mine has been working fine until today when it now just flickers green/red/blue on the nav screen. I checked the connections everything was fine also plugged my Canon digital camera into the video input and it was fine. So I'm pretty sure it's the backup camera. Anyone have a similar problem? __________________ \|KW v3\|SSR Type F\|Invidia\|Berk\|Stillen\|Kenwood/Focal/Image Dynamics/Alpine\|

08-22-2010, 09:49 PM	#270 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	I think some people are having problems with them. From what I hear there was a bad batch of them but the first batch was good. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

04-21-2010, 05:51 PM	#259 (permalink)
Caldaga Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Killeen Texas Posts: 9 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	Ok so we aren't able to use those buttons for bluetooth anymore but we can try to program them for other uses.

05-24-2010, 11:31 AM	#260 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 18	So my camera also has the crappy whiteout issue. It also recently started flickering like the connection might be loose. I didn't install the camera (local shop did), but when I had all the panels off I thought I noticed that they had the camera connected through a composite (yellow) connection to another cable. Does that sound right? If I'm going to go through the effort of looking into this problem, I'd rather just go ahead and replace the camera myself. If I do this, am I going to need to rerun all of the wiring? Or is there some way I could connect into the current setup?

07-21-2010, 05:45 AM	#265 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,880 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	That's the Bose. You definitely need the faceplate. 9960 is awesome. I love mine.

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