New Install AVH 4500

homelessgdog · 02-17-2013, 12:04 AM

Just put the exact head unit in wife's Z yesterday. Infinity 6.5 separates, JL 10 W1, and Pioneer's new GM-D8604 for power. Sounds great! I can put pics tomorrow or Monday. AVH-X4500BT because I have HD radio in my new car and HD radio is pointless where we live. So I saved the $50 bucks from the 5500 BT. My wife isn't going to pay for radio either. Sirrius got a big thumbs down. NAV, REALLY? DEC 2011 got the Z. Haven't cracked 12k miles. She doesn't go anywhere to need the NAV.

P-Kidd · 02-17-2013, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by homelessgdog

Just put the exact head unit in wife's Z yesterday. Infinity 6.5 separates, JL 10 W1, and Pioneer's new GM-D8604 for power. Sounds great! I can put pics tomorrow or Monday. AVH-X4500BT because I have HD radio in my new car and HD radio is pointless where we live. So I saved the $50 bucks from the 5500 BT. My wife isn't going to pay for radio either. Sirrius got a big thumbs down. NAV, REALLY? DEC 2011 got the Z. Haven't cracked 12k miles. She doesn't go anywhere to need the NAV.

I have the AVH 8400 in my Titan. Besides the detachable face on the 8400, I like the 4500 better because it is more Android friendly with Pandora. In my Z I'm running pioneer 6.5 component set, Zenclosure with a JL 10 W3 being pushed by an "old school" Punch 200. I agree with the NAV and the Sirrius. Got 32gig iTouch in the glove box.

homelessgdog · 02-17-2013, 10:32 PM

YUP. Android. Galaxy 3 wife. HTC me. I don't drive the Z to often but it rocks now that stereo is up to snuff. Very happy with X4500BT. Like I said Pioneer amp rocks too GM-D8604. I'll take some pics tomorrow. Steering wheel functions are working great and the installer added a toggle switch if you want to watch DVD while driving (for passenger of course!)

P-Kidd · 02-17-2013, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by homelessgdog

YUP. Android. Galaxy 3 wife. HTC me. I don't drive the Z to often but it rocks now that stereo is up to snuff. Very happy with X4500BT. Like I said Pioneer amp rocks too GM-D8604. I'll take some pics tomorrow. Steering wheel functions are working great and the installer added a toggle switch if you want to watch DVD while driving (for passenger of course!)

I used the Parking Brake Over-ride Bypass off Amazon.com for 19 bucks. Very easy to install. 3 wires and you're done.

Amazon.com: Parking Brake Override Bypass Fully Automatic Video in Motion for Pioneer Models AVH-X1500DVD AVH-X2500BT AVH-X3500BHS AVH-X4500BT AVH-X5500BHS: Everything Else

P-Kidd · 02-17-2013, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by homelessgdog

Just put the exact head unit in wife's Z yesterday. Infinity 6.5 separates, JL 10 W1, and Pioneer's new GM-D8604 for power. Sounds great! I can put pics tomorrow or Monday. AVH-X4500BT because I have HD radio in my new car and HD radio is pointless where we live. So I saved the $50 bucks from the 5500 BT. My wife isn't going to pay for radio either. Sirrius got a big thumbs down. NAV, REALLY? DEC 2011 got the Z. Haven't cracked 12k miles. She doesn't go anywhere to need the NAV.

What box are you using? Here are a couple of pics of the 10 in Zenclosure.

homelessgdog · 02-18-2013, 10:48 AM

Just had sub mounted in a box and thrown in the back trunk. It was pulling teeth to get wife to okay adding stereo. She won't spend (or let me spend) money not needed for a cool sub box. She keeps a car cover in the truck for her office. The cover lays on top of the sub box. You can't even see it. I tried to post pics but I got file too big. I tried to add them as attachs but maybe there is another way???

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02-17-2013, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
homelessgdog Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: chino Posts: 32 Drives: 12 370Z Auto Prl wht Rep Power: 14	Just put the exact head unit in wife's Z yesterday. Infinity 6.5 separates, JL 10 W1, and Pioneer's new GM-D8604 for power. Sounds great! I can put pics tomorrow or Monday. AVH-X4500BT because I have HD radio in my new car and HD radio is pointless where we live. So I saved the $50 bucks from the 5500 BT. My wife isn't going to pay for radio either. Sirrius got a big thumbs down. NAV, REALLY? DEC 2011 got the Z. Haven't cracked 12k miles. She doesn't go anywhere to need the NAV.

02-17-2013, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
homelessgdog Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: chino Posts: 32 Drives: 12 370Z Auto Prl wht Rep Power: 14	YUP. Android. Galaxy 3 wife. HTC me. I don't drive the Z to often but it rocks now that stereo is up to snuff. Very happy with X4500BT. Like I said Pioneer amp rocks too GM-D8604. I'll take some pics tomorrow. Steering wheel functions are working great and the installer added a toggle switch if you want to watch DVD while driving (for passenger of course!)

02-18-2013, 10:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
homelessgdog Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: chino Posts: 32 Drives: 12 370Z Auto Prl wht Rep Power: 14	Just had sub mounted in a box and thrown in the back trunk. It was pulling teeth to get wife to okay adding stereo. She won't spend (or let me spend) money not needed for a cool sub box. She keeps a car cover in the truck for her office. The cover lays on top of the sub box. You can't even see it. I tried to post pics but I got file too big. I tried to add them as attachs but maybe there is another way???