New Install AVH 4500

[P-Kidd]

I am week old owner of a 2013 370Z. I must say the site is very informative and aided me greatly installing the AVH Pioneer. Sorry about the glare on the screen... facing the sun... no tint yet.

[kenchan]

looks good, congrats. been a fan of pioneer since trying one back in 2009 in my Z. i have the 3100 and 4100 in my G35C.

did you use the remote module? metra one or pac/perpheral?

im wondering if the pac i have in the car for the 3100 will work with the 4500Bt or the 5500BH.

[RonRizz]

you can check on the PAC website...
pac-audio.com

[P-Kidd]

Originally Posted by kenchan

looks good, congrats. been a fan of pioneer since trying one back in 2009 in my Z. i have the 3100 and 4100 in my G35C.

did you use the remote module? metra one or pac/perpheral?

im wondering if the pac i have in the car for the 3100 will work with the 4500Bt or the 5500BH.

I used the metra, have not got all the buttons working yet. GOing to manually program it tomorrow. I did some reading, you will have to update the pac for the new pioneer models.

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by P-Kidd

I used the metra, have not got all the buttons working yet. GOing to manually program it tomorrow. I did some reading, you will have to update the pac for the new pioneer models.

hey thanks for the reply

yah, i suppose if i want the BT to work off the steering wheel i would need the latest revision, but i think i can wing the major features with the same pac i have. (might be wrong), but worth a try.

[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.

[P-Kidd]

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.

[Garrett63]

Curious as to which double din kit this is. I'm planning to put in the AVH-X5500($379 on amazon $500 crutchfield) in a week or so, as soon as that damn tax return gets here.

Is that the metra or scosche?

[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!)

[P-Kidd]

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]

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]

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???

[kenchan]

just an update. i installed a new avh4500bt over the weekend to replace my avh3100dvd.

all harnesses were compatible. and since my steering wheel has no BT button, i didn't need to reprogram the PAC or get a new version or anything.

i routed the BT phone mic cable to the ceiling near the rearview camera, and the USB cord into my center console. everything works great with my Droid4. all steering controls work too.

[cheshirecat]

I was really happy with my 8400bt. Had to manually program the AWSC for my touring model Bose stuff, but it worked out great. I put the mic in the same place you did. The cheap Nissan Livina cameras from ebay mate up great with this unit.

[fuct]

DAMN... i have a pioneer 4200dvd and it wont work with my galaxy s3 :\ nor does the screen operate properly in cold weather with the windows cracked or rolled down.