I want to know if the NAVIGATION software says the name of the actual street or highway or does it just say "turn right/left" instead of saying "turn right on main street" or "take highway one south"

 

it says the actual street, or exit. Sometimes it will not give a street name, but most times it does. If it doesnt, it says it on the screen.

 

so i just ordered the d-3 and im a little confused, i mean can i listen to my cd while using the navigation system or does the cd not work when im navigating?

 

u have to program a route first, then pop in ur cd. the only downside i think to this great hu. u cant change your route after taking out the nav disk.

mine is coming in tomorrow and its going in on tues. i cant wait!!!

 

Where is a good place to order at a great price??? I saw that Crutchfield is selling it for 899 which included a backup camera and all the wiring harnesses needed, but without the PAC controller. Is this a good price?

 

pm Scionizer07. i got mine off him for a good price too so check him out.

 

here it is for under $700

http://www.cartronixplus.com/templat...3F00E66B6E02DE

 

yeah i went to best buy 999 ordered from sonicelectronix instead they have good stuff there , but yeah the guy at bestbuy told me the same thing as far as programing the route ahead of time, i ordered today should have it in a week!! exited

 

To anyone that wants to do the bypass for dvd play I ordered the bypass wire from this guy ....http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-AVIC-D3-...QQcmdZViewItem

It saves you the hassle of pulling out the mute wire since he provides the wire and instructions on where to ground everything. it really saved me some headaches when i installed my D3.

 

^ iono id rather save the extra 20bucks and do a little more work

 

it can deffinetly be done for free, extremely easy.

 

from everyone that i have heard that has had the D3, that it is cool, but it has its up and downs. IMHO i think the D2 is a much better HU. as for a Stealth GPS antenna placement, i have mine underneath the Sunroof on the side near middle of the roof, kinda hard to explain where to run the wire, but there is a little area under the front where you can run the wire into the vehicle. No problems whatsoever with reception even with the sunroof closed, even have my XM on the other side, same great reception as the GPS

 

I agree that the D2 is MUCH metter than the D3. And I speak from experience have a D2 in my wifes car and a D3 in mine.

For stealth, the sunroof sounds like a good spot, but its pretty easy to use the a pillar.

 

kinda screwed with stealth in the apillar if you have side curtain airbags.

 

i know its easy to do it but i figured i'm a cluts and might mess something up so i rather buy it.

 

http://www.compuplus.com/i-Pioneer-A...S%20NAVIGATION

this site is legit...i ordered mine from here. only $699!

 

great diy as usual!

 

Do you have any pictures of the wiring? Also, how do you connect the stock speakers, they arent RCA are they?

 

I just installed my D3 2 weeks ago... it was really easy. I googled the mod you do to the wiring harness to bypass the e-brake and let you watch dvd's while driving... it was easy to do and parts cost a whole $1.50 at radio shack.

As far as redrilling holes or buying special adaptors so that the door closes over the D3..... don't waste your money.... if you remove the HVAC you can take a dremel to the inside of the door and make it clear the ****. You do not damage the outside of the door, there's another pannel on the inside and dead space between the 2 plastic pannels. If you trim it back with a dremel it takes 2 mins and costs you nothing. You cannot see the section you cut out after the D3 is installed because its on top of the HU when its open.

 

i put mine in yesterday and im happy with it. now i did not drill back any further as far as the mounting brackets go, i took the backing of the cover and sanded it down. the original mounting fits and it closes great! there was a black (grounding) cable that was suppost to hook up into the hand brake! i didnt do that lol i just grounded the wire and now i get a warning signal everytime i start the unit. the reason i did it is so that i can watch movies while driving!!! anyone else do that ?