use crutchfield stereo

[Bob Barker]

I didn't know Ironman's came in Astral.

[vt_maverick]

I didn't know Ironman's came in Astral.

Good catch Bob, must be getting old not to see that one lol.

[stevo2deep]

Btw, motorized flip-out or double-DIN in-dash?

Kenwood flip-out. Didn't know you could double-DIN???

I assume you'll be going to Moab in the spring then?

Moab FTW! But there are many awesome places to explore in Utah. I'm up north and usually find my way to the bottom in the summer a few times.

I didn't know Ironman's came in Astral.

Well pardon me, I am an uninformed noob. Is the Ironman basically and edition with extras??? All I know is I have a silver VX with Ironman on the hood insert and leather red seats, overhead rack, etc. I was under the impression that these were some of the upgrades with this edition??

The Crutchfield instructions miss one little important point: The ground wire in their harness doesn't actually do anything. VX radios get their ground through their chassis. What this means is that when you test fit everything and the radio doesn't work, DON'T PANIC.
Other than that, Crutchfield kicks butt.

Thanks a bunch

Also thanks to who posted the manual link.

The deck and changer came out surprisingly easy, and I replaced the blower resistor and lubed the blower, all working well now. Hopefully I'll get the rear view camera and runs of heavy wire run to the rear today. Thanks again for everyone reachin' out..

[vt_maverick]

Kenwood flip-out. Didn't know you could double-DIN???

Not without serious dash customization (for US models at least) so you're correct, most members go with the flip-out option.

Well pardon me, I am an uninformed noob. Is the Ironman basically and edition with extras??? All I know is I have a silver VX with Ironman on the hood insert and leather red seats, overhead rack, etc. I was under the impression that these were some of the upgrades with this edition??

The Ironman Edition is distinguished only by cosmetics; factory Ironmans came only in Victory White with special badging for the hood insert, C-pillars, and rear door. On the interior, the floor mats and front seats have the Ironman logo stitched/embossed into them. There are no actual options (roof rack for example) that are unique to Ironmans. So more than likely your previous owner swapped his insert with someone who had a real Ironman, or he just ordered the stickers through a dealership.

[stevo2deep]

Thanks for clarifying Bob and VT Maverick

Got the dash all back together now with deck and rear view camera installed, as well as the runs of wiring to the rear. I wound up using a relay to reverse polarity from the remote lead to trick the dvd player into thinking I am always in park I also installed a switch in one of the spare dash pop-outs which switches the rear-view camera on and off, rather than having to be in reverse. I went for a cruise and was surprised how wide the camera angle is. Really helps with that big blind spot. . .

[vt_maverick]

Got the dash all back together now with deck and rear view camera installed, as well as the runs of wiring to the rear. I wound up using a relay to reverse polarity from the remote lead to trick the dvd player into thinking I am always in park I also installed a switch in one of the spare dash pop-outs which switches the rear-view camera on and off, rather than having to be in reverse. I went for a cruise and was surprised how wide the camera angle is. Really helps with that big blind spot. . .

As we often say around here: Pics or it didn't happen!

[tjh]

Thanks for clarifying Bob and VT Maverick

Got the dash all back together now with deck and rear view camera installed, as well as the runs of wiring to the rear. I wound up using a relay to reverse polarity from the remote lead to trick the dvd player into thinking I am always in park:

I grounded that particular wire . Yep movies on the go .

[pbkid]

Kenwood flip-out. Didn't know you could double-DIN???

done and done...... and its theft proof because as long as the keys are out of the ignition, the gear selector is locked in 'park'....
no way to get the radio out with the gear selector in park