Avic-n3

[Hotsauce]

Heres the RCA pigtail that comes with the AVIC-N3.



It has a short leadout, then a pair of cheap RCA female plugs. The leadout is a little on the short side, and stuffing it all in behind the headunit is not easy.

Heres the Modified Pigtail.



All connectors add noise to a signal. You force the signal to go down a wire that changes cross section at the connector. The best connector is NO connector, so I cut them off and hardwired in twisted pairs of CAT5E wire.

I'll be using Eichman Silver Bullets at the other end.

More later.

John C.

[Hotsauce]

I got off my butt and finished the Headunit install.

Its just like the N1, but more options, and of course the Traf Nav feature.

The GPS/gyro unit is stashed under the passenger seat


The XM receiver is stashed in the rear passenger fenderwell.


The rear fenderwells are now stuffed with fiberglass batting. The speaker mount that I'm making will make this act like an aperiodic enclosure.


XM is now a data reciever, so it downloads station graphics as well as song data. I'm sure displaying album covers is not far off, or lyrics.


You can pull down stock quotes.


You can display on route all sorts of road conditions.


Including police roadblocks.


You can change the wallpaper on the gauge display. The carbon fiber is great for the VX.


John C.

[biju]

my envy pie chart is solid green. It looks great!!!

-biju.

[Ldub]

I'm having a VERY hard time trying to decide which of your latest mods I'm most envious of ...this or the Hella's.
Both very nice.
Ldub