Tsx536

Here are some pics of the Pioneer AVIC-N1 in my TSX.
If you got some questions about the install or components. Just let me know.
Here's the info on the setup.

Source units:
Pioneer AVIC-N1 Navigation/MP3/DVD/Performance Guages
Pioneer GEX-P6400TV TV Tuner
Pioneer SIR-PNR1 Sirius Tuner
Rosen 10 Disc DVD Changer
RCA Lyra RD2780 80 gig Portable Video Player AVI/MP3/Sirius Recording
Nokia CARK112 Bluetooth Car kit ---> N1 AUX input

Speakers and Amps:
JL Audio Tweets
JL 12w3v2
Diamond Audio Hex Components (Front)
Infinity Reference 6002i (Rear Fill)
Phoenix Gold 250xz
1/2 Farat Monster Cap

My first of pics which shows the other parts of my install including the bluetooth phone kit:
https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/pics-pioneer-avic-n1-navigation-tv-bluetooth-car-kit-56k-warning-288060/

Day Shot with the screen in:


Night shot with everything on. This is blurry. I'll take a new one soon:


Navigation


Performance Guages for G's of Acceleration/Speed/Direction/Cornering


TV Tuner


Mp3 Disc with my Favorite 2pac Disc


Rosen 10 Disc DVD Player


RCA Lyra Main Menu - Does Mp3/Avi Video/Photos/Sirius Recording


RCA Lyra Video Menu - About to watch the Rick James Episode of the Chapelle Show.
I'm Rick James, Bish....


My Amp and Cap mounted on the rear of the back seat


Trunk shot with my JL Sub in a sealed box


AVIC-N1 brain sitting underneath the Passenger Seat


Sirius SIR-PNR1, GEX-P6400TV, & the bluetooth speaker output hooked to the AUX in.
Underneath the Driver Side Seat


The GPS & Sirius Antennas mounted on the passenger side of the windshield


Me

Kawaii

wow so many electronics lol

Tsx536

Yeah...if you can't tell already, I love electronics...
I "think" I'm done with the a/v stuff now, so now I'm working on exterior and performance.

I commute everyday, so I like to try to keep myself busy. The freeway is clear by the time I leave, so it gives me a chance to use my stuff. I make sure to stay safe and never touch the stuff in traffic though.

jlukja

Wow, that's quite a setup. No need for a home entertainment system.

BTW, the girl in the pic next to you needs to get out into the sun. She's looking awfully pale.

HONgDA

iTrader: (1)

How much did you pay for the Avic N1 and did you do the install yourself? I'm looking to buy this one or wait for the N2. The screen hits anything above it? I have LOTS of question regarding this. I'll let you answer some right now. Thanks!

Tsx536

I got it professionally installed at first, but since I've went back, added components, and redid all of the wiring. If I could do it all over again, I would have just did it myself. Buy the mp3 attachment kit and it's a pretty easy install IHMO.

Also, read this thread:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288060

This should answer some of your questions. If you have more you can just hit me up on PM.

rmpage

Excellent as always. One of these days I'll have similar pics.

DEI99662

Nice install. Looks good.

04Carbon6

Where is the RCA Lyra mounted and is it controlled through the N1's touch screen?

Dan Martin

Now that would be pimp but I'm sure it's not.

jiggaman

is the headunit useless now?

Tsx536

Dan is right. The RCA lyra is not controlled by the N1's touch screen. That would be I keep the RCA Lyra in the center armrest or in the cupholder when I use it. I drilled a small hole in the armrest area so the wiring is all ran into there.

Jigga I have it hooked up through the AUX input of the facotry HU so I can still use the factory 6 disc and the steering wheel controls. I also took some advice from another thread you posted in a long time ago and got a line driver. Boy did that make it sound better

humperdood

Ally Mcbeal????!!!?????? Wtf???!!!!

Tsx536

Damn..I was hoping no one would notice that. Itz was for my ex. I have a bunch of stuff I extracted off of the Tivo to make room for other shows. Only way she would let me delete the stuff off the Tivo was to put them on the Lyra. Women are so difficult.

TSX 3Pedal

I see a whole bunch of cities listed in your "Location" under your avatar, what city are you actually from?
I'm from around the same area, but I go to school ere in So*Cal.

jiggaman

glad to hear I made atleast one positive contribution to this site!! that's sick that you can still use the cd changer and steering wheel controls, now you even go me thinking about doing this mod!

Tsx536

Yeah I'm all over the place! I lived in Sac for a lot years during school. I work in Tracy, hang out mostly in Stockton, and I just moved to a new house in Lodi.

Where did you live before you went away to school?

Tsx536

Yeah if you end up wanting to it just let me know and I get can you all of the info you need. Man, if you weren't on the other side of the country I would even come and help you out.

What do you got in your car jigga?...I remember reading that you have some serious bump

jiggaman

what i have installed is in my sig....i wish you could help me install it too!

TSX 3Pedal

I'm from Lathrop and I'm in Irvine for school.

Tsx536

You got a nice system there Jigga...I bet it bumps hard. Man...sometimes I wonder if I should get another 12 too. Do the 2 12s take up a lot of trunk space?

jiggaman

yeah it takes up a decent amount of space for sure. 2 twelves is probably overkill, i'm not sure, i'd like to actually switch to a single higher quality 12 one of these days to save some space.

Tsx536

I see man. If you change get like a JL W6 or W7. I heard if you got one of those you can run just 1 sub and it will slump. They can cost some serious dough though. Especially if get a W7 in one of the vented JL boxes.

Do you happen to have a pic of your trunk?

Tsx536

Cool man. I driver through Lathrop everyday on the way to work. My sister actually goes to school down in Irvine too. Its phat down there. The weather is much better than it is up here.

Benz_05_TSX

iTrader: (1)

Wow man.....that's a sweet ass set up!!...... I like the TV tuner and the Guages thing.....hahhaah.......

but the ME pic isnt workin...lol

mojox20

hey i was looking at your pics for your N1 install, very nice job. i was thinking about just adding a N2 to my TSX. i already have xm running through my SHOND3. im just wondering if the n2 will have rca's for me to plug in the audio and how will i power the unit?

thanks for any help.

Tsx536

Thanks for the compliments

The N2 will definitely have RCA outputs that go into the SNHOND3. It actually has 3 sets of RCA outputs, but you only want to use the Fronts because that is the only output that you can hear the navigation voice. It sounds like you want to retain your current XM receiver. In order to do this you need to hook up the output of the N2 to the SNHOND3, and then hook the RCA output of the XM radio into the AUX input on the N2.

So with your setup the sound will flow as followed:
XM RCA Output --> Pioneer RB10 cable ---> N2 brain ---> N2 RCA Front RCA outputs --> SNHOND3 --> Factory HU AUX input

The Pioneer RB10 input I mentioned is below. This converts the Pioneer IPBUS into RCA inputs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...756474712&rd=1

If I were you I would also put a line driver in to help boost the output of the RCAs:
http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/TURBO1.html

And you will mostly need a GLI, but I'm assuming you have one since you already have something hooked to your SNHOND3.

For the power. How are you sending power to your XM unit currently?

mojox20

i currently have the xm roady and it's hooked up through the cig lighter. im just wondering if i get this unit what's the best way to power it?

thanks

Tsx536

Okay...that's fine. Are you planning to leave the XM unit hooked up via the cig lighter?

Are you planning to do the install yourself?
Are you comfortable taking apart the center console and removing the factory HU?

mojox20

i might scrap the xm unit. should i tap the power from the factory head unit or another source?

Tsx536

If you're willing to scrap the XM unit, then you can just buy the Pioneer Xm unit later for the N2, or you can also get Sirius radio instead. I just got Sirius and I'm really liking it so far. If you're interested it's the Pioneer SIR-PNR1.

I would run new wiring and not tap into the factory HU. I would get power for the unit straight from the battery, but you could also get all of the wires you need from the steering wheel column. ACC, constant, ground are there for sure.

I'm not sure about the illumination wire. I know it's present on the 20 pin harness that connection to the factory HU, but I'm not 100% which wire it is at the steering column. Take a look at post #71 in this thread. This user grab a illumination signal for the 2004 illuminated steering wheel mod. Sounds like the Ill. pin is there, but there is not wire, so you'll have to attach your own to the harness.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...9&page=3&pp=25

This isn't too difficult and I had to do the same thing in order to hook up the VSS wire to the ECU.

If you don't wanna tap into the steering column/ignition then you could also run these wires, by tapping into the fuse box. This is more ghetto, but an easier DIY project. I wouldn't recommend it, but it's so easy, I should mention it.

Here's a good diagram for you from this thread:
https://acurazine.com/forums/sho...hlight=tsx+fuse

mojox20

hey thanks for the tips, i'll look into it some more this weekend!

CJams

Nice setup! How is your TV reception? What antennas are you using and where are they placed? I get great reception when I am not moving, but when I am moving, its kinda like the wind is blowing the antenna on the side of the house.

Also, was the pioneers spedometer dealy a plaug and play thing or did you have to splice wires?

Tsx536

Check out the last post in this thread. Someone asked about my Tv reception the other day.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15158

Basically, I was suprised by how good my reception has been. I live pretty close to a bunch of the TV antennas and I mostly only watch TV on the freeway so that might be why my reception is good.

I still get that "wind blowing on the side of the house" effect occasionally, but it's not bad at all. I barely hear any static when that happens, and that was one of my main concerns. I didn't want to have the volume cranked up only to have a bunch of crackling hurt my ears.

The Pioneer TV tuner comes with 4 diversity antennas. I have this mounted around the edges of the rear windshield. Itz pretty stealth. For the Pioneer, you do you have to splice/tap into wires. Only the VSS and reverse wires though. The GPS brain in the N1 handles the majority of the processing related to the performance guages.

Tsx536

Hey CJams, what kind of TV antenna came with your tv tuner? You have an alpine right?

Kenny

shalts13

that is a sweet screen! what kind was that again? and how much do they run? was it hard to install all of that? i dont have navi an im lookin at doin something just like what you have

GSGOMEZ

It is very nice set up, I like it.

Tsx536

It's a Pioneer N1 that had been upgraded to the Pioneer N2. It runs for about $1200 or so. If you have some install experience, It isn't hard to install. If you end up getting one, I can tell you what wires you need to tap into.

Tsx536

Thanks man. I'm adding the Ipod Video next

shalts13

i was jus wondering what an n1 an n2 mean? i tried lookin it up but i couldnt really get a good answer. what does your stock stereo do now that you have that in? does it jus hang out not used in your console? i jus tryin to get as much info about this unit before i go an buy one