Hey guys, I was organizing my photobucket folder and accidentally deleted the pictures for my instructions...sorry. Below is a repost with the pics reattached for those of you that might need them (Also, I'm going to post more detailed instructions with more pictures soon)...

I have some pics that should help with your install. I plan on doing a more thorough write up with instructions, but here are the basics of how I got mine to work.

First, you'll want to look at the harness they sent you to determine if it should be installed behind the head unit (although it won't fit) or in the trunk by the Nav DVD player. This picture should point out the differences so if you have the wrong one to install in the trunk, you can splice and swap some wires to make it work.



Next, to get the video harness in the trunk (where the interface is also located), but have the audio harness behind the head unit, you will need to splice the wires right before the connector that plugs into the AUDIO interface in the trunk. (Do not splice the actual Y-cable of the AUDIO harness and DO NOT splice any part of the VIDEO harness)

To do this I bought a 100 foot roll of 22-gauge speaker wire from Radio Shack for about 10 bucks. The wire is in a strand of two wires. You'll need to cut lengths of this wire to run the length of your car. (For me I cut these in 14 foot lengths since I ran the wire under the side doors jams the length of the car and pulled into the trunk.) You'll need to cut enough of these lengths so that you can reconnect all the wires from the pieces of the harness you cut. One other thing you'll want to do while making these cutting these lengths is label each end so that you can be sure you connect the correct wires. I used masking tape and labeled using "1", "2", etc at each end. This will actually help after you have run the wires from the head unit to the trunk.



Next, and before you connect the wires to the cut harness, you'll want to run the wires from the head unit to the trunk. I'm not sure how similar my RL is to the TL, but I just removed some of the lower door trim and ran the wire under the carpet. In some tight spots and so I didn't have to take out the back seat, I used a snake (steel fish tape) to pull the wire through. (You'll probably also want to run the wire for the IR eye at the same time. And you'll want to run some RCA cables this same way to extend the input into the interface. I ended up running these through the center armrest, under the carpet, and under the backseat to the trunk since I was more concerned about the lengths of these.)



Once you have the wire run, and after you have connected the audio Y-harness to the back of the head unit, you can now re-wire the Audio harness with the extension you created. Just make sure that you use your labels to correctly match up the wires.



With the audio harness extended and plugged into the interface in the trunk, you'll now want to complete the other connections (i.e. video harness, IR wired eye, and RCA cables from video source) and you should now be set.

Anyways, hope this helps. If you have any questions, let me know.

 

Hey Guys, I've posted more detailed instructions with more pictures and video at https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-rl-audio-bluetooth-electronics-navigation-90/i-006-diy-autotoys-com-nav-video-interface-both-audio-video-738316/

I hope this is helpful for any of you looking to install the unit.

 

So would this completely phase out the concept of getting a Peripheral unit?> Or do we need both? Lol, im stumped

 

i spent over 5 hours trying to make this shit works, i did every thing like i should and still no Video feed. please check this video out and see if you help. im so tired and mad maybe i missed something

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxrAPTMYIfg

 

Hey guys I am interested in buying this for just the backup camera only. I am not looking to install video or audio.. Would this work? I was first thinking of getting the Navtool but they are asking $300 since they are not doing a group buy.. Thanks in advance

 

You may, however I would strongly advise against this product ... as you can read from the posts about the grief caused by this product.

 

The switches.... I sense your problem is lying there.

Documentation (if any on the dip switches)?

Begin isolating everything - confirm one by one that all devices, cables, and harnesses are operational (in case of harnesses look and try to figure out which is what).

Ipod is a very bad device to use for testing unfortunately (ipod touch more so). Use a device that just throws out a nice clean video signal (like dvd player which you claim to test with).

Rip out everything you have and start fresh and get a computer tech in there - the logic we use is often good for figuring out these kind of things.

Have you considered the temporary black screen you are seeing is a out of sync/range problem (and defaults back to working signal?). Perhaps the LCD is trying to tell you it doesn't like the resolution/etc. of the video signal you are sending.

This sounds like something just waiting for me to tear into

~
irishbloke

 

Great write-up jhal! Just to clarify, which kit did you order/what did you request? If one orders/receives the rear kit, does it still come with the 14 pin audio connector? Your method seems pretty straight forward and it looks like as long as you get the 14 pin and 20 pin connectors, it can be made to work no matter whether you receive the front or rear kit.

This will be my first TSX mod and can't wait to get parts ordered and get started!

 

hey I ordered this for acura Tl 04. I ordered the one that connects in the rear. I received both the audio and video harness. The video harness plugs perfectly behind the NAVI box. The audio harness you just plug into the module and just tap pins 1(12v) and 2(ground). Everything works perfectly and the remote control works as well. I will recommend it

 

So just to clarify... You were able to install the audio plug inline from the XM module in the trunk? What do you mean by tapping pins 1 and 2?

Thanks in advance!

 

I think Edwardlanti was just using the interface for a backup camera, so he was only needing the video function. And since the power for the interface is supplied via the audio harness, he had to plug the audio harness into the actual interface (not into the XM module or car anywhere), then tap into the power and ground wires of this harness and connect to power and ground of the car.

 

Ah got it... Thanks... I think I'm going to take the plunge... We'll see what shows up in my mailbox...

 

dipkat what would you recommend for a set up im trying to have it look reallly smooth all the functions you have but not the hassel of stuff being wrong all the time. Should i just get the autotoys one and just hook it in the back????

 

Too painful experience. Paypal closed my claim. Did not receive any money back from AutoToys. Bad experience.

Also, after 3 months of use, I do not like the sue of a remote. The system resets to the video interface to the navi every time you shut the car. You have to activate the video input every time you want it on. I missing the convenience of a manual switch. Plus, every time there is a law enforcement vehicle around, I have to scramble to reach out and hunt for the remote. Such a pain when you need to change the video source in a rush. The manual / push-button switch is more functional in my opinion, compared to the remote. Go with one of the other video setups if you can and save yourself lots of headaches.

 

was wondering if you could control the ipod/iphone with the steering wheel buttons?

 

No you can not, they only thing you can control is the volume

 

its not the best system ever but it works, you learn and move on. it was fun and frustrating trying to get this shit to work, but after i got it to work i dont even use it that much. i guess i dont wanna watch movies and drive at the same time lol

 

does this also work on 2007 TSX???

 

this is good write up... just got my tl on friday... might be my first upgrade... especially for my son to keep quiet... hehe

 

Backup cam w/ ipod/iphone use is what I'm looking for. Sorry you guys had such a terrible experience w/ autotoys.

 

They've upgraded it! The girlfriend just bought me the same setup for my birthday, came in yesterday. Hooking up everything took literally <5 minutes. They seem to updated their system or something but I didn't need to hook up the audio wire. Just plug the "black" plug into the back of the dvd navi box, plug in the 12volt red wire and ground the black. Voila done. I didn't need to dissemble my center console or anything. Was a bit relieved after seeing all the posts on here.

 

does the new version still remove XM radio capability? And is the ipod/iphone information displayed on the navi screen? Any pictures of how it looks when music is playing on the navi screen?

 

Hey guys, I just bought a 06 Acura TL and I want to install a rear view camera. It also had NAV unit. I read most of thread abt this and it seemed that autotoys video switch would fit to my need. However Autotoys does not provide much info abt installation (and their installation video is worst at best.)

Thus I hope you could help me here. Please kindly help if you know the answer for:

1. Where does the switch get its power? Do I need to tab into NAV DVD unit? Or the harness had already wired for it?
2.With latest autotoys video switch, do I still need to hook up the audio Y-plug in the front NAV unit? Or everything is hook up in the trunk's NAV DVD?
2. Do I still need to tap into reverse light's wire to activate camera when backup? I found that one (backup) light has 2 wires: green and black. The other has 3: green, black, and green w/ white stripe. So which one should I tap in: Green , black or green w/ white?

Thanks in advance.

 

I like a quote with rear view cam,, thanks