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Old 07-08-2004, 09:52 AM   #46
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judoGTI, you should place it in the sunvisor, it would be 1337!
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Old 07-08-2004, 10:19 AM   #47
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I thought about that but I didnt want to flip it down to see it while driving. And I wanted to make sure my remote had a clear line of sight to it because it gets finicky if it doesnt have one.

I also thought about above my rear view mirror, but it was about 1/8" to big to fit.
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Old 10-16-2004, 02:36 PM   #48
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A place someone told me i should do mine is the rear view mirror....just bust out the glass and mount it inside....but no mirror.....

just a thought
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Old 10-16-2004, 03:26 PM   #49
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That is not a good idea.

Legal issues, plus you won't see me speeding by you and you might cut me off, unless you got a rearview camera and screen.
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Old 10-16-2004, 08:09 PM   #50
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Quote: Originally Posted by LESLIEx317537
That is not a good idea.

Legal issues, plus you won't see me speeding by you and you might cut me off, unless you got a rearview camera and screen.

yah i told my friend that im sure its illegal plus since i want it i would just as well mount it under my mirror
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Old 10-26-2004, 08:43 PM   #51
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i just tried doing a remote faceplate on my car and its not working, i have soldered it 3 seperate times thinking it might have been a bad connection but its not. has anyone figured out what kind of limit there may be on the length? i think my cable might be 6 or 7 feet long.....i basically am leaving the radio sit behind the lcd and running the face up to the headliner.
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Old 10-26-2004, 09:02 PM   #52
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i did this and it worked fine with that length(mine is longer) be sure to check on the head unit to see where the faceplate connected there. sometimes there is a switch that needs to be pushed down to make the head unit think there is a faceplate there.
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Old 10-26-2004, 09:20 PM   #53
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yah i pressed the button down. , i have two cat5 couplers hooked to it which im not sure if they could be causing loss in something......i have a pioneer HU. i have done this solder job 2 times and my friend tried once and we cant get it to work argh!
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Old 10-26-2004, 09:32 PM   #54
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I would just trace the wires, it sounds like you have one backwards or you have solder touching between terminals. Mine is longer than 7 ft and works OK. I did have problems with the screen shorting when I had solder touching, but once I cleaned that up it works like a charm.
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Old 10-27-2004, 02:24 AM   #55
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Which head unit do you have?

Keep trying, make sure nothing is shorted, test the connections with a multimeter. Put it on audible beep mode.
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Old 10-27-2004, 08:29 AM   #56
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I have the Pioneer DEH-7600MP
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...891888,00.html
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Old 10-31-2004, 10:25 PM   #57
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well i finally got mine working.....

turns out that the cat5 coupler was KILLING the coltage, there was more than a 90% drop through that coupler!. so now its soldered straight to the HU. I dont plan on using the cd player so its not a big loss. I will post pictures later.
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The coupler gauge must be thin.

Glad you got it working..
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Quote: Originally Posted by judoGTI
I wish the cat5 was a little more flexible, I feel as though I'll break off the solder connections if i play with it too much while trying to mount it.

What you have to do now is take a standard glue gun and melt glue onto the board where the solder points are. This will keep the soldered wires safely in place. I do that all the time.
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I dont plan on using the cd player so its not a big loss.

So much for me asking how you'd eject a CD.
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