BRZ NAV/DVD bypass

[Jun_]

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

It is shown in this thread, first post:

I looked over that, and I'm still pretty damn confused. I suck at these kind of things and might probably require step-by-step directions with pictures. ):

[Flat Black VW]

Its not really a step by step thing, you pull the radio, cut the VSS wire and put a switch in it, and ground the grey ebrake wire. That thread has a picture of where the VSS is cut which is the most difficult part.

[Jun_]

I have an uneasy feeling I'm going to mess something up. haha.

[cfusionpm]

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

Its not really a step by step thing, you pull the radio, cut the VSS wire and put a switch in it, and ground the grey ebrake wire. That thread has a picture of where the VSS is cut which is the most difficult part.

Bump for old thread, what does this mean "put a switch in it"?

I am getting and installing a pioneer nav deck soon and plan on doing all the bypasses myself... this is still somewhat confusing to someone not terribly familiar with auto wiring.

[cmspooner]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

Bump for old thread, what does this mean "put a switch in it"?

I am getting and installing a pioneer nav deck soon and plan on doing all the bypasses myself... this is still somewhat confusing to someone not terribly familiar with auto wiring.

He put a physical toggle switch in so that he can ground out the speed sensor allowing him to use the gps when he wants. The speed sensor is used to help the gps keep track of the vehicle in times of poor gps signal, so the gps works with the speed sensor off; but it may be less accurate. If the gps needs help he can now switch it back to having the speed sensor, but the head unit will lock hm out again.

[Flat Black VW]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

Bump for old thread, what does this mean "put a switch in it"?

I am getting and installing a pioneer nav deck soon and plan on doing all the bypasses myself... this is still somewhat confusing to someone not terribly familiar with auto wiring.

This will not be the correct method for bypassing a Pioneer unit. If you are getting a pioneer nav unit check out the avic411 forums. For those you need to move the mute wire on the rca harness and ground it.

If it is a non nav unit you just put a toggle switch on the parking brake wire and when you want to use VIM flip the switch.

[xjohnx]

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

This will not be the correct method for bypassing a Pioneer unit. If you are getting a pioneer nav unit check out the avic411 forums. For those you need to move the mute wire on the rca harness and ground it.

Or for the AVH and AppRadio models get a microbypass. $20 on Amazon, 3 wires connect to the harness, done.

[cfusionpm]

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

This will not be the correct method for bypassing a Pioneer unit. If you are getting a pioneer nav unit check out the avic411 forums. For those you need to move the mute wire on the rca harness and ground it.

If it is a non nav unit you just put a toggle switch on the parking brake wire and when you want to use VIM flip the switch.

That looks wonderfully easy. Looking forward to getting my 950bh a lot more now.

[omegared19]

So I went ahead with ordering the Beat Sonic wiring harness that's posted in this thread, since I'm not good with wiring and just wanted to do something simple. When going to install the harness, it's the wrong size. So at this point I'm very frustrated because the box says Subaru on it. I want something simple....and I'm not completely confident in my abilities to cut n splice wires.

[BRZY]

Originally Posted by omegared19

So I went ahead with ordering the Beat Sonic wiring harness that's posted in this thread, since I'm not good with wiring and just wanted to do something simple. When going to install the harness, it's the wrong size. So at this point I'm very frustrated because the box says Subaru on it. I want something simple....and I'm not completely confident in my abilities to cut n splice wires.

page 2 of this thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...9&postcount=23

here's a list of vehicles that Beat Sonic's kit support:
2008-2012 Subaru Forester
2008-2010 Subaru Impreza
2008-2009 Subaru Legacy
2008-2009 Subaru Outback
http://www.beatsonicusa.com/nav-dvd-...ic-tvk-54.html

hope Beat Sonic has a good refund policy!

[omegared19]

^^ DUDE!! You're telling me

[Rsktrance4mer]

so in order for me to play videos while driving all i need to do is cut the ground and reground to the chassis?? sorry was reading this thread and i'm so confused..

[Rsktrance4mer]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

Attachment 9812

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I tired one of the bolts that holds the Unit, no dice. Still blocks out phone functions like dial pad dialing. Tried that screw on the last picture, no dice either.... The ground on the 10 pin connector, I need to cut it then connect with the gray one?

sorry so this picture is from a BRZ? correct?

so the ground would be the pink wire?

or is it the black and blue wire? and once i cut it i just re-attach a wire to extend the wire to the chassis and plug the connector back into the HU?

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by xcelir8brz

cut the grey wire. tape the side going to the front of the car. with the grey wire hanging from the connector, add a wire to that grey wire and solder/tape. next, take the end of the new wire and ground it to 10 pin connector, pin 7 (on your car it looks like a pink wire), on my BRZ, I think it was black. you can also tell if the grounding works by going to the diagnostics menu under settings, and watch the screen with (r)everse, (p)ark, etc.

You can also find a screw on the back of the headunit, and ground the grey wire there. It needs Chassis ground. OR add a really long wire and find a nut/bolt on the car somewhere behind a panel and ground it there.

Where you ground it is not chassis ground (left of head unit nut) image 98.jpg.


10-pin power/speaker harness
1 2 - - 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10
(orientation: viewing pins on car's factory plug, wires pointed away from you)

Code:
1 RF+
2 LF+
3 +12V Accessory
4 +12V Battery/Constant
5 RF-
6 LF-
7 Ground
8 Power Antenna (provides power to Subaru's antenna booster amp)
9 [NC] {amp remote turn-on signal on Toyota HUs, not Subaru}
10 Illumination+

Originally Posted by Rsktrance4mer

sorry so this picture is from a BRZ? correct?

so the ground would be the pink wire?

or is it the black and blue wire? and once i cut it i just re-attach a wire to extend the wire to the chassis and plug the connector back into the HU?

Follow the above post, but keep in mind this does not complete the bypass. This is only to not need the parking brake up. To complete the bypass,you need to add a switch in the VSS cable to turn it off for instruction input and then back on for normal driving in order for the GPS to work properly.