BRZ NAV/DVD bypass - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Scooby South · 05-20-2012, 09:12 PM

Not sure if this will work with the BRZ nav system...but it works with all other Subarus with Navi..

... When I get some spare coin..I will purchase this to see if it works..

Bill

http://www.beatsonicusa.com/nav-dvd-...ic-tvk-54.html

Spaceywilly · 05-20-2012, 09:21 PM

No reason to spend that much on it, all it's doing is grounding one signal.

Scooby South · 05-20-2012, 09:25 PM

soooo cut the signal??? Diode it???? bypass it??? and do we know exactly 'what' signal..

Bill

Spaceywilly · 05-20-2012, 09:31 PM

I'll have to figure that out once I get mine

Then once you know the signal it's just a matter of cutting that wire and grounding it somewhere. Sometimes it is as simple as taking a pin out of the harness.

ESBjiujitsu · 05-21-2012, 09:14 AM

i see good things in the works here

bryan · 06-06-2012, 04:06 AM

Has nobody figured this out yet? The car must be that good that current owners could care less about using the nav screen while driving!

Oriental Life · 06-06-2012, 03:49 PM

To figure this out, does anyone have an access to this doc: http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/676...aviHQFinal.pdf?

Also, review this post from NASIOC:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...28&postcount=9

It could be that BRZ is fitted with Pioneer unit, then to identify it use this code diagram:

P - Panasonic
PE - Pioneer
CX - Clarion
GX - Kenwood
FT - Fujitsu Ten (Eclipse)

2pt5RS · 06-06-2012, 04:31 PM

US BRZ has the Fujitsu Ten unit in it.

Indestruct · 06-06-2012, 10:47 PM

Has anyone figured this out yet? I was just watching an Xvid.AVI file... and the second i put down my ebrake the screen turned blue!!! so sad. I wanna watch inital D while drifting and smoking a cig!

but for 125 I rather put that towards a Nav/dvd that actually works well! This head unit is sooo crappy it makes me sad.

Dave-ROR · 06-06-2012, 10:54 PM

The ebrake one is simply, you literally just ground the wire going to the HU for that.

The NAV I don't think is the ground signal as you don't need to engage the ground to set an address. One of the issues I noticed during my recent trip was I could only find stuff in motion with voice rec or nearby items, and voice rec doesn't let me (in an obvious way anyways) change from "nearby" to "in this city/state". Instead the car has to be stopped and I believe the HU is figuring that out simply from the GPS signal, not the ebrake.

xcelir8brz · 06-10-2012, 12:44 AM

Easy Peasy. Pull the head unit out. Look for the gray plug. One wire is sticking out of it. Cut the wire in the middle. Take the wire that still connects to the connector that plugs in the radio and ground it. Problem solved. Oh, BTW, I grounded it to the ground wire on another connector (the one that has front speakers). Works well.

BRZranger · 06-10-2012, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xcelir8brz

Easy Peasy. Pull the head unit out. Look for the gray plug. One wire is sticking out of it. Cut the wire in the middle. Take the wire that still connects to the connector that plugs in the radio and ground it. Problem solved. Oh, BTW, I grounded it to the ground wire on another connector (the one that has front speakers). Works well.

Any way you or someone else can post a how-to with pics? This would be an awesome mod.

Sportsguy83 · 06-17-2012, 09:27 PM

I will pull out the Nav assembly on Tuesday to try and find the ground cable.

Sportsguy83 · 06-17-2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

The ebrake one is simply, you literally just ground the wire going to the HU for that.

The NAV I don't think is the ground signal as you don't need to engage the ground to set an address. One of the issues I noticed during my recent trip was I could only find stuff in motion with voice rec or nearby items, and voice rec doesn't let me (in an obvious way anyways) change from "nearby" to "in this city/state". Instead the car has to be stopped and I believe the HU is figuring that out simply from the GPS signal, not the ebrake.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xcelir8brz

Easy Peasy. Pull the head unit out. Look for the gray plug. One wire is sticking out of it. Cut the wire in the middle. Take the wire that still connects to the connector that plugs in the radio and ground it. Problem solved. Oh, BTW, I grounded it to the ground wire on another connector (the one that has front speakers). Works well.

Does grounding the ebrake wire allow for phone functions to be used, for example using the dialpad and phonebook?

While Driving I mean...

05-20-2012, 09:21 PM	#2
Spaceywilly ZC6A2B82KC7J Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2002 WRX Location: Providence, RI Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 361 Thanked 727 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No reason to spend that much on it, all it's doing is grounding one signal. __________________ Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.

05-20-2012, 09:31 PM	#4
Spaceywilly ZC6A2B82KC7J Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2002 WRX Location: Providence, RI Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 361 Thanked 727 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'll have to figure that out once I get mine Then once you know the signal it's just a matter of cutting that wire and grounding it somewhere. Sometimes it is as simple as taking a pin out of the harness. __________________ Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.

06-06-2012, 03:49 PM	#7
Oriental Life Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Forester 2007, BRZ Limited '13 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 338 Thanks: 69 Thanked 60 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	To figure this out, does anyone have an access to this doc: http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/676...aviHQFinal.pdf? Also, review this post from NASIOC: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...28&postcount=9 It could be that BRZ is fitted with Pioneer unit, then to identify it use this code diagram: P - Panasonic PE - Pioneer CX - Clarion GX - Kenwood FT - Fujitsu Ten (Eclipse) __________________ I am busy. Do not disturb. http://youtu.be/I58ZSqwFlWw?hd=1 Last edited by Oriental Life; 06-06-2012 at 06:21 PM. Reason: URL editing

06-06-2012, 10:54 PM	#10
Dave-ROR Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: Stuff Location: Florida Posts: 10,317 Thanks: 955 Thanked 5,965 Times in 2,689 Posts Mentioned: 262 Post(s) Tagged: 8 Thread(s)	The ebrake one is simply, you literally just ground the wire going to the HU for that. The NAV I don't think is the ground signal as you don't need to engage the ground to set an address. One of the issues I noticed during my recent trip was I could only find stuff in motion with voice rec or nearby items, and voice rec doesn't let me (in an obvious way anyways) change from "nearby" to "in this city/state". Instead the car has to be stopped and I believe the HU is figuring that out simply from the GPS signal, not the ebrake. __________________ -Dave Track cars: 2013 Scion FRS, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback DD: 2005 Acura TSX Tow: 2022 F-450 Toys: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Parts: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited, 2005 Acura TSX Projects: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited track car build FS: 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 LT CCSB 8.1/Allison with 99k miles

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06-06-2012, 04:06 AM	#6
bryan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Lots of Toyotas Location: SF, CA Posts: 103 Thanks: 8 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has nobody figured this out yet? The car must be that good that current owners could care less about using the nav screen while driving!

06-06-2012, 04:31 PM	#8
2pt5RS Berz Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: -=ATL=- Posts: 707 Thanks: 281 Thanked 294 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	US BRZ has the Fujitsu Ten unit in it.

06-06-2012, 10:47 PM	#9
Indestruct Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP Limited BRZ, MT Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 252 Thanks: 52 Thanked 51 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Has anyone figured this out yet? I was just watching an Xvid.AVI file... and the second i put down my ebrake the screen turned blue!!! so sad. I wanna watch inital D while drifting and smoking a cig! but for 125 I rather put that towards a Nav/dvd that actually works well! This head unit is sooo crappy it makes me sad.

06-10-2012, 12:44 AM	#11
xcelir8brz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: Earth Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 45 Thanked 235 Times in 157 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Easy Peasy. Pull the head unit out. Look for the gray plug. One wire is sticking out of it. Cut the wire in the middle. Take the wire that still connects to the connector that plugs in the radio and ground it. Problem solved. Oh, BTW, I grounded it to the ground wire on another connector (the one that has front speakers). Works well.

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