hey guys and girls
just got a call from my friend that owns a custom car audio store.she knows months ago i asked her about a unit for navi and price's so she called me today.
said she has a unit made for the rx8. i doubt its the ave cause its cheaper.but i told her to hold off or buy it from her dealer. im most likely gonna try to make it to her shop at 7pm

 

Hope it doesn't end up being mine! :D

 

devoid u built your own unit for sale or personal use ?
the system in lookign at is suppose to be the same as the ave unit but cheaper.

 

I don't get it. Is it the whole NAV unit, or the AVE hack into the OEM NAV?

 

sorry yes
i have a stock navi unit but i want to watch dvd's thru it.
so thats where this unit comes to play so yeah its a product similar to what the ave unit does.hope that clears things up

 

Indeed it does. Sounds good, keep us updated.

 

Personal use. Lets just say, you'd get off cheaper with the AVE unit as opposed to mine! Mine allows for either direct VGA in, regular NAV (RGBs), and composite video (RCA plug).

 

I Figured that devoid
im not a big system guy liek you
all im looking for is simple add-on's like the dvd thru navi screen.

so if anyone is as happy as me.
she has it in, but im at work and she closes in 1hr after i get off and im not rushing to get it.so it will have to wait till tommorow but she did say its like the AVE unit that i explained to her.
so far price will be in the 3 range so probably at $350 i guess.

 

hey Kel tell us more...then maybe our vendors can sell it

also there are several other options that cost less but the reason the AVE unit costs more is it is a complex switcher/splitter with an RF remote, svideo input, and backup cam input that is ground activated (meaning the nav's reverse signal ground can be tapped so the backup cam turns on in reverse)...the advantage of a splitter/swithcer is so you can have 4 monitors displaying 4 seperate inputs or 4 monitors displaying 1 input or any other combination

Plus the AVe's RF remote can be copied by the Homelink buttons and so your not having another remote floating around the car

 

im sure the AVE unit has more options
like 4 inputs but i could be wrong.
i need it for one simple thing
so no reverse,more display unit's input,etc.
just a simple dvd player thru oem navi screen and i hope that everthing looks
good tommorow one way or another i will have spec,pixs or the unit tommorow
im saving up for side skirts so for me to get this now will put me in a bind.
but we are close friends so i will see what i can work out

 

Its tomorrow now.
Got any more info?

 

hehe u beat me to it buddy i have it here
let me upload some pixs
MG its small

 

1st pix shows the side that connects the red & blk wire to power and ground(easy one lol)
blue for 12v power source example-rear camera, or in this case im use it for the dvd power up and power up this unit.
yellow one to a external dvd player.


2nd pix is the rgb connector
and toggle switch for manual use but im probably gonna rip it out cause im use the blue wire for on/off switch but im leave for now till all is safe.

3rd pix shows connecting from unti to 2 connectors each connector has 4 wires

 

1st pix shows the connecting i was referring to
4 wires for each connector.you have to cut the rgbs wires from navi to display.

2nd pix the top 4 wires show connect to the display

3rd pix shows the 4 wires that connect to the naviagtion unit.

 

all sounds easy now i just gotta do it
but most importanly find time.

 

truemagellen Plus the AVe's RF remote can be copied by the Homelink buttons and so your not having another remote floating around the car . truemagellen who do you do that.

 

same way you program any other homelink device

just use the top/left button on the AV electronic remote...press it and the homelink button you want to program at the same time....keep holding and wait for the homelink light turn to a slow blinking (programming) to a fast blinking (programming complete)

if you have more than one monitor hooked up to the avbox do the same procedure with a different homelink button the the corresponding button for the additional monitors