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GOLDCYLON · 01-18-2017

Finally cooled down enough over here to get some projects done. I replaced my Pioneer AVIC Z3 series and lost about 10 pounds of modules and cable floating on around behind the dash to include the old 30 pin ipod module, The Sirius brain, the Bluetooth module etc. Ah so ten years ago lol. Well technology marches on no more modules as everything is integrated in one unit with Bluetooth and Apple Car play

I took a quick pic last night of the orange nightglow and backsplash so far I am impressed with this little powerful little unit. My back up camera is retained now has parking assist lol and it interfaces with my sub and amp nicely.

G8nightman · 01-18-2017

Nice

We Gone · 01-18-2017

Cool gotta love technology.

rush91 · 01-18-2017

Looks great! How much, if any, cutting of the console trim was needed? And that orange lighting on the unit face looks pretty close to factory. Nice!

And I love you have Alice Cooper jamming out....On a side note, Frank Zappa was going to sign Alice Cooper to his music label. But only if they named the band Alice Cookies lol. True story.

george1945 · 01-18-2017

Just had a Jensen VX7021 installed by Marc in the wife's 90 ZR1 we just bought. Nice unit that looks like it was original to the car. She sat outside last night and got her phone paired to it. The back up camera is unbelievably high quality. The car is a driver with nearly 80k so can see no reason not to upgrade.

GOLDCYLON · 01-18-2017

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Originally Posted by rush91

Looks great! How much, if any, cutting of the console trim was needed? And that orange lighting on the unit face looks pretty close to factory. Nice!

And I love you have Alice Cooper jamming out....On a side note, Frank Zappa was going to sign Alice Cooper to his music label. But only if they named the band Alice Cookies lol. True story.

Very light sanding on the bezel but I had to do that for my old AVIC unit so this was plug and play as its double DIN as well. If you are replacing the factory DELCO radio you will need to cut the black plastic support cradle that support the back of the factory radio support nut. Easy work with a dremel deep into the dash.

I did not know the Zappa/Cooper story

GOLDCYLON · 01-19-2017

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Originally Posted by george1945

Just had a Jensen VX7021 installed by Marc in the wife's 90 ZR1 we just bought. Nice unit that looks like it was original to the car. She sat outside last night and got her phone paired to it. The back up camera is unbelievably high quality. The car is a driver with nearly 80k so can see no reason not to upgrade.

If it works keep it. I thought I was having a problem with my AVIC NAV unit. Turned out there was a short somewhere in the wiring after 8 years of use. I reused the same wiring and the problem continued. After abandoning the wiring and finding new power points and a new ground pathway its all good. Along the way I discovered the hack job the previous owner had done to tie into the factory Delco brain power point. (I should post that picture up... imagine a 28 pin connecter with 3 wires grafted into it and 25 wires cut away under the passenger hush panel. Now I have an old but fully functional NAV unit on my garage bench. However happier with this unit

George45 · 01-19-2017

The original needs to go out for repairs. Kept it because you can never have too many parts. Has a CD stuck in it and am curious what the old owner listened to.our list of things to do now is pretty much stuff we can do ourselves. Marc did the injectors, complete and full fluid flushes, complete tune up with chip, and a few other things. We will do a full detail,in and out, it's filthy but not stained.needs new tires, complete reseal of rubber parts, replace the drivers seat foam and upholstery, probably add after market seat heaters, she gets cold, remove tint from rear hatch window and replace front spoiler. There is more no doubt but that will come in the spring if it ever gets here.

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GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,154	NEW Radio upgrade Pioneer APP Radio 4 Finally cooled down enough over here to get some projects done. I replaced my Pioneer AVIC Z3 series and lost about 10 pounds of modules and cable floating on around behind the dash to include the old 30 pin ipod module, The Sirius brain, the Bluetooth module etc. Ah so ten years ago lol. Well technology marches on no more modules as everything is integrated in one unit with Bluetooth and Apple Car play I took a quick pic last night of the orange nightglow and backsplash so far I am impressed with this little powerful little unit. My back up camera is retained now has parking assist lol and it interfaces with my sub and amp nicely. __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V Last edited by GOLDCYLON; 01-18-2017 at 09:06 AM.

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01-18-2017	#4
rush91 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 847	Re: NEW Radio upgrade Pioneer APP Radio 4 Looks great! How much, if any, cutting of the console trim was needed? And that orange lighting on the unit face looks pretty close to factory. Nice! And I love you have Alice Cooper jamming out....On a side note, Frank Zappa was going to sign Alice Cooper to his music label. But only if they named the band Alice Cookies lol. True story.

01-18-2017	#5
george1945 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: US Oregon Posts: 74	Re: NEW Radio upgrade Pioneer APP Radio 4 Just had a Jensen VX7021 installed by Marc in the wife's 90 ZR1 we just bought. Nice unit that looks like it was original to the car. She sat outside last night and got her phone paired to it. The back up camera is unbelievably high quality. The car is a driver with nearly 80k so can see no reason not to upgrade.

01-19-2017	#8
George45 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 44	Re: NEW Radio upgrade Pioneer APP Radio 4 The original needs to go out for repairs. Kept it because you can never have too many parts. Has a CD stuck in it and am curious what the old owner listened to.our list of things to do now is pretty much stuff we can do ourselves. Marc did the injectors, complete and full fluid flushes, complete tune up with chip, and a few other things. We will do a full detail,in and out, it's filthy but not stained.needs new tires, complete reseal of rubber parts, replace the drivers seat foam and upholstery, probably add after market seat heaters, she gets cold, remove tint from rear hatch window and replace front spoiler. There is more no doubt but that will come in the spring if it ever gets here.