///BHRpowered Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost T H Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 the reason for faulty gps signal is because that antenna must be stuck onto something metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 sounds like a grounding issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlau89 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 a car ground or just metal? sry ive been busy with school stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost T H Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 just some sort of metal, im not sure if it has to be ground, like i said before, my altima, i had it stuck to this big metal bar that ran inside the dash, and it worked fine in there. on my cts, when i first installed it, i stuck the gps antenna on another large metal area inside the dash, and it got no signal, infact anywhere metal inside the car gets crappy signal that will not work efficiently, or no signal period. after messing around, i stuck it onto the roof of the car to see what happend, and it got full bars signal strength. so for the final spot, i ended up having to run the gps antenna wire under the cars carpet, all the way into the trunk, so that i could stick it on the outside of the trunk lid, as the only area to get signal is somehwere outside the car. i asked around some experts on the pioneer forums, and they have no idea, eventually i may buy a new antenna and try mounting inside. ive read that some windows may block radio waves/signal ect, that may have something to do with it. as for the millenia, im not sure, try sticking it inside the dash on a thick metal area, that may cure the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlau89 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 alright thnx alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 is it me or does the nav system doesnt look that flush with the surround. i mean...there is a noticeable gap there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 thats what were wondering, it should be a perfect fit as its a double din unit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I am guessing that even though there are standards, they are not adhered too, and therefore probably no two companies DINs are identical to the millimeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I've seen the pioneer installed in many double din units and it sits perfecty, yet as frank was saying, the millenia seems to be bigger then double din for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 even if it is, its a ford standard size. sooo...there should be abundant kits to make it fit.... i await answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost T H Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 they probably make a trim piece to stick around it for a perfect fit, i had the trim piece for the altima, heres a picture of it installed in my cts, but, for the cts, i had to actually cut out the factory radio trim to fit it in there, basically a big custom job, took me all weekend..  it looks weird because of the flash but in person it looks pretty darned good  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 looks perfect to me, and nothing around the sides, and double din is not a ford size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost T H Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 looks perfect to me, and nothing around the sides, and double din is not a ford size   this is what the cts (not mine) looks like stock i had to literally take that whole trim off, measure, cut it with a dremel tool, file it down ect, to the exact specs of the pioneer navigation unit, fits like a glove, took a whole weekend but was well worth it doing it myself. my buddy had to wire it because GM has it so that the radio stays on after you take the key out until you open the door. the wiring harness alone was 100$ because of the onstar crap and such. i threw him 70 bucks to wire it in, i watched him do the whole thing. at first we struck a problem, the pioneer would stay on all the time, weather the key was in or not, door open or closed ect. he had to tap into a wire that was only powered when the key was on, which ended up being the climate control power wire ect ect getting confusing now, hes the wiring guru but i pretty much learned a couple tricks from him watching him do it. when i first bought the car, places were quoting me 500 to 600 to cut out that space and wire it in. nothing like the good ol do it yourself technique. im not a pro stereo installer but shit, putting that thing in the altima or millenia is a cakewalk compared to the bs to get it in the caddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 all mazda's radio sizes are ford's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 double din is not a ford size though, infact, the ford units I have seen are a bit smaller and slightly rounded, next smallest being crysler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 omg....u are dumb arent u? the DOUBLE DIN SIZE FOR MAZDA IS THE SAME AS FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY, AND VOLVO. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 camel, your an idiot, your claiming that double din was created by ford and is a ford size  "its a ford standard size. sooo...there should be abundant kits to make it fit."  I keep pointing out that it is not a ford size, if you had common sense you would know that means its not a ford only thing, ford uses it because its a common standard, but was by no means started by them.  And clearly its NOT the same size, otherwise it would fit perfectly like in all others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 [Acronym < German Deutsche Industrie-Norm 'German industry standard'] Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost T H Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 now now gentlemen, no need to get testy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 are u fucking serious? i never claimed that u half brained hick. i had stated that the ford standard size double din is the same as the mazda standard size double din. not that they invented it. no wonder no one likes u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 yes, you did, your heavliy implied that is was FORD size, not by use, but because its a "ford thing" and thats why the millenia uses it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 any updates and more pictures saint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 What pictures? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 wrong person, mean't 02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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