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These instructions will guide you through
the process of building and installing your own custom
widescreen dvd navigation system. The finished system
will be a surround sound system highlighted by a pioneer
6 1/2" widescreen in a custom mounted dash bezel
along with a Pioneer A/V Receiver with Dolby Digital DTS
Surround sound capability. The install is compatible on
all E46 3-Series cars from 1999-05. Once finished you
can attach virtually any electronic component such as
an iPod, video game system, VCR, DVD Player, or basically
anything with RCA outputs! |
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Tools and Materials: |
| 1) Custom Designed
Bezel for Monitor. (Obtained from www.mybimmer.net
$350)
2) Pioneer AVD-W6000 Widescreen Monitor (AVD-W6010
can also be used once modified)
3) Pioneer AVM-P9000R Multi Channel A/V Receiver
or Pioneer AVM-P8000R
4) Pioneer XDV-P9 or XDV-P90 6-Disk DVD-Changer
or other CD-Changer (not required)
5) Pioneer AVIC-9DVD, AVIC-90DVD, AVIC-88DVD,
or similar Navigation Main Unit
6) Pac Swi-X Steering Wheel Control Interface
(To retain use of factory steering wheel control)
7) BMW Factory Euro Sliding Console Tray (Not
necessary but great for holding remote)
8) BMW Factory A/C Relocation Console for vehicles
with Nav. (Roughly $45 from dealer)
9) Scosche Antenna Adapter or similar antenna
adapter |
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Installation
Instructions |
This custom install will work on all E46 BMW's. Please
note that you can make many variations to this system.
You do not need a DVD-Changer and you also do not
need the Navigation Unit for this system to operate.
Below are the steps needed to install this system.
Its always easiest if you have all parts ready to
go before beginning the install. The entire install
will take anywhere from 4 hours to 2-days to complete
depending on your skill level and the amount of customization
you wish to achieve. Our install was completed without
the use of the Navigation and instead of a DVD-changer
we simply used a Slim Sony PS2 to play our cd's and
dvds.
System
Installation
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Step 1 - The first thing
you need to do is insert your Pioneer AVD-W6000 or AVD-W6010
widescreen into you new custom made bezel (from www.mybimmer.net).
Do this by simply removing the Pioneer screen from its
original housing by undoing all of the screws that hold
the screen in place. Be sure to save the back plate
because it will be used to finish off your bezel. Pictured
below are the screws you need to remove. |
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| Step 2 - Now simply drop the
pioneer screen into the new bezel, replace the back cover
and screw everything together. The final product should
look like the picture below. |
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| Step 3 - Now that your
main screen/unit is setup you can begin the actuall
installation procedure. Please keep in mind it is always
good to work in an area with sufficient lighting and
its also best to disconnect the negative terminal of
the battery in the trunk whenever working with electrical
components. The next step will be the removal of the
dash trim around the factory stereo location. To Complete
this simply use a flat head screwdriver to pry up the
trim starting from the passenger side. Remove the trim
by gently pulling it out of its location. It should
pop right out with little force. |
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| Step 4 - Now with the trim removed you have
access to the two screws holding the factory stereo in
place. Undo these two screws and set them asside. Screws
marked by yellow arrows in bottom photo. |
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| Step 5 - Slide out the factory stereo and
disconnect the harness, antenna, and other wiring in the
back of the factory stereo. Once the stereo has been removed
from its location you can now access the A/C controls.
What you need to do is located your A/C controls to the
bottom of the dash as pictured above. You can only do
this by using the A/C relocation console used on E46 cars
that came with the factory navigation installed. This
piece is available from basically any BMW dealership and
usually costs about $45US. Note in the picture below the
rounded edges of the new console piece where the A/C controls
will fit. |
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| Step 6 - Next pop out your A/C controls
from the dash and disconnect their wiring. Place this
asside for now or if you would like you can clip it into
the new console. The tricky part to this process is coming
next. The main console can be removed by first poping
out the sunglass holder and then removing the two screws
at the bottom of the console and then the two screws towards
the top of the console indicated by the yellow arrows
below. |
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| Step 7 - Lift out your original console
piece and disconnect the switches (heated seats, subwoofer
switches, etc.) Unscrew this piece and put it into your
new console. You will also have to disconnect the cigarette
lighter from the original console and connect it to the
new console. This can be a bit tricky to do but if you
pry it out from each side it should come out without too
much work. |
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| Step 8 - Once you have transferred all switches
etc. to your new console you can slide in the A/C controls
and switches and then put your new bottom console with
A/C controls into place in the dash. Simply reverse the
above mentioned procedure to complete this. |
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| Step 9 - Now the first part of the customization
process begins. As you might have already noticed the
new screen and bezel will not fit into place because of
the plastic bracket that the factory A/C controls and
stereo sit into. What you need to do is remove this plastic
bracket and cut out about one inch deep so you new screen
can fit in place. This is a simply procedure and will
not cause any structural damage to your stereo mounting
if you every consider reversing the install. A dremmel
tool works great for this but you can also choose to use
a hack saw if one is not available. Once this is complete
you can test fit your new bezel and screen by sliding
it into place. Although it looks like you are making good
progress the hardest parts of the install are still ahead.
Be sure to keep your dash trim removed and do not screw
your new screen/bezel into the dash just yet. You need
to leave the hole open in the dash so you can feed all
of the wiring up through the opening. |
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| Step 10 - Now you need to start removing
the center console components. Start by removing your
shift boot knob (on standard cars) by simply pulling it
straight up. It should pop off with some force. Be careful
not to pop yourself in the face. It helps if you use two
hands. Then you can simply remove the shift boot by pulling
it from one side as in the picture below. |
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| Step 11 - Once the shift boot is removed
you can unscrew the two screws holding the plastic trim
piece in place. Be sure to not pull it out too hard after
because you first need to disconnect the power window
switches. |
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| Step 12 - Disconnect the power window switches
and removed the plastic piece. Set it asside with the
two screws that held it in place. Now if you choose you
can also remove the foam insulation piece (not necessary
but will give you more room for routing your wiring). |
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| Step 13 - Now you need to remove the rest
of your console. To do this start from the back of the
console (behind the arm rest) and remove the ashtray.
After removing the ashtray you will see two plastic screws
that you need to remove. Undo these and you should be
able to pop out yet another plastic piece of the ashtray
assembly. Finally, underneath you will see two screws
which hold the back of the center console into place.
Remove these as well. now you can lift out the console
by simply pulling it upwards. You may want to undo the
ebrake shift boot to do this. Simply undo it like you
did with the shifter assembly and slide it to the front
of the ebrake handle (dont remove it entirely). Remove
the console by manipulating it through the armrest. it
takes a bit of work but you can do it by simply moving
the armrest to fit through. Once you have done this you
should have all the room you need to route your wires
to the front of the dash. In our install we chose to remove
the carpet (which is a realy pain!) but this is definitely
not necessary as we have found in other installs. Pictured
below is where you will route the wiring from the trunk
to the front of the dash. See yellow arrow below. You
can simply route the wiring underneath this section of
carpet and underneat your back seat (will be totally un-noticeable
once complete). |
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| Step 14 - The next step of the install procedure
is to remove your back set. The bottom portion should
be sufficient. To do this is simply. Simply pull up on
the front of the seat from each side and you should here
it pop out of place. Pull this out and set it somewhere
for later. Your wiring will simply go from the front of
your stereo, tucked along inside of the center console,
underneath the carpet in the middle as shown in the yellow
arrow above, underneath your back seat, and out the opening
on the drivers side to the trunk. Opening to the trunk
pictured below: |
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| Step 15 - Before starting with the wiring
its best to remove the drivers side trunk lining and also
the side section of the drivers side rear seat. This simply
pulls out of place. Now you will have access to the factory
amplifier, which is located on the drivers side of the
vehicle in the trunk, as well as to the access hole from
the cabin to the trunk (where some of the factory wires
are routed through). In the picture below you will find
the general idea of how the screen (with its hideaway
box, is connected to the AVM-P9000R or AVM-P8000R receiver
which we will mount in the trunk. |
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Step 16 - In the above diagram you can
see how the system is generally connected together.
The only cables you will need to route to the front
of the headunit from the trunk are the CD-30RGB Cable
which connects the screen to the hideaway box, and also
the following wires from the AVM-P9000R. Antenna cable,
orange illumination wire, red ignition on/off wire,
and finally the blue wire for the remote turn on. Below
is a diagram of the headunit connector on the factory
BMW stereo. You will need to tap into the following
wires:
1) Pin #5 (Violet/White Wire) - For Remote turn on
(Pioneer AVM-P9000R Wire should be red)
2) Pin #13 (Gray/Red Wire) - Illumination (Pioneer AVM-P9000R
Wire should be orange)
3) Pin #16 (White Wire) - Antenna Control (Pioneer AVM-P9000R
Wire should be blue) |
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| Step 17 - Now, if you want to finish the
interior part of the install we recommend connecting the
above 3 wires from the AVM-P9000R deck from the trunk
to the headunit area and splicing them into the factory
harness. Along with these three wires you will also need
to route the CD-30RGB wire to the screen from the trunk,
and the antenna wire from the trunk to the front. The
antenna wire simply attaches to the factory antenna wire
that went into the factory stereo via the use of the Scosche
or similar antenna adapter. |
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| Step 18 - With all of this completed we
can now move to the connections of the main receiver unit
in the trunk. Our install was on a 2001 BMW 330Ci with
the factory Harmon Kardon system. Vehicles without Harmon
Kardon will have a little bit of an easier install yet
it will basically be the same. What you need to do is
find a good spot to mount your AVM-P9000R Pioneer Receiver.
We chose to purchase the factory BMW navigation brackets
and attach everything in the trunk for a factory like
fit. If your vehicle did not come from the factory with
navigation installed you will also need to replace the
drivers side trunk lining as pictured below. Notice how
the trunk lining for cars with navigation is wider and
contains an opening for accessing the components like
CD-Changer etc. |
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| Step 19 - Now remove the trunk lining by
removing the various plastic pull tabs and the tray located
on the drivers side. You will need to lift up the factory
floor to do this. |
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| Step 20 - Pull off the grey trunk lining
and you will have access to the factory amp wiring and
all other necessary connection areas. |
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| Step 21 - Now you simply need to choose
a location to mount your hideaway box for the AVD-W6000
screen and also the AVM-P9000R. There is sufficient room
in several areas of the trunk especially if you use the
factory navigation system brackets which can be purchased
from the dealer. |
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| Step 22 - Now for the hardest part of the
entire installation. Connecting the Pioneer AVM-P9000R
receiver. The instructions below will help you with the
install which will be a breeze with these instructions.
Simply located your AVM-P9000R installation manual and
connect each corresponding wire from the new receiver
into the matched wire from the factory BMW harness entering
the amp. Simply splice the wires and you will have a sufficient
job. Below are pictures of the connector entering the
amp. Luckily the pins are located by numbers. First undo
the wiring harness from the factory amp. You can then
pull out the tabs from the connector as pictured below.
You will be tapping into wires on both the black and grey
connectors. |
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| Step 23- Below is the wiring info for the
grey connector. Please consult your AVM-P9000R manual
for the corresponding wires you need to tap into. Basically
you need to connect to the constant power source (thick
red and green wire) and each of the speakers front (left
+ right), and rear (left+right). |
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½ of connector Pin # 13 /
Tweeter Rear Right door + * Yellow Pin # 21 / Tweeter
Rear Right door - *Blue / yellow
Pin # 12 / Tweeter Front Right - Blue / Brown Pin #20
/ no connection
Pin # 11 / Tweeter Front Right + Blue / black Pin #19
/ no connection
Pin # 10 / Switched +12v remote turn on White Pin #18
/ no connection
Pin # 9 / Head unit output Front Right + Blue / red
Pin #17 / Head unit output Front Right - Brown / orange
Pin # 8 / Head unit output Rear Right + Blue / black
Pin #16 / Head unit output Rear Right - Brown / orange
Pin # 7 / no connection Pin #15 / no connection
Pin # 6 / no connection Pin #14 / no connection
Pin # 5 / +12v factory amp +12v supply *Red / green
Pin # 4 / Woofer Front Left +Blue / white
Pin # 3 / Woofer Front Left -Blue / brown
Pin # 2 / Woofer Rear Left +Yellow
Pin # 1 / Woofer Rear Left -Brown
Black ½
of connector
Pin # 34 / Tweeter Front Left - Yellow / brown Pin
# 42 / Mid Front Right door + *Green
Pin # 33 / Tweeter Front Left + Yellow / red Pin #41
/ Mid Front Right door - *Blue / green
Pin # 32 / Tweeter Rear left door - * Yellow / brown
Pin #40 / Mid Front left door + *White
Pin # 31 / Tweeter Rear Left door + * Yellow / black
Pin #39 / Mid Front left door - *Blue / white
Pin # 30 / Head output Front left - Brown / orange
Pin #38 / Head output Front Left + Yellow / red
Pin # 29 / Head output Rear Left - Brown / orange Pin
#37 / Head output Rear Left + Yellow / black
Pin # 28 / no connection Pin #36 / no connection
Pin # 27 / no connection Pin #35 / no connection
Pin # 26 / DC ground factory ampBrown
Pin # 25 / Woofer Rear Right +Blue
Pin # 24 / Woofer Rear Right -Brown
Pin # 23 / Woofer Front Right +Blue / Red
Pin # 22 / Woofer Front Right -Blue / Brown
Pins 1-5 and 22-26 are heavier connections that then
other pins, these are the ones that feed the woofers
and provide power to the factory amp. |
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| Step 24 - Once you have connected all necessary
wires from the AVM-P9000R to the factory amp wires you
can simply connect the power and ground wires and you
will be all set. The last thing you need to realize is
that many DVD players are rigged to stop DVD-Video once
your car reaches a certain speed. This is recommended
as it can be dangerous to operate a vehicle with a video
playing. However, for those who want to have the ability
for video to play while driving at any speed you simply
need to ground the parking brake wires from the AVD-W6000
and the Green parking brake wire from the AVM-P9000R together.
The following picture is a good ground location located
near the amp. All brown wires from BMW are ground wires. |
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| Step 25 - Finally connect the power cables
from the AVM-P9000R and the AVD-W6000 to the battery and
you are all set! The battery is located on the passenger
side of the trunk pictured below: |
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| Step 26 - Re-install your new trunk liner
and your install is complete! Enjoy your new widescreen
DVD navigation system. The AVM-P9000R receiver also have
several RCA outputs so you can connect a video game system,
VCR, DVD Player, Backup Camera, or basically anything
else you can think of. |
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| Pics of the finished system are below: |
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