How to remove AVIC-D3?

[SunDiego]

Does anyone know how to remove my AVIC-D3 so I can do the bypass on it to watch DVD's in motion, but of course I won't reealllyyy watch anything while driving ;). Not sure how to remove it at all... any help is appreciated

Thanks.

[chasingrabbits]

you can access this easier by accessing the parking brake switch and disconnecting the wire going to your Pioneer unit. On mine (not avic d3) that wire is yellow. However, on automatic mdls it could be connected to your gear indicator. Once out of park it switches off the screen or it switches over to input 2 where you might have a rear view camera connected or a GPS. If this doesnt' help let me do some checking and try to find out what color your wire is. Just let me know.

[chasingrabbits]

you need a special tool to remove the unit from your dash. once done here is how to hack the video over-ride.
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[Agent86]

This works as long as you haven't connected the AVIC to the CAN BUS in the smart for the speed sensor.

[SunDiego]

Thanks for the replies, so I need a special tool to remove the unit its self out of my dash? Any idea what it is/where to buy it? I'm assuming the Smart Center wouldn't do it for me haha

[garyhartaz]

Originally Posted by wolverine723

Thanks for the replies, so I need a special tool to remove the unit its self out of my dash? Any idea what it is/where to buy it? I'm assuming the Smart Center wouldn't do it for me haha

You just need a torx driver and remove the top dash vent cover and then pull out the button array and remove the torx screw there. You will then be able to remove the four torx screws holding in your AVIC. Not really hard to do at all.

[SunDiego]

Originally Posted by scdaf

Don't want to sound like a grown-up here, but isn't this a REALLY STUPID idea?
One more completely distracted driver on the road, talking on the cell, texting, typing on the laptop AND watching dvds. Come on people...

It's not for me, it's for my son who would be in the passenger seat. Probably more entertaining for him to watch a movie during a long trip then just stare out the window, If it was ME watching a movie while driving, that'd be pretty stupid to do. It's also quite annoying for me to have to pull over and apply the parking break just to enter an address for the Navi, when I have a passenger in the car with me as well.

Originally Posted by garyhartaz

You just need a torx driver and remove the top dash vent cover and then pull out the button array and remove the torx screw there. You will then be able to remove the four torx screws holding in your AVIC. Not really hard to do at all.

Great thanks a lot.

[Smart Enuf]

Originally Posted by SunDiego

It's not for me, it's for my son who would be in the passenger seat. Probably more entertaining for him to watch a movie during a long trip then just stare out the window, If it was ME watching a movie while driving, that'd be pretty stupid to do. It's also quite annoying for me to have to pull over and apply the parking break just to enter an address for the Navi, when I have a passenger in the car with me as well.

Great thanks a lot.

Not to question your being a responsible driver, but if you get into a serious accident and a lawsuit entails, the opposing counsel may require an inspection of your car and discover the bypassed DVD. Irrespective of whether you actually were watching, opposing counsel would raise the question of driver distraction by a DVD movie while in transit (remember that the standard of proof in a civil case in CA is only by a preponderance of the evidence, i.e., more likely than not) -- something to think about.

[delamorajc]

Originally Posted by garyhartaz

You just need a torx driver and remove the top dash vent cover and then pull out the button array and remove the torx screw there. You will then be able to remove the four torx screws holding in your AVIC. Not really hard to do at all.

Everything on the smart is held by torx screws at least that is what I can see. I've also read that to get at your stero you should remove the button array to get at the torx screw holding in the plastic fasia around the stereo unit this is accessable by pulling on either side of the button array (heated seats, emergency, door locks, etc.) the panel will pop out. In the middle of the panel is a torx screw holding the plastic surround take that off and the rest should be easy.

as for disarming the video feature I know there is a small box that can be purchased to disarm this feature one of my local stero installers installs them.

[scdaf]

Don't want to sound like a grown-up here, but isn't this a REALLY STUPID idea?
One more completely distracted driver on the road, talking on the cell, texting, typing on the laptop AND watching dvds. Come on people...