Well I just got my z1 installed and this is how it went. (2006 Super Crew)
Please excuse poor camera phone pics.

1. Remove trim cover around stock radio unplug 3 ac plugs 1 cig plug and pas airbag plug from back
2. Remove 4 screws holding stock radio 7mm
3. Remove stock radio and unplug harness
4. Wire crutchfield harness to the z1 harness, wire pink wire to the VSS located in the trucks wiring harness(grey / black I think), wire parking break wire to the wire just above parking assembly, wire reverse sensing wire (purple and white) to the reverse wire of truck located just above fuse box (Green / gold I think) This is also where I mounted XM receiver flat on the bottom of this cavern. Plenty of room.

5. Install antennas for XM and Z1 through 3rd brake light

6. Entered through 3rd brake light followed above headliner around to the middle pillar passenger side where I routed the wire into the black trim around door and down to the sill. From there I removed both door sills on the passenger side and ran the wires in the door sill (Plenty of room). Upon clearing the front seat you will need a clothes hanger to route the wire under the carpet and up to the dash just in front of the heater vents. You will need every inch of the wire supplied for it to reach.
7. Once the antennas are installed, on to the rear view camera. Mounted it on top of the bumper between bumper and tailgate. Gives a great picture from there and shows receiver hitch well.
8. Route the cable attached to the camera along passenger side frame rail with long wire ties. Enter into the truck at the back of the rear door sill through a round black rubber grommet located at the very back. (You will have to cut a hole to get it through).
9. The pioneer camera has a power supply that must be hooked up at this point. I ran the cable from the camera all the way to the pillar between the two doors on the passenger side. Just the right length. I attached the RCA cable that would continue on to the HU at this point and hid the power supply in the pillar under the plastic trim piece. (Fits nicely in there).
10. From there I ran the red and black power and ground wires plus the RCA video cable along the door sill and up behind the panel for the fuze box then accross under the carpet behind the glove box. (You have plenty of wire for this).
11. I then wired in the power and grounds for the XM tuner and the rear view camera.
12. Lastly, I mounted the microphone on the drivers side visor. (Might move this later) Ran the wire down the door rail to dash and under dash over to HU.
13. Plugged it all in. Reinstall 3rd brake light.
14. Check connections
15. Test
16. Mount in factory opening using mounting kit supplied by crutchfield. (Did not buy z1 from crutchfield, just the mounting kit and wiring harness)
17. Plug in all factory plugs to the trim piece
18. Reinstall trim and it looks almost factory


****** DISCLAIMER******* This is what I did to my truck. Please use this at your own risk! Not responsible for mistakes! HAHHAHAAHAHA

 

Wheres the pictures? haha i want to get this for my truck, can you drive and watch movies at the same time. i was told it was pretty hard to bypass the newer systems.

 

Pics are added now

 

Yes you can bypass this system. I have tried it and verified it. Please do so at your own risk as this can lead to accidents if you are paying attention to the unit instead of your driving. It might also be against the law in your state. With that said, here is the bypass. You won't believe how simple it is.

Make sure parking brake is off. Start truck. When the unit powers on and says starting up pioneer navigation on a black screen, turn the parking lights on and off one time. Let the system boot up and run as normal. All buttons will be available.

 

How did you secure the hide away unit to the truck?
Did you drill holes or just screw into the carpet?
Do you have to attach reverse sensor wire?

Looks great, thanks for pics! Still deciding between this and the N3. ( n3 has a switch for bypass and is about 500 less )

 

There is no hideaway unit for the z1. It is all built into the head unit. It gets information from the built in hard drive.

 

Oh thats awesome, my bad, on N3 theres a hide away unit too.

 

Well, I just pulled the trigger on the AVIC-Z1. I got it for $1619. As my budget would allow, I had enough scratch left over to get either the bluetooth module, or the iPod controller, so I opted for the bluetooth module for now and will upgrade the iPod controller at a later time. Should have pics by Sunday.

mikebaby

 

cant wait to see some more pics... awesome a good push for me to pull the trigger and buy one

 

Guys I got the Bt adapter and it has to be the best accessory available for the z1. It makes making and receiving calls so easy. Nothing better than this. Install was easy and it works perfectly.

 

I would buy this right now if I could upgrade the hard drive. I'm looking for 80-100GB of storage for my music collection.

 

Here is what CC said I would need to connect the stock harness to the Z1. I think the big black grey part plugs into my stock harness. But where does the black part plug into? I don't see where that fits in the back of the Z1?



Here is a pick of the back of the Z1.

 

I beleive that black connector should connect into the white input on the back of your z1.