My Inno Install... Revisted!

Hello!

My all new Pioneer Inno install.. reworked/revisted, lol. Here we go. I removed the antenna from the dash and placed on the roof outside. I am not planning to put it under a sharkfin because I am concerned about the reports of reduced signal strength. I live in the mountains, and need all the signal I can possibly muster.

Here is a pic of where I ran the antenna wire from the roof. I lifted up the left "boot" with one of my handy-dandy plastic pry tools I purchased when I upgraded my speakers. The boot easily popped out and I thread the antenna wire thru the hole and ran it under the lip of the weather strip on the inside down to the area where there is a screw in the panel by the clasp holder for the rear cargo cover. I removed that screw and pulled the panel slightly back and fed the wire behind the right tail light. You cannot see any wire whatsoever, only where it enters the boot. Here are the pics:



Here shows the finished wiring, you cannot see any wire at all except like I said where it enters the boot. Oh btw I put a drop of silicon caulk where the wire goes into the boot just as a precaution. I entered the boot at the bottom, so water could not enter, plus i looped the wire as it entered the boot so any water will simply drip off.



I basically then followed Eddie Bells directions EXCEPT I did not run the wire to the dash. What I did was I removed the rear seat, ( easy as pie btw, do as he says and it is a snap, trust me, and it goes back in just as easy, matter of fact, i couldn't believe how easy it was). Anyway, I removed the rear seat because i passed the wire under the carpet at the lip of the rear seat area then i ran the wire up the hump to the rear console. I removed the rear console, again so simple to do, and ran my wire up to the cup holder. Here are the finished pics:





Here is the antenna on the outside of car. I plan to get a magnetic wire channel when i completely finish the outside I'll post a pic, but here it is as it stands now:




Hey did i mention i love xm? would you like to see pics of my inno in my office and in my home? let me know lol.

And as Freddie said at the end of "I'm going Slightly Mad" ... "there you have it" lol

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 8 2007, 08:27 PM) [snapback]437908[/snapback]</div>

hey thank you evan, do you know where i can get any kind of channel for wire for the outside? prefereably something with a magnet on the bottom of it. If i can't find anything like that i'll simply move the antenna housing closer to the lip of the rear cargo door and tuck the excess wire under the boot.

btw, I chose the cup holder install because i didn't want to alter anything on the dash, it is so sleek looking.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 8 2007, 10:03 PM) [snapback]437958[/snapback]</div>

Ok Evan i'm gonna check that out as well as other places.


@ Bob: you don't need to drill a hole in the boot, just pop it up, it lifts up real easy, then silicon it where it enters, and enter it at the bottom. Shouldn't have any probs.

Bob I moved my antenna up closer to the AM/FM antenna, cause I'm in the mountains, much further north of you as you know. How is your reception where you have it placed? Oh and are you ever gonna come visit me?

Hey btw if you look at my pic with the open rear cargo, you can look out the window on the right and see the NH mountains. That is my garage btw, we have pretty nice views... ask Fireengineer Wayne if you don't believe me lol. Or come see for yourself.

PPS I love the color of your prius bob.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priussoris @ May 8 2007, 10:24 PM) [snapback]437978[/snapback]</div>

thank you priussoris still have to work on the roof, so im not finished.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(aaf709 @ May 9 2007, 10:13 AM) [snapback]438214[/snapback]</div>

Hey thanks guys.

@ Wayne: Good idea! I'll just call them and ask them to send me piece of some scrap venture shield. Excellent suggestion. Also like the suggestion of where you said for placment. I'm gonna try it there, I thought I would get better signal strength higher up the roof of the car because it is elevated, but I will try your suggestion. Placing it there will eliminate the need for me to buy wire channel, so if the reception is just as good there, I'll keep it there. Thank you!

@aff709: Nice install! I assume the wires and such are under the carpet in the hump. Are you also using an Aux In port? Where/how did you run your wires, I'm just curious.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wes f. @ May 9 2007, 02:00 PM) [snapback]438376[/snapback]</div>

The sound is fantastic, sounds like a cd.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Darken @ May 10 2007, 10:31 AM) [snapback]439053[/snapback]</div>

Congrats! Glad it is working out for you!

1) As for the volume, there are 2 ways you can connect your aux in either in the docking bay or directly in the headphone connection on the Inno. If you use the docking bay connection, make sure that your "line output" in settings ---> setup on the Inno is turned all the way up. If you use the headphone connection, adjust the volume to max directly on the unit.

2 )I bought that cupholder setup at Best Buy. I bought it for my iPod, but it is so versatile that I was able to use it for my Inn. I'll look up the brand for you and post back later.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Darken @ May 10 2007, 01:28 PM) [snapback]439247[/snapback]</div>

Here is a link to the mobile dock: http://www.bracketron.com/xmain/uch100bl.php