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DIY Install Pioneer AVIC F900BT in '03 Fiber Optic ML500

176K views 179 replies 64 participants last post by  slowhands  
Nice work!

I'll be doing this in the next week or two.
The Bose amp on the wife's ML finally crapped out.
Heat related failure, replaced all the caps in the power supply and it still dies after a few minutes. Decided it's not worth working on anymore. The F90BT seems a better fit than trying to resurrect 8 year old technology.

Did you keep the Bose amp hooked up (to the fiber ring) and power (minus the speaker outs)? If so, do you still have Telematics etc.?
 
I doubt my pics will be nearly as thorough as your documentation, but I'll shoot some before and afters for sure.

Last question:
I understand that the F90BT is not 2 ohm stable, do you plan to upgrade your speakers (at least to 4 ohm units) in the future?