Alpine IVA C801

Alpine IVA C801

Has anyone ever installed an IVA C801? If so, how would you find the step brake and parking brake leads?

Why do you need to find the step brake lead?
The parking brake lead you would easily find just by removing the rear center console, there will be a wire going to a momentary switch right below the parking brake handle.

Alternatively you can just ground that wire, I believe it just activates a safety feature that wont let you watch movies unless the ebrake handle is up.

After looking in the Haynes Repair Manual, I found the parking brake lead and the step brake lead. The parking brake lead is red and black while the step brake lead is green and white by the 3rd brake light. Here are some pics:

I am also thinking of adding a navigation system as well as a playstation. I'll keep you all updated....

so where do you park your car at night....

Get your own!
Here are some pics:
The Nav unit

PS1

DVA 5205

Well, I got the nav unit and the PS1 today, but I needed the mini PS1, since that is the only one for which I could find a car adapter. So I hooked it up to my tv in my room. The nav unit did not come with an antenna. So I ordered both the antenna and mini PS1 along with 7 games and memory card. Both of which should hopefully arrive by Friday when the new dvd player is supposed to be delivered.
Here are some pics of the nav unit:



Keep you all updated when the rest comes in....

Ok, I got the Alpine GPS antenna and dvd player today. Still waiting on the PS1.
Here are some pics:
A pic from the side.

I moved the head unit to the top.

Dvd player.

I mounted the remote sensor next to the DRL switch.

GPS antenna on the dash.

The correct position of the navigation.

I also mounted the remote control next to the shifter. I still have the new one that came w the dvd player!

More pics to come...OK, I just got an email stating the package has been shipped!

Ok, I got the PS1 in today!

I got a 1-to-2 ac adapter so I could plug in the PS1 adapter.

I mounted it on the rear deck.

Here it is on the screen.

I think I am finally done! Whew!

Why not a PS2? They have the new thin ones.

Ok, now I am getting a slim PS2, since Need for Speed Underground isn't on PS1. Man, it was hard to get one at a good price since everyone else wanted one.

I don't know why you didn't get the slim PS2 in the first place. It's backwards compatible with PS1 games.

Oh, well, can't dwell on the past.

True.

Actually, don't bother with a PS2. Just get a PS3.

I saw the prices on ebay, man they're up there! Ok, the slim PS2 came in today. Here are some pics:



Now, just waiting on NSF 1 and Carbon.

Here is a little update on stereo. I added an Alpine ERE G180 11 band eq as well as two headrest monitors, a flip-down monitor, and a PAC TR-7 video bypass.





I liked the eq so much, I purchased two more: one for a 2004 dodge ram and the other for a future vehicle. I figured that they might not be around when I purchase another vehicle.

I like that equalizer. Where do you buy it from?

P.S.
Thats too much electronics in that car.

Craigslist and ebay.