So I installed my Pioneer AVH-P1400DVD head unit but I want to bypass the parking break so DVDs can be playing whenever I'm driving (for the girlfriend) lol do I absolutely have to get a relay or can it be bypassed just with a certain wiring? I don't want to have to go through the relay process if I don't have to. This is in an 05 Titan SE.
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So I installed my Pioneer AVH-P1400DVD head unit but I want to bypass the parking break so DVDs can be playing whenever I'm driving (for the girlfriend) lol do I absolutely have to get a relay or can it be bypassed just with a certain wiring? I don't want to have to go through the relay process if I don't have to. This is in an 05 Titan SE.
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My pioneer avh 4900dvd came with instructions in the manual to override the parking brake, just had to install a switch, no relay. Is there nothing on the installation guide about it?
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I have a Kenwood HD in my T and all I did was ground the wire that is suppose to go the parking brake and it works just fine....not sure if it would on yours.
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Ya but everytime you get in the truck, you gotta flip a switch. Relay is automatic.
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paid $5 for relay at radio shack and had some spare wire to do it
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Found a relay we had in my Dad's garage but I'm liking this idea a little bit more... Seems like it would be cleaner and less cluttered than a relay. Thanks!
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I tried grounding it the first time and no success. That's when I started researching and found out that a relay for the Pioneers is pretty much a must have. Right now, the dvd function isn't hooked up at all, we have a relay and I ordered a microbypass from the link mentioned earlier in the post, probably gonna try the microbypass first and hopefully it works.
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I did a switch on my pioneer double din. It works great. Not sure if I was screwing something up, but I couldn't get mine to work with a relay. I was told that it needs to reset itself or something.
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Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. That's why it's illegal.
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The brake control wire just needs to be grounded. But on newer Pioneers it has to see an open circuit first, before being grounded. A spring loaded momentary "On-(Off)" switch will do just fine. Parentheses indicate a momentary function with switches. After the radio is powered on, open that ground circuit momentarily, then close it again, and leave it closed. If you choose to go this route, you'll have to toggle the switch every time that you want to watch a DVD if the radio has been turned off. The upside, is that with a hidden switch, after the truck is turned off, it's basically back to normal (legal) operation (until the switch is toggled again). It'll be harder for someone to pop you for it. And if anyone borrows your truck, they'll never know its even an option.
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However:
The brake control wire just needs to be grounded. But on newer Pioneers it has to see an open circuit first, before being grounded. A spring loaded momentary "On-(Off)" switch will do just fine. Parentheses indicate a momentary function with switches. After the radio is powered on, open that ground circuit momentarily, then close it again, and leave it closed. If you choose to go this route, you'll have to toggle the switch every time that you want to watch a DVD if the radio has been turned off. The upside, is that with a hidden switch, after the truck is turned off, it's basically back to normal (legal) operation (until the switch is toggled again). It'll be harder for someone to pop you for it. And if anyone borrows your truck, they'll never know its even an option.
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I know the legalities of it all, but it's honestly not for me. I'm always driving with either the girlfriend or family and taking road trips, so its a nice thing to have. I personally would never watch a movie while driving at the same time lol
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