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Category: Electronics
Brand: Pioneer
Model: ND-G500
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Pioneer ND-G500 Review by Michael (Alaska/So.California)

I found the instructions for the wiring, lacking in clarity, but finally figured it out. The small size allowed it to fit in smallish place in the old car.

The amplifier works fine, but I'd like more power. Even with very efficient speakers, the volume is barely enough at highway speeds in a somewhat noisy car. I could find no documentation, however, of how to use a different amplifier that this specifically designed one and the car does not have room for two.

Pioneer ND-G500 Review by David B. Haynie (Monroeville, NJ USA)

I bought one of these to go with a Pioneer GPS unit. This makes it easy, in theory anyway, to hard-wire the GPS audio and power to your car, with automatic switching between car audio and GPS audio.

It all pretty much works as stated. If you're not handy with rewiring your car's stereo, you may want this professionally installed. If you have standard DIN connectors, it's pretty easy... if not, get out that soldering iron (that's what I did, I have a 2003 Prius).

My main complaint.. after about a month, the audio switch failed. I could listen to GPS audio just fine (and it does include an MP3 and video player, plays from SDHC cards), but it never switched back to my original stereo system.

So I replaced it... I was planning to RMA to Pioneer, and probably still will... but I caught a second one here for $20, and figured that was a hassle-free price to get my radio and CD player back. The new one is currently working, though I do have concerns about longevity.

Pioneer ND-G500 Review by Jillako (Fremont, CA USA)

What a concept! Have your "portable" GPS unit function like an in-dash GPS, who wouldn't want that?

That's what this box promises and delivers, although the install can be rather involved. My car doesn't have space for a double-DIN unit, so I opted for the AVIC-F500BT and the ND-G500. I also got the iPod cable and external microphone CD-VM1.

Went with a professional install - the original estimate was 2 hours of labor but it ended up being more like 4 hours. The end results are worth it - I can play radio/cds through my regular stereo but when using Nav or bluetooth calls, the audio is muted and audio from the AVIC-F500BT is cut in. Of course, playing music from the F500BT will also cut out your stereo audio.

When parking my vehicle, I remove the F500BT from its mount and hide away the cables and it looks normal (without navigation).

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