question with the pie adapter

[galacticrunner1]

i have read alot about this pie adapter for the 4runner iwth the jbl and i only have one quesiton, does it actaully make the music sound better or louder?? i just installed the xm commander and the sound quality is horrible. would getting the pie adapter be the proper fix??

 

[galacticrunner1]

come on anyone???

 

[GYoter]

How did you have the xm running its signal to the stereo? If you used RF modulation, then yes, the PIE would sound a hell of a lot better.

 

[galacticrunner1]

thats all i wanted to know. from what i understood before hand, all the pie did was make the controls usable through the steering wheel. i just wanted to make sure my money was being well spent.

 

[GYoter]

It will definitely be well worth it. Sound is nice and clear. Nothing changes with the wheel controls.

 

[ZonaT4R]

Right... The sound quality difference between the PIE and RF mod is night and day. The PIE makes it sound almost CD quality. ( I assume other AUX adapters would do the same )

 

[galacticrunner1]

alright! i just got it installed and i must say night and day it is!!! it sounds 100 times better then it did through the fm modulator. thanks for everything guys

 

[ronwmass]

PIE and steering wheel control

Hi all,
I installed my PIE adapter today in my 05 non-JBL 4Runner to use with my Sirius Sportster. The sound is great compared to FM modulation, but I have one question. The installation diagram on the logjam website shows a 'Y' adapter that says "plug into factory plug". My PIE unit has a plug for the back of the head unit, which I connected, then there is this other plug that I'm assuming connects into something else, but I can't figure out where it goes. I was hoping when I bought this that I could change stations on Sirius somehow from the steering wheel controls. Has anyone done this successfully?
Any help appreciated. Here is where the installation diagram is.


http://shop.store.yahoo.com/logjam/toy03auxdia.html

Ron

 

[sharp4runr]

Re: PIE and steering wheel control

Hi all,
I installed my PIE adapter today in my 05 non-JBL 4Runner to use with my Sirius Sportster. The sound is great compared to FM modulation, but I have one question. The installation diagram on the logjam website shows a 'Y' adapter that says "plug into factory plug". My PIE unit has a plug for the back of the head unit, which I connected, then there is this other plug that I'm assuming connects into something else, but I can't figure out where it goes. I was hoping when I bought this that I could change stations on Sirius somehow from the steering wheel controls. Has anyone done this successfully?
Any help appreciated. Here is where the installation diagram is.


http://shop.store.yahoo.com/logjam/toy03auxdia.html

Ron

I believe that goes into the CD Changer port on JBL models. I have a JBL unit and it did go into a port on the back of that radio.