Originally Posted by thejeepdude

I tapped into the VSS at the tranny instead for my AVIC-N1. It was a short easy run from the firewall, the wire is concealed well, and it was easy to access once I figured out which wire to tap. It's been working perfectly for 30k miles now... if I remember correctly, it's a green striped twisted pair of wires that connect on the driver's side of the tranny, one with a stripe... used the FSM to determine exactly which one, not sure now but it was a lot easier than tapping at the ECM.

Originally Posted by PG4x4

VSS? Vehicle Speed Sensor? What do u need that for?

Originally Posted by thejeepdude

I tapped into the VSS at the tranny instead for my AVIC-N1. It was a short easy run from the firewall, the wire is concealed well, and it was easy to access once I figured out which wire to tap. It's been working perfectly for 30k miles now... if I remember correctly, it's a green striped twisted pair of wires that connect on the driver's side of the tranny, one with a stripe... used the FSM to determine exactly which one, not sure now but it was a lot easier than tapping at the ECM.

Originally Posted by roadie00

Is the wire that needs to be tapped into in a large bundle or is it pretty much by it's lonesome? This may be a stupid question... What's a FSM?

Thanks again!

Originally Posted by thejeepdude

Yes, it's a green striped twisted pair of wires... meaning there are 2 wires twisted around each other, encased in a loom. It's a 2-wire plug on the tranny.. ok now you're going to make me look it up... Dark Green with Brown stripe

.... ok here's the original thread:

http://www.tdr1.com/forums/showthrea...&highlight=vss

There's a pic of the connector...

Does that help?

Oh yeah and FSM = Factory Service Manual

Originally Posted by PG4x4

I jsut upgraded the softwear on my N1 to N2 and now I can't drive and watch dvd. How do u bypass the the n2? Asoon as it gets about 25kmh the picture cuts out.