Hey guys, I just finished putting together V.1.0 for getting my Zune HD hooked up in my ’04 Xfire. This was mostly done for proof of concept, but I think it turned out pretty well and I have a bunch of ideas on where I want to go with it.

I’ve been rocking with my Zune for years now, and absolutely love the software and UX. I’ve been kicking around this idea for a while, but was initially turned off because the original Zunes don’t automatically switch over to video-out when in the dock. This was fixed with the Zune HD and HD dock, so I finally starting tearing apart my dash J.

It’s pretty straightforward for now: The dock is powered by the USB-out on the head unit. Audio goes to the AUX-in on the Kenwood. And video goes out to the 8.9 inch display. This setup would be especially easy to run with for the double-din units out there, but I’m not ready to mod the center dash just yet to make that work J.

Next steps are to fab a track system on the center dash, so that I can slide the screen up & down. I’m also going to pick an IR extender so that I can keep the Zune tucked away but still point the remote at the dash. I’ll make sure to take a bunch more pictures and videos when I’m working on that, to show how everything is connected.


Youtube link:

YouTube - Car (Crossfire) and Zune HD Integration - V.1.0

 

Looks cool.

Is there a quicker way to hide that screen? Additional reason for a thief to get in.

 

Good work! I love my Zune HD, but I don't a screen with my Sony head unit.

 

Yeh! Having a shiny new screen sitting on my dash is definitely not optimal. For now it should be fine - work, home, home, work.

I'm leaning towards the track design over the center dash, and ideally the display could just slide out from the top. There's only one cable for video and power, so it will stay clean.