Whats PIE?

[K Dawg ONE]

????

[bluntman]

PIE:

A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, and usually covered with a pastry crust.

A layer cake having cream, custard, or jelly filling.

A whole that can be shared: “That would... enlarge the economic pie by making the most productive use of every investment dollar” (New York Times).

or

a module that you plug into the connector on the back of your headunit that will give you an opportunity to connect an Alpine M-Bus compatible CD changer, or an MP3 player.

the non-edible PIE (http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=445)

[majic]

or you can use the search on this forum and see that this has been answered before..

http://torontomazda3.com/forum/read.php?TID=956

[bluntman]

No PIE for you!!! :)

[K Dawg ONE]

Hahahaha...yeah, i never use the SEARCHES on the forums...they rarely work.

[K Dawg ONE]

Ok, sooooo
It basically makes an \'RCA-type\' jack for the OEM radio?
Like, I can hook an xbox to a seprate screen for video, and run the audio though the OEM radio?

[bluntman]

The PIE module for the Mazda3 has an Alpine M-Bus connector so in order to connect, say, an MP3 player you\'ll need this cable (http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=608). If you want to connect something else (video game console, computer, PocketPC, etc), you\'ll need this cable (http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=124).

The funny thing is, I called Alpine in Markham about the availability of the cables up here and they\'ve never even heard about either of them! I bought the first cable through DiscountCarStereo.com when I ordered the PIE module and it was in an Alpine package; the second cable is a custom cable made by PIE.

Pi is also the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet and a transcendental number, approximately 3.14159, represented by the symbol, that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears as a constant in many mathematical expressions

[majic]

Originally posted by K Dawg ONE


Hahahaha...yeah, i never use the SEARCHES on the forums...they rarely work.

well u\'re lucky there are ppl like bluntman who will tell you the answer even though it\'s out there.. it\'s so easy to just get things handed to ya eh?

[bluntman]

I don\'t mind repeating things...it get\'s my post count that much closer to Xenon.:D

[majic]

i guess if quantity vs quality is your cup of tea and a slice of PIE ;) then go ahead.. i just figured we would try to keep this as simple as possible and you could have increased your post count by referring him to the link instead of having ME increase my post count :p

[K Dawg ONE]

So, I owuld need the second cable as well as the CAKE...er, PIE?


Whys it called PIE?

[bluntman]

It\'s the PIE and the first cable or the PIE and the second cable and a cable with two male RCAs on one end and a single 1/8\" mini jack on the other.

PIE is the name of the company, Precision Interface Electronics. Just don\'t confuse it with a pie box (http://www.partiesandpresents.co.uk/images/store/CSO811.jpg).

[kl7402001]

\"I dunno nothing\" sorry ... but umm do we need this PIE thing if its not the stock HU .? like do i need it if i have a aftermarket HU ?

[bluntman]

No, you\'ll need something else. What kind of headunit do you have?

[AfterBurner]

Hey Bluntman. What\'s a PIE again?? I am too lazy to scoll to the top of the page.:D :D :p

[majic]

Originally posted by AfterBurner


Hey Bluntman. What\'s a PIE again?? I am too lazy to scoll to the top of the page.:D :D :p

well at least you found the right thread.. can lead a horse to water.. but can\'t make it drink ;)

[bluntman]

Originally posted by AfterBurner


Hey Bluntman. What\'s a PIE again?? I am too lazy to scoll to the top of the page.:D :D :p

Typing with one hand again, huh? :D

[AfterBurner]

Originally posted by bluntman



Originally posted by AfterBurner


Hey Bluntman. What\'s a PIE again?? I am too lazy to scoll to the top of the page.:D :D :p

Typing with one hand again, huh? :D

What with all the pics of Paris you keep posting, TM3 has become my one stop shop for all my internet needs.;) :D

[kl7402001]

sorry haven\'t read this in a while ... umm regarding the use of PIE on a non stock HU .. i m planning to get ..this (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=9&sku_id=0665 000FS10039183&catid=10174&newdeptid=9) ... so PIE ne one?

[majic]

hey Kl7402001,

can ya put spaces around your link so that it gets recognized properly and then is clickable? thanks

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=9&sku_id=0665 000FS10039183&catid=10174&newdeptid=9

or better yet, make it shorter like so (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=9&sku_id=0665 000FS10039183&catid=10174&newdeptid=9)

[_url=www.google.ca]text here[_/url]

remove the underscores so that the forum software recognizes it.

[kl7402001]

soooo sorryy .... just lazy ..i will do that now ...so umm ne one know if i need to use PIE to plug a mp3 player into the sony deck? ...

[bluntman]

Originally posted by kl7402001


soooo sorryy .... just lazy ..i will do that now ...so umm ne one know if i need to use PIE to plug a mp3 player into the sony deck? ...

No, the PIE\'s interface is for an Alpine deck (the same interface used on the stock headunit), sorry.

[kl7402001]

so .. what can i do if i want plug in an mp3 plyr to the sony deck?