Stnelson903 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 I have a 430w installed and working. Autopilot works great with 430w. My question: Can the 530w “plug & play”. I know we will have to cut the dash a little bit more. I know we will have to swap out the trays. Is the wiring compatible? Is the install easy? (New 530w was given to me) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7.Mooney.Driver.0 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 I believe they are the same the only difference is pins 52 & 53 in Plug 5001 (530W) are use for TWAS Audio. In 430W those pins are reserved.. You might want to get a pin function page from both manuals (530W & 430W) to compare the two and make sure they are the same pin for pin. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Can you have them both installed at the same time...? -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Do you have a interface / wiring / pinout diagrams for your current installation. Almost all the pins should be identical. This needs to be verified for your installation. Installing the tray would be the biggest pain, especially if it’s riveted. The radio rack needs to come forward for access. The backshell connectors would be transplanted to the new tray. The config setting would need to be transposed. Software versions the same for firmware and GPS? Unfortunately not as straightforward as pop new tray in and swap boxes. Plan on 5-8 hrs of labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, bradp said: Unfortunately not as straightforward as pop new tray in and swap boxes. Plan on 5-8 hrs of labor. Still a good deal if the 530W was free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Absolutely. Sell the 430W for 6500 still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKlott Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Here is another thought. Sell both the 430W and the 530W while they both still have some value and upgrade to either a new GTN or a new IFD to get away from the old technology and modernize your airplane. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Sell both and put and IFD-550 and get a backup AI. Wiring changes would be minimal from the garmin 430 to the Avidyne. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 The value of a used 430W is... Questionable at best. How many of those 3 already have one they could send for repair? Dump them and get the Avidyne plug and play modern replacements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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