I have seen it on ebay-actual box, but does anyone have one installed with pics of the graphics?

 

It is out, dealer quoted me 2400.00 . In March I was quoted 2100.00 so I think I will push for that price. I am going to look at it today.

 

I'm going to Japan in 3 weeks - gonna pick up one of these I think:

http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/eclipse...cmt/index.html

You put a microphone in your car, and the stereo analizes the frequency response. It then downloads that response curve to removable flash media, that you then put in your computer. You then adjust all your equalization with a program they provide, reupload it to the stereo, and have PERFECT sound.

http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/eclipse...cmt/eipro.html

Its all in Japanese, but if you click on the links to the right of the computer display, you'll get the idea.

I'm also going to try and arrange to start importing these (along with other crazy JDM head units)

 

do you mean the avn 5435? which is the latest us version. if so I have pics of mine. PM me and I'll send some to you.
Matt
2 Visions Racing

 

Just ordered it for next saturday install. Played with it for awhile, real nice!

 

anubiss--- please post pics

and how hard was the install? is there a way to watch dvds while ur moving? or mess with the navi while moving?

 

I had it installed at a local shop cause I did not want to void the warrenty and I had the dash custom molded and painted. As far as watching the DVD's while you are moving it is illegal so there is usually a safety feature that ties it into the parking brake. That can usually be bypassed by connecting the sensor directly to the chasis ground. As far as navagation goes you can mess with it all you want and its off the hook. Now the 5435 uses the dvd drive for navagation, but the 5495 uses its built in HD space for the navagation and it is slightly more up to date along with a extra feature or two. I don't have any upclose pics, but there you go

 

The AVN5495 hasn't been released in the U.S. market. It has a 30GB HDD, 10GB reserved for navigation and the rest for MP3's.

 

Mike, Sorry to correct you, but the 5495 has been released, infact it is currently being shipped to me as we speak as a replacement for my 5435. you can find it on crutchfield.com as well as other online stores. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-vaHe6a5...search=avn5495

 

Oh. Thanks for the correction.

 

anubiss--- is ur sensor on the parking brake or regular ground... ?

 

no, what you have to do is ground the wire for the parking brake. So it will look like the parking brake is always on.

 

so my brake light will always be on ?

and how do i do that

 

WOW! That 5505 looks awesome! Now I know what I should get if I don't like the Bose in my '06 with Navi. I didn't want the 5495 so as not to have redundant Navis, and ALL other double-DINs I saw had CD+cassette....yuck!

Thanks, man! PUHLEEEZE post pix after installing yours. I would really like to see them. Thank God I have Japanese friends who can get and send the unit to me.

 

cambelsoop, your brake lights will not be on. When you have your e-brake on, your brake lights are not on. All you have to do is ground the parking brake to some metal on the chassis under the dash or one of the panels.

 

Just remove the wire from the E-brake and mount on the Chasis. That is all you have to do. I did the same thing onmy QX4--tried to get the installers to do it so I wouldn't take apart panels but I did.

 

not my brake lights... i meant my e brake like on the dash in the cluster... will that light be on all the time? im assuming yes if i ground the wire to fool the system that the brake is always on. then the light will. no?

 

no, your light will not be on. You are not touching your e brake wire at all, you are only wiring your e brake wire from your eclipse unit to a ground.

 

oooooooooooooooooooo thank you...

also a metra dash kit would be good for this install right?

 

I just signed up for this forum but we do a lot of installs for E46 m3 owners and here's a Eclipse 5495 install we recently did and some close-up pics - hope this helps

Rick

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...81#post1040081