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03-10-2008, 09:25 AM
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new headunit
seeing as i do not own an ipod
i am not an xm or sirius subscriber
and i have not watched any dvd's since i bought it
i removed the avic d3
i installed an alpine cda-9886
love it
i did not want to come out of pocket $1k for a mcintosh single din
i could have bought a new in box RF 9420 for $ 600 ( but no warranty )
so my 3rd choice was the alpine
again LOVE it
i am not an xm or sirius subscriber
and i have not watched any dvd's since i bought it
i removed the avic d3
i installed an alpine cda-9886
love it
i did not want to come out of pocket $1k for a mcintosh single din
i could have bought a new in box RF 9420 for $ 600 ( but no warranty )
so my 3rd choice was the alpine
again LOVE it
03-22-2008, 12:03 PM
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i just did the same thing today!
it took me about 1.5 hours and it is done. it is awesome. the ipod sits right below the deck in a little cubby. i love it. the ipod interface seems pretty easy. i haven't driven the car, but i am sure it isn't going to skip like my bose headunit.
that last photo is because i clayed, polished, and waxed the car today as well!
that last photo is because i clayed, polished, and waxed the car today as well!
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03-22-2008, 12:36 PM
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so I don't know too much about car audio, but I'm in the market for a D3. Why in the world would you get rid of it? I mean, didn't you lose alot of cool features with it?
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Originally Posted by mikie92102
so I don't know too much about car audio, but I'm in the market for a D3. Why in the world would you get rid of it? I mean, didn't you lose alot of cool features with it?
i am so glad to get rid of that bose headunit. the only thing i lost was the 6 disc changer, which was useless as every f...n cd in it skipped. now i have a cool cuby for my ipod, and a radio with a good ipod interface. oh yeah it sounds great and it is louder.
$299 from crutchfield, and they included the trim kit with the cubby and the wire harnesses. the alpine unit came with the ipod cable. so i spent a total of $299. no tax and no installation fee! i did get stuck a few times, so i just gave them a call, and they walked me through it.
i am very pleased with the alpine, crutchfield and myself!
03-22-2008, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowlady
i am so glad to get rid of that bose headunit. the only thing i lost was the 6 disc changer, which was useless as every f...n cd in it skipped. now i have a cool cuby for my ipod, and a radio with a good ipod interface. oh yeah it sounds great and it is louder.
$299 from crutchfield, and they included the trim kit with the cubby and the wire harnesses. the alpine unit came with the ipod cable. so i spent a total of $299. no tax and no installation fee! i did get stuck a few times, so i just gave them a call, and they walked me through it.
i am very pleased with the alpine, crutchfield and myself!
$299 from crutchfield, and they included the trim kit with the cubby and the wire harnesses. the alpine unit came with the ipod cable. so i spent a total of $299. no tax and no installation fee! i did get stuck a few times, so i just gave them a call, and they walked me through it.
i am very pleased with the alpine, crutchfield and myself!
edit* ok, I failed to read, he doesn't need all that glam, sorry
carry on.
03-22-2008, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mikie92102
so I don't know too much about car audio, but I'm in the market for a D3. Why in the world would you get rid of it? I mean, didn't you lose alot of cool features with it?
i am not xm or sirius subscriber, i do not own an ipod, i do not have a back up camera, i don't use the nav
only utilizing cd & fm
i am better off with the cda9886 alpine with 4 volts out over pioneers 2 volts out
better suited for spl
03-22-2008, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowlady
i am so glad to get rid of that bose headunit. the only thing i lost was the 6 disc changer, which was useless as every f...n cd in it skipped. now i have a cool cuby for my ipod, and a radio with a good ipod interface. oh yeah it sounds great and it is louder.
$299 from crutchfield, and they included the trim kit with the cubby and the wire harnesses. the alpine unit came with the ipod cable. so i spent a total of $299. no tax and no installation fee! i did get stuck a few times, so i just gave them a call, and they walked me through it.
i am very pleased with the alpine, crutchfield and myself!
$299 from crutchfield, and they included the trim kit with the cubby and the wire harnesses. the alpine unit came with the ipod cable. so i spent a total of $299. no tax and no installation fee! i did get stuck a few times, so i just gave them a call, and they walked me through it.
i am very pleased with the alpine, crutchfield and myself!
03-22-2008, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 350zspl
good ?
i am not xm or sirius subscriber, i do not own an ipod, i do not have a back up camera, i don't use the nav
only utilizing cd & fm
i am better off with the cda9886 alpine with 4 volts out over pioneers 2 volts out
better suited for spl
i am not xm or sirius subscriber, i do not own an ipod, i do not have a back up camera, i don't use the nav
only utilizing cd & fm
i am better off with the cda9886 alpine with 4 volts out over pioneers 2 volts out
better suited for spl
03-23-2008, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by mikie92102
Do you still have the D3? If you do and you ever think about selling it, please let me know over PM if you wish. thanks
http://havocaudio.com/forum/index.php?topic=194.0
03-24-2008, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 350zspl
looks good
metra is the good kit
schorsce sucks
metra is the good kit
schorsce sucks
Originally Posted by Kwame@z1
Nice! This is an upgrade in my opinion! Single DINs unite!
Can't wait to order my new single DIN.
03-24-2008, 05:54 AM
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Honestly jesus i can not for the life of me understand why you get rid of a D3 for a S/D unit. It looks worse (doesnt match dash at ALL and doesnt match colors of OEM buttons/guages either) has not even half the features...you lose a touchscreen monitor... and navigation (did you ever use that??)and blah blah blah of other features. But hey, diff strokes for diff folks i guess, right?
All i know is that this monitor has been a panty dropper for me dude, and my daily commute is great now that i can watch movies back and forth from work. I just dont think id get the same results from a S/D anything--even if it was made by microsoft.
All i know is that this monitor has been a panty dropper for me dude, and my daily commute is great now that i can watch movies back and forth from work. I just dont think id get the same results from a S/D anything--even if it was made by microsoft.
03-24-2008, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
Honestly jesus i can not for the life of me understand why you get rid of a D3 for a S/D unit. It looks worse (doesnt match dash at ALL and doesnt match colors of OEM buttons/guages either) has not even half the features...you lose a touchscreen monitor... and navigation (did you ever use that??)and blah blah blah of other features. But hey, diff strokes for diff folks i guess, right?
All i know is that this monitor has been a panty dropper for me dude, and my daily commute is great now that i can watch movies back and forth from work. I just dont think id get the same results from a S/D anything--even if it was made by microsoft.
All i know is that this monitor has been a panty dropper for me dude, and my daily commute is great now that i can watch movies back and forth from work. I just dont think id get the same results from a S/D anything--even if it was made by microsoft.
I had the first gen Eclipse double DIN all-in-one navi unit and loved it for what it was, but the only reason I can see a use for another double DIN is for navi. The DVD function was useless to me since it's illegal to watch a movie while driving
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