Post your Head Unit!

What's controlling your head bangin'?


Mine is stock for now, keep debating on whether to just put in an RCA out so I can upgrade the amp/woofer or put in a new HU. Don't know whether to go single/double/screen if I do go aftermarket.


Post up your awesome head units!

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i just put in an avic z130bt, after going through a kenwood dnx7100, pioneer avic z2, alpine w505/p1 combo, and a pioneer avn4200dvd (my brother put that one in). photos coming in a bit -- going outside to upgrade the firmware right now

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I'm stock right now with my 2GS and I love it. It sounds way better than my sister's 335i and she says so too. I've been looking for a head unit, but don't know any really good brands. Help?

Pioneer. My favorite brand I wouldnt trust anything else.. But I would be willing to try a top of the line Kenwood or Alpine.

pioneer X930BT with traffic tuner

Eclipse AVN5510

It's sad when the beat-sonic faceplate and wiring harness costs as much as your head unit, lol:

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Kenwood 9980...with custom Infinti logo splash screen...been a sales guyt for radios and car parts for 11 years and when i comes down to screens...KENWOOD handsdown....pioneer fell off the boat when they started doing all kinds of different configurations and alpines are just too plain still look almost like their first setups that rolled out in 02-03....eclipse was great and very expensive and now they are out of business

Pioneer D3. Have had it for about 4 years and have loved it ever since. 
No complaints.

S14-Kenwood DNX 7100
S13-Kenwood DDX 7019 (Sold)
Z71-Kenwood DDX 7019
Y50-Stock w/ USA Spec Ipod Adapter

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Alpine INA-W900

Im trying to get my Pioneer p3200dvd in but my installer says the harness he has been using isnt working for him. We tried crutchfield and his local wholesaler and nothing seems to work..

Anyone have any ideas?

[QUOTE=BossMaxima;430885]Im trying to get my Pioneer p3200dvd in but my installer says the harness he has been using isnt working for him. We tried crutchfield and his local wholesaler and nothing seems to work..

Anyone have any ideas?[/QUOTE]

hahaha your installer is an idiot...thats why! whats it not doing? turning on? no sound?

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[QUOTE=Ronnie81;430933]hahaha your installer is an idiot...thats why! whats it not doing? turning on? no sound?[/QUOTE]

Needed a non-Bose maxima unit to work properly.. the only issue now is that the power antenna doesnt work anymore.. i need to find out where the blue/white wire connects to.. :runcoold:

Pioneer z130bt I just installed in my 2gs 
Not one complaint
Greattttt equalizer
Great picture
Great sound 
Touch screen like an iPhone it's sensitive you don't have to push hard as you do for some other brands

My car came with a jvc double din 
No comparison
Always loved pioneer but now that I have this pioneer I'm even more impressed with pioneer
The bluetooth hands free is AWESOME
the mic sends good quality voice and is clear unlike some other Bluetooth devices 
Even my friends BMW has factory bluetooth and isnt clear
The navigation is great and has the traffic option
Built in hard drive

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Is that a pioneer 2300?
If yes I have the same

[QUOTE=BossMaxima;431553]Needed a non-Bose maxima unit to work properly.. the only issue now is that the power antenna doesnt work anymore.. i need to find out where the blue/white wire connects to.. :runcoold:[/QUOTE]

there are 2 blue/white wires on the infiniti harness -- both of them connect to the one blue/white lead coming off of your pioneer. problem is, your antenna is going to be up every time you start listening to music. the workaround is to wire a switch in or leave it unconnected, which is what i did

[QUOTE=cheez80;431957]there are 2 blue/white wires on the infiniti harness -- both of them connect to the one blue/white lead coming off of your pioneer. problem is, your antenna is going to be up every time you start listening to music. the workaround is to wire a switch in or leave it unconnected, which is what i did[/QUOTE]

Ok thanks. I was going to leave it unconnected but my radio reception sucks and sometimes I need something generic to throw on when the girl is riding with me. My next headunit will def have Pandora.

[QUOTE=1lexus2c;431919]Is that a pioneer 2300?
If yes I have the same[/QUOTE]

It's a P3200dvd. I feel like they all looked the same that year.. =)

[QUOTE=BossMaxima;432020]It's a P3200dvd. I feel like they all looked the same that year.. =)[/QUOTE]

Yeah look the same

Old Set up; CC2 Vigor/Inspire w/ Pioneer U310BT Navi + Handsfree Blutooth. (I wanted this vehicle to be fully equipped yet with a detachable face so it would less attract thieves, so this unit suited it perfectly)

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New Set up; KA9 RL/Legend w/ Pioneer F700BT Navi + Handsfree Bluetooth (I wanted to fully equip it with a big screen and did not want a detachable face because it wanted a more classier factory flush appearance)

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[IMG]http://img.tapatalk.com/46069283-b1af-603d.jpg[/IMG] Pioneer AVH 2400BT loving it so far.

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What harness did you use? What did all you other Y33 people use?

[QUOTE=galen696969;458397]What harness did you use? What did all you other Y33 people use?[/QUOTE]

If I remember believe the shop used the metra harnesses, i'll have to take a look at my receipt. Shop here in Hesperia called California Sound did the install.  

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Ohhhh I see, I was reading reviews on the Metra harnesses and they said they won't do too well with 2v preouts. How does your Pioneer sound with that harness? I was planning to get the radio that you have but a JVC caught my attention since it has a knob for the volume and it's a 4v preout instead.

My pioneer sounds great,  very pleased with the unit.  I was looking at getting Avic D3,  but the sales associate suggested the unit I have . Could have gotten it cheaper what I paid for.  What jvc unit u looking at? If u want I can check with the shop I'm getting my coilovers from (RSM Motorsport ) how much they have the  unit your looking for.

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I'm thinking about picking up KWAV60BT by JVC. They're about 300 bucks on Amazon.

Eclipse CD7200 MKII (currently installed)
Alpine CDA-9835
Alpine CDA-7894
Planning to get the Pioneer DEH-80PRS

Both of my alpine units are sitting in my closet, mint condition in the original boxes!

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got a couple layin around but this is the only one worth showing off. eclipse ecd 414; manufactured in '92, purchased n.o.s. got a bad rca pair now, debating whether to send it for repair or crack it open myself.

Thoughts about 2th gen pioneer app radio? Heard the resolution is amazing and only 5hun

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Everyone has this deck.. lol. 
I have the 4300DVD. I think its ok. To be honest, its a good deck but im left wanting more. Probably going to ditch the whole in-dash idea and stick my old Eclipse CD8443. Complete SQ build!

^^^Holler at me!  I'm in the same boat with my Q!

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Its a bit dusty, I had been sanding outside and was using my car radio to jam out.
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Green sound activated light installed because I lost the trim ring

Pioneer unit with Beatsonic adapter.....need to hook up nav with the Beatsonic piece.


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What model pioneer is that and do u like it?

[QUOTE=nachoY33/S14_love;467350]What model pioneer is that and do u like it?[/QUOTE]

AVH-P4400BH   For the price, it's a solid unit.  Didn't need Nav since I use the factory....eventually.  Just finished wiring up all the speakers.  Running Macrom amps and CDT components.

Old setup,
AVHP8400 MP to pioneer PRS Ice Series amps

new, 
(AVHP8400MP ) (soon to be ipad mini) Arc Audio PS8 (amazing processor) Polk PAD1001 and PAD4004 amplifiers,

i dont know anything about head units-can anyone give me a basic rundown of the benefits other than just getting rid of an outdated radio?
i have the nakamichi system in my ls and would love some more power to my sub without adding an amp..too many wires etc..
any head units that would make that possible? *end noob question*

[QUOTE=okstance;467943]i dont know anything about head units-can anyone give me a basic rundown of the benefits other than just getting rid of an outdated radio?
i have the nakamichi system in my ls and would love some more power to my sub without adding an amp..too many wires etc..
any head units that would make that possible? *end noob question*[/QUOTE]

You can run a JBL MS-8 with your factory headunit and add amps, subs, and components....line level inputs so it's an easy integration. I have one on my GS with my stock Levinson system/headunit.

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Gonna shut the game down on all ya,
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It does tire pressure, navigation, rear view camera, voice command, dual climate control, controlls a cd changer, and a tape deck for ipod connection, tells me whats wrong with the car in the diag mode, Get this shit.. it even tells me what the gas miles are!! and mpg inervals!! Controlls so many speakers I lost count.

^ LOL that made me laugh & made me miss my F50s sad face...*it tells you where the nearest gas stations are when your low on gas too.

wow thats cool! i guess there arent any head units that would boost the amps to my sub without something extra to wire up.
guess ill have to look into that if i want to put an aftermarket 10" in my rear window

I am weird when it comes to stereo systems. For me, I would much rather update the speakers and leave everything stock. I am all about clarity and some bass. I do not like my sound to be drowned out over bass. Nor do I like the Treble to be louder to compinsate for the mega bass. It has to be studio like and not over kill. It is almost impossible to make perfect sound in a car. I would much rather spend that money on home theater music

true that! i just know my rear sub is only getting what like 150w and id love to get 
maybe 3-500 watts at least runing to a sub while just upgrading the old stock speakers from 93.
im sure i could just throw a small amp in the back since they dont make any head units to do something like that

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;468107]I am weird when it comes to stereo systems. For me, I would much rather update the speakers and leave everything stock. I am all about clarity and some bass. I do not like my sound to be drowned out over bass. Nor do I like the Treble to be louder to compinsate for the mega bass. It has to be studio like and not over kill. It is almost impossible to make perfect sound in a car. I would much rather spend that money on home theater music[/QUOTE]

wrd. oem+ is the way to go.

You guys sound like old men ;-)

we are. I am 31. But have been that way since the begining really. Never got into stereo stuff cause I was to busy driving cars that were stripped out. Way ahead of those rice days where people wanted big systems and drag racing. haha

I'm older than all of you and include systems in all my builds!  I'm more of an SQ guy and don't like huge subs with a lot of boom.....  Heck, I'm so old that I tune my system with Steely Dan.....

Steely dan, lmfao most prolly have to google to know who that is


Hint: its not a tool,

[QUOTE=mrbrian8;468224]Steely dan, lmfao most prolly have to google to know who that is


Hint: its not a tool,[/QUOTE]


Thanks for confirming my age....:pat:

I thought the older you get the more you tune your system with the volume button.

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;468193]we are. I am 31. But have been that way since the begining really. Never got into stereo stuff cause I was to busy driving cars that were stripped out. Way ahead of those rice days where people wanted big systems and drag racing. haha[/QUOTE]

Im 30
Steely Dan is the shit
although i DID have to Google it to remind me of who they were:pat:

Im rockin an eclipse double din with built in hard drive and nav.. Its old, but i LOVE IT! Building an sq setup now

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The old units are better imo, nowadays its all about touchscreen and looks versus the quality of the sound output, idk just my 2 cents

Pioneer Avh-P8400bh

So far its a pretty good unit.

[QUOTE=mrbrian8;477218]The old units are better imo, nowadays its all about touchscreen and looks versus the quality of the sound output, idk just my 2 cents[/QUOTE]

I see your point, some of pioneers top level screens really pique my interest, but past that, i don't have too much interest in the current stuff (im sure the lower level stuff is nice too, i just havent followed it!)

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[QUOTE=mrbrian8;477218]The old units are better imo, nowadays its all about touchscreen and looks versus the quality of the sound output, idk just my 2 cents[/QUOTE]

it's true that features have taken priority to sound quality, but unless you're doing a super high end sq system it makes more sense to go for the features. the signal is only as good as the speaker that reproduce them after all. there are still current bare bones, 24bit, copper chassis, dead head units for the die hard audiophile; but most people will do just fine with the feature packed units that are popular today.

^ This is true and is why a run a separate eq. I must have the sound quality. These days its all about the unit doing everything know to man but not sounding good.