mine works great!
ive got the AVIC D3

 

Ok, I just jumped in. Got just the head unit in piano black, no adapters. I'll cross that bridge in a couple months. My 8 is still stored up for the winter. $421 shipped.

Bob

 

Just ordered mine! Thanks 8xr for setting this all up!

Just got the dash replacement in piano black. I'll have to find a bose adaptor.

 

Thanks Pat... hey I herd today the the pioneer Avic D3 has a saftey feature that does not let you watch dvd's or make changes to the navigation while the car is in motion. Is this true?

 

Any indash DVD player has this. MOST of them, you can ground out the parking brake wire to bypass it...... however the D3 is a little more involved. I believe you de-pin the mute wire from it's harness and re-pin it in the open slot below it's original position. Then ground both the mute wire and parking brake wire out.

Damn it. I'm pissed I can't remember it exactly..... just did one 3 days ago.... Google. I'm sure you can find it.

 

for the pioneer units www.avic411.com is your friend

 

just placed my order... woot!

no steering wheel, no bose adapter

 

Thanks for the info guys... I appreciate it.

 

Seems like a trend with everyone going with the Avic series. Anyone have others in mind that they are getting or have? I still can't decide. I hate to buy a head unit only to have to buy adapters for bluetooth, Ipod, etc. Let's hear some ideas.

Bob

 

I have a Alpine IVA W202R now Why? Because I can hook up an PXA-H701 later on with an optical cable, and then I'll have all the filter/eq/ta options I'll ever need

 

Im thinking about getting the Kenwood Excelon DDX7019

 

oh **** I forgot about this. the code RX8GB01 expired. the sucks.

 

i have the kenwood dnx-7100 myself. ive never been a big fan of pioneer

 

Hey people !
I havent posted in a while ,been having baby issues,and car problems...BUT special thanks to everyone for ordering
so we could get the discount! I ordered it w/o bose adptr or steering cntrl,cuz Im changing all of that out for aftermarket
maybe panasonic CN-NW100U double din, the yellow pioneer coax-6x9/6.5/ kicker comp (the black-yellow)10's maybe
5 channel mbquart amp,or power acoustik A1000DB 2 ohm mono,and 600watt 4ch .?not sure what will fit .
pics comming soon
yellow 04 6spd masdaspeed front,veilside sideskirts & rear
2 tens w/line coverter but all thats gona change!
thanks again rx8.com!!!!!!!!!

 

yeah that alpine one looks alright too. Actually I'm more interested in the surround sound. The Pioneer unit I want is expensive though so we will see. I totally forgot about Kenwoods

 

so, did anyone forget to order in time?

 

I almost forgot. But luckly the code was still good at 2:30 this morning.

 

Ya I forgot and if the code was good at 2:30 I guess I missed it by about an hour. Sucks.

 

So how many people actually got it? Did we hit 15?

Bob

 

I'm wondering this too....

And I'm thinking about the Eclipse 5510. I get a deep discount on Eclipse gear, so it only makes sense. A huge bonus about this unit is that it has TWO optical drives. One that plays CDs and one for DVDs. Now you can leave the navi disc in the DVD drive all the time, and still play CDs at your leisure.

 

Hey Shinka213, did you find where he got you bose adaptor from?
Thanks,

 

JVC makes a really nice double din unit as well, has an extra usb input, sd card slot, all the other regular features. It may not be as glamorous as some of the bigger names, but this thing is rock solid and about half the price.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KeYY7c7...px?i=105AVX800

(you can actually find them for right around 500 shipped if you dig around a bit)

 

Because it lacks navigation

 

sven 4 from peripheral.

she got it through me, i had one from my previous install in my 8. you can probably find it online.

 

eclipse has a decent product, but their accessories suck!!!!!!!!!! about a 50% failure rate on the sat tuner for sirius, bluetooth absolutely sucks