Professional Headunit Installer
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tryg
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eBay tends to only have the cheaper chinese garbage... Ryda is usually the cheapest all-in-one place...
I bought all my Kenwood and Polk stuff in one hit there
I have all speakers in Polk MM series, 2 x Polk Momo bridged 4-ch amps, a Kenwood 1800w Mono D-class with a 12" Polk MM series sub...
That and the Kenwood DDX-8034BT....
But my spend was around $4K...
Start with what you like, the non-chinese 7" will be a great addition to your car... you will need a Scoshe or other double-din dash kit and a loom connector too.
I bought all my Kenwood and Polk stuff in one hit there
I have all speakers in Polk MM series, 2 x Polk Momo bridged 4-ch amps, a Kenwood 1800w Mono D-class with a 12" Polk MM series sub...
That and the Kenwood DDX-8034BT....
But my spend was around $4K...
Start with what you like, the non-chinese 7" will be a great addition to your car... you will need a Scoshe or other double-din dash kit and a loom connector too.
Well personally I am running, Pioneer AVIC F900-BT sat nav deck, Kicker L7 12" Solo Baric and Kicker 750W monobloc with a Kicker 2x 110W 2ch amp into Audio Development AD6 6.5" components. All up you're looking over $4k once you buy the little bits and pieces.
What most here aren't aware and are possibly forgetting is that the RF amp needs a digital turn on command and mixing levels via the CAN-bus. To do this you need the following parts:
*Axxess MITO-02 which allows a aftermarket head deck to work with the RF system and retain factory bluetooth. This will set you back atleast $200 shipped from the US from what I have seen on eBay.
*Scosche dash fascia for around $80 from the US on eBay
*You may need the PAC SWI aswell because I am pretty sure the MITO-02 doesn't do anything about the steering wheel controls. This again is best gotten from the US via eBay for $70
So before you even think of what head deck you want you've spent up toward $400
As for head decks, dont go near Pioneer they have a *poo*house RCA output stage that is renown for going pop, I ignored this advice when I got mine thinking yeah sure and sure enough the RCA outputs have gone kaput in my $2000 head deck!!
In all honesty you are better off sticking with using your iPod/MP3 player via AUX in or burning your MP3s onto a CD until you can afford more coin for a head deck. There is stuff around the $600 mark but IMO it's mostly junk (especially those Chinese jobs on eBay) and you really wanna spend atleast $1000 on the deck alone.
Also as for Sat NAv decks I sort of regret getting one. Purely for the fact that map upgrades are $300-400 from Pioneer which as you probably just realised is dearer than a whole new friggen TomTom :? So my advice there is just go buy a $150 TomTom or splurge on a dearer one if you wish.
What most here aren't aware and are possibly forgetting is that the RF amp needs a digital turn on command and mixing levels via the CAN-bus. To do this you need the following parts:
*Axxess MITO-02 which allows a aftermarket head deck to work with the RF system and retain factory bluetooth. This will set you back atleast $200 shipped from the US from what I have seen on eBay.
*Scosche dash fascia for around $80 from the US on eBay
*You may need the PAC SWI aswell because I am pretty sure the MITO-02 doesn't do anything about the steering wheel controls. This again is best gotten from the US via eBay for $70
So before you even think of what head deck you want you've spent up toward $400
As for head decks, dont go near Pioneer they have a *poo*house RCA output stage that is renown for going pop, I ignored this advice when I got mine thinking yeah sure and sure enough the RCA outputs have gone kaput in my $2000 head deck!!
In all honesty you are better off sticking with using your iPod/MP3 player via AUX in or burning your MP3s onto a CD until you can afford more coin for a head deck. There is stuff around the $600 mark but IMO it's mostly junk (especially those Chinese jobs on eBay) and you really wanna spend atleast $1000 on the deck alone.
Also as for Sat NAv decks I sort of regret getting one. Purely for the fact that map upgrades are $300-400 from Pioneer which as you probably just realised is dearer than a whole new friggen TomTom :? So my advice there is just go buy a $150 TomTom or splurge on a dearer one if you wish.
tryg
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I bought the module for GPS/navigating for my Kenwood, but uninstalled it.. sold it. It was $800. As Ryan well puts it, I have a navigator each year for the next 4 for that money. Makes no sense to have to repay big money for updates on top of the 800 dollar purchase price...
I have the digital TV module too, tv on the fly is good.
Seeing as though you are keen on keeping the RF, then you may have to spend more.. or alternatively, remove the lot and sell it and make a better system, like Ryan's when money is not an issue...
I never had the luxury of an RF system... but I would say my current system is loads better than an OEM RF system... so you could do better in time.
Enjoy having the RF, they sound much better than the paper cone junk and single cd headunit of my ES !!!
Good luck
I have the digital TV module too, tv on the fly is good.
Seeing as though you are keen on keeping the RF, then you may have to spend more.. or alternatively, remove the lot and sell it and make a better system, like Ryan's when money is not an issue...
I never had the luxury of an RF system... but I would say my current system is loads better than an OEM RF system... so you could do better in time.
Enjoy having the RF, they sound much better than the paper cone junk and single cd headunit of my ES !!!
Good luck
More like too many beers for you by the sounds mate!!
Unfortunately when it comes to the RF sound system it takes alot of words to explain it all properly!
Oh and just for the OP's record, I removed my whole RF system because I didnt think it went loud enough, so I have a fair bit of an idea how it's all wired up and how it works.
Unfortunately when it comes to the RF sound system it takes alot of words to explain it all properly!
Oh and just for the OP's record, I removed my whole RF system because I didnt think it went loud enough, so I have a fair bit of an idea how it's all wired up and how it works.
tryg said:
symbian? as far as I knew these were a proprietary thing, hardware decoders and such.....symbian would be nice lol.
That said, I've got one of these....well a similar one and I'm pretty happy with it. Had no dramas aside from getting it to fit and it requiring a power line filter. Think thats a problem with my individual unit though as a mate has the same one and hed oesn't suffer teh same issue.
lancer1993
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Reviving an old thread...
I'd love to put a screen in my CJ, I like the look of some of the eBay HU, looks very factory in the way it's designed.
Others from the likes of Kenwood are probably better in the long run but cost more, they do have better maps with Garmin (are they easy to update?)
Can it be done in stages?
Get the HU and DIY install it, then later add the rear camera and GPS module and later some better speakers and a Sub/Amp in the boot?
I'd love to put a screen in my CJ, I like the look of some of the eBay HU, looks very factory in the way it's designed.
Others from the likes of Kenwood are probably better in the long run but cost more, they do have better maps with Garmin (are they easy to update?)
Can it be done in stages?
Get the HU and DIY install it, then later add the rear camera and GPS module and later some better speakers and a Sub/Amp in the boot?