Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
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Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
I did a search and didnt come up with anything and im wondering if anyone has put in a double din stereo before? or if it is even possible?
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
There are many threads that mention it....
A member has a pioneer AVIC unit...I had one in my TA for like 2 days...
yes it can be done..I believe its easier on camaros...
A member has a pioneer AVIC unit...I had one in my TA for like 2 days...
yes it can be done..I believe its easier on camaros...
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I have a pioneer double din AVIC radio/nav system in my
Camaro. It needed a little cutting of the stock cover plate, but not too bad.
I think it came out great. I'll get pictures if you're interested.
Camaro. It needed a little cutting of the stock cover plate, but not too bad.
I think it came out great. I'll get pictures if you're interested.
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
yes please i have never seen one and im trying to decide whether to put in a double din navigation and dvd player or the flip up ones. please post pictures of either type. thanks a bunch.
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thanks... that looks really sharp i like it
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Heres a couple more if you want them. Didnt take too much work to get it to fit. Just some fab work and time.
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Pioneer does make a flip up touch screen with a GPS don't they?
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Any of the pioneer Avic N series are the Flip-out versions.
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
You can just fold it down when you want to change the heat/AC? and then move it back up could you not?
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
this actually looks better than i thought it would.i currently have a 1.5 din pioneer but 1.5 din radios are getting hard to find.btw does it seem strange that this site lets ford and toyota advertise on it?i love the free site and i don't mind most of the adds.
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Possible, not simple
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i never thought a double din would fit in the thirdgens! that is pretty sweet, wouldnt put one in but still pretty cool that i could with a little fabrication
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hopefully some enterprising person will start manufacturing some faceplates to make double din radios look stock.
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
that would be a nice idea, but I don't know how standard the faces of those things are.
some kind of attaching bracket would be sweet. I love the look of factory radios, and hate single DIN units, but I have to admit these things look freaking sweet
some kind of attaching bracket would be sweet. I love the look of factory radios, and hate single DIN units, but I have to admit these things look freaking sweet
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
Yes, But with a flip up... the less movement the screen makes the longer it will last. Even the On/Off - Up/Down of just starting the car or killing it when you get where youre going is alot of wear and tear once you think of it. if your going to go screen its best to go double din in my opinion. i ran a jensen flip up for a couple years when they first came out and it was nice to have then, but i think they are geared more for cars who want a screen but dont have the room for a double din.
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Yes, But with a flip up... the less movement the screen makes the longer it will last. Even the On/Off - Up/Down of just starting the car or killing it when you get where youre going is alot of wear and tear once you think of it. if your going to go screen its best to go double din in my opinion. i ran a jensen flip up for a couple years when they first came out and it was nice to have then, but i think they are geared more for cars who want a screen but dont have the room for a double din.
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With the 7" i had no clearence problems at all. As for the brand, Jensen really isnt that bad... i won countless bass comps with jesen aginst Kicker,JL and RF. i think back in 2000' the head unit i had was arround 600$ A great quality systems starts at the head unit for sure, some people ive ran across love the way Roadmaster's sound so i guess its all in the eyes of the Beer Holder lol.
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ya i had a buddie who had a dodge ram extended cab, we took out the back seat and we built a 'stage' if thats what u want to call it and had it all carpeted and lookin nice, then we made a custom box and put 4 12in pioneers in it, pushin 800rms a peice ran 2 1500 watt amps and it wasnt that great. MOSTLY because he had a cheap head unit from walmart. me and my brother both tryed to convince him to get a better head unit but he wouldnt do it. took countless people telling him it sounded like crap before he upgraded
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hey i was wondering where you got the faceplate from, or did you machine it?
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99 for a bezel. LOL. You can by like 10 and practice to make one for your self for that kind of cash
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Anybody got pics of this in a 'bird?
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84ws689bird - I'm tackling this next. What is the Pioneer Double Din model number? And what do we need to purchase to make the GPS work, play DVDs on the move, is there a back-up camera? etc?
There are aftermarket companies that make the installation kit for the Double Dins for like $35ish bones.
There are aftermarket companies that make the installation kit for the Double Dins for like $35ish bones.
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Re: Double Din Head unit used? Who has put in a double din?
anyone have a suggestion on which stereo to do. i was considering a pioneer avic because i have one in my cobalt but i am wondering if anyone knows if theres one that easiest to use because of placement in the thirdgens. i have an 82 Camaro.
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I may pull the trigger on a Double-DIN Pioneer AVHP1400DVD this weekend or real soon. I did quite a bit of research. This unit is new for 2012 and the most cost effective route (I think?) for a quality product with great reviews.
Depending on how crazy or "pimp" you want your 3rd gen this is what I found.
Best Buy:
Pioneer AVH-P1400DVD (2 DIN Stereo) $299
Pioneer AVIC-U220 (GPS Receiver) $399
Pioneer GEX-P920XM (SiriusXM Satellite Tuner) $99
Pioneer GEX-P20HD (HD-radio tuner) $99
On CheapBay I found the stereo for $250, GPS for $320, SiriusXM tuner for $90 and HD tuner for $90 but not sure if I trust buying electronics out of someone's trunk. There are also bootleg GPS/SiriusXM/HD-tuners going for $20ish dollars, really don't know if I trust those, not quite sure they are technically legal, probably out of China, where there are no copyright laws - I didn't do much research on them. There is a back-up camera available too. A Brake-by-pass harness is needed in order to watch DVDs while on the move for around $10. Not sure I'd sit in a parking lot and watch movies...kinda creepy. I would want the capability to watch movies for my passenger while driving. Of course the bezel is around $35. I didn't even look at upgrading speakers, speaker wire, installing subs or amps. May just start out with the Head unit and bezel and go from there in the future. That's the breakdown I found.
Let me know what you guys think or if any of you have this set up.
Depending on how crazy or "pimp" you want your 3rd gen this is what I found.
Best Buy:
Pioneer AVH-P1400DVD (2 DIN Stereo) $299
Pioneer AVIC-U220 (GPS Receiver) $399
Pioneer GEX-P920XM (SiriusXM Satellite Tuner) $99
Pioneer GEX-P20HD (HD-radio tuner) $99
On CheapBay I found the stereo for $250, GPS for $320, SiriusXM tuner for $90 and HD tuner for $90 but not sure if I trust buying electronics out of someone's trunk. There are also bootleg GPS/SiriusXM/HD-tuners going for $20ish dollars, really don't know if I trust those, not quite sure they are technically legal, probably out of China, where there are no copyright laws - I didn't do much research on them. There is a back-up camera available too. A Brake-by-pass harness is needed in order to watch DVDs while on the move for around $10. Not sure I'd sit in a parking lot and watch movies...kinda creepy. I would want the capability to watch movies for my passenger while driving. Of course the bezel is around $35. I didn't even look at upgrading speakers, speaker wire, installing subs or amps. May just start out with the Head unit and bezel and go from there in the future. That's the breakdown I found.
Let me know what you guys think or if any of you have this set up.
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A bypass harness? Bahaha I'm totally in the wrong line of work pioneer needs a double pulse to ground on the e brake cable to trigger the video, kenwoods use a single ground pulse so you can tie a kenwoods brake wire to ground and enable video, pioneers you can use a simple on off switch, turn it on, turn it off, then on. Maybe I should start making harnesses I could make a killing lol
Another thing to consider about your add ons is you only have so much room back there, at best is say a sxm tuned add on will fit but that be box is bulky as help, you'd have to stash it by your ecm.
In my opinion pioneers are laggy and organized poorly. Kenwoods are easier to bypass, and easier to navigate the menus, plus they don't require huge add ons, theyre smaller and have more options available, the pioneers use a front usb with no rear option, if you use a Kenwood you can route your cables out of sight for a cleaner install and not run the risk of hitting your ipod cable or usb stick with your shifted because its hanging out on you
Just some food for thought.
Another thing to consider about your add ons is you only have so much room back there, at best is say a sxm tuned add on will fit but that be box is bulky as help, you'd have to stash it by your ecm.
In my opinion pioneers are laggy and organized poorly. Kenwoods are easier to bypass, and easier to navigate the menus, plus they don't require huge add ons, theyre smaller and have more options available, the pioneers use a front usb with no rear option, if you use a Kenwood you can route your cables out of sight for a cleaner install and not run the risk of hitting your ipod cable or usb stick with your shifted because its hanging out on you
Just some food for thought.
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BluFBdy - Damn it! I think you're right. Back to the drawing board.
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2 years of pro car audio has my mind going on all the things I can do in the car lol I've thought of a double din but I have my new alpine in all nice with my cables routes to the center console so I don't wanna tear it up, if you just wanna use ipod you can get a ddx(xxx) from kenwood, be it a Bluetooth or not and use a kcaip202 cable, you can also give the usb slack to be able to alternate between ipod and usb plus their Bluetooth add on is a tiny usb stick if you want to add it later it sits flush with the alot so its not in the way
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I really want the NAV and SAT radio since I pay for it already.
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Use a dnx line Kenwood that says sirius-Xm ready, not sat ready it has to be the new 2012 tag, you can run a sxv100 I think that's the p/n, its a small sat piece that uses a din cord to link with the headunit and you just gotta plug your antenna in after running it, its roughly the size of a cell phone, easy to stash. If you want nav I'd get a totally built in unit, and an added plus to Kenwood is garmin navigation, no navtech crap
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I went and messed with them at Best Buy this weekend. I like both Pioneer and Kenwood but for the money it just seemed like Pioneer offered more or the same options for less money.
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I just purchased a pioneer avh-x5500bhs to go in my 86 Camaro,but I keep hearing about a e brake bypass .does this mean I cant play video on my unit without it?
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legally it has to be wired with the parking brake so you can't watch videos while driving but you can bypass that.
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that looks nice. i still want to see one installed before ordering.
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Check out this thread. Looks nice, but I still don't think I would pay 99 for it.
Check out this thread. Looks nice, but I still don't think I would pay 99 for it.