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Trying to find a good Double Din

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Old 10-25-09, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by phillygs3
Damn are you some kind of sales rep for kenwood , I own the d3 and I dont recall at any time taking more than 30 secs to load up . Does the kenwood have the full Ipod interface like the pioneer does?
Yes and more. I researched a ton before getting this one. Read the car stereo forums, people will tell you. Backup camera, XM and Sirus, DVD playback, mutliple monitors, and so on.
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I've had the Alpine IVA w200 and now have the IVA w505. Both are awesome units with great ipod interface.
Old 10-25-09, 09:09 PM
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Just installed a JVC KW-7000 with bluetooth and navi.. no complaints so far...
Old 10-25-09, 10:57 PM
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well as someone who owned a dnx-9140 excelon and sold it and now have a Z-110bt i like the pioneer 10 to 1 over the kenwood. the gui on the kenwood looks like a toy computer screen for a 5 yr old and the sound quality on the kenwood was not as clear as the pioneer. but hey to each their own. also the 9140 wont go flush in your dash, its will stick out like 2 inches
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Originally Posted by kidd1
well as someone who owned a dnx-9140 excelon and sold it and now have a Z-110bt i like the pioneer 10 to 1 over the kenwood. the gui on the kenwood looks like a toy computer screen for a 5 yr old and the sound quality on the kenwood was not as clear as the pioneer. but hey to each their own. also the 9140 wont go flush in your dash, its will stick out like 2 inches

do you have pictures of both installed???
Old 10-26-09, 12:47 AM
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I like that Z110bt cause it sits really flush! Where can I get a kit like that?
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Robony, def understand, not bad at all!

My z110bt is very fast, starts playin the ipod in
like 10 secs and the bluetooth connection takes maybe 20.
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Originally Posted by kidd1
well as someone who owned a dnx-9140 excelon and sold it and now have a Z-110bt i like the pioneer 10 to 1 over the kenwood. the gui on the kenwood looks like a toy computer screen for a 5 yr old and the sound quality on the kenwood was not as clear as the pioneer. but hey to each their own. also the 9140 wont go flush in your dash, its will stick out like 2 inches
That is a install issue which can easily be fixed.
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Originally Posted by kidd1
well as someone who owned a dnx-9140 excelon and sold it and now have a Z-110bt i like the pioneer 10 to 1 over the kenwood. the gui on the kenwood looks like a toy computer screen for a 5 yr old and the sound quality on the kenwood was not as clear as the pioneer. but hey to each their own. also the 9140 wont go flush in your dash, its will stick out like 2 inches

ok so after finding pictures of installed 9140.. i havent found a HU that sticks out 2 inches... most of em fit flush with the other cars if not sticking out about 3-5mm

but yea please post pics of both.
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I had the Pioneer avic-z1 and it was the biggest POS ever. Navigation was extremely difficult to use. Ipod integration was horrible, and the built in HD was worthless. I now have the Eclipse AVN62D and it is MUCH better in every aspect.
Old 11-11-09, 07:29 PM
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Im really leaning towards the Z110bt right now, but only thing that bothers me a bit is that its not detachable. Are there any double din units that have a detachable faceplate?
Old 11-11-09, 09:14 PM
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if you want detachable the only one on the market right now is the JVC
Old 11-12-09, 04:32 AM
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how do they work installation wise with the factory amp? is it direct plug and play via harnesses, or do you have to start tapping into wires?
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I'm wondering the same as Clear2Cloz, I went to a local car audio store and I was told if I wanted any aftermarket double-din that it would bypass the factory subwoofer so it wouldn't work, which is not what I want. I need a new display and would like to go with a double-din with nav, but I would like a plug and play.
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Sorry no plug & play with the GS because it has a digital turn on that only the factory nHU can produce
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