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09-18-2007, 08:48 PM
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NJFBOA Co-Founder
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Cheap Head Unit
i am in the market for a cheap head unit. my car came with one, but half the buttons don't seem to work, so i am looking to replace it.
not interested in anything fancy. the car does have 6 speakers in it(not sure if the amp for the sub is there or not) and they seem to be in pretty good shape(the two i have looked at were factory).
only things i need are a radio, a cd player, and i woudl like to have a front input for MP3/XM in case i happen to have some extra toys in the car.
it only needs to be an OK radio, i don't tend to blast the radio or anything and i am not interested in spending a ton of money.
TIA
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09-18-2007, 09:00 PM
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Admin.
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The one in the 77 is a pioneer I got at Circuit City for like $99 and has all that.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-18-2007, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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+1 for Pioneer. I bought a low-end Pioneer CD player for my Cherokee two years ago and it works great! It's never skipped, and has decent power output. I used to buy Kenwood headunits, but the last one took a dirtnap a mere 2 months after its 12-month warranty expired. A friend of mine had the same headunit, and his bit the dust as well, around the same time. We were unhappy, to say the least!
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'16 Go-Mango Dodge Charger R/T. It's so good to be back in a V8-powered, RWD car!
Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...
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09-19-2007, 02:26 PM
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12 Second Club
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cheap Pioneers FTW, ive had one in every car ive ever owned!
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09-19-2007, 03:31 PM
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BadMod
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
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timmay, if you buy a pioneer that is ipod and xm ready, i have the ipod hardwire and the xm hardwire kits for pioneer
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So much stupid, so little time.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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Mercerville MotorSports, LLC
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09-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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NJFBOA Co-Founder
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thanks mike, but the stuff you have is worth waaayyyyy more than i plan to spend. i am shopping in the 100-150 range at most.
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09-19-2007, 08:22 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
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Something like this would prolly work great:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1166840026727
- Justin
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09-19-2007, 08:47 PM
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Admin.
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That is the one I got. $129 on the CC site now. I paid $109.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-19-2007, 09:13 PM
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BadMod
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the adapters i have are like 150 new for both
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So much stupid, so little time.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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09-19-2007, 09:19 PM
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Admin.
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I may be interested in the ipod adapter....
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-24-2007, 09:29 AM
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IM me next time your on Tim i work and Bestbuy and get a good discount on everything
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10-02-2007, 01:20 AM
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2007 Member of the Year
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I have a Sony XR-CA400 sitting here that's free to anyone who wants it.. 
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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10-02-2007, 08:34 AM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
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tim, what did you get?
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Quote:
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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10-02-2007, 03:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qwikz28
tim, what did you get?
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Nothing yet....
- Justin
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10-03-2007, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
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tim, ill hook u up with a cheap head unit if u can hook me up with the 2 months of advertising. I cant afford the $250 this month. All my bills hit at once..
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10-03-2007, 06:22 PM
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I got a flip down kenwood here you can have for 40 bucks.
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10-06-2007, 07:53 PM
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I found that Pioneer DEH-3900M on Amazon for $115.98 shipped......I'm prolly gonna get that for the Jeep. The one that's in there now skips like crazy, even after a lens cleaning. Damn Eclipse POS.
- Justin
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10-07-2007, 10:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I found that Pioneer DEH-3900M on Amazon for $115.98 shipped......I'm prolly gonna get that for the Jeep. The one that's in there now skips like crazy, even after a lens cleaning. Damn Eclipse POS.
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what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.
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Quote:
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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10-07-2007, 04:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qwikz28
what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.
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I dunno, it's several years old. I'll check it and let you know.
- Justin
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10-10-2007, 07:07 PM
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i told tim i can hook him up on the head unit, still waitin for him to get back to me
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10-10-2007, 08:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 86Formula
i told tim i can hook him up on the head unit, still waitin for him to get back to me
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Can you beat the price I posted above? I was getting ready to order that one from Amazon....
- Justin
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10-14-2007, 05:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qwikz28
what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.
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Jake, It's an Eclipse 5440.....not sure how old, but most of the mods on my Jeep were done around 2000 - 2001.
- Justin
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10-16-2007, 08:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
Jake, It's an Eclipse 5440.....not sure how old, but most of the mods on my Jeep were done around 2000 - 2001.
- Justin
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those older ones are leaps and bounds better than the new ones. i have a 8503 which just has extra features over yours but is ultimately the same head unit. there is probably something wrong with it if it skips excessively.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LS1ow
Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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10-16-2007, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qwikz28
those older ones are leaps and bounds better than the new ones. i have a 8503 which just has extra features over yours but is ultimately the same head unit. there is probably something wrong with it if it skips excessively.
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The skipping seems to have stopped now, hasn't done it to me in over a week now. I'm still prolly going to replace it though - I want MP3 playback. Plus I have all the stuff to hook my XM receiver up through IP Bus, which is why I'm looking at Pioneer for a decent headunit.
- Justin
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10-18-2007, 05:21 PM
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Justin PM me a part number and ill look it up tomorrow at work. i check the boards all the time from there so it wont be a problem
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