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NJSPEEDER
09-18-2007, 08:48 PM
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
BonzoHansen
09-18-2007, 09:00 PM
The one in the 77 is a pioneer I got at Circuit City for like $99 and has all that.
The Fixer
09-18-2007, 09:36 PM
+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!
maroman88
09-19-2007, 02:26 PM
cheap Pioneers FTW, ive had one in every car ive ever owned!
Mike
09-19-2007, 03:31 PM
timmay, if you buy a pioneer that is ipod and xm ready, i have the ipod hardwire and the xm hardwire kits for pioneer
NJSPEEDER
09-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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.
Tru2Chevy
09-19-2007, 08:22 PM
Something like this would prolly work great:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8207932&type=product&id=1166840026727

- Justin
BonzoHansen
09-19-2007, 08:47 PM
That is the one I got. $129 on the CC site now. I paid $109.
Mike
09-19-2007, 09:13 PM
the adapters i have are like 150 new for both
BonzoHansen
09-19-2007, 09:19 PM
I may be interested in the ipod adapter....
JerzLT1
09-24-2007, 09:29 AM
IM me next time your on Tim i work and Bestbuy and get a good discount on everything
Savage_Messiah
10-02-2007, 01:20 AM
I have a Sony XR-CA400 sitting here that's free to anyone who wants it.. :)
qwikz28
10-02-2007, 08:34 AM
tim, what did you get?
Tru2Chevy
10-02-2007, 03:57 PM
tim, what did you get?

Nothing yet....

- Justin
1_BAD_NBM_SS
10-03-2007, 05:12 PM
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..
camaro2you
10-03-2007, 06:22 PM
I got a flip down kenwood here you can have for 40 bucks.
Tru2Chevy
10-06-2007, 07:53 PM
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
qwikz28
10-07-2007, 10:05 AM
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

what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.
Tru2Chevy
10-07-2007, 04:21 PM
what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.

I dunno, it's several years old. I'll check it and let you know.

- Justin
JerzLT1
10-10-2007, 07:07 PM
i told tim i can hook him up on the head unit, still waitin for him to get back to me
Tru2Chevy
10-10-2007, 08:58 PM
i told tim i can hook him up on the head unit, still waitin for him to get back to me

Can you beat the price I posted above? I was getting ready to order that one from Amazon....

- Justin
Tru2Chevy
10-14-2007, 05:41 PM
what model eclipse? i have an eclipse in my camaro and its great.

Jake, It's an Eclipse 5440.....not sure how old, but most of the mods on my Jeep were done around 2000 - 2001.

- Justin
qwikz28
10-16-2007, 08:36 AM
Jake, It's an Eclipse 5440.....not sure how old, but most of the mods on my Jeep were done around 2000 - 2001.

- Justin

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.
Tru2Chevy
10-16-2007, 12:08 PM
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.

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
JerzLT1
10-18-2007, 05:21 PM
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
Tru2Chevy
11-12-2007, 11:51 PM
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

Ever get my PM and get a chance to look this up for me?

- Justin
qwikz28
11-13-2007, 08:11 AM
if you guys don't, i just installed a radio in my friends van. its a pioneer 1900. he paid only 100 for it at worst buy so i'm sure there are better deals out there. its a really cool radio, you guys should check it out
JerzLT1
11-13-2007, 01:40 PM
Ever get my PM and get a chance to look this up for me?

- Justin

92.53 before tax :)