Hey guys, I just saw this very nice pioneer head unit and I really want this head unit but it's a double-Din. Is it any way that I can make it work in my G-body?
The Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD head unit
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Well I don't remember what a cutty dash looks like, but I imagine you would just have to make a custom dash bezel to make it fit. Sheet metal, wood, plastic, etc.. cut to fit. In my GP I made an aluminum one and powdercoated it satin black. I would have put a double din unit in there, but it was loaded sith so much other stuff, I had no room, so I have a nice single DIN Pioneer unit in there now. Future plans are to put a pop-out screen in the passenger side dash.
454muscle said:
Oh cool! Speaking of single din units, I saw the Pioneer AVH-P5200BT that I think I'm going to go with.
Yeah, not a bad unit. Pioneer always makes awesome stuff. Personally I don't want the flip out covering my dash switches and stuff. Otherwise I think it's cool.
Here's what I currently got:
Pioneer DEH-P980BT head unit, 5V preouts, screensaver, USB, bluetooth
I'm sure the AVH-P5200BT will look sweet in your ride though!
Here's what I currently got:
Pioneer DEH-P980BT head unit, 5V preouts, screensaver, USB, bluetooth
I'm sure the AVH-P5200BT will look sweet in your ride though!
that pioneer unit is a great pick and bang for your buck....5 volt pre outs are usually found on higher end recievers and helps out if your running external amps with the signal transfer and makes a little difference in sq..
fyi soundstream has a flip out indash unit that flips down instead of up and has a very nice size screen aswell..price is also very low here locally,the cost is the same if not less than a regular headunit in most cases..
ive installed about 6 or 7 of these units in diff. cars and everyone likes them and theyre happy with them,so i know theyre well built for being an off-brand 8)
fyi soundstream has a flip out indash unit that flips down instead of up and has a very nice size screen aswell..price is also very low here locally,the cost is the same if not less than a regular headunit in most cases..
ive installed about 6 or 7 of these units in diff. cars and everyone likes them and theyre happy with them,so i know theyre well built for being an off-brand 8)
Ahh I didn't know about the Soundstream flip-down unit. I suppose if I really want to.. and I might do this in the future, I could always go this route if I want a DVD player:
:shock: Man that thing looks HUGE! Lol! Pioneer has always been my favorite in head units, Alpine a close second. Here was my old deck DEH-p8500mp, by far the best deck I have ever owned. I don't have it anymore cause I passed it down to my bro-in-law, now it's gone forever! Shame cause I paid a lot for it brand new!454muscle said:Ahh I didn't know about the Soundstream flip-down unit. I suppose if I really want to.. and I might do this in the future, I could always go this route if I want a DVD player:
For the first post, Indeed your best bet would be to make your own trim plate for the mounting of the double din player. On another note, I also have a Pioneer unit installed in my bu however it's a bottom end unit, but still pretty impressive. I have also had a few Alpine's in the day and I LOVE those units, trying to find something for my truck as we speak
I got the DEH-P980BT over 2 years ago for the project, I never thought it woulda taken so long. Point is, to date, I still don't see anything better than that unit. The graphics and quality are amazing, and the price is even better now than when I first bought it. You should Youtube some demos for it and see what I mean.78mali350 said:
In my DD car I have a JVC unit and it's pretty nice as well. It's a single DIN unit with a video screen to play DVD's etc (I rarely use it) but 5 V pre-outs, USB, Bluetooth, etc.. and top notch quality too. Fully satisfied with it, just something you might wanna consider as well. I've never had a problem with it in over 2 years. I have a model older than this one but it's similar:
that thing looks way to big....if u just want a dvd player u can buy one from ebay theyre really small and u can hide them anywhere they look like a cd case with a pop-up door for the dvd..last time i checked they were around 50 bucks or less...easy to install aswell,pos. neg. and rca video signal and done454muscle said:Ahh I didn't know about the Soundstream flip-down unit. I suppose if I really want to.. and I might do this in the future, I could always go this route if I want a DVD player:
the soundstream flip out i was talking about has built in dvd player,sd card, touchscreen all the goodies available these days and theyre around 250-350 new..i will try to get a pic for you and post it in here
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