Becker Monza Group Buy - Interest
As most of you know I have replaced my head unit with a Becker Monza and swapped the faceplate so it appears completely stock looking (albeit white, not green) yet plays MP3 CD's along with having an Aux-in port for my iPod.
I am willing to provide the following service if we can get enough people interested. Five (5) is the minimum but if we can get 10 people the price goes even lower. These are expensive head units... however I have found a company willing to send them to me, at a discount. The "gotcha" is the shipping costs from the UK and then back to you as the customer.
For five (5) people the price not including shipping of the finished radios to you from me (you can use Vista, CA 92081 for calculation purposes and about 9 lbs) is $757.50
Here's a breakdown of the costs:
Monza 7889 Green or 7882 White - $532.50
Shipping from UK - $45.00
Labor to swap faceplate and test - $100.00
Antenna adapters - $35.00
Aux-In & Ground Loop Isolator - $45.00
Without the Aux-In and Ground Loop Isolator the total is $712.50. Although I'm not sure why you'd do all this and not want the Aux-in...
Okay... that IS a lot of money... so what do you get for your $100.00. I will carefully swap the silver Crossfire faceplate and test the radio to ensure its proper functionality. I will also maintain and coordinate any warranty issues. These radio's are brand new and do come with a one-year warranty and since I will be purchasing them I have no problem handling any issues, less shipping of course. You will receive back from me two complete radios, the new Monza with the silver faceplate and your old radio, fully functional with the Becker black faceplate. Please note, the Becker Monza and the Crossfire head unit, while physically identical; the two corner buttons perform different functions. Once the faceplate has been swapped the eject button is actually the on/off switch and the “Man” button is the CD eject button.
For ten (10) people the price not including shipping of the finished radios to you from me (you can use Vista, CA 92081 for calculation purposes and about 9 lbs) is $712.50
Here's a breakdown of the costs:
Monza 7889 Green or 7882 White - $492.50
Shipping from UK - $40.00
Labor to swap faceplate and test - $100.00
Antenna adapters - $35.00
Aux-In & Ground Loop Isolator - $45.00
Without the Aux-In and Ground Loop Isolator the total is $667.50. Again, I'm not sure why you'd do all this and not want the Aux-in...
Added bonus; I received an email from Dension, the makers of the ICE-->Link Plus iPod adapter and for another $200.00 you could connect your iPod to the Becker Monza and control it with the head unit, kind of like it was a CD changer except they said it would display the song information on the head unit.
Please post any questions or if you are interested and to what degree.
Edit: The radio price may fluctuate depending on currency conversion rates
Edit 2: If anyone is wondering, I bought my Becker Monza off eBay, used. Total price with shipping was just under $500.00.
Edit 3: Sorry, forgot antenna adapters.... they have been added
Thanks
Last edited by CyberGreg; Jan 25, 2005 at 01:34 PM.