I just installed my kenwood head unit.

Sounds great. Very good buy..

I have bluetooh/USB/AUX etc.

I integrated the mic into the light fixture for a factory look.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...t=27784&page=2

Check it out.

 

post some pics up of the mic and how you installed also how much was the head unit.

 

Hi faiz,

I actually didnt take pictures while I did it but I can explain how it was done.

If you click on that link you can see the finished result..

The head unit was $260.00.

Its a great unit. I have always been in pioneer kind of guy..

my first kenwood. I am impressed so far with it.

 

yeah i am a pioneer guy as well i have a pioneer deh-880prs and i have a ipod module and bluetooth module plus aux in.

 

I have been looking into this unit would you suggest it. I was thinking about the pioneer but wanted to go with the kenwood due to the fact that the face color changes to green to match the instrument panel.

 

Just ordered a nearly identical model. Hopefully it doesn't have the CD mechanism problems that other Kenwoods have had. Cost $75 shipped, used on ebay.

 

Just for the record Ihave an Alpine without a CD player and quite frankly I haven't missed it at all, all my music goes on my I-pod anyway. CD's are strictly backup for that. By the way nice looking unit, enjoy it!

 

Thanks for the compliments.

GVFire, Its a great unit. You can change colors on both sides of the receiver. Its pretty cool.
I actually did the user interface and matched it to the color of the gauges. The factory lime green.

Blue tooh is pretty good especially since my phone is blue tooth 1.0.. If you have a newer phone it works even better. you can send music from it too.

The unit sounds great with stock but if you have additions it is all the much better. Their is so many different functions too. customizable EQ's, it even has a simulator for car environments and voice tagging etc.. Its good stuff.

Definately a good buy.

 

thanks solnyc really appreciate the info and I'm looking forward to getting mine soon.

 

Hi solnyc,

I was actually looking at that exact radio to buy for my limited roadster. Can you tell me if you used the preamps outputs to use the factory amp, or did you just use the speaker outputs?

Thanks!
-Max

 

When I installed the system there wasn't a need for preamp. Just the wiring harness for the unit.
It is a European kind.

 

do you have the base model? From what I've read here that one has no factory amp. I'm just trying to figure out all of the stuff I'll need for the radio to sound it's best with the factory amp. I saw several posts in the forum saying the inputs on the harness were low level inputs into the factory amp so you might want to use pre-amps.

But if yours sounds great maybe there's no need!

Thanks!

 

I have the limited model crossfire. Came with the infinity system.

When it was installed all they used was a European harness. The unit sounds great. I don't have any distortion or anything like that.

Although I may do some upgrades in the future, right now the stock system is ok.

Most folks think I already have a aftermarket system and I just tell them its all factory except for the head unit.

Hmm, maybe I am missing something but if it could sound better out of the infinity system I'd like to know how.

 

Thanks for the info!

I finally decided on the JVC AVX77.

I'll let you know how my install goes in a week or so...

 

Hey solnyc,

I got my unit installed. I used the front Pre-Outs on the deck for the front speakers and the sub output for the back speakers. I wired everything through the factory amp. I'm planning on adding new post with the wireing diagram because no one really had the info on what wires were for what speakers on the amp. But I documented it so others won't go through what I did.

BTW, the AVX77 is awesome! It works great with my iphone and bluetooth. I also hooked up a backup camera to it (took me forever to run the wireing!).

 

Hey Max,

Its great to hear that you got everything up and running. Now lets see some pics!!

-Sol

 

Sol,

Heres the pics:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post390676

-Max