I am thinking of buying an Alpine head unit IDA-X200 or IDA-X100. I see there are marine versions of these units available with silver face plates that look like they might match the X-Fire dash. Crutchfield has the IDA-X100M. Has anyone had any experience with these units? I would think they would be the same to hook-up.

 

Don't know about those models exactly, but I too noticed that the marine head units all seem to come in silver. Kenwoods are also silver.

It would be interesting to know if they share the same chassis size that would allow them to easily be installed in a car.

 

Connections, performance, features are all the same as the regular radio.

 

I have the first generation Alpine unit iDA-X001 that I installed in my '05 Dream Cruiser. Thus far I've been pleased with the unit, though I wish Alpine had a way of allowing users to create their own wallpapers for the screen rather than use what they offer though their personalization website. Mind you with the X001, there are issues with glare and seeing the screen in bright sunlight even on it's non-dimming setting. Things would have been better had they used a matte screen rather than the highly reflective one. The X001 styling is in a medium and light silver that I think would work in a Crossfire just fine...at least better than the zillion black units that flood the market now. You can also get it heavily discounted since in head unit years it's practically a grandpa (mind you it came out in 2007...LOL).

I too have be contemplating getting the Marine version of the X100. Alpine has made several improvements to the button layout and logic plus I like the idea that the units are now Imprint ready, something the X001 lacks. My Crossfire is in Alabaster white so I think the silver and white style of the marine unit will match nicely. Plus it certainly can't hurt to have a unit that is even overengineered a bit for moisture and vibration.

Here's a pic of the Marine version X100 as shown on the Crutchfield site:

and the first generation that I own in my Cruiser:

 

Cadet, or anybody, do you have a picture of this thing installed that you could post? I would be interested in seeing how it looks with the dash.

Thanks

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This headunit matches the the silver in our dash perfectly!

I had this headunit put up to the silver in our dash and it was the exact same color. Im going to be putting in, in about a month or so!

 

This is mine.....or better it will be.../Users/JANET/Desktop/New Radio.jpg

 

i really like the alpine line,but the gps/nav unit costs almost as much as their head units do.i settled for the kenwood setup, but if price is no concern,the alpines are wicked.

 

Just got off the phone.....I have one coming in May.
He has 6 coming in and 4 sold...mine is the fifth sold.

K.

 

how much did you pay?

 

Let you know when it comes but its less then retail on there website!3??

 

New issue of POWERBOAT magazine page 34/35 Shows three of the Alpine Marine lineup and talks about the whole lineup.

 

Page 93 of the new Crutchfield catalog has them also.

 

Does the silver Marine version of the radio fit the Xfire? Might be a stupid question, but had to ask..

 

Which one matches perfectly? The new marine version that's a light silver or the very dark grey silver?

 

Bump. I would like to know which of the IDAX's is a better color match?

 

The Marine version will fit the Crossfire. It just has "guts" more suitable for a marine environment. Yes the bezel is a lighter silver that will match our interior. And no you can't get one yet, Crutchfield is saying mid to end of July now if then. I went with the X001. Its 130$ cheaper and its in my hands now.
Pat

 

I was looking at just changing my order from the X100M to the Standard X100. If I'm correct, it's about the same color as the X001. Does that match the interior pretty well?

 

Beware , someone somewhere has said the Marine versions have a white bezel not light silver. You need to verify this with whoever you are purchasing from before you buy it. I'm not waiting, went with an X001.
Pat