Hi everyone,

In the near future i plan to upgrade my headunit, but I am stuck between Pioneer's AVIC-D3 and the AVIC-Z2. I know what each offers, and I kinda have an idea of which one I want. But I was curious about what you guys think of them and which is better?

 

d3 is better only cause its integrated into the hole and it doesnt block the air vents.

 

^? what?

i personally think that if you already have an ipod and use it efficiently (like use it more often than not versus using CDs) the d3 will be perfect. i had the same question when the z1 came. Im happy i waited. sure there isnt a hard drive built in for the nav, but unless you use the nav on a daily basis, not having the cd in there wont kill ya. i use my ipod for my main source for music so my nav disk is in there about 9/10 times. the z2 is great and all, but heres the kicker... EXPENSIVE AND NO HACK YET FOR WATCHING VIDEOS OR CHANGING NAV CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING. i think its obvious which is better. lol but then again im biased. lol

 

Z2!!!!!!! Would it fit though?

 

i dont see why it wouldnt fit. its a standard dual din and ive seen the z1 in a tC. and the z1 and z2 are essentially the same with differences in firmware.. so they should fit.

 

too bad you're not close to San Francisco and in the market for an Eclipse unit.....i could get you an Eclipse AVN5510 for about $1300 installed