looking to buy a new double din w/ navigation ive been looking at pioneers i heard alot of good this about pioneer havnt decided about a model yet or where im going to get it heard people say amazon has good deals im not looking to spend alot more like 4-500$ if someone knows a good place to buy from and a good model to get it would really help

 

i just purchased the pioneer avic-x920bt on amazon for $568 shipped but that's with the promotional code VRCBKCX6 and before the $100 mail-in rebate from pioneer. i've read the navi is not the greatest but i am not that **** about the navi not being the greatest because hey.....i basically bought a double din navi/video for $468. also, the pioneer avic-x920bt qualifies for the 6 months no interest if you apply for the amazon store card so it's just about $95 a month.

 

i also just got he avic x-920bt from amazon for 468 after rebates. i just installed it today and it is a great unit. everything works perfectly as i expected. the navigation is not as bad as most people say, i actually like it a lot, but sometimes it is a bit slow. but i can complain for a navigation head unit for under $500. i might be annoyed if i paid full retail though.

 

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Hell of a unit, Hell of a deal. It doesn't have navigation but you can add it on for like 2 hundred bucks I believe. I'd shop around. I recently installed this on my tc and it's the ____. fits perfectly, and if you add this: http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-TA1465...2934685&sr=8-1 you'll get a really clean install. Awesome unit. You can bypass the dvd restrictions with a 12 volt relay. (no stupid switch) (do a youtube search). I heard the navigation is just okay, if you're really concerned about navigation, get a kennwood because they use garmin navigation, but I heard it works fine on the pioneers. Feel free to do whatever but I highly recommend this setup. Good luck on the install! (Also, buy a wiring harness, it's so much better.)

 

i want to get something that already has navigation in it already im going to shop around locally and see what people got

 

i like the pioneer x920bt like you 2 guys bought is the navigation pretty good in your opinion what do you guys review it as also is the promo still going on for it

 

yes the promo still works.

 

i have a kenwood DNX-6160....its awesome...has garmin built in, got it from best buy, way easy to install too

 

i would say Kenwood too. their nav is the best in the biz (due to Garmin) im not crazy about their menu system

i wont go back to alpine units. their support and lack of updates annoy me

 

Did you have to trim the brackets? Some pictures would be appreciated. I'm trying to decide between the trim rings (like you mentioned above) or a double din dash kit. With the dash kit you get a flawless clean install but you lose the waterfall door. With the trim rings you dont have to lose the door but dont know if it leaves any gaps or looks flimsy.

Decisions, decisions...

 

i got a jensen 7 inch off of ebay without NAVI in it, i was lookin at spending big money on a double din with a navi HD in it, then i was like y the hell would i spend all that money when im really not gonna use it. man just get a normal dvd double din for 2000 like i ddid off ebay and then buy a tomtom it will be way cheaper and ull get the same effect cause its not like u need that gps driving around town all the time

 

Alpine W505...It is what I got. Expensive POS. The nav costs extra. The ipod will occasionaly skip, or if its in the middle of the song and you skip 3 or 4 it will stop outputting noise, but the track still is counting down. I enjoyed it when I first got it. But again, lack of updates. Or the fact that Alpine wont support the issues with the ipod (considering it is a firmware problem) makes it a bad choice.

 

I have a eclipse avn62d for sale. I have used it for one year and works good. Works with oem steering wheel controls, and has dvd/NAV.

 

for you guys that own the 920bt, do you guys think itll be a good upgrade from a d3? the features look really awesome on the unit.

 

eclipse and the alpine black bird model can both be found for >500