In-dash Nav unit and stereo suggestions

[Devin]

I'm looking for an in-dash stereo/Nav unit that does traffic. I was trying to avoid getting a Garmon or whatever so I could have an all in one unit but I haven't been able to find anything for less than $1500 and in a single DIN form factor.

Anyone have any suggestions as far as the in-dash units go?

 

[kikkinasphalt]

I'm looking for an in-dash stereo/Nav unit that does traffic. I was trying to avoid getting a Garmon or whatever so I could have an all in one unit but I haven't been able to find anything for less than $1500 and in a single DIN form factor.

Anyone have any suggestions as far as the in-dash units go?

Kenwood KVT 512 + kenwood nav is going to come in under 1000, might be able to dig it up for you under 800...

brb

 

[kikkinasphalt]

http://www.salectronics.com/detail.asp?product_id=PNAV512RB

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i have the same unit without the nav option and i love it.

 

[St Louis SHO]

I've got a pioneer with nav, its pretty freakin neat.

 

[K-Dawg]

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i have the same unit without the nav option and i love it.

That looks real nice, but are the holes in the A-pillar trim for weight reduction?

 

[kikkinasphalt]

That looks real nice, but are the holes in the A-pillar trim for weight reduction?

used to be a gauge pod there. i took it out lulz

 

[Devin]

Sweet setup with the digi dash. Does it do traffic?

 

[kikkinasphalt]

Sweet setup with the digi dash. Does it do traffic?

mine does not.

St Louis SHO's might

best is to do research on the gps units for the kvt 512 and see if they do.

 

[kevinatd]

Double din units are more plentiful these days and offer more features for the money. With a little work, a double din unit can be put in place of the double units/pocket. It is slightly easier than the EATC relocation pictured above. (I have done both) Also traffic is dependent on location to big cities. Kenwood used to offer the gm30(?), which was an xm tuner with traffic which attached to their garman add on unit. I am rusty with kenwood-don't know if its still available. Pioneer offers MSN Direct in some of their units, but again it depends on your location as to its ability to function. Also, a competent shop can make your redundent radio control operate the aftermarket unit.

 

[firebat45]

Build a CarPC!

Can easily be done under $1000, I think I'm around the $550 mark, and I splurged on some things (SSD Harddrive!)

 

[Devin]

I was thinking about that, but I wouldn't know how to drive the speakers properly.

 

[firebat45]

I was thinking about that, but I wouldn't know how to drive the speakers properly.

Hook signal output from the PC to the input on an amp. You can even use the stock amp I believe. You can also run a head unit with aux input, and run the pc through that.

 

[kikkinasphalt]

Double din units are more plentiful these days and offer more features for the money. With a little work, a double din unit can be put in place of the double units/pocket. It is slightly easier than the EATC relocation pictured above. (I have done both) Also traffic is dependent on location to big cities. Kenwood used to offer the gm30(?), which was an xm tuner with traffic which attached to their garman add on unit. I am rusty with kenwood-don't know if its still available. Pioneer offers MSN Direct in some of their units, but again it depends on your location as to its ability to function. Also, a competent shop can make your redundent radio control operate the aftermarket unit.

the reason i did the relocation was i wanted the unit up closer to the line of sight.

 

[Devin]

That was my thought as well.

As for the amp thing, sounds a bit complicated but I will look into it. I've seen a few capable units, but they are all over $1000 and every single one has a completely terrible looking interface.

 

[firebat45]

That was my thought as well.

As for the amp thing, sounds a bit complicated but I will look into it. I've seen a few capable units, but they are all over $1000 and every single one has a completely terrible looking interface.

Having the unit higher up would be nice, but it's not too bad in the lower spot. Most GPS can read out the directions as well, over the speakers, and that's a great feature.

The amp hookup is really no different than hooking a head unit to an amp. The fact the car is already wired for it and most have a 4 channel amp still makes it a piece of cake.

 

[kikkinasphalt]

That was my thought as well.

As for the amp thing, sounds a bit complicated but I will look into it. I've seen a few capable units, but they are all over $1000 and every single one has a completely terrible looking interface.

ive done it twice, took me 15-20 min each time. (relocating)

 

[Devin]

I'm taking the carputer approach. I found a really nifty website and some instructions and hardware to build an integrated system. it could support tweecer too if I can either get the software working with WINE. I'm posting from the VM running Linux From Scratch. This could take a few months but could be really, really cool if I do it right. Anyway, if I actually get this going, I'll post a new thread with the build. Wish me luck!

I'm leaching but I'm linking too, so it's okay
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