BlackHole Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I'm looking at the same x8500 - I just did a Google shopping search and came up with $473 for a low here: http://www.12voltsavings.com/pioneer-avh-x8500bhs-multimedia-dvd-receiver-with-bluetooth-hd-radio/ but I don't know about shipping cost to you. Kyle "BlackHole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKC-speed.com Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thanks guys for the feedback ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubyDude555 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt49/SubyStud555/image-2_zps0db15c08.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12sechatch Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 ^lookin' good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofuman924 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 installed mine and the ac module works but the buttons don't light up... need help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTBeeR Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 need to buy the i88 harness, has wires for the lights "Build" Thread <--Link (OLD) '05 EJ255 now a '13 EJ257 Bottom End w/D25 heads (NEW) Forever Slow [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellShadow70 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 http://www.wickedbigmeet.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moddiction Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Just finished my install, I've got the new Pioneer x950bh, so far it's great! Looks good! Do you by chance have an iPhone 5 with it? Is it a gloss black or satin black surround on the unit? Can't tell on my phone. WWW.MODDICTION.COM Moddiction Stainless steel and Titanium shift knobs. Drivetrain, suspension, brakes, exhaust, cooling, fuel, gauges+MUCH more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstorr Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Just installed mine today. Was surprised how quick the dual climate control shipped from Japan. Thanks to all members who posted on how to do this, especially SVXdc. Looks good! how quick did it get to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Can't wait to get mine! After my credit cards and vacation are paid off.. Definitely getting this finally. So sick of the stock head unit with no fun capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstorr Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, after a hiccup with my bank denying my card due to it being a foreign transaction, it took less than a week. Woah.. That is bad ass will be buying some goods soon! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmegadeth Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Finished this weekend. Pretty easy thanks to all of the info here. Now it is impossible to get lost in this car since it has 2 navigation systems! http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/bt_hobbs/IMG_20140315_133835_770.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/bt_hobbs/IMG_20140315_134226_509.jpg To get the gaps right I notched the face of the AC unit. The facia snaps off after you take the 2 screws out. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/bt_hobbs/IMG_20140315_154347_184.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/bt_hobbs/IMG_20140315_155621_198.jpg What was installed: http://mobile.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL029196&pathId=126&page=1 JVC unit is highly recommended. Very intuitive and FAST! There is zero lag from button push to response an the nav is dead fast. Plus, it has NaviBridge so you can use your phone to beam coordinates to it if the POI is not in the DB. Only quirk I notice is that you cannot search for POIs along the route only near you or near your waypoints (no biggie). Also, it doesn't show you the POIs at upcoming highway exits as some do...speed of the unit makes up for this. Edited March 16, 2014 by mrmegadeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Got Parrot? After weeks of consideration, I pulled the trigger on the Parrot Asteroid Smart. I'm a geek. I want all kinds of apps, bells, whistles and unusual abilities in my Head Unit. I've had many cars over my 25 years of driving including several Nav/GPS head units. IMO, all of them have sucked royal ass for various reasons including slowness, piss-poor GPS apps, slow response times (#1 complaint), slow booting, blaa blaa blaa. Anyway, I installed this system yesterday thanks to this forum - of course - SVxDc, AVOturboWorld, etc. And damn! I love this thing! It's already rooted via Framaroot (easy), and apps side loaded! I'll do a full video review in a few weeks and post it here. I've only been using it for 24 hours. Really quick though: * If you have any sort of basic mechanical/electrical skills and have done simple car stereo installations in the past, this install (with any head unit) will he a walk in the park. Don't be daunted. Most everything is color-coded or labeled. I soldered all my connections cuz I'm OCD. * The Parrot harness has a connector on the other end which looks like it's intended for "standard" EU plugs maybe. You'll have to cut it off to do your connections. * Parrot has two grounds, one of which is stupid-easy to just connect to and ground out the parking break and allow you (ehem.. passenger) to have full functionality while driving. I know they have to address legal issues/liability, but they couldn't possibly have made the bypass any easier for the most ignorant of installers. * The interface is the fastest I've ever seen of all my Clarions, Kenwoods and Pioneers over the years. * The iGo Nav app is weird but works well. It's smooth like butter. There's a bit of a high learning curve for functions but I got it down in a day more or less. * It's all touch-screen. Swipe up or down for volume (really nice) and left/right for switching stations for example (easy on the road without looking down). * It's got Wifi, 3 usb inputs, micro-usb input, iPod/iPhone input, etc. Full review to come. Overall, I'm very, very happy with the way this install went and particularly, this head unit. http://www.nyccs.net/images/console2.jpg Edited May 7, 2014 by SubLo ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmegadeth Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) http://www.nyccs.net/images/parrot.jpg Looks like you have the same gap issues I did - on the right side. If you notch the bottom of the AC unit it'll push over. Make the left trim fit better too...mine was so tight I just knew it'd break given enough time. Also, how is the voice command? Edited March 17, 2014 by mrmegadeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmegadeth Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 What was installed: http://mobile.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL029196&pathId=126&page=1 JVC unit is highly recommended. Very intuitive and FAST! There is zero lag from button push to response an the nav is dead fast. Plus, it has NaviBridge so you can use your phone to beam coordinates to it if the POI is not in the DB. Only quirk I notice is that you cannot search for POIs along the route only near you or near your waypoints (no biggie). Also, it doesn't show you the POIs at upcoming highway exits as some do...speed of the unit makes up for this. Noticed a few more quirks that are a bit bigger deal. If you use a mass storage device, one of my main wants, SD or USB, the unit only lets you play from the folder structure. That is to say if you have all of your music organized in a tree (Artist>>Album>>Song) then you can only listen to a level 2 folder...that is, not randomly across artists. How crappy is that! And no playlist support! I do my homework; I swear I saw that it could do this. Looking for a cheap iPod now to wire into the USB port and abandon to the dark recesses of my glove box. :grumble grumble: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanahjoe Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Got Parrot? After weeks of consideration, I pulled the trigger on the Parrot Asteroid Smart. I'm a geek. I want all kinds of apps, bells, whistles and unusual abilities in my Head Unit. I've had many cars over my 25 years of driving including several Nav/GPS head units. IMO, all of them have sucked royal ass for various reasons including slowness, piss-poor GPS apps, slow response times (#1 complaint), slow booting, blaa blaa blaa. Anyway, I installed this system yesterday thanks to this forum - of course - SVxDc, AVOturboWorld, etc. And damn! I love this thing! It's already rooted via Framaroot (easy), and apps side loaded! I'll do a full video review in a few weeks and post it here. I've only been using it for 24 hours. Really quick though: * If you have any sort of basic mechanical/electrical skills and have done simple car stereo installations in the past, this install (with any head unit) will he a walk in the park. Don't be daunted. Most everything is color-coded or labeled. I soldered all my connections cuz I'm OCD. * The Parrot harness has a connector on the other end which looks like it's intended for "standard" EU plugs maybe. You'll have to cut it off to do your connections. * Parrot has two grounds, one of which is stupid-easy to just connect to and ground out the parking break and allow you (ehem.. passenger) to have full functionality while driving. I know they have to address legal issues/liability, but they couldn't possibly have made the bypass any easier for the most ignorant of installers. * The interface is the fastest I've ever seen of all my Clarions, Kenwoods and Pioneers over the years. * The iGo Nav app is weird but works well. It's smooth like butter. There's a bit of a high learning curve for functions but I got it down in a day more or less. * It's all touch-screen. Swipe up or down for volume (really nice) and left/right for switching stations for example (easy on the road without looking down). * It's got Wifi, 3 usb inputs, micro-usb input, iPod/iPhone input, etc. Full review to come. Overall, I'm very, very happy with the way this install went and particularly, this head unit. http://www.nyccs.net/images/parrot.jpg Nice! I've always been looking for a decent HU that runs Android. Looking forward to seeing your video review. EDIT: Did you get the steering wheel controls working with this? Wondering if it's even worth trying. Edited March 27, 2014 by havanahjoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Nice! I've always been looking for a decent HU that runs Android. Looking forward to seeing your video review. EDIT: Did you get the steering wheel controls working with this? Wondering if it's even worth trying. Hey thanks! I love this thing! Miles more feature-filled and quicker than any of the Pioneer AVICs (junk) or Kenwoods I've had in the past. I just put the video review up today here. Sorry I'm such a crappy video editor put most of the major points come across. No, I didn't do the steering wheel controls cuz my car didn't come with them on the wheel. I would have done so on my old Spec B though. The harness is already there in the car. You just need the matching harness from SvX and some sort of adapter/control-unit. ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBFan Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 All finished. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/14/hu7e9upy.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Looks nice, but damn, that's a lot of gauges. I like a little less cluttered for my own ride. After my swap is done, a V3 AP will go in and be used as most of my gauges. I think the only gauge I'll run other than that is a VEI combo oil pressure/temperature gauge. 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) Car: - 2005 LGT Wagon 6MT DCCD Factory electronics: - Standard radio & sub - No Nav Parts used: - JDM Twin HVAC Double Din adapter (JDM part #H6217AG911 from avoJDM Parts) - JDM Hazard Switch (JDM part #107-090-001 from avoJDM Parts) - SVX Dc parts (AE64.com) (14 pin audio cable, i88 adapter) Comments: HU - Kenwood DDX5901 This is the first phase of my audio upgrade. Equipment on hand waiting to be installed: Front - JBL GTO 608C Rear - JBL GTO 628 Sub - Rockford Fosgate Punch P2D4-10 Amp - Rockford Fosgate Punch P1000X5 http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x6/Lukipooh/IMAG0216.jpg Edited April 29, 2014 by Waxiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road race legacy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Car: -2005 Legacy 2.5i Limited Factory electronics: -Standard radio, 6CD changer, no sub -No Nav Parts used: -Kenwood DNX691HD -JDM Twin HVAC Double Din adapter from avoJDM Parts -JDM Hazard Switch from avoJDM Parts -14 pin audio cable, i88 adapter from ae64.com Everything went pretty smooth. Wrapped the shifter ring, shift plate and knob with carbon fiber. Plasti dipped the side trim pieces and the ash tray console. Its temporary for now, I might peel it off and wrap it with matte black vinyl. http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/roadracevr-4/20140502_081202_zps26da80cf.jpg http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/roadracevr-4/20140502_103648_zpsd63f604f.jpg http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/roadracevr-4/20140503_105106_zpsa8f43710.jpg http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/roadracevr-4/20140503_105154_zpsdaaf614b.jpg http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/roadracevr-4/20140503_105134_zps3662ce95.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 My OBXT with a Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX: http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/P1110092.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliott Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Brushed nickel vinyl wrap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rescue312 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Here is my completed install in my '04 JDM Outback. Will need to be removed again in another couple weeks to wire in the forward and reverse cameras and the steering wheel controls. I am also going to remove the silver side parts and paint them black but leave the centre silver https://www.dropbox.com/s/tjyotc2005wg00m/complete.jpg Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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