Infotainment replacement
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
https://www.knightdrivetv.com/collec...loses-june-2nd
Melting Slicks
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I have an Alpine ilx-607 I think it is in my Vette. It does the trick, but I often get that “poor” feeling for my $1k headunit when getting in my Vette because my Ram has a 12” unit and my Q50 has a 14” unit.
There are pros and cons both directions. It all depends on your budget and needs.
If you aren’t looking to spend over $1k on a radio, there are plenty of deals to be had on double din units on the used market that will do CarPlay and even wireless CarPlay for killer prices now adays
There are pros and cons both directions. It all depends on your budget and needs.
If you aren’t looking to spend over $1k on a radio, there are plenty of deals to be had on double din units on the used market that will do CarPlay and even wireless CarPlay for killer prices now adays
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Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
that was my dilemma. He ran a black Friday sale for 350 dollars off. That covered the loss I took by selling the kenwood I put in 18 months prior. Because I already had a super nice radio I couldn't justify paying full price for the max-din.
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Just to make sure before I pull the plug. For those of you that have the Knight Drive unit, it works with steering wheel controls, heated seats, nave and is plug and play simple. I have an iphone and would like to play spotify through the bluetooth.....I assume it does that as well. I know they have that in the manufacturer description but I just want to verifiy this with someone that has one installed.
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
Just to make sure before I pull the plug. For those of you that have the Knight Drive unit, it works with steering wheel controls, heated seats, nave and is plug and play simple. I have an iphone and would like to play spotify through the bluetooth.....I assume it does that as well. I know they have that in the manufacturer description but I just want to verifiy this with someone that has one installed.
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That's awesome I really wish I had that more instead of the crummy pioneer i have.
The selectable options for cameras do they come with cameras or is that just for compatibility with cameras if you have one?
The selectable options for cameras do they come with cameras or is that just for compatibility with cameras if you have one?
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
it comes with 2 cameras. I don't need a front one and just hooked up my previously installed camera to this unit
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Originally Posted by Iowa;[url=tel:1607537037
1607537037[/url]]it comes with 2 cameras. I don't need a front one and just hooked up my previously installed camera to this unit
At 1,770 that's not a bad price. 1500 would be a steal if it went on sale.
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From: Prosper TX/Austin TX
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Tbh, I have a $350 pioneer head unit. When I purchased it, it was last year's model. Has dual camera inputs, carplay-android auto & I connected my rear amp and sub to it. I'd stick with well-known name brands vs spending $1,700 or whatever on that unit.
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
as a max-din consumer I'm not gonna be an advocate for any unit, but a 350 dollar unit equals 350 dollar results. I can say you typically get what you pay for. You're not gonna win any sound competitions with factory speakers, but my 1k kenwood brought those oem speakers to life.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ulta Vista, AZ
as a max-din consumer I'm not gonna be an advocate for any unit, but a 350 dollar unit equals 350 dollar results. I can say you typically get what you pay for. You're not gonna win any sound competitions with factory speakers, but my 1k kenwood brought those oem speakers to life.
You are not going to notice the power difference between 15wpc and 18wpc
The EQ though will certainly bring it all to life because you can fine tune the bands.
Thats where spending the money really counts…. IMHO of course.
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as a max-din consumer I'm not gonna be an advocate for any unit, but a 350 dollar unit equals 350 dollar results. I can say you typically get what you pay for. You're not gonna win any sound competitions with factory speakers, but my 1k kenwood brought those oem speakers to life.
The difference between a $350 unit and a $1k unit is mostly going to be a smidge size difference and EQ options.
You are not going to notice the power difference between 15wpc and 18wpc
The EQ though will certainly bring it all to life because you can fine tune the bands.
Thats where spending the money really counts…. IMHO of course.
You are not going to notice the power difference between 15wpc and 18wpc
The EQ though will certainly bring it all to life because you can fine tune the bands.
Thats where spending the money really counts…. IMHO of course.