new head unit

my factory head unit stopped playing cd's. are there any units that are flush with the rest of the consol, i don't want one that sticks out too far. i'll let you guys know which one i was looking at once i go back to circuit city and find it again. the guy "said" it will be really flush but not perfect, but he probably just wanted my money or something. so any help would by appreciated.

ew... circuit city.
yeah there are lots of options that will be almost flush, but not perfect. they are usually pretty expensive though.

this is mine. its sits pretty flush but its not perfect.

http://img161.exs.cx/img161/3504/dash18sg.jpg

i can take another picture from the side if needed

is that one one of thoes fliping ones or the ones that flip down to put a cd behind it.

looks like it is

I love my head unit. Kenwood KDC-X979. It has a crap load of configuraion options, and multiple angles the face can be positioned at.

Here is a link to one of many places that sell it cheap.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thecarstereo.com/productimg/KEX/KEXKDCX979.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thecarstereo.com/product/product_view.php%3Fproduct%3DPRMP00489&h=240&w=320&sz=19&tbnid=f2sSU5RO_wIJ:&tbnh=84&tbnw=113&hl=en&start=13&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkdc-x979%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

is that one one of thoes fliping ones or the ones that flip down to put a cd behind it.

its a motorized flip down. i hit the button and it folds down by itself. its not one of those that you hit the button and the face just falls down.

do head units make the sound sound better, for a higher quality sound.

i found a sweet unit at circuit city, i'll post a link tomorrow, tell me what you guys think about the price and specs of it.

do head units make the sound sound better, for a higher quality sound.


Yes they do. However, make sure that you are spending money on function and not just fashion (ie. performance, not looks). A sweet looking head unit may not be as good as a more modest looking one. It's up to you if you are going for performance or looks.

here is a couple pics of my hu. Is it is also pretty flush to. Again not prefect but not to bad

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/9849/stereooff9du.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/6426/stereoon1dm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

here it is www.circuitcity.com/.../ PC.PAN.CQC7301U.CN.JPG
and another one i was looking at www.circuitcity.com/.../ pio/EC.PIO.DEHP80MP.JPG

here it is www.circuitcity.com/.../ PC.PAN.CQC7301U.CN.JPG
and another one i was looking at www.circuitcity.com/.../ pio/EC.PIO.DEHP80MP.JPG

those links aren't clickable. but i know what headunit the first one is. its alot like mine. you are looking at the panasonic cqc7301u. i have the 8100u which has been discontinued which is very similar to that one.

I'd go with the panasonic. I have had pretty much everyone of the brand named decks made and for the money the panasonic decks have always been best IMO.

yup ive got a panasonic too. works great.

Pioneer has always been good to me. The price/quality is to me the best vs. any other brand. :2cents:

i like the pan cqc7301u because I really like the blue glow it gives off when the screen is down. im just wondering, but does the screen have multi angles you can put it to?

i like the pan cqc7301u because I really like the blue glow it gives off when the screen is down. im just wondering, but does the screen have multi angles you can put it to?

yes it does. it has a three-stage tilt feature. i just looked it up on panasonics website.

if i get speakers too should they be of the same brand as my head unit, also does anyone know about the eclipse brand speakers.

if i get speakers too should they be of the same brand as my head unit, also does anyone know about the eclipse brand speakers.

nah they don't have to be the same brand name speakers.

ive heard of the Eclipse headunits(Eclipse is the company name, not like the car), but i haven't heard of the speakers.

I have we have an Eclipse Dealer here in Boise. I really like them. They sound great. Actually was looking in to getting some but I decided on the Polk Momo instead.

Matching head unit and amps is more important than matching speakers. The reason being that many brands of head units and amps are compatible to do other things togeather. I matched Kenwood head unit and amps so that I can control all the amp features from my head unit (up to 7 amps at the same time...its awsome). If you are looking at speakers, Kicker has been nothing but platinum to me. They have a huge selection of various price ranges, and not only do they make an awsome woofer, they make the BEST component system on the market today...hands down.

I have seen/heard Eclipse woofers, they were nice...but opted to go with Kicker because they have dominated the market for years.

about the kicker speakers/woofer, is the more expencive ones better than the less expencive ones?

about the kicker speakers/woofer, is the more expencive ones better than the less expencive ones?

most of the time. as goes with most other products you will buy in life.