Stereo BT - having Pioneer AVIC-D3 nav and head unit installed Monday. Report to come.
11-01-2007, 11:55 AM
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Stereo BT - having Pioneer AVIC-D3 nav and head unit installed Monday. Report to come.
<center><img src="http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/334070/AVICD3SURA4.jpg"></center><p>I have replaced/upgraded everything else, but kept the factory head unit for cosmetic reasons. I could not stand the idea of fooking up the interior with any other HU. I had my iPod going through an icelink, but the icelink interface gave up the ghost 2 weeks ago, thus re-initiating the search for a new HU option. The AVIC-D3 is very, very nice, and color matches to the interior perfectly. Not cheap ($689 through an ebay seller plus about $250 for the compatible XM receiver with live traffic updates), but I expect the sound to come alive by getting rid of the weak Bose HU. Having nav will be a bonus too. I guess its still cheaper than factory nav, and with way more features.
11-01-2007, 01:16 PM
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Very nice! The only problem is that you won't have the cluster display...
It's very useful when navigating because it gives you a countdown distance to your turn. Great when in the city with short blocks or on a dark road where you can't see your turn coming up. But it looks like your choice is a fantastic one other than that.
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11-01-2007, 02:54 PM
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Its one of the stock pics off the pioneer website. AFAIK, it's a photoshop.
They head unit looks awesome there, but my only worry is that the finish would be very shiny, and not match the soft, matte audi plastics well. The hardware is a definite upgrade over stock nav or even RNS-E though. Good luck, please post some pics after it's all done. Thanks!
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