MiaNoir Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I've been drooling over this unit for a long time and I've been wondering if anyone has had any thoughts or experience with this unit. I found a place that sells it new for $829 instead of the MSRP of like $2,999.Lookie here: http://www.86photovideo.com/products.asp?product_id=18191 WARNING: DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS MERCHANT. CERTIFIED SCAM. I'm about 1/3 of the way to buying it, about 3/11ths away from having it installed. I have about $300 saved. Along with the unit I need the steering wheel adapter to keep my controls and the OnStar thingy to retain the OnStar stuff including the door chimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 that is teh best price on that ive seen!!!! but i am not aware of anyone making a dash kit for your car yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaNoir Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 that is teh best price on that ive seen!!!! but i am not aware of anyone making a dash kit for your car yet. There are several made for the LaCrosse. Hooray for the innerwebs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 that is teh best price on that ive seen!!!! but i am not aware of anyone making a dash kit for your car yet. There are several made for the LaCrosse. Hooray for the innerwebs. link? my buddy has been wanting one for sometime now. BTW However, la crosse means masturbation or swindling in Québecois slang, so it is sold as the Buick Allure in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Holy crap... That thing retail is worth more than my whole car. I really don't see why anyone would want to buy one of those unless they had a luxury car. I remember that one guy here who had his window smashed open and nice big LCD head unit stolen. Oops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 if its worth it to you, then get it. however ivd used it several times and the interface is painfully slow from all the stuff they put into it. after using it and the d3, i wouldnt waste the extra money on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaNoir Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 that is teh best price on that ive seen!!!! but i am not aware of anyone making a dash kit for your car yet. There are several made for the LaCrosse. Hooray for the innerwebs. link? my buddy has been wanting one for sometime now. BTW However, la crosse means masturbation or swindling in Québecois slang, so it is sold as the Buick Allure in Canada. http://www.installer.com/item/display_item.php?it=99-2021 Here's one, and there are many more to be found on ebay. Holy crap... That thing retail is worth more than my whole car. I really don't see why anyone would want to buy one of those unless they had a luxury car. I remember that one guy here who had his window smashed open and nice big LCD head unit stolen. Oops? The LaCrosse is considered a luxury car and I think it's design would fit my dash well. if its worth it to you, then get it. however ivd used it several times and the interface is painfully slow from all the stuff they put into it. after using it and the d3, i wouldnt waste the extra money on it What is this d3 your talking about? Is it by Pioneer? I'm open to suggestions about these units as I know nothing about them. I really would like to have a 7' screen and navigation, everything else is filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 pioneer avic d3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 You won't get the Z2 at that price. That vendor is a scam. Take a look. Looks like NOBODY got what they ordered. You can get a Z1 on eBay for $730 shipped and upgrade its hard drive with disk images floating around the web which will turn it into a Z2. The difference between Z1, Z2, and Z3 is only software, the hardware is identical. I'm tempted to buy a Z1 just because the potential hackability of it sounds interesting. It runs Windows CE 4.2 which is very similar to Windows Mobile 2003. So far the tools for extracting/dumping the ROM contents of WM2003 works on the upgrade images I've downloaded for the Z2. I've even managed to extract the registry. It has the potential to be an even more badass deck than it is, if only more geeky people liked to play with them. If what I've said doesn't make sense, you're not geeky enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 http://www.resellerratings.com/store/86th_Street_Photo_Video For some reason shawn your link didn't work. WOW they are terrible. Shit, I might have to read up on the Z1. Too bad I just upgraded about a year ago, but if it's running something Windows based it could turn into some fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodeen2007 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 you could try this one It doesn't have as many options as the pioneer but is far less expensive. Also a friend has one and says that he loves it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaNoir Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I've looked around and it seems like this kenwood is the way to go. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_12050_Kenwood+DNX7120.html It costs more but it has Garmin flash based navigation and other fancy features the Z2 doesn't have. It also has relay controls to control your 12v accessories like my LEDs or the trunk popper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Why would you need your stereo to control your trunk popper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Kenwood decks look nice, but it's kind of annoying how their UI looks so cheesy like a computer from 1990. Pioneer's AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F700BT will be coming out soon. They're pretty badass for relatively reasonable prices. The screens are small, but it's 800x480 resolution (four times that of any other car stereo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 For features vs. price, I won't buy anything but Pioneer. Kenwood decks are alright, but I'd never buy an Alpine... IMO it's inexcusable to spend $150 on a deck and not have a midrange adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 http://www.resellerratings.com/store/86th_Street_Photo_Video For some reason shawn your link didn't work. WOW they are terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20SS07 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well since this thread is a month old I'm not sure if you already made a decision but I have a D3 in my Impala and I love it. IMO, you can't beat it for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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