As title sugguested.... not so much for its performance, but for it's ample amount of matching (orange) light. I picked up an Alpine cda 9856 couple days ago, planning to install it into my P5. But now i am holding back the lights doesn't match with the factory orange night light.... so my question is. does anyone know of a legit after market head unit that has orange lights???
i actually like P5 stock radio unit - am i crazy??
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Im the same way, I changed all the interior speakers and added a sub via adapter and im somewhat satisfied with the sound. Of course it could use more umph but it does the job and looks a hell of a lot better than an aftermarket unit. I haven't come across one yet that has the same look that Im goin for...the only function that I miss having is the mp3 compatibility...
cda-9856 is the sex. im gonna get one for my p5. i like the fact i can plug my ipod into it
ill be gettin tinted up too, and be carryin around my faceplate (plus i have insurance on my stereo equipment) but hopefully i dont get broken into anyways. but im never in bad areas, so im not too worried.
ill be gettin tinted up too, and be carryin around my faceplate (plus i have insurance on my stereo equipment) but hopefully i dont get broken into anyways. but im never in bad areas, so im not too worried.
The Alpine CA-9856 and 9857 (better display) are craaaaaaaaaaaap compared to my 2002-model Alpine.. oh how the mighty have fallen. On my 2002 model, you can switch the lighting from green to amber.. the amber comes close to the stock red/orange, but it's a bit brighter.
of course it doesn't look at all like it matches in this pic, but the alpine orange isn't so yellowy like the pic makes it seem: http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/TurboProject/photo#5008245778539382418
of course it doesn't look at all like it matches in this pic, but the alpine orange isn't so yellowy like the pic makes it seem: http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/TurboProject/photo#5008245778539382418
forgot about that too. I bought a 9857 (currently their top non-dvd model, $400) to replace my 7894 (2002 top non-dvd model, $550 back then).. and returned it within a day. Navigating my iPod was god awful, you couldn't change the button colors, the buttons felt like crap, and the display was no longer motorized and removing/replacing the head unit was a much more complicated process. A big step down, I really don't know what they were thinking. Why are you getting rid of the 7892?mesoup said:
The 9857 barely has programmable EQ functions, no LPF/HPF, etc. Plus it wasn't any more powerful than the 7894.
My roommates 2004 model alpine seems like the peak.. still motorized, 256 different colors to choose for the buttons, and has iPersonalize, where you set up your eq stuff on your computer, burn it to a cd, and load it into the radio. That way when you disconnect the battery for whatever reason you don't have to lose all your settings.
