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Pioneer Avic-F900BT

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TeamRosa
South Carolina, US
  • Tire Changer
 I'm looking at getting the f900bt (pioneer) installed.
http://www.amazon.com/Pio...qid=1220475616&sr=8-1

Heard any pros? cons? About it?

I currently have a 08' stock unit in, that allows me to change songs from the steering wheel. If I get this new unit installed. could I still flip the stereo modes (ipod, radio, cd) and change songs, and volume like i can now?

[#] Sep 03, 2008 04:49pm
armygirl718
New York, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 con: no matter what radio you get after market it will not compare to a stock. u will always hear some static.


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[#] Sep 03, 2008 05:02pm
FrAnkRYzzO
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 ^^Whatchu talkin about, Kristina? Why would you get static?

My friend has that headunit and said its the best deck he's ever owned.

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[#] Sep 03, 2008 05:11pm
Kurisutaira
  • Godlike Advisor
 the sterring wheel controls is my biggest thing now too. i have spoiled myself rotten with the wheel controls that i hate driveing a vehicle that doesnt have it. but there is a device of some sort that u can get in the range of $40-$50 that will still let u have this function with an aftermarket HU. talk to blitzin she knows wich one it is


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[#] Sep 03, 2008 05:27pm
colt4204life
Fredericksburg
Virginia, US
  • Detailer
 Whoa whoa.... Static thats a bad install, however you will loose your steering wheel control. But seriously I'd give that up compared to a nice aftermarket head unit.



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[#] Sep 03, 2008 05:50pm
TeamRosa
South Carolina, US
  • Tire Changer
Kurisutaira wrote:
the sterring wheel controls is my biggest thing now too. i have spoiled myself rotten with the wheel controls that i hate driveing a vehicle that doesnt have it. but there is a device of some sort that u can get in the range of $40-$50 that will still let u have this function with an aftermarket HU. talk to blitzin she knows wich one it is



Yeah, I'll die before I part with the controls...it makes my driving life more simple. I really just wanted the new unit for the navigation, dvd, and blue-tooth compatibility. I just hate the stick to window suction GSP..ever time i hit a bump at 60+, It falls...I'll probably just do without the new unit...save a few hundred bucks and buy a good gps system/with bluetooth....and i dont need to watch the lasted netflix in my car.

Thanks everyone

[#] Sep 03, 2008 07:20pm
O5_TRD_tC
California, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 PAC SWI works great with aftermarket deck to allow you to keep the steering wheel controls working.

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[#] Sep 03, 2008 07:25pm
WhooKid
New York, US
  • Oil Changer
 Don't do it!!!! I was about to order the very same headunit, until I heard about nearly every owner having several problems with it. I talked to a woman from crutchfield.com, she said everyone who ordered it sent it right back. There's been updates I'm sure, but I still wouldn't buy one.

[#] Sep 04, 2008 04:51pm
SquallLHeart
US
  • The Techie
 i haven't seen any problems from friends who own them..

you can spend the extra $40 or so for the PAC-SWI to save your steering wheel controls. you'll get like a half second more lag for the signal to come thru the adapter.. but it works.

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[#] Sep 04, 2008 05:18pm
WhooKid
New York, US
  • Oil Changer
 Well I don't know from personal experience, but I've read alot of reviews on this product and they didn't seem too good at all. Just thought it shouldn't go unmentioned...

[#] Sep 04, 2008 05:20pm
gardner7520
Apollo
Pennsylvania, US
  • Window Washer
 the original units had some bugs. but pioneer released an updated to fix them. and all the the new units come with the update already installed. so far i havent had a single problem with my f700bt

[#] Sep 05, 2008 08:24am
FrAnkRYzzO
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 ^^Yeah, the first shipments had some bugs, but everything sold since the beginning of August has been fine. Pioneer also fixed all the early models. This unit is top notch for multi media.

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[#] Sep 05, 2008 08:31am
WhooKid
New York, US
  • Oil Changer
 If the update actually did fix all of the problems, then I'm sure it's a great product...still, Pioneer said the long bootup time and lag is normal and not so much a "problem" because it takes that long to load for the gps and whatnot, which some may not see as a problem, but still enough to make me go for the Kenwood.

[#] Sep 05, 2008 02:55pm
psiewert
Gurnee
Illinois, US
  • Vehicle Designer
 Yeah there is no way to avoid the boot up problems. The system runs off Windows CE. However Pioneer fixed it so its only a 20 to 30 second max boot up time.


[#] Oct 09, 2008 12:08am
tC_vixen
New Jersey, US
armygirl718 wrote:
con: no matter what radio you get after market it will not compare to a stock. u will always hear some static.



thats not true at all! its actually suppose to sound better. you better go back to 212 again, lol.



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[#] Oct 09, 2008 12:17am
09tc
Bellevue
Washington, US
  • Tire Changer
 ive installed a couple of these and they are slow as hell. if u dont mind the long boot up time and the lag when u try to push something then its a good deck. lol. and putting a back up cam is pointless by the time ur done backing up the deck still hasnt loading properly.

sorry if this sounds angry but im tired of putting these in and a week later taking them out of peoples cars. save urself the headache and get a kenwood.

[#] Oct 18, 2008 02:02am

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