Need some head unit advice

04ctd · 05-29-2012, 10:21 AM

Mike, FWIW, I went cheap and got a AVIC-d3 Navi unit for my truck.

it's so crap-tac-ular, that the navigation can't get me from church to home.
usually, we run the AVIC Navi & a Garmin on the windshield...it's THAT bad.

in others word, i should have spent another $100 on a better unit, than spending the extra $100 on the Garmin.

so, being cheap on this buy, may not work out. i would step up to one of the units someone personally recommends, esp if they can let you put your mitts on it & check it out.

i love the back up camera & all other stuff is ok, but the Navi portion is FRUSTATING on my bottom of the line unit. but, it's a few years old, so the newer ones may be better.

i got all mine from crutchfield, and they replaced the camera free when it died (year warranty?) (of course, i got a clearance head unit)

YMMV, but do your homework.

05-29-2012, 10:21 AM	#10
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	Mike, FWIW, I went cheap and got a AVIC-d3 Navi unit for my truck. it's so crap-tac-ular, that the navigation can't get me from church to home. usually, we run the AVIC Navi & a Garmin on the windshield...it's THAT bad. in others word, i should have spent another $100 on a better unit, than spending the extra $100 on the Garmin. so, being cheap on this buy, may not work out. i would step up to one of the units someone personally recommends, esp if they can let you put your mitts on it & check it out. i love the back up camera & all other stuff is ok, but the Navi portion is FRUSTATING on my bottom of the line unit. but, it's a few years old, so the newer ones may be better. i got all mine from crutchfield, and they replaced the camera free when it died (year warranty?) (of course, i got a clearance head unit) YMMV, but do your homework. __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.