Separate STACKED CD/DVD Reciever and Navigation Units? My new ideas inside

KU_MechE · 11-16-2009, 02:21 AM

So I want a new CD player in my MR2 and I want it to be a large, DoubleDin touchscreen. I also want Navigation if possible, but I'm not all that impressed with the combination units. I want a high quality CD receiver and a separate Nav unit since they are so much cheaper and more usable when you separate them. Unfortunately, I have no good place to put a small Garmin 4.3" widescreen unit and realize I need a custom install.

My idea is to buy a decent receiver such as these:
Pioneer AVH-P4100DVD DVD receiver at Crutchfield.com
Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD DVD receiver at Crutchfield.com
Alpine iXA-W404 Digital media receiver at Crutchfield Signature
Alpine iVA-W203 DVD receiver at Crutchfield Signature

And a navigation unit like this:
RoadMate Series
That Magellan is a new 7" WVGA (800x420) touchscreen navigation unit and it is selling for only $230 on Crutchfield right now.

I'd fabricate my center panel to fit these 2 units and move the climate control to the glovebox with some extended wires. hopefully, it would come out something like this:

I know it would be a lot of work, but at least i'd have a really nice Nav unit for about $250 and a decent headunit with lots of features and ipod control for $300-400. Also, the 2 huge screens would look awesome and it would be nice to have navigation on 100% of the time while I play with music. What do you think?

mmarookiejoe · 11-16-2009, 12:37 PM

I say just fab up a mounting point for a Garmin where your ashtray is... much easier all the way around! Unless of course you a are fabricating genius with a ridiculous amount of free time, determination, and attention to detail - in which case I retract my previous statement. WAAAAY too much work for me, but if it's what you want to do then go for it. Either way, take some pics as you go, it would be an interesting project.

sabing · 11-20-2009, 03:38 AM

Pros and Cons is what it comes down to
Pros: good functionality separately, unique, plenty of touchability

Cons: could take a fair amount of money and/or time
although these will be handy your climate control will not be, how many times do you crank up the heat in winter for a minute then get stuff and turn it down? (not sure about oklahoma but where im from winter can be -30 celsius.)

my biggest concern would just be the climate control
Also im not sure it would fit period.
I have the p3100 dvd installed and here it is, it would be a tight fit

11-16-2009, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
KU_MechE Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Separate STACKED CD/DVD Reciever and Navigation Units? My new ideas inside So I want a new CD player in my MR2 and I want it to be a large, DoubleDin touchscreen. I also want Navigation if possible, but I'm not all that impressed with the combination units. I want a high quality CD receiver and a separate Nav unit since they are so much cheaper and more usable when you separate them. Unfortunately, I have no good place to put a small Garmin 4.3" widescreen unit and realize I need a custom install. My idea is to buy a decent receiver such as these: Pioneer AVH-P4100DVD DVD receiver at Crutchfield.com Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD DVD receiver at Crutchfield.com Alpine iXA-W404 Digital media receiver at Crutchfield Signature Alpine iVA-W203 DVD receiver at Crutchfield Signature And a navigation unit like this: RoadMate Series That Magellan is a new 7" WVGA (800x420) touchscreen navigation unit and it is selling for only $230 on Crutchfield right now. I'd fabricate my center panel to fit these 2 units and move the climate control to the glovebox with some extended wires. hopefully, it would come out something like this: I know it would be a lot of work, but at least i'd have a really nice Nav unit for about $250 and a decent headunit with lots of features and ipod control for $300-400. Also, the 2 huge screens would look awesome and it would be nice to have navigation on 100% of the time while I play with music. What do you think?

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11-16-2009, 12:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
mmarookiejoe Thesaurus-boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 414 Thanks: 12 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I say just fab up a mounting point for a Garmin where your ashtray is... much easier all the way around! Unless of course you a are fabricating genius with a ridiculous amount of free time, determination, and attention to detail - in which case I retract my previous statement. WAAAAY too much work for me, but if it's what you want to do then go for it. Either way, take some pics as you go, it would be an interesting project.

11-20-2009, 03:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
sabing Plasma Donor for HDTV's Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 295 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Pros and Cons is what it comes down to Pros: good functionality separately, unique, plenty of touchability Cons: could take a fair amount of money and/or time although these will be handy your climate control will not be, how many times do you crank up the heat in winter for a minute then get stuff and turn it down? (not sure about oklahoma but where im from winter can be -30 celsius.) my biggest concern would just be the climate control Also im not sure it would fit period. I have the p3100 dvd installed and here it is, it would be a tight fit