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Show off your head units

Postby snshami » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:47 pm

Hi, please show off your head units. Day and night shots would be awesome.
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby Mr Morlock » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:58 pm

my head unit is old and grizzly with a double chin and a slight caste in one eye.

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby Mr Morlock » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:59 pm

PS and fairdinkum awesome

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby kazjim » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:13 pm

Sorry, no actual shots of mine, but its a JVC BT-22
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USB in is a nice add, but the bluetooth aint that great when fitted to an NA6 - too much vibration through the tunnel

I modded it and moved the microphone out of the chassis up onto one of the pillars, and this is much better... but not great with the roof off or doing 110 on the freeway !

Fantastic sound when mated to my Alpine 6 1/2 splits and a 12" Jaycar sub in boot :)

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby muzzy66 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:33 pm

Clarion HX-D2 in my 1989 NA6.

It's a competition SQ head unit so no flashing lights, no animations, no fancy LCD screens...just a simple brushed aluminium / shadow chrome finish and vacuum florescent display.

Probably not to everybody's taste visually, but I much prefer the understanted look. :)

Before installation:
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Day shot:
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Random Night shot (not my car):
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby Lokiel » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:27 pm

Pioneer FH-P80BT Car USB MP3 Tuner (pictures are a bit old - now have chrome Voodoo gear knob and handbrake).

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See http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=38070&p=505615&hilit=Pioneer#p505615 for details.

This unit is quite understated and most importantly is very easy to use while driving (doesn't have "a bazillion" buttons all crammed together making it impossible to use while driving in traffic).
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby SuperMazdaKart » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:23 am

Do double DIN units come with removable face plates yet?
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby bear2230 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:35 pm

I really like the look of the double din units.

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby module22 » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:30 pm

is there a local supplier of 1.5 din pockets to suit na6?
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby Mr_Q » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:35 am

kazjim wrote:Sorry, no actual shots of mine, but its a JVC BT-22
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+1 :)

There was a photo of mine installed in my SE in the garage section (if it ever returns). It's been a great unit other than some audio dropouts with my iPod Touch. Bluetooth works fine other than the problem of an open topped, highway speed MX5 not being the quietest place to chat. :)
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby sliq » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:41 pm

anyone have any Nakamichi pron?
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Re: Show off your head units

Postby mxfive » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:16 pm

Hi All,

My CASKA unit died after draining my battery twice, its cooling fan just keep going constantly even after the car was turned off, opened it up and had a look and a capacitor had exploded inside, it was a mess, lucky there wasnt a fire. :frown:

Anyhow my wife said I should go buy myself a new radio :shock:, opportunity knocks :twisted: so I immediately went online and did a search and here is the head unit I chose:

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You can configure the logo it displays.

I installed it myself, I had to cut off the end of the wiring harness that came with it and wire it up to an ISO adaptor (Ford one works just fine in MX5) its all colour coded so its easy to match up using the wiring diagram on the top of the unit. It didnt quite fit neatly but it is fine for my purposes. I installed the GPS antannae inside the round top cover over the instrument panel and ran the wire down to the unit.

It has all the same features as the CASKA unit except the tire pressure sensor input but it also came with a infared reversing camera unit and reversing sensors, they even threw in the hole saw for the sensors, havent installed those yet.

Here is the main menu:

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Here is the SatNav starting up:

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Here is the GPS in action:

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It has IPOD and USB connectivity:

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And it even has a radio :lol:

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If you want more details on the unit then go to:

http://brashimports.com.au/

Thats where I got mine, it was sent via Australia Post and arrived in two days.

Very happy with this purchase.

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby slimx » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:07 pm

thats a sexy head unit love how it shows mazda at the start.

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby snshami » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:46 pm

Ok I have now done the job. Here it is:


<img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/snshami/5526054566/in/photostream/">

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and

<img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/snshami/5526054568/in/photostream/">

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Re: Show off your head units

Postby snshami » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:48 pm

This is very frustrating. I am not able to show these images

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snshami/5526054566

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snshami/5526054568

I wonder why.
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