Recent content by greenwave81

I believe that there is a kit to retain the steering wheel controls, but I chose not to...to be honest, I hardly used them anyway. I guess it's personal preference. I'm not sure what the controls would 'relate' to on the alpine...i.e., could you change the input source or just the 'channel'...

Good question.....I don't know because I didn't install it. I'll have to ask the installer!

Nope...they don't. I just went through this, and you need the XM antenna...

Well that's hard to say for certain, but I think 35 on the alpine is louder than 35 on the stock h/u. The most I ran the stock h/u to was about low 40's, and then the sound quality deteriorated quickly (IMO)...which is about what you get to at 35 on the Alpine. Like I said, it's plenty loud...

Last picture..... The antenna is on the roof at the corner over the drivers side, they ran the antenna wire down the side of the windshield. I had an IPod cable installed too (which allows IPod control from the alpine h/u and the cable and IPod are in the glove box:

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Not the best...it's hard to get enough 'space' in the vehicle to do them justice....but here's a few:

The volume maxes out at '35'.....I think the book says that 35 dB? I'm not an audiophile :D I know there are steering wheel controls specific for alpine units...but I didn't elect to have it hooked up. I think the unit/kit is about a $100 and quite honestly, other than the volume controls, I...

Well, 'hope' no more.... Got the Metra TYTO-01 from Circuit City for $99, and had it, and the Alpine 9856 installed today....and I am VERY pleased. Factory amp sounds a bit better (more bass), although the volume maxes out at what I imagine some people would call 'not loud enough'...but it's...

well, I'm having my installer check it out with Metra....I'll let you know what comes of it.... But in the meantime, if anyone else wants to give any personal experiences, it would be appreciated.

'04 t4r limited with JBL Synthesis...want to change out..(edit: Now DONE) I've spent days researching the change out of h/u's with this system, and want to know if anybody has some advice.. For background, I'm not looking to 'upgrade' the amp or speakers etc...I just want to add an...