Alpine ILX-F309 Installed

[TrijiCog]

Looks great..I am thinking about getting a new head unit,but I want it more flush fit rather than sticking out. That triggers my OCD big time lol

 

[JAXJeremy]

Didn't like the floating style head unit at first, but it's grown on me..Nice set up, it's just that $900 plus price tag that has me hesitating..

 

[Bayou_Pro]

Looks great..I am thinking about getting a new head unit,but I want it more flush fit rather than sticking out. That triggers my OCD big time lol

I hear you there. So many new cars are coming like that now it's starting to look normal. [emoji16]


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[97BlackAckCL]

I hear you there. So many new cars are coming like that now it's starting to look normal. [emoji16]

Yeah, I wasn't a fan of it either, but if you look at most of the newer high end cars they all have screens sticking out like this off the dash. I like the look of the T8 but refuse to buy it because of the lack of functions and crappy bluetooth. I'm really leaning toward this unit for a lot of reasons. I think I'd get over the unit sticking out once I got used to having the huge touchscreen

 

[CLO T4R]

Metra 998227CHG

What headunit bezel did you use?

 

[DavidR1]

Installed mine earlier this year and never looked back. Taking it all apart tmrw to install a slimline alpine sub under my seat [emoji16]

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What mount are you using for your phone?

 

[1jzgte]

wow nice.. what extra hardware was required for the vehicle speed, temp etc etc??

 

[LFG.RNR]

I plan on going this route too, just wondering if they’ll add wireless car play to it for next year’s model. Looks really good.

 

[CLO T4R]

I placed a Wizgear Magnet on my old Pitaka Mount that is mounted on my Buddy Dock. lol. The Pitaka Mount only really works with the Pitaka cases but my case broke so i just added the magnet i already had over it.

I'm sure this Wizgear mount would work just as well.

What mount are you using for your phone?

 

[CLO T4R]

The maestro wire harness links up to the OBDii scanner and gives off the readings to the headunit, as long as its capable of showing that information.

wow nice.. what extra hardware was required for the vehicle speed, temp etc etc??

 

[CLO T4R]

I plan on going this route too, just wondering if they’ll add wireless car play to it for next year’s model. Looks really good.

I wish they did. If they do, I hope its available as a firmware update.

 

[CLO T4R]

Still waffling over getting a sub, definitely wanna see how your install goes. If you don't mind could you post some pics when its installed?

Sorry, I never got a chance to take photos but the install was pretty easy. Took me quite a bit longer cause i like to keep things clean and cables tucked away. The sub definitely helps fill the sound more on the low end.

 

[QwikKotaTx]

Take a look at the second pic, just uploaded it to show the difference between mounting in the upper and lower DIN slots. The Metra kit comes with brackets that let you mount it on the lower one. makes a HUGE difference, I'm currently living in central GA, we get all the heat you guys do.

That looks great, did you use the Maestro for steering wheel control? On our JVC head unit to change the up/down button from seek to preset you just tap auto1 or auto2 on the screen when the tuner is on. Probably different on yours though.

I lived in Atlanta for several years and Houston is definitely worse with slightly higher temps but a lot more humidity. Don't take that from us Texans, hah.

 

[jthoms1]

I have the steering wheel control adapter installed, pushing up/down scrolls thru the channels. right left scrolls thru the mode options. Center button to access your phones recent call list. I havent figured out how to do presets yet, but will update as soon as i do.

Here's a quick clip... YouTube

I’m not sure if anyone answer this yet for you, but if you’re using the maestro are our presets are press and hold.

 

[jthoms1]

I actually had the F309 installed. I kept it for about 3 months before switching to the ILX-107. I just couldn’t get over the resolution on the F309. Plus I wanted wireless Apple CarPlay. In addition the user interface on the radio is pretty strange. As the original poster mentioned the floating unit does grow on you and my issue wasn’t the aesthetics of the way it looked installed. Just thought I’d add my two cents for anybody that might be interested.

 

[jdpiz]

I actually had the F309 installed. I kept it for about 3 months before switching to the ILX-107. I just couldn’t get over the resolution on the F309. Plus I wanted wireless Apple CarPlay. In addition the user interface on the radio is pretty strange. As the original poster mentioned the floating unit does grow on you and my issue wasn’t the aesthetics of the way it looked installed. Just thought I’d add my two cents for anybody that might be interested.

Any installed pics to share?

 

[jthoms1]

Any installed pics to share?

Of which radio? I assume the 107 since there are pics of the 309 in the thread.

 

[jdpiz]

Of which radio? I assume the 107 since there are pics of the 309 in the thread.

The 107

 

[Bayou_Pro]

I actually had the F309 installed. I kept it for about 3 months before switching to the ILX-107. I just couldn’t get over the resolution on the F309. Plus I wanted wireless Apple CarPlay. In addition the user interface on the radio is pretty strange. As the original poster mentioned the floating unit does grow on you and my issue wasn’t the aesthetics of the way it looked installed. Just thought I’d add my two cents for anybody that might be interested.

Any Pros or Cons to offer on the 107?

Was the screen really that bad on the 309?

Any issues with the wireless car play?

Any installed pics?

Thanks!!

 

[mrblah]

the more i see this the more I want!!!!!!!!!!!


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