Anyone have any experience with this receiver?

[318Joe]

Jvc has 2 car audio lines. The 300, 600 900 are from their regular line. The 605, 805, 59, is from their "arsenal" line. The arsenal models have the smoked chrome trim.

The pics posted by sonik are of the 600, I think. The 600 has 2 sets of pre-outs (one reg, one sub).

[VacMan]

Just ordered an A805 for my E34. Here's a thread with some arsenals and some day and night pics on bf.c. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...hlight=arsenal

BTW an amazon.com seller has a couple left for $181 shipped.

[318Joe]

Here is a pic of the 805 in my e30:

[sonick]

Jvc has 2 car audio lines. The 300, 600 900 are from their regular line. The 605, 805, 59, is from their "arsenal" line. The arsenal models have the smoked chrome trim.

The pics posted by sonik are of the 600, I think. The 600 has 2 sets of pre-outs (one reg, one sub).

No that is the 800. 600 has a regular LCD (non dot-matrix) display, and no built in blue-tooth, among other things.

Mine is exactly the same as the pic above, except chrome accents instead of the grey smoked.

[318Joe]

No that is the 800. 600 has a regular LCD (non dot-matrix) display, and no built in blue-tooth, among other things.

Mine is exactly the same as the pic above, except chrome accents instead of the grey smoked.

And mounted a little bit better, too, I might add.

Fleabay has the 800s for $170 shipped:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-KD-R800-CD-MP3-BLUETOOTH-DUAL-USB-RECEIVER-BRANDNEW_W0QQitemZ140372696268QQcmdZViewItemQQptZC ar_Audio_In_Dash_Receivers?hash=item20aedd5ccc

[5ickride]

And mounted a little bit better, too, I might add.

Fleabay has the 800s for $170 shipped:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-KD-R800-CD-MP3-BLUETOOTH-DUAL-USB-RECEIVER-BRANDNEW_W0QQitemZ140372696268QQcmdZViewItemQQptZC ar_Audio_In_Dash_Receivers?hash=item20aedd5ccc

Let me ask this silly question but i wanna go with Crutchfield because they include "wiring harness" or whatever...do i need to purchase anything else to plug any of these HU's?

They also sell a PAC OEM-2 Universal Sound system interface kit for like $15...do i need this also? Thanks

[318Joe]

Let me ask this silly question but i wanna go with Crutchfield because they include "wiring harness" or whatever...do i need to purchase anything else to plug any of these HU's?

They also sell a PAC OEM-2 Universal Sound system interface kit for like $15...do i need this also? Thanks

My e30 (91) did not have a factory plug for the headunit to plug into. Rather, there were individual connections for the power, ground, speakers, illumination and power antenna. It was a real pain in the ass to crimp the correct type of connectors for the individual connections. Plus, the speaker wires had crazy post and spade connectors that don't fit anything available at the local auto parts house. I had trouble with my factory speaker wires and ended up running fresh cable. If you are new to installing your own, and Crutchfeild offers a wiring harness that plugs right in, its worth the difference in price.

The Pac OEM-2 is a device to connect an aftermarket HU to a common ground system, or to connect a factory radio to aftermarket amplifiers. Whether you need it depends on how your car is wired and how you plan to wire your system.

Which system are you looking at at Crutchfield?

[StereoInstaller1]

You do not need any extra parts at all to properly install a deck in an E30

[leland21]

I hate how all decks charge u more for bluetooth now, I know if they offered the same one without it it would be cheeper. I don't use the shit, call me back later or leave a message I'm driving cock sucker.

[5ickride]

You do not need any extra parts at all to properly install a deck in an E30

Even for a noob like me? Is there a handy write up on this? I know to search around and i will but just thought i'd throw that out there...

thanks

[5ickride]

My e30 (91) did not have a factory plug for the headunit to plug into. Rather, there were individual connections for the power, ground, speakers, illumination and power antenna. It was a real pain in the ass to crimp the correct type of connectors for the individual connections. Plus, the speaker wires had crazy post and spade connectors that don't fit anything available at the local auto parts house. I had trouble with my factory speaker wires and ended up running fresh cable. If you are new to installing your own, and Crutchfeild offers a wiring harness that plugs right in, its worth the difference in price.

The Pac OEM-2 is a device to connect an aftermarket HU to a common ground system, or to connect a factory radio to aftermarket amplifiers. Whether you need it depends on how your car is wired and how you plan to wire your system.

Which system are you looking at at Crutchfield?

Well, unfortunately they dont carry any of the HU im interested in R805 or R900...they do have the AHD69 which replaces the bluetooth with HD Radio...depending on this "wiring" package they provide and whether i need it or not i may or may not go with the AHD69 and go somewhere else to buy the R805 or R900. Although, i forgot CF does have a Arsenal KD-A615 unit that's not bad looking either....so many options

Oh, the Sony i bought is in the mail and heading back home...

EDIT: I just searched the CF website and they DO have the Arsenal KD-A805. I think i'll grab that one.

[sonick]

Oh, just a Caveat on the deck, iPod browsing is a pain in the ass.

It is faster than my Pioneer from 2 years ago, but the it goes back to the top of the list whenever you exit the menu (either it times-out to display, or you choose a track and want to choose another track), and there is no 'skip to letter' feature on it that my friends' kenwood does so if you wanna play the White Stripes, and you have nearly 400 artists, it may take awhile.

[VacMan]

I hate how all decks charge u more for bluetooth now, I know if they offered the same one without it it would be cheeper. I don't use the shit, call me back later or leave a message I'm driving cock sucker.

You can buy every model with bluetooth in a non-bluetooth variant.

Well, unfortunately they dont carry any of the HU im interested in R805 or R900...they do have the AHD69 which replaces the bluetooth with HD Radio...depending on this "wiring" package they provide and whether i need it or not i may or may not go with the AHD69 and go somewhere else to buy the R805 or R900. Although, i forgot CF does have a Arsenal KD-A615 unit that's not bad looking either....so many options

Oh, the Sony i bought is in the mail and heading back home...

EDIT: I just searched the CF website and they DO have the Arsenal KD-A805. I think i'll grab that one.

Crutchfield has been out of the 805 for a while now, afaik. I got mine on Amazon. In a couple of weeks the 815 will be available but it'll cost more.

[5ickride]

You can buy every model with bluetooth in a non-bluetooth variant.

Crutchfield has been out of the 805 for a while now, afaik. I got mine on Amazon. In a couple of weeks the 815 will be available but it'll cost more.

Shit you're right, i googled it and a link to CF came up it said it "Low stock" then i refreshed the page and it said "discontinued" lol damn it

[5ickride]

Oh, just a Caveat on the deck, iPod browsing is a pain in the ass.

It is faster than my Pioneer from 2 years ago, but the it goes back to the top of the list whenever you exit the menu (either it times-out to display, or you choose a track and want to choose another track), and there is no 'skip to letter' feature on it that my friends' kenwood does so if you wanna play the White Stripes, and you have nearly 400 artists, it may take awhile.

Well that sucks. Maybe they'll correct that with the 815...