JVC KD-R900 reviews

[DrMcDave]

I heard the call quality was ok but not great. I have mine installed but no amp or speakers yet.

[bmwstephen]

bumping an old thread but anyone here with a JVC unit and the bluetooth accessory chime in on the call quality?

[StereoInstaller1]

Yeah, a 4 channel amp and a woofer and a sub box...

[Schnitzer318is]

Going to go with the JVC KD R810 after reading all the positive reviews on the 900's.

Luke, is the only difference between these head units button layout and 2.5v preouts vs 5v? I actually prefer the display on the 810 vs the 900...

[AbsorbantNut]

OK, well I figured out why it only turned on with the lights. The illumination wire and the constant 12v wire were switched

So my constant 12v is now red grey.

And my ilumination wire is red/green.

Oh, and the sound started working, it sounds great! Thanks for the reccomendation Luke, you are awesome at this!

Later today though, the stereo cut out and all I could hear was whispers coming out even with the volume all the way up, so I think that the stock amp is dying. Got any reccomendations luke:o

[AbsorbantNut]

OK, right fucking now, call me: 425-761-6450

Im trying

[AbsorbantNut]

This is the wiring chart I made to wire the harness. I have a slight problem though. The radio only turns on when the lights go on? WTF?

And on top of that, I still get no sound out of the speakers. This was the same problem witht he original stock radio. Even though it was broken, I got it to play a tape, but no sound came out. Why is it mute!?



New harness/Old wires
Black(ground)->to body ground
yellow(constant 12v)->red/green
red(acessory terminal)->purple/white
blue/white(remote lead/radio)->white(remote/antenna)
orange/white(light/dimmer)->red/gray(illumination)
purple(RR +)->blue/black(RR +)
purple/black(RR -)->nothing
green(RL +)->yellow/black(RL +)
green/black(RL -)->nothing
white(FL +)->yellow/red(FL +)
white/black(FL -)->nothing
grey(FR +)->blue/red(FR +)
grey/black(FR -)->nothing

then I did what luke said to do with the fader grounds in another thread. I wuired them all to the common ground.

[DrMcDave]

Mine is installed but I need to install my amp. So far so good. Looking forward to finishing that project.

[AbsorbantNut]

Purdy, ain't it?

Its beautiful. Great reccomendation luke!

[StereoInstaller1]

Its here!

Purdy, ain't it?

[AbsorbantNut]

Its here!

[AbsorbantNut]

Well, its finally been ordered. Amazon is the cheapest at $180 just to let you all know. Cant wait to install it!

[318Joe]

Only thing Im worried about is that some people say that it has a terrible glare in the sun.

Jeez, they all do these days. Why? Its not like shiny steel dashboards have made a comeback...

Matte finish! Matte finish! /rant off

[AbsorbantNut]

I'm ordering one soon. Luke has nothing but good things to say about it.

Thats who it was, he was describing his wifes car to me I think. Only thing Im worried about is that some people say that it has a terrible glare in the sun.

Absorbant - I have one in my car ... it works really well. Luke installed it for me, so I cant say enough good things about it either ... the red really matches the interior lights well too ...

Thats what Im looking for, something that matches

I have the JVC arsenal 805 (discontunued, now called the 815) which is the same as the 900 except no flip down face, and smoked chrome accents instead of regular chrome.

For $200 it is a pretty solid deck - 6 outputs, onboard amp, variable color display, 2 usb inputs, built in bluetooth...

Only downside, and its a small one, is that the controls are non-standard. They are easy enough to get used to. But if you have frequent passengers who like to commandeer the radio when they get in, they will be stymied. Of course, that can be a good thing...

I did add an rca level controller to the sub signal line so that I could modulate the bass without fiddling with the audio menus.

Thanks for the solid feedback on it

Well, Im going to pull the trigger on it, well see how it goes:D

[318Joe]

I have the JVC arsenal 805 (discontunued, now called the 815) which is the same as the 900 except no flip down face, and smoked chrome accents instead of regular chrome.

For $200 it is a pretty solid deck - 6 outputs, onboard amp, variable color display, 2 usb inputs, built in bluetooth...

Only downside, and its a small one, is that the controls are non-standard. They are easy enough to get used to. But if you have frequent passengers who like to commandeer the radio when they get in, they will be stymied. Of course, that can be a good thing...

I did add an rca level controller to the sub signal line so that I could modulate the bass without fiddling with the audio menus.