Comments on: Great deal on the Alpine iXA-W407

By: Abdulla

Abdulla — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:49:17 +0000

The PTR7 will allow me to change the system settings and watch movies while the car is in motion and not just parked.

and you blast other drivers for car accidents..

not being a hater and all but that’s a big no-no

By: Mohd

Mohd — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:28:15 +0000

I think most current digital radios you can set the frequency stepping for US or Euro .
you can check the manual before you buy .

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:12:12 +0000

The seller just listed it for $550. I sent an email to Amazon to complain because i’ve had my order canceled 3 times for no reason. Will wait and see what they have to say.

By: fadibou

fadibou — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:10:53 +0000

thanks Mark and Vampire for the clarifications.
I had the same problem with the seller so i bought it from ebay for 650$.

By: vampire

vampire — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:15:28 +0000

fadibou, only frequencies used in the States are the “odd” numbers (1,3,5,7,9).
when u scroll through FM u can only have a search steps of 0.2 values!!! sound complicated?

u can tune the radio to 101.1/101.3/101.5/…etc but not 101.0/101.2/101.4

u can’t set the frequency to 88.8,, u’r solution is to listen to 88.7 or 88.9

hope that clears things…

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:06:47 +0000

OK guys to install it in your car its very simple, you need two things:

1) Mounting bracket
2) Wiring harness

Mounting Bracket
This fits into the space where your old radio is and then you mount your new radio into it. For example the FJ radio spot is wider than this alpine unit so the alpine won’t fit without this mounting brakcet

Wiring harness
So you don’t cut your wires up and solder them together which would mean you cant go back to stock if you want, the wiring harness allows you to connect your new stereo to the factory wires.

Now I ordered the following along with my FJ
http://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Harness-Toyota-Cruiser-installation/dp/B000KL19C2/
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-TA2076B-Toyota-Double-Pocket/dp/B0014JE33Q/

Best way to know if your car fits a certain stereo go to http://www.crutchfield.com and choose to outfit your car. Once you set your car up and choose a radio you can see what parts they recommend you get to fit it into your car. It’s very easy to install.

By: fadibou

fadibou — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:49 +0000

I need to fit this onto a Hummer H3. Can you advice on the kit and what’s the FM thing vampire is talking about ?

By: vampire

vampire — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:06:54 +0000

fitting guide:

u need to now what’s ur car head unit (HU) size. (single or double din).

aftermarket head units usually comes either in single or double.

for example, the above HU is a double din.

By: vampire

vampire — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:01:58 +0000

just a fact:
any american head unit will not have “even” FM radio frequencies. in other words, u can tune to 99.7 or 89.5 but can’t 88.8 or 86.4

By: The Godfather

The Godfather — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:09:04 +0000

hey there mark,
you’ll probably get a flow of questions regarding fitting certain car models, so how can i know if it would fit my vehicle ?
thanks

By: Stafa

Stafa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:43:47 +0000

Will this fit in a 2005 chevy tahoe?

By: M.Bahrani

M.Bahrani — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:44:20 +0000

Alpine NVE M300 – Navigation system
1 new from $489.99

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=NVE-M300&x=0&y=0

Its more expensive then the Media device it self !