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#272999 - 29/12/2005 19:46 Old EMPEG New Install
blitz addict Registered: 20/11/2001 Posts: 455 Loc: Texas	My son sold his old car and pulled his empeg out of it at the time of the sale. He bought a new Mustang GT (with double DIN). He's been toying with a different head unit but really there is nothing out there even close to the functionality of the EMPEG. There are of course a lot of slicker looking units but they just don't cut it for playing music. Am I crazy for urging him to install the empeg in his new car? How do the double to single DIN adapters look? I guess he could get the best of both worlds and install a single DIN and the empeg. Any recommendations?
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#273000 - 29/12/2005 19:49 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: blitz]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31602 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quote: Am I crazy for urging him to install the empeg in his new car? As if you'd even get an objective answer to that question on this BBS. Quote: really there is nothing out there even close to the functionality of the EMPEG. Yup. Quote: How do the double to single DIN adapters look? Exactly like this. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#273001 - 29/12/2005 20:10 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: blitz]
matthew_k pooh-bah Registered: 12/02/2002 Posts: 2298 Loc: Berkeley, California	Well, since I'm not paying for it I'd say he should get a single din nav with a motorized screen. Install it above the empeg. A purist would plug the nav into the empeg, but if it can mix voice promts over it's aux input, do it that way. For radio, sat radio, navigation and surround sound there are plenty of better options, but for listening to your own music collection, there's nothing that comes close to the empeg. Matthew
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#273002 - 29/12/2005 20:12 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: tfabris]
Redrum old hand Registered: 17/01/2003 Posts: 998	Quote: How do the double to single DIN adapters look? Exactly like this. I hate to be contrary but I believe what's shown is a 1.5 Din. Same as in my Jeep.
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#273003 - 29/12/2005 20:15 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: Redrum]
matthew_k pooh-bah Registered: 12/02/2002 Posts: 2298 Loc: Berkeley, California	Yup, that seems like a 1.5din adapter, but the idea's the same. The main question is the plastic finish. I havn't been in a new mustang, but I doubt matching textures is going to be terribly important. The generic metra finish rarely offends, however. Matthew
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#273004 - 29/12/2005 20:21 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: matthew_k]
Redrum old hand Registered: 17/01/2003 Posts: 998	I made mine out of 1/8" metal plate and used flat black paint to match the rest of the dash. Your right, the plastic one’s didn’t match the texture very well (at least in my Jeep) and seemed flimsy.
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#273005 - 29/12/2005 21:45 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: Redrum]
robricc carpal tunnel Registered: 30/10/2000 Posts: 4931 Loc: New Jersey, USA	I just did an install on my friend's Explorer with 1.5 DIN hole. We got a Scosche adapter that has a very small pocket beneath the head unit. It fits really nice with the look of his dash. I will try and have him take a pic. _________________________ -Rob Riccardelli 80GB 16MB MK2 090000736
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#273006 - 29/12/2005 21:54 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: blitz]
mcomb pooh-bah Registered: 31/08/1999 Posts: 1649 Loc: San Carlos, CA	Quote: I guess he could get the best of both worlds and install a single DIN and the empeg. See this post for pics of my mustang double DIN install. -Mike _________________________ EmpMenuX - ext3 filesystem - Empeg iTunes integration
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#273007 - 30/12/2005 01:25 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: mcomb]
blitz addict Registered: 20/11/2001 Posts: 455 Loc: Texas	Mike, Thanks for the great pics. Do you wish you had put the Pioneer above the empeg now? His prior install was in a DIN and a half. The double DIN is just huge. I know he really wants XMRadio so he can look at the double install with a head unit with XM built in. Edited by blitz (30/12/2005 01:28)
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#273008 - 30/12/2005 01:31 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: blitz]
mcomb pooh-bah Registered: 31/08/1999 Posts: 1649 Loc: San Carlos, CA	Quote: Do you wish you had put the Pioneer above the empeg now? I actually arranged them that way on purpose. That way the screen on the pioneer can fold out into the recessed stereo area. If it was in the top slot it wouldn't be able to fold out as far (and I'd be viewing the LCD at a less than ideal angle) because the top of the dash is in the way and it would block the AC vents. Anyway, it works out pretty well as I only have the LCD out when using the navigation. -Mike _________________________ EmpMenuX - ext3 filesystem - Empeg iTunes integration
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#273009 - 30/12/2005 11:03 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: robricc]
Redrum old hand Registered: 17/01/2003 Posts: 998	Quote: I just did an install on my friend's Explorer with 1.5 DIN hole. We got a Scosche adapter that has a very small pocket beneath the head unit. It fits really nice with the look of his dash. I will try and have him take a pic. Thanks for the info. The wife has a Jeep too (no not matching, that would be too much) and I just got her an empeg (new in the box, cool!) for Christmas and need to install it. I didn't want to have to make another adapter.
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#273010 - 30/12/2005 14:23 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: mcomb]
blitz addict Registered: 20/11/2001 Posts: 455 Loc: Texas	Quote: when using the navigation. Is that the Pioneer AVIC N2 you have? I really like the idea of the AVIC-Z1 except it does not appear to support MP3s on the hard drive. It looks as if you will have to rip them from the built in DVD drive. I really like Garmin navigation because we do so many custom maps of our assets. They have the 2730 coming out in January which you can drag and drop MP3s on the built in HD but they have not announced how big the HD is.
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#273011 - 04/01/2006 02:21 Re: Old EMPEG New Install [Re: blitz]
mcomb pooh-bah Registered: 31/08/1999 Posts: 1649 Loc: San Carlos, CA	Quote: Is that the Pioneer AVIC N2 you have? Yes it is. Nice unit, I've been pretty happy with it so far. -Mike _________________________ EmpMenuX - ext3 filesystem - Empeg iTunes integration
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