Budget Headunit?

[Peter89]

looking for a new budget head.

needs:

-aux in

-limited back lighting (not blue would be nice)

-cheap

currently my headunit is old and has one HUGE blue backlight, it's soo bright and annoying i remove it at night, especially when driving through the hills. it's far too distracting and it looks too rice. something subtle would be good. doesn't require a cd player.

suggestions?

[Chris Rogers]

budget?

I can think of a blau unit that will do that.

[xXSpike69Xx]

looking for a new budget head.

needs:

-aux in

-limited back lighting (not blue would be nice)

-cheap

currently my headunit is old and has one HUGE blue backlight, it's soo bright and annoying i remove it at night, especially when driving through the hills. it's far too distracting and it looks too rice. something subtle would be good. doesn't require a cd player.

suggestions?

I have a sony explod cd player i might be willing to sell for right price model no. CDX-GT280 pretty sure its a red back light cant remember as i neva used it at night also has wiring harness located in brisbane will install for a lil extra aswell

[nicr4wks]

Define budget? All of the cheaper units seem to be overkill on the bling factor.

Head down to a JB and see what you like the looks of.

It's not exactly budget, but the Alpine CDA-117E has the option of red or blue backlight, 3 stages of dimming and 'blackout mode' which turns the faceplate off completely, not even the track is displayed.

[clouds86]

best way is to drop into a JB hifi or a Strathfield car radios and see what you can score..

if you want cheap you can go to a unit as low as $80 at one of them stores...

most units nowadays have auxilary in or usb input

[W0rp3D]

I bought a pioneer 5250sd, was $220 with the 30% off sale at jb, has 3 rca pre outs, aux input, usb in front and an sd card slot behind the face, i bought a 16gig sd card and im loving it, no more changing cd's or hooking the phone or ipod up, just load everything onto the sd.

[Munkyb0y]

i got a free jvc kdr 616 after my jap spec alpine finally died

the reason i mention the jvc is that it has dozens of backlight colour options, it has aux in, and usb.... and its pretty cheap.

i've just set mine to white, but it goes thru the whole spectrum. you can even change the colour of the dial, and screen seperately. it will dim at night if you select the option.

and surprisingly, after i played with its 3 band parametric equalizer long enough, it now sounds pretty damn good.

Edited November 17, 2010 by Munkyb0y

[blk94r33]

Fusion CACD-500, same as in my car, looks neat and simple, easy to use, green screen with blue or white dials, and has an aux in function. Set you back maybe $150 or less?