$900 to spend what to get

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

If it was me, I would be hunting for an Alpine w200 or w205 and a H701 combo.

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

I would go with the adapter for sure... With a nice Eclipse or Pioneer DD. That looks way cleaner.

yea I think im going with perfexionx's idea and get adapter/Hu with minidsp but im going to look into minidsp some more cause it looks complicated atm lol.

Either way i think Im getting rid of the stock. Wish there was a pic of a single din in the adapter, but I think it wouldnt look good.

 

[KTMrida4life 10+ year member]

I cant help with your original question, but man that adapter sure cleans all up! Why the heck cant they do something similar to that from the factory? Thats an insane amount of buttons/knobs/switches/controls in that 2nd picture.... worse than a spaceship control center...

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

I cant help with your original question, but man that adapter sure cleans all up! Why the heck cant they do something similar to that from the factory? Thats an insane amount of buttons/knobs/switches/controls in that 2nd picture.... worse than a spaceship control center...

Yea they wanted to bring back the "retro" style which looks really cool in person (at first), then you realize how retarded it looks lol.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

yea I think im going with perfexionx's idea and get adapter/Hu with minidsp but im going to look into minidsp some more cause it looks complicated atm lol.
Either way i think Im getting rid of the stock. Wish there was a pic of a single din in the adapter, but I think it wouldnt look good.

A single din wouldnt look bad at all, depending on which one of course... But its a must that you go DD. Unless you are an SQ freak, plenty of people have achieved great sound quality and things on just DD's... May take a little more work, though.

 

[Wattser93 10+ year member]

I think that aftermarket route looks a lot better than the stock.

Have you though about doing the aftermarket dash kit, an inexpensive used DD, and then a used MS-8? If you can flex that budget just a bit you can get the convenience and look of a DD but also have the extensive tuning options of the MS-8.

The MS-8 is a pretty amazing piece of hardware.

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

I think that aftermarket route looks a lot better than the stock.
Have you though about doing the aftermarket dash kit, an inexpensive used DD, and then a used MS-8? If you can flex that budget just a bit you can get the convenience and look of a DD but also have the extensive tuning options of the MS-8.

The MS-8 is a pretty amazing piece of hardware.

Yea i haven't found any inexpensive DD's yet still hunting, but i wonder if i could buy a tablet and use the aux input on the ms-8

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

any other advice

I have an alpine 9887, with imprint built in pm me if you are interested, has great sound tuning options, and is physically appealing.