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[JAL232 10+ year member]

Ive seen a head unit that is a motorized face. It flips all the way around and is totally black..You push like the top corner or something and it then flips around for controls...I cnat remember the brand....anyone know? I figured you guys know everything there is soo.. Help me out

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[DeViOuSoNe 10+ year member]

Sony

 

[KaeZoo 10+ year member]

Sony and Kenwood both used to make models like you're describing. JVC also made a head unit that blacked out when off, but it didn't flip. All had problems with reliability.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-jrqZFVvQ59M/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&I=113KDCX689&tab=review

 

[JAL232 10+ year member]

Well thanks guys!! Guess that solves that...Wont be getting one...I think i just may go with Kenwood 890 or 790 cant choose

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

i think the jvc was called the kameleon? not sure.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

i think the jvc was called the kameleon? not sure.

Yup, I picked one up at a Rex Electronics for $50...bad ass little thing

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

thats a pretty cool concept. lol

 

[go_go_thrash 10+ year member]

Wasn't the Kenwood line called MASK, or something similar?

Gogo

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

was it the alping 7998? where the face flipped around to look like it had been taken off?

edit: its called fantom face

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-yKvgTsJq7lx/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?I=500CDA7998

 

[black_sedan 10+ year member]

I had the Kenwood eXcelon KDC X879 and I loved it. When off, the keypad flips up and hides everything. Cool thing also is that if you really want to take the faceplate off, you can! I've never experienced any problems with it.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Kenwood_eXcelon_KDC_X879_radio_CD_MP3_player/4505-6729_7-30772027.html

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Wasn't the Kenwood line called MASK, or something similar?
Gogo

Yes.

I had the original Mask, and it was absolutely horrible. Horrible.

It was in the shop more than it was in my car....literally.

In 6 months it was in the shop getting fixed 5 times.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i had the KDC x979, and i never had any problems with it until it got stolen

best HU i ever owned, i'd have rather got a new one than my xxv-01D, but there's none to be had, **** thing even had dolby pro logic

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

The JVC was called the EL Kamelon.

Panasonic also had a blacked out faces touch screen h/y a couple years back, they had quite a wide vareity of models with that option