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kpne1home
11-26-2004, 02:22 PM
Please choose the appropriate forum for this topic. Thank you. I am very close to buying a Head-unit for my car and hooking up my iPod to it. The Alpine KCA-420i seems to be my best option. I have the stock head-unit in my car now and I need to upgrade that no questions asked. I also want the head-unit to be able to play cd's.

I was looking at the CDA-9827 but now the CDA-9830 is on sale at crutchfield so I think I will get that one. The question is, does this have a CD player in it? When I look at these pictures (http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2004/500/x500CDA9830-f.jpeg) I dont see a slot for the CD to go in. Am I missing something? Also how hard would the whole thing to be installed? My dad is a mechanic and has installed 6 disc cd changers before so he thinks he can help tackle this. Thanks for anyones help

bluntman
11-26-2004, 02:52 PM
The face will slide down and reveal the CD slot. The button in the bottom right corner is the eject button.

kpne1home
11-26-2004, 03:25 PM
Awesome, thanks for the help. Anyone have any cons about this head unit?

PCBeach
11-27-2004, 04:57 PM
Let me know how it works for you. I just ordered the same deal. 9830 HU and the 420I. I was going to wait for the 05 models but it does not look like they will be out by Christmas. If the 05 IPOD interface is MUCH better I will just sell my 9830 on ebay.

kpne1home
11-27-2004, 07:48 PM
Originally posted by PCBeach
Let me know how it works for you. I just ordered the same deal. 9830 HU and the 420I. I was going to wait for the 05 models but it does not look like they will be out by Christmas. If the 05 IPOD interface is MUCH better I will just sell my 9830 on ebay.

Yea, ebay does sound like a good idea. I will probably be ordering my stuff this week since I'm getting a nice paycheck.

cerveza4lu
11-27-2004, 10:03 PM
Actually, I just installed this on Thanksgiving Day. I like the HU alot more than my kenwood. The only aggravating thing I've seen so far is that it has a single line of text. So, you can't view the artist's name and song title at the same time. Also, the clock won't be displayed if you are displaying the artist or song title.

Overall I'm VERY happy w/this HU and interface. I love controlling the iPod from the HU. This also let's me hide the iPod itself from evil eyes!

If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail me. L8r