Ok, so I'm going to buy a brand new head unit, and I'm wondering if you guys would know which one would go into my car(1992 EG hatch) that will flush mount on the dash and not stick out? Or, does anyone have an after market one for sale that flush mounts and works that you want to sell? Let me know, thanks.

 

Flush......get one without a rotary ****. There are plenty out there, new and used H/U that will work.

 

just go with a jvc or pioneer i done had six hondas and they fit in the dash great and they also sound good and are cheap.

 

I hate not having a rotary **** on my headunits, is that what he's considering not flush?
because i know they make installation kits that allow your headunit to be set in flush, rather than stick out.

 

A 92 Civic does not need a kit, it comes with standard DIN radio "opening", mounting depth is not an issue, [more then 8"] so what "sticks out" is what is past the HUs sleeve, [face plate] and that depends on the HU you pick.

I prefer Alpine HUs. 94

 

just get a alpine cda 7998 that a nice deck but you need an amp to power your speakers though no pre amp

 

I really dig the Alpine iDA-X305S, i recommend it if you just play mp3s.
Kenwood came out with a unit based off of this one recently and its really nice as well.

 

I have a alpine cda 9884 and I love it.
I really like the fact I can change songs on my ipod through HU instead of messing with the ipod.

 

going to go a little off topic here, and thread jack this.

was wondering, are any of the new HU's pushing out 60watts x 4? with a rms higher then 22w, and that is also pre-amped? has a separate low pass and high? built in 5 channel eq? and plays wma/mp3.

was trying to see if i can get something new, or am i left with just finding a used alpine?

 

you'll probably NEVER find a headunit that has more than that. your best bet is to buy a good head unit with all the features you want, and buy an external amp.

 

yeah, that's what it's looking like it might turn out to be. i like alpine, but for some reason there new stuff just turns me away.

 

the new alpine stuff tends to be fairly expensive compared to others. i keep using the kenwood kdc-x794 as a prime example. 199 bucks and you get all the eq you're asking for, usb/ipod, high pass f&r, low pass sub (and all x-over points are fairly adjustable, most mid priced alpines are like 80, 100, 120). plus the generic processor built in is fun to play with. great starting point for a mild build. pair that with a nice 75w 4channel or 2channel (depending on your setup), and you've got all the power and adjustment that most will need.

 

sounds good. just wish alpine still made hu's like the early 98xx's.

 

from like 2002-2005? i wish they still made headunits like my old 7949!!

 

yea, but they didn't play burned cd's did they(don't remember). and weren't they rated at like 70w x 4 channel (or am i mistaken).

 

no...they were still only 45/50x4 and that still only meant 16-22w RMS. and they had no issues with burned or MP3 cds. unless you're talking about the 7949, and that had no internal amp and did not play buned CDs, but it was also released in like 1997

 

hmm... don't remember.... but for some reason i remember alpine had a 70x4 hu, but that was back in the day. of course i could be mistaken.

 

That would be wrong, the most powerful Alpine HU is the CDA-7894/93, rated @ 60Wx4, [26W RMSx4 into 4 ohms], I have one, they also made the CDA 7995, [pre-amp output only] 94

 

my alpine history went 7894, 9815, 9853, 7949. i still have the 9853. reinstalled that after i removed my iva-w200.

 

ah ha.... wonder if i can still find one for cheap....

 

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_kw=alpi...=cda-&_kw=7893 94

 

that's a heck of a find

 

ooooo, thanks.

 

Yea, if it is a fully working unit, hopefully it comes with the owners manual, without it setting that HU up will be a real pain, even finding all the features it has will be a problem. 94