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Old 06-08-2016 | 01:16 AM
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Hey mate, I'm also East London. I just got Car Audio Centre to install my stuff a few weeks back.

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/?gcl...FcrjGwodIpwJlQ

I've got an Alpine CDE-196DAB Headunit installed now with some good aftermarket speakers and an alpine under seat sub. The controls work, and the speaker for the phone works too. Massive improvement on the stock rubbish.
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Old 06-08-2016 | 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by VTECMACHINE
Hey mate, I'm also East London. I just got Car Audio Centre to install my stuff a few weeks back.

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/?gcl...FcrjGwodIpwJlQ

I've got an Alpine CDE-196DAB Headunit installed now with some good aftermarket speakers and an alpine under seat sub. The controls work, and the speaker for the phone works too. Massive improvement on the stock rubbish.
do you mind if I ask how much that was with the install?
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Old 06-14-2016 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by siwil1
Originally Posted by VTECMACHINE' timestamp='1465377402' post='23987821
Hey mate, I'm also East London. I just got Car Audio Centre to install my stuff a few weeks back.

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/?gcl...FcrjGwodIpwJlQ

I've got an Alpine CDE-196DAB Headunit installed now with some good aftermarket speakers and an alpine under seat sub. The controls work, and the speaker for the phone works too. Massive improvement on the stock rubbish.
do you mind if I ask how much that was with the install?
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Yes - can you please tell me how much you paid for all the work? Was it the Ilford store? Was customer service OK?
thanks!
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Old 06-17-2016 | 03:04 AM
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FYI:
I asked the CarAudioDirect for the fitting price for Pioneer MVH-X380BT + PC99-X61 Stalk and PC99-Pioneer

And was quoted:

UNIT £85.00
STEERING CONTROL £45.00
FITTING £40.00+VAT

Which seems reasonable - so probably gonna go with that.
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Old 06-19-2016 | 10:26 PM
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£40+ VAT to have someone else skin their knuckles isn't a bad price - it's a good hours work.
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Old 06-20-2016 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by harryw66
Originally Posted by siwil1' timestamp='1465384527' post='23987878
[quote name='VTECMACHINE' timestamp='1465377402' post='23987821']
Hey mate, I'm also East London. I just got Car Audio Centre to install my stuff a few weeks back.

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/?gcl...FcrjGwodIpwJlQ

I've got an Alpine CDE-196DAB Headunit installed now with some good aftermarket speakers and an alpine under seat sub. The controls work, and the speaker for the phone works too. Massive improvement on the stock rubbish.
do you mind if I ask how much that was with the install?
Hi,
Yes - can you please tell me how much you paid for all the work? Was it the Ilford store? Was customer service OK?
thanks!
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Sorry - didn't see these.

Customer service was excellent - they've been around for 10 years, and I was recommended to them from a friend. Store was in Ilford.
Don't even know how much I paid for everything to be completely honest. Parts and Labour about £600ish.
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Old 06-20-2016 | 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by unclefester
£40+ VAT to have someone else skin their knuckles isn't a bad price - it's a good hours work.
My thoughts exactly - I value my knuckle skin!
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Old 06-21-2016 | 05:54 AM
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I've got a similar Pioneer and rather than plugging a lead into the USB socket, one of these fits perfectly even with the radio door closed.
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Old 06-21-2016 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by soupdragon
Oh and sound deadening in the doors
Cheap, and very worthwhile.
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Old 06-29-2016 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by harryw66
Originally Posted by unclefester' timestamp='1466403993' post='23997282
£40+ VAT to have someone else skin their knuckles isn't a bad price - it's a good hours work.
My thoughts exactly - I value my knuckle skin!
After checking and seeing how easy it was to remove the console and the radio surround, I decided to have a bash myself.
Ordered all the bits from Amazon for just over £90.
Took me less than an hour to remove the old and fit the new including siting the microphone on the driver side windscreen pillar.
The trickiest bit (not really) was getting the screws from the stock unit's bracket to fit the new Pioneer unit. The holes on the Pioneer were a bit small. I just used a screw bit and electric screwdriver to widen out the hole...

And zero Knuckle skin loss!!
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