DVD head unit

sun · 25th October 2006, 07:20

Hello friends,

I have a lancer fitted with stock Kenwood cassette player to which I have added a Kenwood 10 CD MP3/Audio changer. I have a Sony 554, JBL GTO1200B, Alpine speakers at back and stock speakers in the front door.

Now I would like to replace the kenwood unit with a dvd HU and screen, not the one hanging from the roof, but with an in dash screen, preferably one that will fit the 2 din space.

My criteria for selection would be .. it should be compatible with my existing setup, should be with in 30 K and be serviceable.

Please advice...

navin · 25th October 2006, 10:15

If you want some thing compatible with theKenwood Changer it would have to be a Kenwood unit. Even then I would check compatibility since the changer is much older than the DVD HU.

jkdas · 25th October 2006, 15:25

within 30k? I doubt. Do check with guys at MotorPlaza. Why not get a 10k DVD HU (single din ) and a pop out (fold) single din screen with it?

esteem_lover · 25th October 2006, 15:31

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Originally Posted by jkdas

within 30k? I doubt. Do check with guys at MotorPlaza. Why not get a 10k DVD HU (single din )

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and a pop out (fold) single din screen with it?

@jkdas. how much does that cost?

jkdas · 25th October 2006, 15:34

should be well within 20k, 2DINs would cost 30k up. Pio DVD HU costs 16k. PIo DVD changer costs 40k

sun · 25th October 2006, 18:38

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Originally Posted by jkdas

within 30k? I doubt. Do check with guys at MotorPlaza. Why not get a 10k DVD HU (single din ) and a pop out (fold) single din screen with it?

Does kenwood have such a setup ? Can you be more specific about the model like model number maybe ?

what will a base 2 din system cost ?

sun · 25th October 2006, 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

within 30k? I doubt. Do check with guys at MotorPlaza. Why not get a 10k DVD HU (single din ) and a pop out (fold) single din screen with it?

Does kenwood have such a setup ? Can you be more specific about the model like model number maybe ?

what will a base 2 din system cost ?

surajs · 25th October 2006, 21:37

check out kenwood DDX7037,DDX6039...should be around 30k.not sure

sun · 26th October 2006, 06:29

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Originally Posted by surajs

check out kenwood DDX7037,DDX6039...should be around 30k.not sure

Any idea where I should look for it in TVM ? Is Carpalace the authorized dealers of Kenwood ? Or are any other shops stocking Kenwood ?

tadukuttan · 26th October 2006, 14:11

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Originally Posted by sun

Any idea where I should look for it in TVM ? Is Carpalace the authorized dealers of Kenwood ? Or are any other shops stocking Kenwood ?

Not sure about TVM, but available in Bangalore in many places. And I had payed 42K for a 7037. Prices vary quite a bit at the different places though. Pictures of the 7037 in my car available in this thread.

Also, this Kenwood site has details about the current models.

hydrashok · 26th October 2006, 14:34

SUN, the Kenwood dealers for Kerala are CP Auto Impex. I don't have their number. But I do know that they also run some big Car Accessory shop in TVM. I think the name is Car Palace. Not too sure. I used to know one of the owners (one psn in the family). Guy called Haja. About 32-34 yrs old. I'd met him when they had an office in Kochi, near Popular Maruti. (I'd done my earliest installs through him.)

jkdas · 26th October 2006, 14:36

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

SUN, the Kenwood dealers for Kerala are CP Auto Impex. I don't have their number. But I do know that they also run some big Car Accessory shop in TVM. I think the name is Car Palace. Not too sure. I used to know one of the owners (one psn in the family). Guy called Haja. About 32-34 yrs old. I'd met him when they had an office in Kochi, near Popular Maruti. (I'd done my earliest installs through him.)

you got it right. Car Palace. Contact Karthik247 if you want more details as he knws the CP guys.

karthik247 · 15th February 2007, 21:18

Yup Car Palace are the authorised dealers ONLY of Kenwood... And its costs more than 30k.

25th October 2006, 07:20	#1
sun BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 108 Thanked: 10 Times	DVD head unit Hello friends, I have a lancer fitted with stock Kenwood cassette player to which I have added a Kenwood 10 CD MP3/Audio changer. I have a Sony 554, JBL GTO1200B, Alpine speakers at back and stock speakers in the front door. Now I would like to replace the kenwood unit with a dvd HU and screen, not the one hanging from the roof, but with an in dash screen, preferably one that will fit the 2 din space. My criteria for selection would be .. it should be compatible with my existing setup, should be with in 30 K and be serviceable. Please advice...
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25th October 2006, 10:15	#2
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,198 Thanked: 9,304 Times	If you want some thing compatible with theKenwood Changer it would have to be a Kenwood unit. Even then I would check compatibility since the changer is much older than the DVD HU.
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25th October 2006, 15:25	#3
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	within 30k? I doubt. Do check with guys at MotorPlaza. Why not get a 10k DVD HU (single din ) and a pop out (fold) single din screen with it?
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25th October 2006, 15:34	#5
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	should be well within 20k, 2DINs would cost 30k up. Pio DVD HU costs 16k. PIo DVD changer costs 40k
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25th October 2006, 21:37	#8
surajs BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TVM Posts: 105 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	check out kenwood DDX7037,DDX6039...should be around 30k.not sure
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26th October 2006, 14:34	#11
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	SUN, the Kenwood dealers for Kerala are CP Auto Impex. I don't have their number. But I do know that they also run some big Car Accessory shop in TVM. I think the name is Car Palace. Not too sure. I used to know one of the owners (one psn in the family). Guy called Haja. About 32-34 yrs old. I'd met him when they had an office in Kochi, near Popular Maruti. (I'd done my earliest installs through him.)
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15th February 2007, 21:18	#13
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Yup Car Palace are the authorised dealers ONLY of Kenwood... And its costs more than 30k.
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