Installed my Pioneer 7900BT and CB Radio

[moabxj01]

Well the plan from the beginning was to go aftermarket and get something that was bluetooth capable and also had great ipod control. In the past I have mainly stayed with Eclipse decks but I'm not a big fan of the new ones plus when you look at features/price the Pioneer 7900BT beats anything hands down. Most other decks have bluetooth or ipod control built in but you have to buy an extra "controller" to add the one its missing which ends up being another $100-$200.

Pioneer has never been at the top of my list but because of the relative great deal that can be had on these I decided to give it a try. The install was simple, only hang up I had was the company I ordered it from sent me the wrong wiring harness to integrate into the H3's stock setup. For the record my 2008 Alpha w/ Monsoon required the Metra GMOS-04 kit which is usually about $100. After that I was able to get it all wrapped up pretty quick thanks to some tips from reading other threads on dash removal and what not.

I don't have a lot of seat time with the deck but from what I have seen so far it is great! Ipod control is real-time, there is no lag at all! Also the bluetooth has worked perfectly so far...You can even transfer your phone book onto it and it will hold around 700(i think) names/numbers! It will also let you play music through bluetooth off your phone or other device, which I don't really see myself using because of the ipod, but it seems like an interesting feature. I will try to update this post if I find some things I don't like.

Also I installed my Cobra 18 WX ST ii CB Radio. While looking for cd players I wanted to get a double din but couldn't find any that had the features I wanted for a decent price(pioneer has one coming out but no one knows when it will arrive.) Since I had to go with a single din unit I figured I would try to find a CB that would fit in the dash rather than have a plain pocket or flat surface in the other din slot. There are really only 2 radios that are din sized, Uniden(sp?) makes one and then the other one obviously is this Cobra. Most of the diehard CBers aren't big fans of this Cobra but the price is right, the size is right, and since its main purpose will be for on the trail I am sure it will be just fine for my application.

I am still working on getting the antenna mounted on the spare tire mount so I will post pics of that as soon as its done. I meant to take pictures of the installation process but I was sick of waiting and just wanted to get everything in so I just skipped that part. Here is the finished product: