What have you done to your MSP today?

[evilmonkeyMSP]

bah, is there an easy way to add an Aux input to the stock kenwood? I dont think there is....

 

[Shadow102]

bah, is there an easy way to add an Aux input to the stock kenwood? I dont think there is....

pull the POS out and put a real HU in

 

[neox.286]

+1 to shadow

but I think kenwood makes a ipbus hookup for an ipod, idk about an aux jack though

 

[terbow]

I coudlnt get the kenwood out of my car fast enough.

Just switching to my Eclipse made a 100% improvement in sound alone. And it actually works. still.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

I coudlnt get the kenwood out of my car fast enough.

Just switching to my Eclipse made a 100% improvement in sound alone. And it actually works. still.

what's wrong with the stock kenwood??

and they make and adapter for the kenwoods, as i bought it for my girlfriends car. it was like 50.00 and had about 5' of wire for the ipod hookup. dunno about the aux ports.

 

[TheDirtyGoatee]

Well if you want my opinion on the stock kenwood, it's a piece of s***. It has problems with the wires not being long enough so they snap after enough use and then it stays down and won't return to normal. Once you get that fixed, if anyone else's is like mine, I'll be flipping stations and it freaks out, goes black (music still playing) and returns about 10 seconds later. Sometimes, it freaks out and flips around to the black side and I can't use it until I start the car again. Top it all off with the fact that the lights on mine (minus the actual display) are all kaput. So at night, it's a good thing I know where the buttons are by feel.


edit: Also, I believe I read somewhere that the HU we got in the MSP's were refabbed stock defects or some s*** like that.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

Well if you want my opinion on the stock kenwood, it's a piece of s***. It has problems with the wires not being long enough so they snap after enough use and then it stays down and won't return to normal. Once you get that fixed, if anyone else's is like mine, I'll be flipping stations and it freaks out, goes black (music still playing) and returns about 10 seconds later. Sometimes, it freaks out and flips around to the black side and I can't use it until I start the car again. Top it all off with the fact that the lights on mine (minus the actual display) are all kaput. So at night, it's a good thing I know where the buttons are by feel.


edit: Also, I believe I read somewhere that the HU we got in the MSP's were refabbed stock defects or some s*** like that.

lol. judging by the vast amount of engineering that went into the msp and turbo and everything... sounds about right.

 

[323]

washed it. a clean car is a happy car

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

looks good 323.. what did you stand on a ladder for that?

 

[terbow]

what's wrong with the stock kenwood??

and they make and adapter for the kenwoods, as i bought it for my girlfriends car. it was like 50.00 and had about 5' of wire for the ipod hookup. dunno about the aux ports.

Sound Quality is garbage. Put in a nice headunit and you can tell the difference. Plus mine kept locking up like everyone elses.

 

[terbow]

The replacements were refurbs. Like when yours broke. So i wouldnt doubt that.

Well if you want my opinion on the stock kenwood, it's a piece of s***. It has problems with the wires not being long enough so they snap after enough use and then it stays down and won't return to normal. Once you get that fixed, if anyone else's is like mine, I'll be flipping stations and it freaks out, goes black (music still playing) and returns about 10 seconds later. Sometimes, it freaks out and flips around to the black side and I can't use it until I start the car again. Top it all off with the fact that the lights on mine (minus the actual display) are all kaput. So at night, it's a good thing I know where the buttons are by feel.


edit: Also, I believe I read somewhere that the HU we got in the MSP's were refabbed stock defects or some s*** like that.

 

[terbow]

lookin purdy 323. Need to wash mine.

 

[323]

looks good 323.. what did you stand on a ladder for that?

haha nah. actually put the camera up to the hood latch part. had the ultra wide angle mounted on the camera. came out good even tho it was a blind shot .i need to clean the engine bay

 

[mgerst1]

Well if you want my opinion on the stock kenwood, it's a piece of s***. It has problems with the wires not being long enough so they snap after enough use and then it stays down and won't return to normal. Once you get that fixed, if anyone else's is like mine, I'll be flipping stations and it freaks out, goes black (music still playing) and returns about 10 seconds later. Sometimes, it freaks out and flips around to the black side and I can't use it until I start the car again. Top it all off with the fact that the lights on mine (minus the actual display) are all kaput. So at night, it's a good thing I know where the buttons are by feel.


edit: Also, I believe I read somewhere that the HU we got in the MSP's were refabbed stock defects or some s*** like that.

ive got the same problem with mine, all buttons are kaput so at night i go by feel cause they dont light up anymore. that is why i bout a new alpine headunit, waiting to get the aux cable then gonna install it

 

[mgerst1]

Dropped it off to get sagging rear lip fixed and to get the chip on my rear bumper fixed with some touch up paint. not 100% positive but i think the guy who i took it to who i know and always takes good care of me is doing it all free. if not it will cost about 30 bucks

 

[neox.286]

yea the stock unit just ******* sucks

mine felt like all the buttons were soldered in and you had to force a lot of weight on them to push them in...it would act really weird and sometimes not turn around...took me forever to figure out where you push it to make it turn around (either the upper left or upper right corner)...sounds like s***, has the most HORRIBLE menu setup (took me forever to figure out how to get to the audio control options)

just get a pioneer hu or something, I switched to my pioneer hu and I'll never go back to another kenwood unit again...never seen a single single-din kenwood hu I liked

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

yea the stock unit just ******* sucks

mine felt like all the buttons were soldered in and you had to force a lot of weight on them to push them in...it would act really weird and sometimes not turn around...took me forever to figure out where you push it to make it turn around (either the upper left or upper right corner)...sounds like s***, has the most HORRIBLE menu setup (took me forever to figure out how to get to the audio control options)

just get a pioneer hu or something, I switched to my pioneer hu and I'll never go back to another kenwood unit again...never seen a single single-din kenwood hu I liked

good s***. i'll think about that. for now, i just have to get the car first.

 

[323]

hahaha yeah i havent gotten used to this kenwood yet

 

[protegerider]

as least you guys have a system. the guy who i bought my msp from had a crazy good system in in, but it all got stolen. when i got the car all that was there was a pioneer headunit and wires everywhere. for the first 2 months i had my car i couldnt listen to music(sad2), then i bought an amp and hooked it up to the wires that were there. there are sound system wires EVERYWHERE and i jhave no idea what to do with them. in fact just today i was cleaning my interior and i lifted up the rear seat and found about 6 thick system wires. damn(idhitit)

 

[Ricktalife]

what do you guys think about the Pioneer AVIC series? i heard at one point they took about 30 seconds to fully boot up. that's kind of a turn off. i hope they improved it.

oh yea, my msp threw a CEL today. gonna get it read tomorrow.