Pioneer F90-BT IN-Dash Navigation/DVD Head Unit
11-03-2010, 12:06 PM
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Pioneer F90-BT IN-Dash Navigation/DVD Head Unit Category: Audio/Video/Electronics
Price: $450
Part Fits: 2010+ Camaro, 93-02 Chevrolet Camaro, 93-02 Pontiac Firebird, Corvette, 04-06 Pontiac GTO, 04+ Cadillac CTS-V, 67-92 Chevrolet Camaro, 67-92 Pontiac Firebird, Front wheel drive vehicles
Location (State): IN
Item Condition: Used
Shipping Information: Item Can be Shipped
Engine: LS2/LS3/LS7/L92/LS9, LS1/LS6
LS Engine?: Non-LS Part
I purchased this for my GTO in May of 2009, and had it in the car untill a few weeks ago when I sold the car.
My original plan was to put it in my Z06, but its a Double-Din unit and my Z06 uses 1.5 Din... so without paying $300 for a modified custom center console it wont work.
This thing can do a lot of stuff... most of which I never took advantage of. Basic stuff like I-Pod hookup (can control the Ipod through the touch screen on this headunit), Bluetooth compatibility to use most smartphones through it with voice controls (it includes a microphone that can be mounted in the car) USB port for playing songs off flash drives and such... an SD card reader on the front (I put MP3's on SD cards and it would bring up a whole playlist of every song on there... very cool). It also has hookups for all sorts of external monitors, rear view cameras, the list goes on and on.
Rather than post all the specs on here, I will just give a link to it on Pioneers website:
Pioneer USA - AVIC-F90BT - Premier In-Dash Navigation AV Receiver with DVD Playback and Built-In Bluetooth
As most web-savy buyers always do, the first thing you will probably do is look up reviews on this. You will find that a lot of people complain about how long it takes to startup. Its all true... it takes at least 30 seconds for it to startup, and a bit longer if you have a lot of songs on the MP3 playlist. It frustrated me at first, but I got used to it. Being a relatively inexpensive Nav unit, but having most of the features of the $1k+ units, I could put up with the slight inconvenience in exchange for everything it is capable of.
There are many websites dedicated to hacking/tweaking these things. They run off a version of windows, so its pretty much unlimited what all can be done with them... you can actually boot it into windows with a start menu and all.
I originally paid ~$600 for this thing. It has since been replaced by a newer model that sells for ~700... and you can find the F90-BT refurbished for somewhere in the mid-low $500's range.
Im looking to get $450 out of this. It is in absolutely perfect shape. Not a single scratch or scuff. The touch screen is flawless and never abused.
I will include the GTO wiring harness and GM adapter to retain use of the factory steering wheel controls, along with the matte-black bezzle to match the GTO interior.
