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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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looking to replace my alpine with a pandora capable headunit but i want something that will match the red illumination of the TA. everything ive found through search is currently unavailable....

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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 07:25 AM
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You might have the best luck with Kenwood or Pioneer... they seem to be the front-runners in variable color displays. For example, the Kenwood KDC-BT948HD has AM/FM HD radio, CD, MP3, USB, Bluetooth and Pandora through your iPhone with variable color display and illumination.
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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thad be sweet
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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alpine has headunits that can be red and work with pandora...searching alpine-usa.com works wonders...the CDE-122 and CDE-123 are where its at
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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alpine has headunits that can be red and work with pandora...searching alpine-usa.com works wonders...the CDE-122 and CDE-123 are where its at
did this and the CDE-126bt is the only one that can display red on their site, unfortunately it looks more pink on crutchfields youtube demo of it. think im gonna go see if i can see it in person at a brick and mortor before i jump ship to pioneer or kenwood
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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No Pandora Link, but it does have iPod/iPhone hookup. Bluetooth adapter and steering wheel control extra. Also its Kenwood which you said you didn't like but I've always liked em.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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im actually checking out kenwoods now as they are the ones leading the different illumination front, i dont have the space for a double din tho as my humount is going anywhere
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I bought the Pioneer AVH-P6300bt a few months ago. It has Pandora functionality and you can change the illumination colors.

Here is the link to my thread with some pics.
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I'll be getting a Kenwood KDC-X995, though I don't know if it does red or not.
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I just bought a JVC kd R900 that has an adjustable / customizable colour display.

Might be an option.
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Originally Posted by dr_whigham
I'll be getting a Kenwood KDC-X995, though I don't know if it does red or not.
i just bought that unit, it has 24 different illumination capabilities. it also has pandora, hd, Bluetooth, satellite capabilities ( xm sirius but you need to buy adapter to play through the radio ). so far i like it.
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Originally Posted by jam01
i just bought that unit, it has 24 different illumination capabilities. it also has pandora, hd, Bluetooth, satellite capabilities ( xm sirius but you need to buy adapter to play through the radio ). so far i like it.
What mounting kit did you wind up going with? I really like the look of it.

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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dr_whigham
What mounting kit did you wind up going with? I really like the look of it.

OP, sorry for the
im not sure of the part numbers, but i think the mount kit is standard for the f-body along with the wiring kit. as of right now i used the factory wires for speakers and power, i soldered all the wires so it took me about 3 hours to wire it up.
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