I'm in the mood for a change in the X. Right now I'm running an old Alpine 3DA-W882 double din head unit. I'm looking at the Eclipse AVN5435. Anyone have opinions on them or Eclipse products?

 

Supposedly Eclipse is one of the best out there. I personally haven't any experience with them. Then again, I see absolutely nothing wrong with a higher end Pioneer.

 

In my last two trucks, Ive run nothing but eclipse. (helps that my best freind is a dealer) My current truck has all eclipse except the head (went with the avic n1). I've had no problems with any of my stuff.

 

I also had an eclipse tape deck in my '90 Bronco and had no problems. Although it never controled the subs properly. I might not have hooked it up right(My first system i ever did) but the quality is there if you know what you are doing.

 

IMHO Eclipse is the best out there. I'm saving up to put in the CD8454 in my Bronco II. I did have an Eclipse HU in it about 2 years ago, but it got stolen along with everything else I had in there. But the sound quality is deffinately A+. The AVN5435 is an excellent Navigation/DVD player. It has everything needed to make it a full theater in your car. If I were you and I had the money, I would most deffinately go for it.

 

Thanks for the opinions guys! I had decided to use it. It was really a toss up between it and the Kenwood, but I have never been a Kenwood fan, so the decision basically made itself.

I'll just have to decide where to get it from. The local shops want around $2300, ebay is running around $1800. I like the ebay price, but hate getting larger price items on there because you really never know who you are dealing with.

The end setup is going to be the AVN5435 in the dash, a 7" in the back of each seat with DVD in the rear for them, new 4 channel to replace the Kicker in there now, and a new amp for the sub. The rear seat is probably coming out for 2 buckets and I'll fiberglass a console form the front to rear. Haven't decided on how the back will end up. Right now, its just an old JL 10" in the back pocket. I will either replace it with something new, or I'm looking at glassing the rear covers for a 10" on each side. I want to keep as much room as possible in the back for lake trips, etc.

 

Don't forget to post pics!

 

shoot me a pm, my best freind (authorized eclipse dealer) might be able to beat yor local dealers price, but probably not the ebay price

 

One other thing to consider. Eclipse has a 3 year manufacturer's warranty if purchased and installed by an authorized dealer. They don't allow internet sales, so you won't be getting the e-bay one from an authorized dealer.

 

But it's a lot cheaper..

It depends on if you want something used where the person you're buying it from says it's all good to go.. or that 3 year warranty. I would go with the 3 year warranty but I can't afford the dealer price.

 

The warranty will be good to have. I would not buy one used off ebay. I doubt I would buy one 'new' off ebay. Just one of those items where my pessimistic attitude doesn't trust the person... Its just too high price of an item. I'd rather pay the extra couple of dollars and get one I know where it came from.

Jake - Thanks for the offer. You might be hearing from me pretty soon. The X will be back in a week - then I've got a few fiberglass projects to finish up and fit. While they are at the paint shop, I'll be starting the interior then...

 

I checked into it today, eclipse says he can't ship good to another "territory". He does carry other brands that e could ship, but its not eclipse..... Eclipse protects thier dealers pretty damned well.

I'm trying to figure out a work around

 

If your looking at the AVN models, then you probably want to think seriously about professional installation. The GPS portion of the install looks like it runs antennas and components all over the vehicle.

Also, at the end of the month Eclipse is releasing the AVN5495, which combines the popular navigation features with the equally popular music juke features found in the AVX line. It has a 30 gig hard drive, 20 gigs for music and 10 for navigation data.
This is the model I'm holding out for, and it's almost here!

 

Jake- what are the prices like though?

I want to get the CD8455.. it has a navigation type system in it..

 

im checkin on a price