Pioneer Headunit

[shaun123]

Hi,

I am thinking of buying a pioneer head unit (the 6950 one), from ebay since they are much cheaper. Will the AM/FM work? it is located in Singapore.

i also read on these forums Pioneer head units don't have an power antenna wire? is this still the case or have they now got one?

thanks

Edited October 24, 2007 by shaun123

[Chris Rogers]

buy it locally and save the hassle when it breaks..

it has a amp trigger wire only. no ant ctl.

[RSC41]

dude trust me buy local. buy it from over seas and your gonna have nothing but trouble IF it works

[shaun123]

So all Pioneer decks will have the antenna up all the time? thats pretty crap design by Pioneer.

Can anyone recommend a good deck with direct ipod control and USB?

[gtst4d]

My r33 had a jvc witch controlled the antenna, that was a few years ago now and it did not have the things that you want but mayby the new one do.

[J K 12]

my brother got a pioneer head deck from overseas via ebay, and he's had no problem with it whatsoever. he got it from one of those cheaper e-bay stores that sell head decks. i have o idea about the antenna thing though, he hardly listens to the radio and his antenne doesnt work (or maybe it isnt even electric) its always up.

[J K 12]

i stand corrected i aske dhim n he said he didnt trust overseas so got one from melbourne. i reckon overseas ones r dodgy, and some say tey hav aus frequency but u can never be sure.

[Atomnaya]

I just bought the model below your one P5950IB for my R34. I bought it cheap locally, connections from Strathfield car radios and installed with a case of beer as payment. Dodgy i know

As for the antenna, i don't know about that, as the R34 antenna is on the back windscreen? best to find out about the antenna thing buy downloading the manual from the Pioneer website.

Apparently the installer told me that i would need to buy some sort of adapter to convert the radio signals. This adapter should be like $15. I didn't need to install it cos he told me one was already installed. Could have been installed for compliance?

[W0rp3D]

So all Pioneer decks will have the antenna up all the time? thats pretty crap design by Pioneer.

Can anyone recommend a good deck with direct ipod control and USB?

I have a 9850BT and the power antenna works fine, although my one is localy bought i would not reccomend pioneer, moving to an alpine soon.

I know back in the old days you could use the amp remote for the power antenna, dont know if you still can.

Edited November 4, 2007 by W0rp3D

[Klae01]

Does anyone know where to pick up one of the harness adapters for the 34s? Im going to install my head unit but i dont really want to cut any wires.. also ive heard about factory amps? any problems with these if there there?

[Chris Rogers]

I sell them. you will alos need the antenna adapter as well. factory amps are a rarity in those. if you have the holograpic sound option it will have amplifiers on the speakers. no biggie they are speaker level anyway.