right now I am in love with the eclipse double din head units from japan.. I really want one because I think the double din head units look a LOT better than flip out head units does anyone know ANYTHING about importing them? I'm thinking i'll have lots of problems to deal with.. dvd zones langauge connection to other components.. but I REALLY want it!!

 

the frequency range will be off too, but better shops can provide you with an adapter so you can tune in most (if not all) US stations.

 

well thats one problem added then solved haha.. 999,000 to go

 

I've imported a few Alpine double din radios for some guys. DVD regional coding is a problem as you mentioned. Conections with other componets isn't a real problem. Lots of really nice head units though.

 

Anyone have pics of the units?

 

this is the japanese eclipse site.. they have some awesome decks... ok obviously I wouldn't be able to get the nav deck.. but could I get the video deck and possibly change the dvd code? I mean there has to be some way.. what about people who move from california to florida I'm pretty sure its a different code

 

here's another site with some head units.. it has more than the eclipse site.. eclipse isn't very good at keeping its web-sites up to date.. but yeah value I want the E5509AVZ unless I can get the navi but I doubt that and even if I did they wouldn't have the discs.. how much would it be? I'm assuming the prices on that site are yen and I converted them and it was 1000 something but I'm sure there importing.. and some kind of customization.. and then you gotta make some money off it.. so how much?

 

eclipse has a headunit similar to those you showed for the us... it is the 7301... check it out.. personally i am thinking about getting this unit for my car when i decide to upgrade...

 

yeah.. I've seen it but I don't like it as much.. if it comes to that I'll probably end up getting it.. also I want one with mp3 support.. does anybody know if those eclipse head units support mp3? .. I can't read the language ofcourse

 

i have the 7301 in my 98 accord sedan
it's hooked up to a single DIN region-free panasonic DVD player, a 2301 DSP in the firewall, and an 8-disc eclipse cd changer in teh trunk

even though the graphics are a bit dated, it is an awesome deck
the sound quality is amazing, and teh screen, even though it;s only 5.8 inches, is better than most screens i see out there today... what rocks is the ease of use.. you don't need to press a million buttons to access advanced functions.. you don't see too much of that in alot of units as well

in my 03 tl-s, i first tried to import the e5509avz

the radio frequency incompatibility isn't too much of a problem
it doensn't have an integrated dvd deck, so you can use the video input and connect a US-based or region-free dvd player... you can connect an mp3 cd player/changer into its auxillary input

i ended up NOT importing it because
(1) it's mad hard to get
(2) you can't flip the screen open with teh shift lever in park... the screen flips down and will hit the shifter

i ended up going with an all pioneer setup.. if i ever get my digital camera back, i'll post pics sometime

 

well.. you didn't have value and I don't mind the shifter thing.. I'll just put it in neutral when I'm switching cd's

 

what about sound quality? I know american eclipse is known for their sound quality (which is why I want it) are these decks as good?

 

a friend bought a jdm headunit from this place and others have had good experiences with them too...

www.melting-pot.com

 

hmm I called eclipse usa just to see if they could do it.... clueless.. I really wish people in sales would research their product

 

magiviper: The 5509 is listed in the 2002 Summer Eclipse cataloge I have from Japan sells for 178,000. Have to look around and see if anyone has one. The site you listed was selling at 135,000 which is pretty good. I will look and see if we can find it better.

 

cool.. it'll be about 2 or 3 months before I can buy... depending on the final price

 

WOW cool lookin toys

 

yeah.. look at those navs.. they have 3d pictures of the building around them!!! I geuss you can do that when you live on an island..

 

depending on the events of the next few weeks I might have that money sooner than I though.. I'm selling my clarion deck soon hopefully

 

Good luck.

 

so would you be able to get it for me?

 

mike, you still sell audio parts? you took it down from your site.

 

Viper let me know when you are ready. I'll see what I can do!!

 

hey valuetl can you get good prices on the us eclipse products... how much for the 7301....

 

Damn the 3-D looks hella tight on the navi. I wish Acura could come up with something like that.