Thread: Where to find Reliable Cheap dbl din

Well i broke my factory monsoon 6 disc so now i need to get a new unit and im looking for a nice dbl din hu pref with aux. I also need to get the wiring harness for an 04 with monsoon. It is at my local bestbuy but is 110$ so i was wondering if you guys knew of a cheaper solution with being able to keep my steering wheel controls and my hud stations/cd view.

You could just by another 6 disk monsoon for the time being. The harness I got mine on eBay for pretty cheap some years ago.

What I've learned over the years is cheap HU aren't worse the hassle. I would get a name brand one. I bought a Jensen some years ago actually paid more then what I got one of my Pioneers for because it looked cooler. Well sold it after 4 days couldn't stand the lag it had with the iPod. Bought a pioneer kept that one for a few years then sold it to buy a newer model just cause.

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

You could just by another 6 disk monsoon for the time being. The harness I got mine on eBay for pretty cheap some years ago.

What I've learned over the years is cheap HU aren't worse the hassle. I would get a name brand one. I bought a Jensen some years ago actually paid more then what I got one of my Pioneers for because it looked cooler. Well sold it after 4 days couldn't stand the lag it had with the iPod. Bought a pioneer kept that one for a few years then sold it to buy a newer model just cause.

ya im looking at pioneers, im looking to spend like 250-300 for the hu and the harness

Originally Posted by mofford12

as far as double din goes.. ive never bought new.. NEVER.. just cant bring my self to pay 300+ for something i can get for 150.. im a craigs junkie

i thought about this but i dont trust people on cl and you never know what could be wrong with a hu.

Originally Posted by mofford12

i think we already figured out we got the same pioneer right?

Sure do but mines is better because well it is and I've had it longer

Or in the meantime post a wtb for a monsoon 6 disk if money is tight He'll think I still have mine in the closet somewhere.

i actually dont mind the 6 disc monsoon. What happened was i was in the middle of installing a sub and amp and had a single din i was going to use. I tried getting a cheap wireing harness to see if i could get it to work without steering wheel chimes ect but came to find out the single din was bad but somehow in the middle of this my 6 disc got screwed up and got a stuck disc so i ended up opening it up and taking the discs out but it was still offtrack even though i hadnt dropped or bumped it in anyway. I think that the sensors got messed up somehow or something from d/c it while it was changing a disc, idk. But anyway i ended up getting a line out converter and hooking up the subs that way through the wiring harness but what good is subs with no cds. So i decided ide open the hu up and try to fix it and i totalled it lol.

Typical case of a good idea gone bad lol.

the factory 6 disc monsoons arnt that cheap, i looked on ebay and ide rather just buy a dbl din with so if anyone has any idea where to get a decent one for like 150-200$ and a 04 monsoon wiring harness for like 50-80 lmk

Originally Posted by mofford12

eveybody has had one of those moments

Some more then other lol. Modding this car I've had quite a few.

Originally Posted by Coleslaw

the factory 6 disc monsoons arnt that cheap, i looked on ebay and ide rather just buy a dbl din with so if anyone has any idea where to get a decent one for like 150-200$ and a 04 monsoon wiring harness for like 50-80 lmk

How much are they running on eBay for ?

If this was 2 years ago I sold my old pioneer for like $200 to a buddy I worked with. Way underpriced.

Originally Posted by mofford12

are you in the boston area?

yes sir im located in central ma

Originally Posted by mofford12

does it matter for a used one cause ive found a few on craigs in your area worth checking out

toss me some links?

Verify it works too..I usually stay away from stereo stuff on Craigslist cause 9/10 times you have no way of testing it and can only off of someone's word.