I have this head unit in mine, the amber display is spot on and looks great at night. I was going to change the speakers but after installing the 9881R it really showed what an utter pile o' ***** the existing OEM unit is!!
The stereo is much louder and can bass can be increased at higher levels without distortion. Needless to say, I'm not going to bother with the hassle of changing the speakers, I'm perfectly content. I mainly listen to stuff like Alexisonfire, At The Drive-In, Incubus, Capdown, Biffy Clyro, Deftones, Thrice.... so can't vouch for R&B, dance etc etc.
The only slight annoyance is even once it's set to Amber (2nd setting) its only amber when its switched on. So when the stereo is off the buttons are a clear green colour, not a killer problem but its a shame they weren't just clear.
The ipod connection works fine for me (30gb video) no issues with it at all... the navigation interface on the alpine is pretty cack though, say you select an artist beginning with "S".. when you go back to select artist it starts from "A" and takes agges to scroll through if you have lots of music. It's actually quicker to unplug it, find the track/album and plug it back in
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Sorry no decent pics of it installed or even at night but this is the nearest I can get, it doesn't look bad but it's clearly not oem. I paid about £130 ish iirc....
