Questions about Alpine, MINI and NAV?

[Kurtster]

QUESTIONS:

Okay I am about to take the final plunge on my sound system and replace the head unit. I've pretty much zeroed in on the Alpine 9855 for a couple of reasons. Namely, It is the same manufacturer of the OEM unit, the lights will be sure to match, I get Satellite and iPod connectivity (2 AUX inputs!), and stellar sound specifications. However, I have some concerns.

1.) Does Alpine make any head unit with Bluetooth for cell phone capability?

2.) If I buy an Alpine 9855 can someone please tell me EVERYTHING I will need to retain my NAV voice and MFSW controls with this head unit? The guys at BestBuy don't seem to know that it has hard-wire support for OEM steering wheel control, and I'm pretty certain they won't know how (or be able) to keep my NAV voice intact. Will I need to buy some goodies from MikeTheMINI in advance of having this installed? The BestBuy installers said if I buy additional hardware to make stuff work with the Alpine, they'll install it free of charge.

3.) Will the unit listed on the URL below work to display head unit data on the NAV screen? It appears to say it works with factory OEM NAV screens:

http://iweb.alpine-usa.com/pls/admn/...in=10&p_more=y

Thanks in advance,
Kurtster

[hugh1]

http://www.carsound.com/cgi-bin/UBB_...2;t=004327;p=0

Re: potential problems with 9851,53,55 from previous MINI2 post...to research further on MINI2, goto search alpine recall

hs

[Kurtster]

Quote: Originally Posted by hugh1

http://www.carsound.com/cgi-bin/UBB_...2;t=004327;p=0

Re: potential problems with 9851,53,55 from previous MINI2 post...to research further on MINI2, goto search alpine recall

hs

Thanks for that quick reply! I had heard about the recall but I'm waiting for BestBuy to get post-recall units back in stock before I buy. I think it's a great unit but I'm praying someone on here knows all the stupid little bits & bobs I'll need to get all the features I'm hoping to get from this.

[hugh1]

goto www.motoringfile.com and check out the July 20 thread on the 9855

Hugh