Alpine Restyle X009-GM

[BlueAc]

My lazy ass finally uninstalled the head unit to dig into it more. I realized that the navigation antenna was installed on the plastic dash shelf just above the unit (never have Best Buy install your HU).... I moved the antenna to a spot under the front dash panel ( as specified in the install manual) and it worked flawlessly. Lesson here, take a shot at installing yourself first! I also installed a parking brake bypass and it's works awesome, if you own the x009-gm it's worth installing one!!


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Is yours connected to your truck for the tire pressure monitor and check engine light? I saw some reviews with people saying the Alpine unit took over their truck and caused problems. I'm unsure if I even want to use those features.

X009-gm looks nice , anybody knows how it stacks up against pioneer avic8200 HU. Hows the hard buttons on the x009, is it really hard or softpress w no click sound? I'm thinking of putting it in my truck if possible.

From what I can see it's a 2 year old radio. So comparing it to a brand new model would be apples to oranges. I just purchased the x009 myself but it had the features I needed. For me it does everything the 8200 does with the exception of CarPlay, and honestly I'm not a huge fan. But it's adds optic out which I'll need for my processor and it looks so much better in our trucks.


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[bottomline2000]

My lazy ass finally uninstalled the head unit to dig into it more. I realized that the navigation antenna was installed on the plastic dash shelf just above the unit (never have Best Buy install your HU).... I moved the antenna to a spot under the front dash panel ( as specified in the install manual) and it worked flawlessly. Lesson here, take a shot at installing yourself first! I also installed a parking brake bypass and it's works awesome, if you own the x009-gm it's worth installing one!!


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Don't feel bad, my first alarm install with Best Buy was so bad it had to be uninstalled. One of their trainers did 2nd install flawlessly. Truck was broken into and almost stolen and alarm had to be replaced again..3rd install done by another C student and he didn't connect my interior sirens, battery backup and overall pissed me off. Lost my tachometer and Took over a year to figure out 1st installer hacked into my tach signal at the pcm and his shoddy connection had come loose..they won't ever touch my truck again..

Sorry for the hijack as I was here for the headunit lol..i need to replace my head unit and will be doing it myself.

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[63Blackseries]

I bought mine about a year ago from a member here, the unit is still going strong, however the unit occasionally reboots it self and freezes but its no biggie it rarely happens so doesn't bug me much. It has all the features I need and also improved sound quality on stock speakers. for a 3k unit just wished it operated like a android/apple tablet... btw does anyone have the hvac option on their unit?? found these pics from alpine

 

[Wraith3100]

I'm thinking about getting this as well, just can't see spending 2500.00

 

[Ob1hybrid]

I'm thinking about getting this as well, just can't see spending 2500.00

Especially for hard press buttons. I don't have it , I like it from what I c on YouTube but on those videos I've notice when the side buttons are pressed , they make a click sound. Now for $2500, soft touch buttons it should of been.

I could be wrong. But for it to be 2 years old. $2500 is a stretch. And in my personal opinion , Alpine is inferior to Pioneer. Only if pioneer made restyle kits.

 

[Wraith3100]

If pioneer made a set up
Like alpine had I wouldn't hesitate to get one.

 

[63Blackseries]

For 2.5k you could probably have a custom made In dash pc/tablet retrofitted.

 

[yates ™]

If it makes you guys feel better I paid like $2500 for a flip out screen without even a CD player back in the day, lol.

 

[Ob1hybrid]

If it makes you guys feel better I paid like $2500 for a flip out screen without even a CD player back in the day, lol.

I fell asleep and woke up thinking about why the screen flipped out if no CD/DVD slot existed. Then it hit me..you was joking. You was joking right? Lol

 

[Ob1hybrid]

If pioneer made a set up
Like alpine had I wouldn't hesitate to get one.

If pioneer made this it wouldn't cost $2500. Probably $1800 thats including tax, installation fee, shipping fee, customer support fee return fee recycling fee and donation to whatever charity. And you might get a rebate lol.

Alpine is great but these restyle kits are wayyy overpriced and outdated. Guess they say if the dealer could mark up the price on factory parts why can't they. ,Pioneer is like , were doing our own thing. Hence the name ...Pioneer.