mcorton

yes totally - I like the fact that both of these are pretty understated and should hopefully not be thieving chav-magnets are you sure about the bluetooth on the Alpine? I was looking here http://www.alpine-electronics.co.uk/pro ... 203ri.html where it says the unit is 'bluetooth ready' and then links to the parrot KCE-400BT device... really need to find out about cabling on the import models before launching into this though!

hi all - just a quick mini-hijack here I'm about to upgrade my Bose HU and am currently trying to choose between the Panasonic and the Alpine units mentioned above... that dilemma I can deal with myself so far the directions supplied seem great for sourcing the necessary cables and fascia adapters etc but I'm not sure if the car's country of origin makes a difference my 350z is a Japan import - do I need to buy any additional loom adapters to do this, or just the same parts that have been listed here? cheers EDIT: also I don't see any mention of the Alpine having bluetooth included - so no handsfree unless you buy a separate Parrot BT interface... is that right?