Headunit with Orange buttons and display

[b4gga83]

I don't whether anybody on the zone will remember, but Pioneer made this headunit back in the early 90's which had orange buttons and display.

I am looking for a similar headunit, but can't seem to find one. Can anybody point me in the right direction

Features and functions aren't really that important as I will not be changing the speakers and so forth, as long as it is a CD player, it'll be fine MP3 would be a bonus!

Thanks in advance

[iDreamBeemer]

Alpine do one with orange buttons in black....

[iDreamBeemer]

an example....

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product ... -22514.htm

[E30GAV]

hi mate . . .ye i fink pioneer did make a unit with orange illumination. quite hard to find now.

emm a unit i got in mind is Alpine: CDE-9870RM - CD/MP3 Tuner

not top of the range but its average. does all ur normal radio, normal CDs and on top of that it plays back MP3s!

ive had many alpine systems and not once they have let me down.

but ye do sum research on that model. . . it has ORANGE illumination!!

[Steve-E30]

I don't whether anybody on the zone will remember, but Pioneer made this headunit back in the early 90's which had orange buttons and display.

I am looking for a similar headunit, but can't seem to find one. Can anybody point me in the right direction

Features and functions aren't really that important as I will not be changing the speakers and so forth, as long as it is a CD player, it'll be fine MP3 would be a bonus!

Thanks in advance

Think i remember these head units , Didnt some of them pull out the cage instead of a face off

[iDreamBeemer]

or this one...

http://www.clarion.com/gb/en/products/2 ... 78727.html

[iDreamBeemer]

can you tell I have time to kill at work?

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/products/25 ... index.html

[schuey]

I had one of those,sold it to a zoner after a period look! I now have an equally period sony head unit and changer from the early 90's that lights orange or green ish!

[b4gga83]

Thanks for all the replies! The DEH-P5900MP looks like the one to go for.

[nottingham_fox]

my pioneer had orange buttons, face and dials, can do other colours too but it stays on orange to match clock lights tbh

it says on it, MOSFET 50Wx4 across top and DEH-PG700MP its a cd/mp3/wma/radio

[DaveD]

my jvc has usb and the face can be tune to whatever colour is required

[mrLEE30]

my jvc has usb and the face can be tune to whatever colour is required

mine too (also JVC)... and i can load a picture of my E30 on the display, and even play a short movie on start up of my car drifting

[DaveD]

we must have the same one..though i have never done the above...a step too far for my grasp of the instructions

[Moz]

http://www.analogstereo.com/images/deck/cd700_main.jpg

Nakamichi CD-700 II.

Ooooooh.

Moz

[Nemo]

I've got a Pioneer head unit that lights up orange or green but it plays cassettes so I've got the 6 disc changer with it too ...... oh and a remote control that attaches to the steering wheel. Bought it off a mate at work for £85. I don't know the name of it though, I'll have a look tonight and let you know

[bloom_meister]

BMW Business CD radio
can find them on ebay (rarely a new one). i got mine for about £120 brand new, its a perfect match both on the finish of the unit and the nice orange glow, plus its got BMW stamped on it if that matters to you (Blaupunkt part though)

Tim

[guizai]

My Panasonic units orange is bang on. Does MP3's has an AUXin for Ipod, has not let me down at all.

Here it is displaying red, but the orange is a real good match.

[Cotty]

I have a Becker Mexico Pro, I like the retro styling and goes well with the E30 dash

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /4456.html

[toby]

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /7439.html

I like the look of this one. Very cheap though and no RCA outputs unfortunately.

[toby]

The Becker really looks the best though, imho.

[Cotty]

Its a quality bit of kit, I love it

[amble-gamble]

Try this it is made by Seimens it looks good in any E30 or E36, it even works with the dashboard lights £30 fleabay, and you can also by a dedicated adaptor for an ipod £40 fully controlled through the headunit

http://www.vdodayton.com/default2_and_f ... d_413.aspx

[toby]

Looks good that amble... they do lots of other models too with usb etc... wonder what sound quality is like... I had not heard of that make before

I am most tempted by this one for price and design and usb capabilities http://www.justkenwood.co.uk/stock01/kdcw7537u.asp

[toby]

Alpine CDE 9881R

[Moz]

Nakamichi RD-701 with a MF-51 CD Changer (Even the changer has amber illumination)





Above pictures for reference, the CD 700 below has identical illumination.



Moz

[toby]

That Nakamichi is handsome! It suits the styling of the E30 better than the Alpine, although it's illumination colour doesn't look like such a perfect match.

Why don't they make more like that Nakamichi! Separate bass and treble knobs, clear white lettering and understated looks are all great features. What I don't like about the Alpine is lights up and flashes like a f'ing spaceship.

Moz, you are still using tapes ? What's your excuse ?

[Moz]

Im old, thats my excuse. I still record some of my old stuff on Metal cassettes. Theres a Nak changer in the boot though, 5 Discs. Will post the entire simple install pics. I guess people like the flashing and dancing headunits nowadays. Old school kool all the way.

Moz

[toby]

I thought that's what you'd say. I'm old too, hence my reservations about my stereo's styling. I was looking for something like the Nakamatchi unitl I got diverted by the iPod thing I got for Xmas.

[Moz]

Im too old for iPods (i just dislike apple really) but I prefer to match the interior. I could not afford the CD-700 as it usually sells for a round £1000. They are top quality units, no internal amps, have to be amped and even an AUX in for iPod etc. The Kenwood you mentioned earlier, I had one of those, very nice models and more Slopes and EQ Curves than an active crossover. But it died after a year, laser assembly failure, I didnt bother repairing it as it was connected to my MP3 CD Changer. A few Kenwoods I have had have died unfortunately. Nak break too and are stupidly expensive to repair.

The alpine orange is a better match than Naks, more orange and less yellow.

Moz

[gIzzE]

I had a Nak CD500 in my car recently and the display is yellow rather than amber, BMW is around 630nm and closer to red than yellow.



That Nak didn't look right at all, in fact I thought it really clashed and the red/blue display looked better.



Haven't got a pic of the amber/amber combo, but this shows ho yellow it is...



The red is actually a closer match.


The BMW branded version of the Becker is obviously a perfect match, plus it is a great sat nav system too....






But I wanted to go for all out sound quality and bought an Alpine 9887 in the end, pretty good match with the red buttons and amber quad keys, just the stupid biolite display in white ruined the look, but I put some amber acetate sheet behind the glass and in front of the lcd and it matched a treat....





The new Pioneer 500UB is meant to be a dark amber, almost red so I would think that will match nicely....



You can change the lcd display to amber too, for £100 I think this will go in my E30.

[B7]

A lot of 80's and 90's pioneers had orange illumination. A lot were "dual" which meant you could switch between the two.

If you go for a period pioneer, make sure it's a "P" series. I've got the KEH-P3730R in mine and I think it looks very period AND, being a "P" series, it takes the converter to iPod enable it. This gives you the fly lead in the glove box to connect your iPod and enables you to control it from the head unit.

Heres the spec
http://www.service.pioneer-eur.com/pees ... P3730R.pdf

And heres what it looks like. I still want to change the Alpine spectrum analyser buttons to amber but here goes

[gIzzE]

Went and had a look at the new Pioneer 5000UB today, the dark amber is a spot on match, seems like an excellent unit for just over a ton.

[Dr Firefly]

Think the Blaupunkt BMW business CD player from the E36 is the best option - it's what I've got in mine. No photos of it installed, but this is an identical one on German Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-BUSINESS-CD-NEU- ... dZViewItem

[lloydp]

gIzzE, is that in an E36? If not, how'd you get the climate control stuff into an E30?

Can't really add much about head-unit illumination myself

[secondtimelucky]

lloydp: just noticed your in WSM, wherabouts are ya? and what do ya drive? (sorry for the temporary hi-jack )