cij911

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I installed an Alpine 9856 and Ipod this evening....Looks and SOUNDS AMAZING even with the stock speakers. The hardest / most time consuming part was finding a good grounding point (which for the record is to the right of the OBDII port). I ran the Ipod interface cable behind the dash (easy) and into the glove box. The Ipod sits (velcro'd to) in the glovebox very nicely.

I think this will last me a bit and then I will add good amp, nice components up front, maybe rears, and a small but nice sub.

Pictures to follow...

EvoIXPilot

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The Alpine kicks azz! I did the same thing you did with the 9857 +Ipod except, I grounded it with one of the 4 screws holding it inplace and I relocated the radio.

onesicklambo

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2 10mm bolts right behind the radio on a metal bar..always been a good ground. BTw, 9856 is good, full speed FTW.

Cj98

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yep thats where mines at

cij911

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So for all of you Alpine / Ipod users ....here is the question -- can you leave the Ipod overnight?? It appears to be still drawing power after the car is off, so I am concerned that this will over time kill my car battery...Thanks

EvoIXPilot

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Really? I been leaving it connected for the last month and I haven't see power draw. I better double check!

Eggy

Sweet!!!

I just bought that deck 2 days ago and it's going in in a few hours

Alpine FTMFW!

LayinLo

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Got the same setup (9856 + IPod) in Mrs. LayinLo's Camry. I put in about 2 weeks ago as an early Christmas present.

Cij911: I don't think you'll have any problems with power consumption. Even with a mini battery.

southcalihds

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Noize

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I just installed this deck tonight in my IX and I love it. I need to replace the shat-o-licious factory speakers now. The deck power from this thing is a lot stronger than I expected!

rane

Got the same here, loving it.

IXToes

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Can you use a Zune instead of an ipod for this deck?

spyderx

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you can use any mp3 player if the deck has Aux input port. it won't get charged and you'll have to controll it from the mp3 player.

shivaswrath

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it doesn't draw power after like 5 minutes, the ipod shuts down. . .at least it should. . .did u wire it wrong?!

Lowness

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Do I need an installation kit to install my Alpine 9857? or is it a direct swap?