Which one would you choose for the price?

[NewbieVet]

Been working with a company here in St. Pete (VIP Audio) to get a quote for an all-in-one double din for my Expy PLUS an alarm system. We've narrowed down to two options.

The Clarion NX501 all-in-1 (I guess they are selling it to me as the AVIC-X 7115BT which is the exact same as the NX501 except the "dealer model"), plus the CrimeStopper SP101 alarm system all fully installed out the door for $985.00

The Pioneer AVIC-x701BT all-in-1 plus the CrimeStopper SP101 alarm system all fully installed and out the door for $925.00

Here is a shot of the crimestopper alarm system

Which package would you choose taking into consideration quality and the all-in price? Cheers!

 

[walnuts4x4]

i like the pioneer... never had the greatest luck with clarion... thou they are still good...plus pioneer you save 60$... almost 75% tank of gas...lol

 

[NewbieVet]

Am I getting good pricing for both these packages fully installed?? Thats the question!

 

[JDMitchell]

I had a bad Clarion head unit once, so I vote for the Pioneer.

 

[Canadian Expy]

I've had good luck with my Clarion VX400

 

[NewbieVet]

feedback feedback feedback I gotta' make my decision today!

 

[tallsville]

Not sure about price. Have you looked online to see what the head units are going for?

 

[NewbieVet]

anywhere between 6 and 9 depending on where you look. The prices I quoted are for the all-in-one units, fully installed, plus the alarm system fully installed. I figure getting out of there under a grand has to be decent...

 

[panda24619]

the alarm is a basic alarm, it cost $50. shouldnt be more than $100 to install. so lets say $150 for the alarm.

clarion is about $615.

Pioneer is about $700.

installed for both should be about $100 or so. so thats about average for about either one!

but since the pioneer is usually more pricey, but its also an older system, still good though, i would go with that. most likely last a bit longer. have you played with both of them? that is what will be the final decision on them.

or just say screw it and get a mini cooper!

 

[walnuts4x4]

price doesn't seem to bad... i've never paid for a stereo install at all... DYI all the way...lol but I know nothing about alarms so thats gonna be installed by someone else along with a remote start... but enough with rambling....

I say the pioneer deal is the way to go... good unit and decent price...

have you called other shops and asked them to beat that deal?

 

[KWT2000]

price doesn't seem to bad... i've never paid for a stereo install at all... DYI all the way...lol but I know nothing about alarms so thats gonna be installed by someone else along with a remote start... but enough with rambling....

I say the pioneer deal is the way to go... good unit and decent price...

have you called other shops and asked them to beat that deal?

i agree with the pioneer....

i have 2 clarion units in the past and they never performed as well as the pioneer's i have had...

an alarm with remote start here is 450+ so that seems like a good deal...

 

[tsingson]

the screen on the pioneer looks very small. I personally like pioneer but their newer stuff hasnt been that great. i like the look of the clarion.

 

[FtLaudBlkGT]

Go full screen or go home...

 

[NewbieVet]

Alright change of plans. Found a store which will install the PioneerAvic X930BT plus the crimestopper basic alarm for $925.00 out the door. Don't think I can beat that and the X930BT is Pioneer's latest and greatest so...yay me!!

P.S - how long should it take them to install the alarm (crimestopper basic) and the Avic if done on different days? Cheers!

 

[walnuts4x4]

there ya go... nice find

 

[NewbieVet]

there ya go... nice find

cheers!!

EDIT

Now they're telling me if I want the WHOLE alarm system installed that it'll cost me an extra $75.00 lol - guess their quote was only to install the alarm portion...WHY THE F*** would I buy the system and have them install only one component? That's like quoting for an install of a washer / drier and then claiming that the install cost is only for drying...if I want to wash my clothes it's extra! WTF

 

[walnuts4x4]

lol.... but this package is a few bucks more but a lot better quality... IMO

 

[NewbieVet]

Agreed. Alarm system is now in (has a nice flashy little blue LED up front that tells everyone not to mess with my truck lol) and we're waiting on the HU from Pioneer which will go in next week!

 

[panda24619]

thats bs dude. sorry for their crap. as far as i know if you buy something and want it installed you want the WHOLE thing installed not just the beeper! what ever. at least that was good find.