Date:         Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:13:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Another Good Experience With Crutchfield
Comments: To: Wetwesties <Wetwesties@yahoogroups.com>
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I just had another good experience buying auto electronics from Crutchfield
http://www.crutchfield.com/ .  I needed to change head units to be able to
use the Aux input, fed by an MP3 player, I got tired of hauling around a
bunch of CDs.  I was first able to get the Aux adapter for my five year old
Pioneer unit and that worked initially but quit after a couple of uses.  I
called tech support at Crutchfield and after going through setting changes
agreed that for some reason that part of the head unit had failed.   So I
asked about a replacement.  As has been for some time the Crutchfield
website will tell you that they have no units that will fit into a Vanagon
dash.  Any DIN (2" high) unit should fit but the problem is depth.  But the
advisor on the phone assured me that a specific Pioneer unit I was looking
at (and on sale for about $70 including shipping) should fit if the old
Pioneer unit fit.  So I ordered.  And when it arrived it included the full
wiring diagrams and instructions for a complete install.  Also included was
the (unneeded in my case) wiring adapter for the original VW wiring.  The
new unit uses the same plug and wiring scheme as the old so it took me less
than 15 minutes to swap the new unit into the dash of my '90 Westy, 'Plug 'n
Play' type install.  And it works great now.
The usual disclaimers, I don't work for Crutchfield, have no stock in the
firm, get no kickbackd, etc.  Just another happy camper after dealing with
them.