Kenwood KMR-D558BT v. Sony MEX-M70BT
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Just finished the install last night: BT2180, Kenwood KMR-D558Bt, Focals, and BT's multi-brand module. Went w/ K-wood because I like the look, it has good blutooth performance, is very Pandora compatible, and it's marine. Sounds fantastic, but I probably will switch to BT 7.1s.
Some lessons to share. (1) On K-wood, BT only plays through front spkrs. Maybe Sony, too, so be sure you plug the RCA cables into front spkr output on the Sony. (2) Place the BT faceplate adaptor in the fairing against the hole for the HU, then "slide" in the HU, fit the faceplate to the HU, then fit the front to the HU. (3) Solder all the connections. It's pretty easy and the connections are much more stable and weather-proof.
Finally, if you set your heavy BT amp on the radio before revealing the double-sided tape it may slide off and chip your newly custom painted fender -- even with three layers of thick terry cloth "protecting" the fender. As my wife said, better to scratch it in the garage than on the road ... .
Very glad to be done with the HK HU. Good luck. You'll be thrilled with the upgrade.
Some lessons to share. (1) On K-wood, BT only plays through front spkrs. Maybe Sony, too, so be sure you plug the RCA cables into front spkr output on the Sony. (2) Place the BT faceplate adaptor in the fairing against the hole for the HU, then "slide" in the HU, fit the faceplate to the HU, then fit the front to the HU. (3) Solder all the connections. It's pretty easy and the connections are much more stable and weather-proof.
Finally, if you set your heavy BT amp on the radio before revealing the double-sided tape it may slide off and chip your newly custom painted fender -- even with three layers of thick terry cloth "protecting" the fender. As my wife said, better to scratch it in the garage than on the road ... .
Very glad to be done with the HK HU. Good luck. You'll be thrilled with the upgrade.
Last edited by jefla; 03-26-2014 at 06:47 PM.
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Finally, if you set your heavy BT amp on the radio before revealing the double-sided tape it may slide off and chip your newly custom painted fender -- even with three layers of thick terry cloth "protecting" the fender. As my wife said, better to scratch it in the garage than on the road ... .
noooooo.. you didn't! lol
congrats on your install.
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Unfortunately this was noticed as it was getting installed at my local shop on Friday. BT was able to find one good one left in their shop, and overnighted it directly to the shop, but it won't get installed until they open tomorrow. Sat throught this beautiful weekend with no ride.....
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