Please help in choosing the best possible Nav-DVD unit for an '01 with factory nav. Fitment is very important to me. It's gotta look as "factory" as possible. If you have pictures, I would really appreciate looking at them.

 

Pioneer Avic-Z2 seems to be a good choice - it's what i almost went with before i traded in my 996TT X50 - HDD navi, and if you choose the move the a/c controls down like the 996TT's have with factory navi - it looks great!

 

Here is my eclipse unit. Only thing you need is to get someone to create a trim plate for it. Functionality of navi is IMO excellent + SQ is amazing.
I like the eclipse for the 4v preout signal + a few other SQ features it offers.
Most people use kenwood and Pioneer. If you do a search their are a couple detailed posts with kenwood navigations installed on 996's.

The one disadvantage of the eclipse would be the install. As you can see in my 2 pics the trim plate and headunit are not super flush. Later i redid it and got a perfect fit. Now i have an even better trim plate. Black vinyl wrapped around some very light wood like material. overall look is great.

 

I've been thinking about putting a Pioneer AVIC-F90BT in my 996, it's the least aftermarket looking IMO and it has an actual volume ****. I hate buttons.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...ash/AVIC-F90BT

 

Air Jordan that looks incredible.

 

txgold, thanks dude. it actually looks go much better now when everything is flush.

 

Has anyone used the trip plates that are on sale on ebay? They are made for the double din.

 

Any display can be mounted to look 'factory'.... I personally think the decision on a Nav must be made on human interface AND MAP DATA.

Most people here have one unit, and they like it. Impossible to get A versus B versus C opinions, based on experience. Spend some time researching on caraudio.com, other forums with folks in the business.

Personally I like Navteq maps, and was looking at the Alpine DVD based system- you will be able to get updated maps in the future. Other systems may not have regular updates and/or use lower quality map databases. NVE 872A, IVA W505.

I've not seen that installed here, btw.

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I am currently in the hunt for the same thing, though primarily for sound and iPod integration. I am looking at three pioneer units: avic-D3, avic-Z3, and avid-F900bt. You can pick up the D3's now for about $800. I have spent a fair amount of time on avic411.com learning about these devices. I am currently leaning toward the 900. All of these support DVD playback as well as rear cameras and bluetooth, though the bluetooth performance seems pretty lousy. I am currently considering pairing this with a Reus installation.

 

Sorry, it's not a 996, but you get the idea.

 

And if you think about adding an amp.

 

I have a Pioneer AVIC D2 with Sirius and camera currently installed. It's a good unit, sounds great but I dont like the functionality, just not very intuitive to me. I like the functionality / Intuitiveness of my Toyota/Lexus nav much better, which happens to be made by Fujitsu / Eclipse. I bought a newer Eclipse model off ebay recently, should be installed in a couple weeks.

I would shop arond and look for the functioanlity you like. I almost bought an earlier model eclipse but doing some research found it didnt have pre outs...that would have sucked. Find one you like and can navigate around easily- nothing like driving and catn figure out what youre trying to do....on a related note, many of the pioneer units have a performance screen that has options such has acceleration and lateral G's etc...

Hope this helps and good luck.