Alpine - 9" - Android Auto/Apple CarPlay™ - Built-In Bluetooth - In-Dash Digital Media Receiver - Black

Holy cow. First off, I have an aftermarket stereo system on my Jeep Wrangler JKU and oh man, this brought power and quality that I never knew existed. Sounds like a freaking concert. I have also bought the Maestro parts necessary to link the cars computer to the Radio, that way I have all the gauges and information like RPM, MPG, Speed, all in real time. Thirdly, it comes with an HDMI input so I bought the alpine USB/HDMI accessory extension, a long with the Apple HDMI converter so I can screenplay anything on the radio from my IPhone. Fourthly, CarPlay is amazing, I have never touched my phone less in the car while driving, makes the music sound better as well. The design is perfect for making any older car look and feel amazingly new in the inside. There is a dim light on the very bottom making it obvious at night that the radio is floating in a futuristic style. I love it. The only thing I can say COULD BE BETTER, is the quality of the display. I believe it is a 480 but hopefully could be a 1080 in the future. Doesn’t bother me that much because the sound makes up for it by a million , and to me that’s why I bought this radio, for an all around good purchase for me, the driver.

Great unit fit and forum is spot on working awesomely in our RV

finally finished installing the radio on my tahoe 07 and its insane! To get the most of it you have to be willing to spend more money to get the full features. xm radio, maestro link, etc.. do your decent research before buying the radio otherwise you will not be able to appreciate its full potential. You can also watch your firestick on it (using your hotspot).

This unit is unusable with Carplay or Android Auto. Maps, be it WAZE, APPLE MAPS, or GOOGLE MAPS, all display washed out during DAY MODE. You can barely see the streets you are driving on, unless the streets are displayed with darker lines (see image), which is clear an issue with the color contrast on the unit that cannot be manually adjusted. Forget about calling Alpine's technical support, as I did multiple times, but my experience was horrible. They basically said "That is what you get". I wanted to swap my 8.4 UAQ UCONNECT on my 2016 RAM1500 so that I could have Carplay, but the tradeoff is way too much. Having said that, the unit clearly has tons of potential, but because you rely entirely on maps through CARPLAY, this unit is unusable. As such, I don't recommend anyone buying it.

Alpine hit a home run with this head unit for cars that didn't come with CarPlay or Android Auto from the factory. Installation was fairly straight forward, however, a word of caution regarding the "power plate" when doing the install you need to be careful as it seems like one could easily break the switch taking the plate on and off. I recommend putting a piece of electrical tape over the switch to hold the switch down as well as protect from when you put the plate on.

I was skeptical about installing this in a older car, but afterwards I am so glad that I did it. It sounds phenomenal and it’s easy to navigate.

Bestbuy techician took his time and care in installation - John @ BestBuy Parkmeadows (Lonetree, CO). I was skeptical that the alpine Halo 9 inch HU could be installed in my 2012 Mercedes GL. The results are remarkable! Looks and operate like an OEM infotainment system with Apple CarPlay. Free installation (parts extra) is a major plus. Other stores have quoted more than $500 as a custom installation.

I needed to upgrade my stock 2011 Golf, and this head unit modernized it in one swoop. It has every feature I can think of, and with the proper wiring and adapters, retained all my stock wheel controls, camera, and antennas. Go watch a few reviews or breakdowns on this unit on YouTube, I can’t even list all the features, to much to write. I also had a iLX-107 in my last car, and this thing blows it away.