Customer Ratings & Reviews

Terrible deck for the money has no options and doesn't even have Bluetooth

Alpine is not as good as they used to be. Definitely needs to step up their game

There's a few things a person should know about this stereo before purchasing it. One, if you don't have an iPhone, you are basically buying a very expensive AM/FM radio. For those with an iPhone, though, this stereo offers the simplest utilization of CarPlay over any other option. You plug in your iPhone and CarPlay opens. No sub-menus to work through. It's just there. You also have an AUX option that works with video (if your car is in park) that you can add a DVD player, CD player, XM radio or HD radio to. Second, a number of other reviews have pointed out that there is no bluetooth. That's technically correct, but there is a chance of that changing in the near future. The reason why there is no bluetooth currently is because CarPlay has no wireless option. But with iOS 9 launching in the fall, that will be added, and the iLX-007 is prepared to take advantage of it, with a chip included within that is either wifi or wifi/bluetooth hybrid. Either way, Alpine is apparently prepared to release a firmware update and/or bluetooth dongle to make the iLX-007 wireless in the fall. Pioneer is telling customers that their stereos will not be wireless compatible, so that's a big plus for Alpine if it comes to pass. Overall, though, I enjoy my iLX-007 and don't regret purchasing it. It's very minimalist, has a 7" capacitive screen and a physical Siri button. I was also able to hook a backup camera to it and steering wheel controls work with it (with an adapter). If you're looking for the same things I was in a double din stereo (namely, CarPlay), this is the one to get. It's a great unit that may get even greater in the near future.

Waited for six months while I did some research on this device. I know no Bluetooth on this device is a game changer (negatively) for some, but I have not been a great fan of Bluetooth. And as I can charge my iPhone with it, I actually prefer this non Bluetooth version. Heard Bluetooth is coming. Used it for over a week and it is better than I'd hoped for. using Siri has been very useful. There is still some things "she" gets confused about, but overall makes "hands free" driving very possible. I would recommend steering wheel controls if possible, as that makes hands free more realistic. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase.

I didn't like this product. Thought it lacked features for how much it was

It was ok didn't like it as much as I thought I would

This Alpine is great bought it open box! Love the size of the screen it gave me a hard time at first connecting to my iPhone but once it did everything else was just simple to use if you have a ANDROID phone DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT OR DONT WAIST YOUR TIME TRYING TO BUY IT this unit is specially just for iPhone LOVE IT iPhone user you won't regret buying this

I replaced my Pioneer AppRadio 2 with the Alpine iLX-007. The AppRadio was the worst, full of bugs; new app releases were like rolling the dice. I was excited about CarPlay and I'm depending on Apple to handle software where Pioneer was inept. So the unit works great and is responsive. But there are two big problems: 1# Spotify doesn't work 3/4 of the time. I asked Alpine Tech Support #much more responsive and nicer than Pioneer's# if they had a procedure to bring back Spotify to life, they did not. They said that this is an Apple problem and they must fix it. 2) The CarPlay version of Apple Maps has two problems. First, you cannot use the touch screen to move or size the map like you do on the iPhone. Instead you have to bounce around with buttons for zooming and moving. Really stupid! Also traffic doesn't seem to work in CarPlay. Even on the iPhone, traffic is terrible and doesn't show as black, red, yellow or green like in all other map apps like Google Maps. Please Apple, its not that hard to know what people like! It would seem that the 34 Car Manufacturers listed on Apple's CarPlay site would expect stuff to be a lot better. Too bad Alpine gets beat up for Apple's ineptness. Things Alpine #non CarPlay) needs to improve: 1) No way to turn off the AM/FM Radio 2) The Graphic EQ screen can only be accessed from the iPhone's screen, not the Car Unit. Really?

We were looking specifically at Apple Car Play Radios. The Alpine was recommended by the installer at the Best Buy in Mesa on Signal Butte. My wife loves her new car stereo, absolutely no complaints, works as advertised. Also, the installer at this Best Buy is five star.

If you only have an iPhone and want to use carplay, this is a great system. However it does NOT have bluetooth or HD radio support. Unlike most other double din units which are 6 inches in depth this mechless unit specs in at only 3 inches deep which gives you a LOT of extra room to work with when installing. Overall great product and build quality, however a bit pricey for not much connectivity

I've had this for 90 days in my 4 dr wrangler, I'm 60% happy with it. The processor is very slow (Alpine went way cheap on this) it's laggy and a few of the apps don't work great, like Spotify, I find myself controlling the head unit with my phone more often than using the HU. When you turn it off the clock doesn't display, NO BLUETOOTH and it needs a mid range setting. It works fine for Apple maps. This is Alpines attempt at car play making an entry level HU lacking quality internal components but way over charging on price. If I had to do over I'd buy the Pioneer version.

make sure to get a lightning cable BEFORE you install this it does not come with one and is absolutely necessary to even begin to use it. It works really well and is easy to use.

Love the apps screen is very sensitive can't go wrong with this indash from alpine it's a great choice

Bear in mind I am writing this review after not having a black screen on my Iphone6+ all day and finally had to do a hard reboot to get it functional again. CarPlay has glitches and most of the icons on my phone dont work on the ilx-007. If you need to get one now, I recommend the Kenwood that also takes Bluetooth and Android phones. Carplay is still not where it needs to be. The touchscreen does work excellent though.

Great head unit if you are an iPhone user. The unit is set up only for CarPlay. That being said interfaces nicely with my 6s and works well. Only drawback for me is I would like a few more display options (color, backgrounds etc.)

I HAD GREAT HOPES FOR THIS UNIT UPON OPENING THE UNIT AND READING FURTHER ABOUT THE UNIT I DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT BLUETOOTH I RETURNED IT & EXCHANGED IT FOR A BLUETOOTH UNIT