Installed Alpine Halo9 on my 2006 Coupe Alpine ILX F309

[Snake3yez]

Hi all - New 3rd gen owner here.

1. If anyone knows who owned this car before me, I would love to know more about the build from DC Performance. 2006 Viper with the pro-charger, exhaust, moton club sport suspension, came from Chicago
2. I wanted to replace the basic Alpine HU my car came with and my local audio guys recommended this newish Alpine Halo9. It is a 9" screen that supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

Pros:
-9" Capacitive touch - very responsive and similar to any iPad or Android tablet
-I was able to add a reverse camera. Supports many more with the addition of a module
-I didn't want to cut the dash to make room for a double-din. This unit fits in the 1-din space and can be adjusted in many ways. The A/C controls are still easily accessible
-Phone and hands-free work very well, its really nice to have CarPlay read me texts and also reply back. I had this option before with my previous unit, but seems to work a little better here

Cons:
-It is close to the shifter, so you can hit it if you are not careful. Not a big deal if you are mindful of it being there.
-Resolution is not the greatest, but I'm not planing on watching any video


Freshly washed
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Final install (sorry for the reflection, sun was super bright)
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Side shot to show the space between the shifter and screen
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Reverse camera being dialed in
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