please post pics when you have it done

 

Finished the electricals tonight. I love the Kenwood! Impressed so far. I also got the HDD based Garmin navi and the new Kenwood tv tuner.

The SWI-ALP to be totally honest, is kind of disappointing for $60. I can see where people complain about the "lag" in the SWI-ECL units. It's not that the SWI-ALP lags in sending the commands, it's just that it lags in recognizing the button presses. If you press too short/quickly, it won't respond. And if you hold a button (such as the volume) it will pause and then repeat too many times.

I'll reassemble my interior and take pics this weekend.

 

Some quick pics before I head out for the night....

Threw in some shots of the unit in action along with my custom-mounted amp and 4080 box.

 

Wow, looks awesome!

 

How's the picture quality compared to the Eclipse 6600 and Pioneer Z1? Also, does this one play dvd's while the car is in drive?

 

bump... This I would like to know as well.

 

great pics looks awsome, too bad bout the pac alp thats the one i want to go w/

 

No one around my area has a 6600 or Z1 on display for me to play with, so I can't really compare, but it looks good to me. Specs show 336960 pixels, slightly better than the 5435 and the same as the Z1/D1.

It does play DVDs/TV and will do all navi functions while in motion. Interestingly, the navi has no hookup for VSS.

 

Also wanted to add that for those who aren't interested in navigation, I think pricewise the 6019 is a great alternative to the Z1. If you *are* planning to get navigation, I think it's much more of a toss-up between the two. The Pioneer has a better UI, it's all integrated into one unit, and will support voice commands.

 

I also am looking into the Kenwood DDX6019. I do not want to loose control from my steering wheel but i also want to integrate my ipod using the iP500 from Kenwood. Can both the Swi-x or Swi-Alp work with the Kenwood adapter? would you be able to change ipod tracks through the steering wheel? i know there are other threads about this subject elsewhere but any help on this specific unit would be very appreciated!

 

Does the 6019 still have XM function?

 

The 6019 is compatible with the SWI-X or the SWI-ALP. I'm using the SWI-ALP with no problems. If the iPod adapter can change tracks like any other input, I don't see why the steering wheel control wouldn't function with it.

I don't think there is native support for XM on any Kenwood unit. You'll have to get a separate add-on module unless you get navigation. The KNA-G510 navigation unit supports XM music and NavTraffic natively and also data feeds like weather and stocks, all in one interface.