pioneer headunit faceplate question

**carabuser** · 04-05-2005, 10:43 PM

I have an older DEH-P740MP headunit. I want to do some mods to the faceplate but in fear of messing it up I want to get a replacement one just in case. Wondering if anyone has attemped changing faceplate to another version (say using a faceplate from a newer version of the same model or maybe even from another model) to see if it works. And if all that doesn't work, where could I order a replacement faceplate for it?

Thanks.

**Bobby Digital** · 04-05-2005, 11:01 PM

I may be mistaken but I thought faceplates were almost as expensive as the headunit itself, to reduce criminals stealing decks without faceplates and then just replacing the faceplate...

**linuxguy** · 04-05-2005, 11:02 PM

how good at electronics are you? i found my pioneer p3500 is interchangable with a slightly older model... but i checked the signals with an o-scope on the pins of the HU to see if they were the same signal on the same pin for both...they were very similar models though, i think my friends was a p3000...i prolly wouldnt recommend it...

**carabuser** · 04-06-2005, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by Bobby Digital

I may be mistaken but I thought faceplates were almost as expensive as the headunit itself, to reduce criminals stealing decks without faceplates and then just replacing the faceplate...

that was pretty much what I heard from other people and that actually makes sense. Not in this case of course...

Originally Posted by linuxguy

how good at electronics are you? i found my pioneer p3500 is interchangable with a slightly older model... but i checked the signals with an o-scope on the pins of the HU to see if they were the same signal on the same pin for both...they were very similar models though, i think my friends was a p3000...i prolly wouldnt recommend it...

actually sounds like a good idea. Although I never did anything like that, I have a friend who's pretty good with this stuff so I might try it out (with another model thou)

**koolaidkitten** · 04-06-2005, 06:10 AM

RFX-9300 HU, i accidently washed my faceplate, they said it would be about 100$ or so bucks to replace the face....thats when I got into the carputer hobby. ^^