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Why did they put the heater/ac vents right above the stereo. Like civic owners never change them out with aftermarket ones. So now in the winter my JVC KD-S890 overheats, along with any cool days out when the heat is on.
Now, im replacing it with a Clarion VRX745VD in a few weeks ( DVD). Even though this HU won't overheat and start to skip like the JVC i still dont like the way its set up. All i want to know is if it ever crossed their minds that amplifiers + more heat = bad.

 
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where else are they going to put the vents?

 
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they definatley could have given it more room. i just wanted to bitch about it one last time before i get my dvd player in soon, but still, that is pretty dumb putting a plastic tube that carries heat 1/2 the time right over the stereo witch makes heat 9/10 of the time, knowing the stereo can only take so much heat before the hardware messes up.

 
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You must have a bad deck or something. I had a low end kenwood for almost a year and then a highend pioneer now with no probs. I could have the head on all day and nothing would happen.

 
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its a MP3 player that costs $150. You really thinks it won't overheat after 2 hours of straight play with the heat on?

 
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If you're really worried, just tape off the vents inside with duct tape. Problem solved

 
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I think metra makes a kit that has the pocket on top and lets you mount the radio on the bottom. You may want to get one of those.

I've never had a problem with overheating on my radio but mine only barely is in front of the vents when its open.

 
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good point. im putting insulation on them when i install my new H.U. just in case.

 
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I would blame your crappy radio manufacturer. I never have a problem.

 
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i already know JVC's cheaper MP3 players are crap, but it was a gift so i couldnt complain. had it since dec. 25th but now its time to go dvd. i know its the cheapest dvd player that im looking at but no hide away box so i dont care if it doesnt have a million useless features.

 
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I did not mean to call it crap. I just meant that I would be blaming the manufacturer of the player cause they should be able to withstand the heat and cold was all.

 
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no, its crap. it works well for an hour, but after that its crap. worth the little $$$ you pay for it, but there are a million better head units out there.

 
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lol. Wait until you get a DVD player. Now my passenger vent blows on the back of the TV all day.

 
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I took my Kenwood out after about 1/2 an hour of play with it being hot out with my A/C off and I would say it was warm to the touch that that was about it. I have had it going for over 2 hours with no problems. My CD player is not on the deck though I have a 10 disk changer since my HU does mini disk. I have never used the mini disk yet though. Got the HU used at a good deal.

 
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lol..........same here. My Eclipse stays nice and cool

 
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I will say that my DVD player overheats in the summer in AZ. I have the Alpine IVA-D900.

 
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Umm, flip flop the hu and the pocket. If you're really concerned about it, being as you're going a/v, you could always do a screen like dereks. Or, you could go with the new kenwood unit thats double din, and it doesn't motorize out of the dash.