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Old 09-24-2016, 04:27 AM   #28
DaveB.inVa
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I may be a little odd, but I took what some may consider a step backward.

I wasn't satisfied with the 2016 head unit at all and didn't really like the idea of a touchscreen without steering wheel controls. I have other touchscreen units in my 2007 Ram and 2015 Tacoma, but I have steering wheel controls with them so I could advance through presets, change mode, etc without paying much attention to the screen.

Instead of a touchscreen unit, I opted for a double din Pioneer FH-X830BHS. It has all buttons and knob so I can operate by feel.

Since I have a 2016, I had to buy the 2015 Series Blue dash pieces to get everything to look right. I also had to splice for the amp trigger. The BRZ is small so loss of the backup camera wasn't an issue.

When I bought the head unit, a SiriusXM kit came free with it so I installed it and connected through the factory antenna. I don't subscribe but it was free and the XM free weeks are pretty neat.

Overall, I'm very satisifed with the unit, it sounds great and does what I want.
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