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06-25-2019, 07:46 PM | #15 | |
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Take a trip to your local car audio shop and ask. They can help you price out great head unit with all the bells and whistles you can ask for. And still cheaper than anything oem and with room to upgrade.
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everyone wants to only change the radio, but keep the entire rest of the system as it came. me? i gutted everything.
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Same. I don’t think the stock unit looks better than the aftermarket one, so I got rid of mine as soon as I could. |
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Aside from that, you are pretty far off base on most everything else. The adapter plate that I used makes it look as clean if not cleaner than the factory head unit. The aftermarket mic that came with my Pioneer radio is crystal clear... it actually sounds better than the factory head unit/mic. I’m still using the factory speakers but the audio quality is MUCH better than it was with the factory head unit... by a long shot. As another person stated, the added functionality of having Android Auto/CarPlay is worth the swap alone. All of the other features and greatly improved audio quality just make it all the better. I just don’t see the point in swapping one garbage factory head unit for another, but to each their own. |
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Not sure that's true. I swapped out my original '13 radio for the touchscreen '14 with NAV/GPS for well under $500 and 15 minutes of work. The radios are easy enough to find, with all the swaps going on.
I'm actually considering it again because it would be only marginally more expensive than getting a map upgrade. I stuck with OEM mainly because I didn't want the extra trim piece as I haven't seen one that looks good in the car. I'm really surprised someone hasn't made a full piece of trim to replace the existing one for a double din swap. That said I have no issue with aftermarket headunits, every other car in our family has an aftermarket unit in it that I installed.
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Yeah install won't look as great, but still pretty much plug and play if you pay for the extra plug and play wireing kit. Yeah it would take an hour to install, but at the end of the day would you work a little extra to have way more features. Like I said before just take a looky see at your local car audio shop, ask what's new. I would say Best Buy, but good luck trying to find a knowledgeable person there. Online is great, but it's a nightmare if you don't know what to look for.
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The guys at my local Best Buys are actually pretty good. I had them do my installs and I don't have any problems. |
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