New Head Unit

[Jerrydog]

Can I get some recomendations on a new head unit for my 2005 sport? CD's and iphone compatable are my only requirements but I'm open to more options, like a back up camera DVD etc....

 

[sonerick]

Well, if you are on a budget I would recommend going with a Scion head unit (made by Pioneer) w/ ipod cable. They work with the factory steering wheel controls and wiring harnesses and require no dash kit for a very clean install. I bought one used with the ipod cable for $90 from another member on this forum. Installed it in my '05 Sport in about 20 minutes.

The only drawback is that I had to get a small adapter to allow the unit to charge my iphone. I tucked the adapter under the center console though and ran a dock extender cable up and out, so you could never tell that it's there. Works well, sounds waay better than stock, and was a breeze to install.

A friend of mine has a touch-screen pioneer nav unit in his Tundra (AVIC X920BT I believe). It works well with the iphone and has bluetooth, satellite radio, and dvd-playback capabilities. Very nice unit. If I had the $$ I would have gone with this for sure.

 

[rockwall]

I'm really happy with my Alpine unit. Even though I had the factory JBL 10 speaker system, I needed to add an amp and subwoofer to make it sound good. I have about $1,000 into it. I have never regreted it and it sounds great.

 

[galactic_04]

had this been available when I got my Clarion I would have gone with this receiver:
Pioneer FH-P8000BT
Pioneer FH-P8000BT CD receiver at Crutchfield.com

whatever you do, get something with bluetooth, you'll love it.

 

[Glock_19]

Well, if you are on a budget I would recommend going with a Scion head unit (made by Pioneer) w/ ipod cable. They work with the factory steering wheel controls and wiring harnesses and require no dash kit for a very clean install. I bought one used with the ipod cable for $90 from another member on this forum. Installed it in my '05 Sport in about 20 minutes.

+1 I haven't done this yet but it's the route I'm going to go. It's pretty cheap and painless. Only reason I might consider something else is to get nav, but I have a Garmin and an Android phone so I'm not sure if I want to drop the extra bones just to get integrated nav.