I have, put in a double din navi radio... pretty straight forward with the correct wiring. I had to buy a factory navigation bezel to fit the radio though, I didn't feel like cutting mine to fit.
Then find your radio of choice. I have been really happy with the new pioneers. I have used many different radios. Feel free to ask me anything on this subject. I have just finished my project with alot of time and alot of money spent.
I'm going to be doing a single din with a 5 or 7 inch screen that comes out of it for dvd playing for my wife when we go somewhere long distance. Search on sonicelectronix.com they have great stuff and send you with a lot of the stuff you need to install the radio. I'm gonna be wiring mine for a amp from the back of the unit even though I don't have that yet.
If you live in a climate with cold winters, you will hate that fold out screen due to your grid heater. Screen will cycle multiple times. I had one. For about 3 days. Hated it. My 2cents is to find a matching din 2 bezel and purchase a non folding touchscreen. Like I said, I ripped out my fold out in 3 days and took it back.
I'll let you judge that. I'm in Wisconsin. I guess it depends on the longevity of the cold. A quick mild winter prolly won't harrass you like those of us who deal with cold fall through the beginning of spring
HAHA that is funny. But that did happen a few times this winter and many it was cold let my old gas pick up run all day because it runs on 15w40 and it don't like to start when that oil is thick from being cold.
I just replaced mine last week with a Pioneer AVH-X3600BHS (DVD/Bluetooth/SiriusXM ready-I did buy the satellite receiver for it)
DVD parking brake interlock easy enough to wire around, the logic in the new radios is trying to make it more difficult than just grounding the parking brake interlock wire for DVD to work while driving.
I rough cut the bezel for a temp install, waiting for factory nav bezel to come in. Very pleased so far, not sure why I waited so long.
Thanks. Radio $400 SiriusXM receiver $50 --included free 2 day shipping, factory antenna adapter, and double din install/trim kit, and free install support (they emailed me factory wire harness diagram with wire color details as well as the pioneer wire harness details so I could butt splice) and talked me through how to wire up some specific wires that dont go through factory harness (dimmer when the lights turn on, and ACC position wire)--through Crutchfield
awesome, thanks man. thats pretty much exactly what i am looking for in my truck. and it doesnt not look to bad with the bezel trimmed outdid you order a new bezel?
Ordered a new one and waiting to finish it up. The one in the pic is the one I cut so I could get it installed without waiting on the factory nav bezel.
I couldn't get an adapter to tie into mine. I bought what I thought I needed two years ago and its still sitting in box here. I was told from crutchfield I need to run a separate antenna. maybe its just the radio I have
I have 2 extra adapters if you need one. They are 24 inches long and go from the point behind the glove box where the factory antenna wire stops to behind the radio so it can plug into the SiriusXM add-on kit or just to the back of a radio with the sat tuner built in. I have one installed and it works like a champ.
Had the same problem with the fold out screen... Ran it for a week, took it back and bought a single din pioneer premier. Replaced front door speakers with alpine type r components mounted the tweets in the little A Frame plastic piece in the corner of the doors. Swapped the rear door speakers with standard alpine type R's, dyno matted both doors. Running 2 10" subs behind the rear seat. Amp for the subs is under drivers seat and amp for door speakers under passenger seat. Really came together nicely! Also this is a 06 mega cab... Shoot me a PM if you need any info or pix...
I have the stock infinity speakers in the doors, but added an 8" sub and an amp. I'm not a bass head, but I just wanted better sound quality. The head unit cleans up the door speakers and when I added the sub I could take the bass out of the doors.
Hey when you guys have wired up your amp which battery did you hook the power cables to and where you able to run the amp wires underneath the center console coming out of the back of the stereo?
Mine is connected to passenger side. Most of my wires come out under the dash along the passenger side of the hump under the carpet. I had my entire interior out when I did it though, so it was pretty easy in that sense.
sonic electronix sent me some kind of adapter for my antenna to go into this stereo unit I bought so I will see what happens once I get my truck back and then install the radio.
I saw on here a while back where someone installed an iPad in their dash and it looked great. They have apps for all the gauges and everything. I'm really wanting to do this but trying to find some more info.
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