Yeah, the ones that physically attach to the antenna lead and electrically cut off the signal from the antenna when you turn on the iPod (or whatever source you're using) are supposed to be decent, but as our fearless leader pointed out, making the physical attachment can be a pain. I guess I might consider one of those, but given the other issues with the current factory head unit (invisible display, totally unmarked buttons), I suspect I'll just go searching for a third-party replacement that has an AUX input. The problem is that most of them are black, and so end up looking really out of place in the Crossfire dash.

Say, does anyone know if the silver paint on the interior dash panels is the same as the exterior "highlights" (fake fender vents, windshield trim, etc)? If so, it would probably be possible to disassemble the faceplate of a third-party head unit and carefully paint some (most?) of it before putting it back together and installing it in the Crossfire. This would be especially true with one of the units where most of the faceplate is display, minimizing the area to be painted...

As for the iPod being great, yeah, I'm a Mac-head, and I've got an iPod at work that I use as an portable exernal hard drive. But I don't have any real use for a portable music player, except to save myself from having to cart CDs in and out of the car. Not to mention trying to find a place to store them in a car like the Crossfire. 8) I suppose if I commuted on a train like obiwan I might feel differently, but being in SoCal where everything is so spread out and I neither live nor work near a train station...

Cheers,

Greg