I did not paint the trim piece, but others have. In person, it looks close enough that I did not feel the need to paint it.

It comes with a iPod adapter cable. I ran the cable under the center console, and into the console compartment. I have a 120GB iPod classic connected to it. It works great, and I love it. Ohhh, and yes, it is running to the stock amps.

I went with the marine version just because of the color. The non marine version is black.

The trim piece is a seperate piece, and the faceplate is detachable.