So I've done it ladies and gentlemen! I went ahead and per the recommendations of MrMiata, Rudy, OlDoc and a few others; I installed a new headunit which sounds fantastic.

The unit in question is the :
Kenwood KDC-BT955HD

(in case someone wants a good replacement as well, get this one)


The hassle associated with finding a silver unit proved to be too much for me to want to deal with, so I pulled the trigger and went with a black one. It does have some silver accents here and there, but now that it's in the center console I really don't mind it being black. MrMiata pointed out that because of the black air vents/dials/dash the difference won't be that huge and he is right.



Wanted to thank everyone who helped me out with picking out the parts and harnesses needed to get it done right as well. Because you guys put in the effort to find the correct items, my installation went very smooth.



The quality of the unit is awesome to say the least, and I went ahead and speaker wired it in even though it has 4 volt preouts for the RCA connections too. This thing is very customizable, from lights to bluetooth and pandora profiles. It even has HD radio built in, with iHeartRadio being thrown in there for the hell of it.

Build quality is great, the buttons dont feel cheap, and plastic itself for the faceplate looks great. Overall, it was money well spent and I only paid $130 for it, down from 250. I'll get a picture of it in the console when it's sunny outside so you guys can see it and how it fits in there.