Hi, Im buying a crossfire this weekend and im fine with the system installed but I found out that it does not have an aux plug, no bluetooth nor an ipod player.

Whats the best bang for bucks to atleast get one of these options? Thank you.

 

Welcome to the forum. I am a few clicks away from you. There's a ton of info here including stereo upgrade with bluetooth etc. 'Search' above is your friend. Enjoy the new ride!

 

I like my kenwood KMR-D588bt
I have a thread with the title is kenwood KMR-D588bt.
With pics of mine

 

i personally added a radio adapter for an aux in , which works just fine ,though its a bit quieter, but it allowed me to keep the stock head unit ,which is more my style since i dont like aftermarket stereos. i put the aux port in the middle console and usb plug in there as well. then i added a Bluetooth dongle to the aux so now i connect it via Bluetooth which fixed my volume issue .

 

I replaced the factory radio with an Alpine and component speakers with Alpine Components and a Infinity Basslink Subwoofer. Sounds much better than factory system

 

Yes, I "upgraded" to the Kenwood KMR-D588bt, too. I looked around quite a bit and decided this unit not only matched the silver dash perfectly but included the green display of the CF dash (the unit has variable color display adjustment), the sound is terrific. Most of the Clarions I considered had red display or maybe it was blue, I can't recall. The Kenwood has everything right in the unit except for the mic that was wired (and installed) by Rudy Compart. I get that many would prefer to keep the original stock stereo to keep the CF pure, I respect that but as technology changes, you decide which way to go. If I sell the CF, I can include the stock stereo. I purchased the Kenwood through Crutchfield, paid about $50 more but the lifetime tech support has been great. I have called them 3 times with questions. Also, there is an antenna part (I think it is called a power booster?) that is needed for the install. Crutchfield did NOT have that spec (this is for the coupe model), so do extensive homework or call Rudy for the part description for your specific CF model/year. Good luck and enjoy the CF, fun to drive.

 

Once you get the Head Unit of your liking, the next step is to move the sound stage up to ear level.

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