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If your car uses a DIN mount for the radio, it's generally easy to find a compatible aftermarket head unit. You'll likely have to get a wiring harness adapter,
by mauvehaus 2y ago
If your car uses a DIN mount for the radio, it's generally easy to find a compatible aftermarket head unit. You'll likely have to get a wiring harness adapter, and doing a tidy job mating the two halves of that requires a bit of extremely basic soldering and the foresight to purchase some shrink tubing.
The only downside to going this route is that most aftermarket head units look like they were designed by 17 year old young men to impress their peers.
AIUI, If you don't have a DIN mount, it's usually possible to purchase an adapter to get the physical interface sorted. Aesthetically, it may be a crapshoot. The only cars I've done this on (because of a failing cd player) have had a DIN mount.
- nradov 2y agoVery few newer vehicles have DIN mounts anymore. The proprietary infotainment systems are deeply integrated into the vehicle and can't be replaced, at least not without losing a lot of functionality.
- mauvehaus 2y agoUgh. Right. Fair point. My car is from 2010. I dread the day I have to do any serious work on my wife's 2018. When you turn the headlights off, there's a perceptible delay while the computer thinks about it before actually turning them off.