So I want to go ahead and buy a new head unit but problem was that I kinda liked the shaker (lol it looked cool) anyway I found some reasonably priced touch screen head units on amazon and was wondering the following:

Will they fit (they are all double din I think)?

Average price for install (not looking for a solid number, just a reference)?

And can anyone steer me in the right direction for what to buy in terms of the unit itself? so far I am considering the following (but not limited to):

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HW6F7O

I don't really like this brand but: http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLDN70U-D...5152742&sr=8-3

This has a cheap price so I'm skeptical (But I don't mind jensen):http://www.amazon.com/Jensen-VM9214-...5152818&sr=1-4

I'm open to suggestions but I would like to stay in the price range of 300-400ish? I could go more if these turn out to be crappy units or something, but otherwise I would like that range. And bluetooth ready would be nice but not necessary.

Thanks everyone! Hope this is in the right section.

 

Oh btw, I know some of the links I provided were to some cheaper units but that was just the bargain hunter in me (lol). My range is still 300-400 just to clarify.

And as a side note, some of these units seem to fold back into the radio? And flip out when needed? I was wondering if there is a kit to allow those kinds of headunits to fit in my car?

 

Tiny bump? Any other info needed about the car or current audio system? It's a shaker 5 in case that matters...

 

Im with you on the shaker looking good... I went with the Clarios cx501. Looks similar to the Shaker and it's cheap. i got it for the USB port right on the front for Ipod or simple USB flash drive MP3 playing. Got good reviews. i have read a lot of bad reviews for the touch screens of all makes, so I stayed away.

 

between the factory shaker indash changer that is known to lock up, and jensen and pyle I would just stick with the factory deck. They are all going to break but you already own the factory deck. Neither of those two brands are known to be relaible so buying them online would NOT be recomended...

 

Okay, so the touch units are really that unreliable? If necessary I can go for a more expensive unit, but I have no idea what to look for and which brands would be reliable/good...

I will probably not buy online anyway because I want it installed by some place that knows audio and gives me a nice warranty and good customer service (so I'll be buying from some retail place that does install).

I doubt I will get the pyle since it seems shoddy and is suspiciously cheap but are the pioneer units also that bad? And I will probably omit jensen from the possibilities list as well, thanks for the heads up guys!

 

Also, how about these units?

http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-DDX318...5263259&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-DDX418...5263259&sr=8-4

Both are kenwood and I am told they are a pretty good brand.

 

stick with a kenwood or pioneer

 

im getting that pioneer unit by the end of the month off of many recommendations. I would say go with that one. the only down side is if you use android stuff its not as compatible as apple, but they did say android soon i believe.
kenwood is good too but i dint like that unit when i played with it (ddx418) the screen felt mush and didnt look the best. and for me it wasnt too intuitive and the blue tooth mic got bad reviews. the screen also felt mushy. the dealer prefers kenwood b/c of a +3db bass slope but ehhh.

I also like stock looking radios and nothing too radical but he pioneer is within acceptable range.

 

oh and ps i got a price of $475 installed on the pioneer. that is without the pac unit. i heard some people say you do need it, and others say you dont. but this one is without. pac unit itself is about another $120. and to tell you the truth i cant find what the pac really does.