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<blockquote data-quote="greynolds" data-source="post: 4929047" data-attributes="member: 593834">I dropped the car off at the shop last evening and picked it up a little while ago.&nbsp; I&#039;m a lot happier now and they still have a few minor things to finish.1) They connected the power for the antenna.&nbsp; The reception is not as good as the factory radio had been, but I think I can live with it.&nbsp; I&#039;ll know better after a few commutes and longer trips.&nbsp; But at least it&#039;s getting more than 2 stations on the auto scan now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.2) They cleaned up the damage to the dashboard.&nbsp; I think it looks fine now.3) They beefed up support for the cargo floor.&nbsp; They also screwed it down.&nbsp; There are still one or 2 spots that really ought to have more support and they said they&#039;ll address that when I come back next week.&nbsp; Depending on just what they do, I may end up doing some more myself, but I&#039;m pretty happy with it now.4) They&#039;re rebuilding the cover that goes over the subwoofer.&nbsp; They&#039;ve ordered a steel grate of some sort that they will route a slot for in the existing cover.&nbsp; The expectation is that this will be something that can hold reasonably substantial weight.&nbsp; They expect to have this ready for pickup mid next week and will address the final floor support issue then.5) They attached the cosmetic panel on the front of the cargo floor so it won&#039;t shift position.6) They extended the non-iPod USB port into the glove box so I can use USB devices.&nbsp; I found that my 120GB Western Digital Passport drive will work with my Kenwood head unit, though the user interface for navigating folders is painfully slow.&nbsp; I assume it will probably work much better with a smaller drive - I&#039;ll get a small flash drive and put my absolute favorite music on it.&nbsp; This will also make it a lot easier to install firmware updates for the radio when needed as those go through the USB port.&nbsp; Before, the 2nd USB port was left behind the head unit.7) They moved the navigation unit to a more accessible location under the glove box.&nbsp; Apparently it had previously been buried in the center stack behind the heating controls.&nbsp; Not a huge deal as I don&#039;t expect to be updating the maps too often, but it will make it easier when the time comes.So at this point, I&#039;m pretty happy and can start to actually enjoy the new radio.&nbsp; I&#039;ll post some updated pictures once everything is done and I get the time to take them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="greynolds, post: 4929047, member: 593834"] I dropped the car off at the shop last evening and picked it up a little while ago. I'm a lot happier now and they still have a few minor things to finish. 1) They connected the power for the antenna. The reception is not as good as the factory radio had been, but I think I can live with it. I'll know better after a few commutes and longer trips. But at least it's getting more than 2 stations on the auto scan now [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG]. 2) They cleaned up the damage to the dashboard. I think it looks fine now. 3) They beefed up support for the cargo floor. They also screwed it down. There are still one or 2 spots that really ought to have more support and they said they'll address that when I come back next week. Depending on just what they do, I may end up doing some more myself, but I'm pretty happy with it now. 4) They're rebuilding the cover that goes over the subwoofer. They've ordered a steel grate of some sort that they will route a slot for in the existing cover. The expectation is that this will be something that can hold reasonably substantial weight. They expect to have this ready for pickup mid next week and will address the final floor support issue then. 5) They attached the cosmetic panel on the front of the cargo floor so it won't shift position. 6) They extended the non-iPod USB port into the glove box so I can use USB devices. I found that my 120GB Western Digital Passport drive will work with my Kenwood head unit, though the user interface for navigating folders is painfully slow. I assume it will probably work much better with a smaller drive - I'll get a small flash drive and put my absolute favorite music on it. This will also make it a lot easier to install firmware updates for the radio when needed as those go through the USB port. Before, the 2nd USB port was left behind the head unit. 7) They moved the navigation unit to a more accessible location under the glove box. Apparently it had previously been buried in the center stack behind the heating controls. Not a huge deal as I don't expect to be updating the maps too often, but it will make it easier when the time comes. So at this point, I'm pretty happy and can start to actually enjoy the new radio. I'll post some updated pictures once everything is done and I get the time to take them. [/QUOTE]

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