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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8923909" data-attributes="member: 689267">While I don&#039;t disagree with the sentiment, installing an upgraded head unit, while ideal, is not like yesteryear, where one just finds the ACC12v, 12V+ and ground, hook it up, plug in the RCA&#039;s into that big Ole RF or SoundStream Van Gogh, there&#039;s much more attached, sometimes vital stuff like forward and rear cameras, handbrake disengagement, infotainment things that connect to hands-free or steering wheel adjustments, tire pressure gauges, etc., and a lot of people use those controls.I don&#039;t and still opted to install the Meastro, iDatalink stuff, just in case. In the case of the parking brake, the system may not work if you don&#039;t account for that little monitoring device. That integration in and of itself adds anywhere from $200 to $350+ to the installation, so it is a consideration. One nice thing about that DSP unit is that it will make what he has as good as it can be, and it also has 6 low-level RCA inputs and a full 10 channels out, should he want to add an aftermarket HU later.Gotta start somewhere, but it&#039;s also good to keep future upgrades/use in mind as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8923909, member: 689267"] While I don't disagree with the sentiment, installing an upgraded head unit, while ideal, is not like yesteryear, where one just finds the ACC12v, 12V+ and ground, hook it up, plug in the RCA's into that big Ole RF or SoundStream Van Gogh, there's much more attached, sometimes vital stuff like forward and rear cameras, handbrake disengagement, infotainment things that connect to hands-free or steering wheel adjustments, tire pressure gauges, etc., and a lot of people use those controls. I don't and still opted to install the Meastro, iDatalink stuff, just in case. In the case of the parking brake, the system may not work if you don't account for that little monitoring device. That integration in and of itself adds anywhere from $200 to $350+ to the installation, so it is a consideration. One nice thing about that DSP unit is that it will make what he has as good as it can be, and it also has 6 low-level RCA inputs and a full 10 channels out, should he want to add an aftermarket HU later. Gotta start somewhere, but it's also good to keep future upgrades/use in mind as well. [/QUOTE]

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