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<blockquote data-quote="KaeZoo" data-source="post: 1897556" data-attributes="member: 554753"><p>I'm going to start right off and give you the exact opposite advice everyone else will give you: unless there's some feature you want that you can only get in aftermarket, stick with the stock radio in that car.</p><p></p><p>Your factory radio is a bear to replace, because it uses a ribbon cable and a set of contacts for the connections instead of a harness and plug. You can get an adapting harness that fits the contact bar, but there are some vehicle functions that run through the radio, like warning chimes and some vehicle interface functions. There's no harness available to relocate the radio in this vehicle; removing it means losing the functions. It's possible to use an LOC for the amp and subs and get a good sound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KaeZoo, post: 1897556, member: 554753"] I'm going to start right off and give you the exact opposite advice everyone else will give you: unless there's some feature you want that you can only get in aftermarket, stick with the stock radio in that car. Your factory radio is a bear to replace, because it uses a ribbon cable and a set of contacts for the connections instead of a harness and plug. You can get an adapting harness that fits the contact bar, but there are some vehicle functions that run through the radio, like warning chimes and some vehicle interface functions. There's no harness available to relocate the radio in this vehicle; removing it means losing the functions. It's possible to use an LOC for the amp and subs and get a good sound. [/QUOTE]
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