Good aftermarket headunit

[Amaster]

I need a recommendation on a good after market head unit touchscreen that will almost plug n play cause I would like to keep the stock mic and Xm antenna steering wheel controls and so on

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[Bill 1960]

There’s a shortage according to the car audio shops I talked with.

Pretty much any double DIN unit will fit, Crutchfield and Sonic audio have fit guides. Their information is incomplete and somewhat contradictory, but still helpful.

The integration with the factory controls and features comes from the use of the network adapter which is a separate component. Metra and PAC are two big makers of that part. There are multiple levels of adapter depending on what features need to be supported.

I’m no expert, this is just what I learned doing my own.

 

[Jason in DLH]

I need a recommendation on a good after market head unit touchscreen that will almost plug n play cause I would like to keep the stock mic and Xm antenna steering wheel controls and so on

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I really enjoy Kenwood HU coupled with IDataLink Maestro to keep steering wheel controls. I couldn’t figure out the XM connection, so I simply didn’t spend any time on it to connect that. Apparently you need an extra adapter for that.

 

[kbuskill]

I really enjoy Kenwood HU coupled with IDataLink Maestro to keep steering wheel controls. I couldn’t figure out the XM connection, so I simply didn’t spend any time on it to connect that. Apparently you need an extra adapter for that.

Sirius/XM works on my Kenwood with the Maestro... no additional adapter needed. My truck is an '08 so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not.

 

[Jason in DLH]

Sirius/XM works on my Kenwood with the Maestro... no additional adapter needed. My truck is an '08 so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not.

I was probably just wearing my “dunce hat” while I was installing it.

 

[kbuskill]

I was probably just wearing my “dunce hat” while I was installing it.

I know the Maestro has to be programmed for it.