Recommendations for a touch screen apple carplay head unit with backup camera function

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MassHoe04

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I went with a "good-enough-for-me" radio. Not that it would be hard to cut a metal brace, but it was nice not having to do that with my Boss Audio Elite. It did not go deep enough to require cutting. It was about 12 F and night time. Cutting the dash brace would have spilled some blood for sure!
 

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Finished outcome with the Metra panel is great. The fit is not perfect. The left side sits a little far away from the dash. But there are no rattles and it’s securely attached. I used black rather than pewter. It looks OEM and clean. Very happy, would buy again in a second.

By the way, I snapped in the OEM 1.5X DIN trim panel that was originally installed to see how it works with the Double-DIN upgrade and yes, you could make it work but it’s not just too narrow top to bottom, it is also too wide side to side. I can’t see spending $200-600 on a head unit and not going with the aftermarket trim panel.
 

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I'm considering an add on unit like this instead of replacing my current Bose components. It sounds fine to me as is but I want wireless Apple CarPlay. My neighbor just installed this in his 05 Land Rover and he loves it. It comes with front and rear cameras too. I am not crazy about reducing my visibility by putting this unit on top of the dash so I may do a custom mount lower on the dash. Anyone else gone this route? Thoughts? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVW1B444?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_D2YPPT7CB2ZS0N7FJX3P
 

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I'm considering an add on unit like this instead of replacing my current Bose components. It sounds fine to me as is but I want wireless Apple CarPlay. My neighbor just installed this in his 05 Land Rover and he loves it. It comes with front and rear cameras too. I am not crazy about reducing my visibility by putting this unit on top of the dash so I may do a custom mount lower on the dash. Anyone else gone this route? Thoughts? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVW1B444?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_D2YPPT7CB2ZS0N7FJX3P
that would be a big nope for me even it tickled my balz by remote
 

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