Not getting any response out my bose radio so I have no choice but to go aftermarket... could be cheap n get a standard stereo or treat myself n go double din... can u guys post some pics of your stereo setup to get some ideas

 

Basically you have to decide what features you want. If you want just a "basic" radio, you can go with either single or double din. If you go for options, like navigation, back up camera, etc, you will be double din.

Because you are replacing a Bose, you will need to get a PAC ROEM NIS2 with whatever you go with. This is because the speakers Bose uses.
http://www.pac-audio.com/productDeta...?ProductId=811
There are also other brands. Shop around for the best price

If you want to look at different radios from cheap to ridiculously expensive, go to crutchfield.com. If you want to do it yourself and don't really know how to do it, buy from Crutchfield. They have excellent support.

You may also want to read the Maxima.org audio forum, https://maxima.org/forums/audio-electronics-21/

 

I just got a $50 hu from Walmart.
CDR, mp3, WMA, USB, aux.




Sent from my XT1060 using Maxima

 

i got a single din 2 yrs ago, its pretty sweet.. paid $100 for it. no regrets on getting it cause now i can play music from my phone, play Pandora.. much better imo.

 

What do you mean you have no choice? Isn't a perfectly legitimate choice to get an OEM replacement?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...rt=nc&_pppn=r1

 

i guess if you want to be stuck in the 90's then, stick with a blose hu. i mean, i loved mine when i first got the car, but my current setup blose it away, get it?

 

ping Cruthfield.com and deciding what features you want. Dozens of choices from the budget conscious to someone that enjoys the finer things in life.

 

Upgraded to a $80 Walmart single din headunit long time ago (6~7 year ago), can play from MP3 disk, SD card and USB drive, pretty happy with it. I didn't have BOSE so it was very simple upgrade.

 

yeah, there are so much better radio dins than the OEM they made.. and today's time its so cheap that its sweet! also gives a little color to the interior too.

 

I just upgraded my 2002 bmw 540i with a 7" touch screen android head unit, comes with pretty much everything, DVD, GSP, USB, iPhone, auxiliary, blue tooth, essentially a tablet, you can install any apps you want, also installed rear view camera, much better than those proprietary head unit that you only have limited capability for apps.

 

I would like navigation and all the bells n whistles .... seen some pretty good prices on ebay but not sure if those particular ones will even fit

 

If the radio/navi is made for the replacement market, it should. Go the crutchfield.com, enter you car make & model in and see if that radio will fit.