Stereo head unit install info needed
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My deck has a motorized face plate and it works fine with no issues. I prefer the 'flat' look of the AI vs the curvy sides that you get with Metra.
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10 answers from 10 guys IS what I'm looking for. 
Perhaps it's from pulling the links up on an iThing, but all I got was a multipage list of stuff including at least half a dozen different harness adapters. And then there's two coming from the stock radio.
Yup, I don't like trying to navigate a pure touch screen when driving, that's what I'm doing now with my phone on a ridiculously long cable thru the aux A/V input in back. I wanted at least a couple of real buttons I (or a passenger) could work by feel. Also the flip up screen puts it that much closer to my field of vision in the first place, and gets me an easier to carry detachable face for only a tiny screen size penalty vs a double din. Plus, automatic motorized gizmos are just kewl. 
How does the AI kit attach to the dash? I understand it makes it so you have to pull the entire thing to pull the dash panel?
Perhaps it's from pulling the links up on an iThing, but all I got was a multipage list of stuff including at least half a dozen different harness adapters. And then there's two coming from the stock radio.
Any reasoning behind the single vs. double din?
I installed my double din Pioneer head unit into my Ex about a month ago. There really isn't any headaches to speak of.
I will say I preferred the American International dash kits over that from Scoshe and Metra.
I did keep my factory DVD and will be running the zone 2 from my current head unit to that so that the kids can choose to have something more than just the DVD that is in there.
I installed my double din Pioneer head unit into my Ex about a month ago. There really isn't any headaches to speak of.
I will say I preferred the American International dash kits over that from Scoshe and Metra.
I did keep my factory DVD and will be running the zone 2 from my current head unit to that so that the kids can choose to have something more than just the DVD that is in there.
How does the AI kit attach to the dash? I understand it makes it so you have to pull the entire thing to pull the dash panel?
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10 answers from 10 guys IS what I'm looking for.
Perhaps it's from pulling the links up on an iThing, but all I got was a multipage list of stuff including at least half a dozen different harness adapters. And then there's two coming from the stock radio.
Yup, I don't like trying to navigate a pure touch screen when driving, that's what I'm doing now with my phone on a ridiculously long cable thru the aux A/V input in back. I wanted at least a couple of real buttons I (or a passenger) could work by feel. Also the flip up screen puts it that much closer to my field of vision in the first place, and gets me an easier to carry detachable face for only a tiny screen size penalty vs a double din. Plus, automatic motorized gizmos are just kewl.
How does the AI kit attach to the dash? I understand it makes it so you have to pull the entire thing to pull the dash panel?
Perhaps it's from pulling the links up on an iThing, but all I got was a multipage list of stuff including at least half a dozen different harness adapters. And then there's two coming from the stock radio.
Yup, I don't like trying to navigate a pure touch screen when driving, that's what I'm doing now with my phone on a ridiculously long cable thru the aux A/V input in back. I wanted at least a couple of real buttons I (or a passenger) could work by feel. Also the flip up screen puts it that much closer to my field of vision in the first place, and gets me an easier to carry detachable face for only a tiny screen size penalty vs a double din. Plus, automatic motorized gizmos are just kewl.
How does the AI kit attach to the dash? I understand it makes it so you have to pull the entire thing to pull the dash panel?
If someone finds a dash kit that DOESN'T require you to pull the whole dash I'd buy it in a second. The only thing I could think of doing beyond that would be to use a double din mounting sleeve/cage but I didn't try that. You could try the same thing with a single din mounting sleeve (mounting it to the vehicle will be the hardest part but it will be easier to get in and out after that)
As far as physical buttons, the AVH-8500BHS has buttons at the bottom for source, volume, track forward and back among other things. I can turn the entire display and have control over it.
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I've been surprised how happy I am using the infrared remote from the center console. I can navigate the stereo using the remote in a little plastic dish thing I have velcro'd to the top of the console lid...even fiddling with the ***** on the HU I was fat-fingering it and navigating where I didn't want to be. All those years I laughed and the remotes that came with them, now I can't live without it.
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I've been surprised how happy I am using the infrared remote from the center console. I can navigate the stereo using the remote in a little plastic dish thing I have velcro'd to the top of the console lid...even fiddling with the ***** on the HU I was fat-fingering it and navigating where I didn't want to be. All those years I laughed and the remotes that came with them, now I can't live without it.
Yes, the AI kit will require you to pull the dash. I actually didn't use a dash kit until I had everything else installed over time (rear cam, XM, etc).
If someone finds a dash kit that DOESN'T require you to pull the whole dash I'd buy it in a second. The only thing I could think of doing beyond that would be to use a double din mounting sleeve/cage but I didn't try that. You could try the same thing with a single din mounting sleeve (mounting it to the vehicle will be the hardest part but it will be easier to get in and out after that)
As far as physical buttons, the AVH-8500BHS has buttons at the bottom for source, volume, track forward and back among other things. I can turn the entire display and have control over it.
If someone finds a dash kit that DOESN'T require you to pull the whole dash I'd buy it in a second. The only thing I could think of doing beyond that would be to use a double din mounting sleeve/cage but I didn't try that. You could try the same thing with a single din mounting sleeve (mounting it to the vehicle will be the hardest part but it will be easier to get in and out after that)
As far as physical buttons, the AVH-8500BHS has buttons at the bottom for source, volume, track forward and back among other things. I can turn the entire display and have control over it.
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