Kenwood DPX503

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VersaMG08
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I have the SL with steering wheel controls and bluetooth already on stock radio and aftermarket Kenwood speakers and would love to put an aftermarket radio.

Checked out this radio, it has everything I want, can change the colors to match the instrument colors, AUX in front and USB connection.

My question, is there a way to wire the Kenwood Bluetooth where the stock one is located?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1...items

Here's the aftermarket steering wheel adapter that will fit the Versa.http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1...=3405


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I looked at that one a while back. Almost every user review I read said it was great, except the display was very hard to see in the sunlight. That scared me off and I ended up going with a Pioneer instead.

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roboturner wrote:I looked at that one a while back. Almost every user review I read said it was great, except the display was very hard to see in the sunlight. That scared me off and I ended up going with a Pioneer instead.
Go with the pioneer they have better aftermarket suppport for Sirius Radio, XM, bluetooth and wheels controls adapters.

That Kenwood is not pretty, looks like it came out of the 90's

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I sense a lot of Pioneer bias on these forums.

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VersaMG08 wrote:I sense a lot of Pioneer bias on these forums.
They make great products that keep up with the times. Kenwood was good back in the day not sure how they done recently, but their products always look like they are old.

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I have no particular bias toward Pioneer. It just seemed to be the best option.

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You could look at Clarion also, just a thought..

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if you want the kenwood, use a kca-bt200.

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My SL radio works just fine and I do not plan on upgrading the radio.

The only thing that I'd upgrade for is DVD / Navigation system. But I am working on a carputer that will probably replace the stereo completely with a 7" touchscreen.

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319$ is a little pricey for that thing, i agree not the best looking.

i got a pioneer double-din touchscreen for 400$~ a year or more ago.




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br4dysays wrote:319$ is a little pricey for that thing, i agree not the best looking.

i got a pioneer double-din touchscreen for 400$~ a year or more ago.
I am running a pioneer double din as well.

I wish the pioneers had a matte finish instead of the gloss

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NODES wrote:
I am running a pioneer double din as well.

I wish the pioneers had a matte finish instead of the gloss
Matte finish would look amazing. I repainted my interior from the Orange to Matte Black... looks really good! Hopefully I can get my touchscreen soon!

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br4dysays wrote:319$ is a little pricey for that thing, i agree not the best looking.

i got a pioneer double-din touchscreen for 400$~ a year or more ago.


is that the F500?

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it's this http://www.hookedontronics.com...00DVD

i paid 400$ new but its discontinued now of course.


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