Normally I tolerate the stereo that comes with the car when I buy it, but the sound quality of the stock unit I have now is driving me crazy.
So I went on line and found a nice little JVC unit for $130 that should take care of the problem (model KD-HDR1).
Now I am pretty handy so I am thinking
maybe I could just swap out myself but I haven't done this since high school (the 70's) so I am haunted with ideas like I won't have the right adapter or what not and it will turn into an all day job... in which case it might be worth it to pay someone $50-$100 to install it for me.
If I were to do it myself
AFAIK to remove the stock unit I just slide a thin piece of plastic or sheet metal on either side of the unit to release the tabs and it slides right out?
I have also heard the modern car stereo's have a modular plug on the back... is it possible that all I have to do is slide the old one out, unplug it, then plug the new one in?
Thanks in advance,
Scott