Thinking about a new headunit...

one thing i would look at is if they can be bypassed to where you can watch dvd's while driving.

 

i know that the new pioneer n3 systems have to essentially voided of warranty to flip a switch on the board and if you have an n1-n2 (ie. me), you have to solder some contacts on the board if you upgrade the software to the new stuff. i'd look for some forums for the head unit that u want and see whats up w/ them. i have the old software on my n1 and all i had to do, like u said, was ground out the parking brake wire

EDIT: i know pb2...max something...lol..no offense...has a double din eclipse h u. pioneer makes a few of them. i'm pretty sure they are the z1/2 series. this forum here has a lot of pioneer know-how on things and have a buy/sell section, but u have to be registered...no cost or anything...

http://www.avic411.com/forum/

 

i was lucky and bought mine from a guy i worked w/ for $400. he only had it for 6 months, but wanted a better ipod interface. he even drove an hour to my house and helped me install it.

 

yeah...we were pretty tight so he cut me a major deal on it...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-Avic-N1...3QQihZ006QQcategoryZ79834QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

this is a current auction for one like i've got...not a bad price either...starting at 600; BIN at 650; shipping 20

 

yeah...some people like the double. another friend of mine has a double kenwood. i like my single b/c it retracts and if anyone was looking to steal radios, it looks just like a normal head unit when it closes in