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May 8, 2006 | 07:39 PM

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The unit fits in very tight, but only uses the metal housing to support it. It does not have a kit that is made for a direct fit into the dash, the install directions are for the console of GM vehicles. I just used thin headed screws and mounted the metal housing directly to the dash supports inside the dash. It has about 7-10 backgrounds, or you can load jpeg, or whatever files you want for the background, and while watching sirius it scrolls across the bottom what is playing, title and artist, and channel and displays the touchscreen options. I had XM in my previous truck, and by far I like the sirius much better. Howard Stern radio is the most entertaining station I have ever heard.

So with that head unit you cannot use the same kit that goes with say the 7017 DDIN??? Are all the wallpapers pretty lame? Also, you can in fact load different backgrounds? Does it have any animated displays to protect from burn-in?

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May 9, 2006 | 04:02 AM

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what do units like this range in price for?

May 9, 2006 | 07:26 AM

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I don't know if you can use the same kit as the 7017, mine came with a metal sleeve, and a plastic outer ring, I didn't use the outer ring and had to trim some of the inside pieces of the dash and screwed the metal part directly to the inner dash. Yes the backgrounds I have found are pretty lame, their might be more in the internal memory that I have not found, and by reading the instructions you can load pics into the HU, and you may be able to make it into a slideshow, but I have not figured this out yet. I do not drive the truck daily so I haven't been able to mess with it a bunch yet. I was hoping someone else had one and could give me some info on all of the options.
I paid around 700 for the HU, and an extra 100 for the sirius.(second question)

May 9, 2006 | 07:03 PM

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I got ya man. Just trying to feel it out ya know. See what all you can do with it. There isnt alot of info out on this head unit yet. Let me know when you get some pics on there. Id like to see one!