i'm very happy with my Alpine 9886. it's got great features: iPod/iPhone control, satellite/HD radio ready, usb input, all for 300 wing *****. it's the best unit out right now for the price IMO. the only thing i hate about it is it's only available in blue lighting (i want to do red LEDs in my interior lighting)
i'm also a huge fan of eclipse head units.

 

I have had Alpine since I was 16 and always liked them. I'm glad to hear people still like them. I was kind of thinking I liked the over sized units made for GM but their isn't a ton of them out there in my price range. I had never heard of eclipse until i got on here, but since I've been looking around I hear a lot of people talking about them.

 

eclipse is a good company and they've been around for a while. their selection isn't very diverse, but their stuff is top notch.

 

for the door pannel there are only a few screws..one is on the bottom of the door pannel. take the door pannel piece off around the handle, pop the switch piece off and see if there are any screws there..thats all that mine have on my tahoe

 

I've been looking at their stuff since I heard everyone talking about them. I'm not opposed to their stuff, I just like Alpine though.

Thank you sir! I'll have to check that out in the next couple days. I've been too busy to even mess with it.

 

Well I tore into it yesterday. I bought a line output converter, and let me tell you. That isn't the most fun I have had wiring anything up. That's for sure. I have finals this week so the truck is still torn apart, but I will try and throw pics up through the process. I tested everything out to make sure I knew what I was doing. Now it is just a matter of hiding all the wires. Thanks everyone for their help.