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Old 06-22-2009, 10:01 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SVOboy View Post
Any recommendations for head units?
If you have an iPod or other MP3 player that supports remote control, get a remote for it. Then open up the remote, replace the buttons with larger ones, and mount the buttons in a convenient location. Leave the original radio in place and hide the iPod in the glove box. That'll offer a little theft protection. (If it's in an EV with a high pack voltage, an even better form of theft protection will be to route pack voltage to the amp unit (designed for operation from pack voltage) and use screw terminals that will require them to be exposed to disconnect them.)

Otherwise, get a small computer (those cheap mini desktops work great) and use it as a MP3 player. Relabel a cheap numeric keypad and use it as a remote.
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