My car in particular had a lot of electronic integrations with the factory Navigation unit/screen, which was confusing to a lot of installers. I couldn't find a single post online of people who had done it successfully on this particular car.
Despite, all of these difficulties, the first improvement on my new car was going to improve on that hideous looking outdated navigation system.
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I have used the infotainment system on the little VW Polo that my wife drives.
It does beautiful Android Auto and Apple Car Play, which offer far superior navigation experience in my opinion.
So I started looking into the current options. I needed a head unit which would replace the factory stereo, features Android Auto for me and hopefully improve sound stage as well the car interior.
So after much deliberations, I settled on a Kenwood Double DIN unit.
The Kenwood DDX9017DABS
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The unit itself is a 7 inch touch screen, which does digital radio, simultaneous Bluetooth connectivity with 2 devices, 2 video camera inputs (front and rear), 5 channel gold plated output ports, 2 USB ports (can be used for USB memory sticks, connecting and charging phones), out of box steering wheels connectivity for most of the Japanese + Koreans cars.
Plus Kenwood is getting a lot of recommendations from the installers as well, due to ease of install, cost vs features etc.
