aditud
Veteran Member
As I was posting here my original cost went a bit up after discovering that the $30 headunit was a dud. I ended up paying $120 (shipped) on eBay for a 3Q00354844 unit (there were more, and cheaper A-version units available but there was some unintended misinformation going around on forums about them not being able to accept activation keys for AppConnect) was after the seller accepted my offer, but the unit is in pristine condition and works flawlessly. The screen (looks new, no scratches, stains or anything) I got off of eBay from Ireland (Euro spec) for $140 shipped (won the auction, was willing to spend up to $175, maybe). The amp was a great deal (considering how expensive they were on eBay) at $220 shipped directly from a junkyard in the Pacific NW and looks pristine as well. The harness was $42 from AliExpress. So, $522 for the parts alone, $593 if you include the ODIS kit (which I intend to put up for sale and hope to recover about $50 off its cost).So what is everyone paying just for the parts, without having to pay for component protection to be removed
Definitely, not a cheap upgrade, but I agree with the others who did it: better res screen, better amp resulting in better sound quality, much faster, CarPlay... Also, it used to be a pet peeve of mine with my stock MIB1 system that it would shut down automatically after the ignition was turned off. Not anymore! Now it does that when I open the driver's door.