Hey everyone,

i currently have this head unit by pioneer

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4039_38309,00.html

can that be installed in the RX-8 rather than the regular stock cd player? Is there a way to make this look good in place of the stock or should i just keep the stock unit?

This is by far one of the best head units i have owned and i would like to integrate this into my new car when i get it in a few weeks. \


Any help will be appreciated.

great looking player and I am sure the mp3 function will be easy to use, BUT, sorry to disappoint you, I don't think this can be retrofitted without major modification of the superb looking dash in the RX-8.
You can install the (made by Panasonic) mp3/CD player which shows ID3 tags and filename on the main display at the top of the dashboard.

how do you mean at the top of the dash the navigation is there ;(

The problem will be the face plate. Inside, it's a 2-Din unit. However, the only real problem with the factory system is its lack of aux inputs for satelite etc.

can you show a picture of where you think would be a good place to mount this?

top of the dash question:
in the middle, just below the NAV unit is a red display for A/C radio/CD/tape/mp3, ambient temp etc, when you switch display for the mp3 player, the audio part of the display switches to the name tag

Originally posted by Unser
You can install the (made by Panasonic) mp3/CD player which shows ID3 tags and filename on the main display at the top of the dashboard. Actually, the stock audio equipment is Pioneer, only the Nav unit is Panasonic.

---jps