It's really not that bad. My install took me about 40 minutes. The hardest part is the removal of the air vents at the top, but even the instructions say the same thing (that this is the hardest part of the install).

You end up removing a lot of pieces, but as long as you take your time and use a blunt tool (I used a 2"x2" plastic kitchen scraper for most of the trim removals), there's really no trace of anything having been done.

 

yes, same here, 30-40 mins max. probably 1/3 of the time dealing with that upper air vent. whoever designed it should be fired

 

Which ipod integration do you have?

I want to be able to unlock both nav+dvd and also have the flexibility to browse either an ipod or a usb....Dont want to pay for ML+ since it does not unlock nav....

 

i don't know about other companies, but no vaistech ipod integration override the navigation and dvd as far as i know. i say you still need override of some kind on the nav and dvd. if you just want regular ipod audio (no fancy graphics), just get the vaistech sl3i as well. it works very well and the override will allow you to access all folders inside the ipod as well when car is moving.

if you want usb as well, then you need at least the vml.

this is for 08-09 isf

 

I currently have the Vaistech SL2VI ipod kit but before getting it I already had the BeatSonic nav/dvd override. I mostly listened to mp3 discs or live concert DVDs and needed the override so that I didn't need to pull over just to hit Play from the dvd menu or easily switch music folders.

To be honest, I would just plan on buying a nav override in addition to an iPod kit. I can't keep it straight which iPod kits include an override or not but a small number do. And those only bypass nav (since that's how you browse music) and likely don't bypass video for dvd playback.

To do USB on top of all bypasses...I'm not sure any single unit can do all of that.

The BeatSonic is one of the cheaper nav/dvd options (around $200 new, much less used so check the classifieds here) and the button to override is ugly but works just fine.

The Prestige Society unit looks way nicer but to me wasn't worth the extra $100 for identical functionality.

I don't want to steer this GPS complaint thread into another direction, so you're welcome to PM me if you'd like and we can discuss things further there (or via email).