Current car stereos have near-
uniformly ghastly faceplates,
e-z-steal head units (the oblong
part you see in the dashboard),
closed systems
of incompatible CD-changers and
other nonsense.
The alternative - The car should be
'wired for sound' with amp, speakers
and simple volume/source/balance/
mute
controls, pref on the steering.
The installation is totally media-
generic, providing aerial output and
taking digital or analogue input.
Using current technology It will have
an RCA minijack input (analogue-
digital combo) where you can add in
your own MP3/radio which is then
taken with you when you leave the
car.
The vacant space could be used as a
padded place to put your mobile
gizmo.
This means there is no head unit to
speak of, so no unit to easily steal
or make your dash look like some
reject Urwin Allen production.