Any head unit work?

[Viper588]

Hey guys im interested in trying to use an older galants radio/headunit in my eclipse. From some brief research most info said that any will work in any car with the correct adapter to hook it up to the wire harness and granted it will fit in the space designated for the radio. Is this true? Will i have any issue putting the galant radio in?

 

[iiNFAMOUSCHRiS]

a lot of OEM head units are locked when removed from the original car, and will need the unlock code that's usually provided with it, granted you have the paperwork.

just curious, why not just get a cheap aftermarket one? best buy has a nice Pioneer on sale for $50 right now

 

[Viper588]

a lot of OEM head units are locked when removed from the original car, and will need the unlock code that's usually provided with it, granted you have the paperwork.

just curious, why not just get a cheap aftermarket one? best buy has a nice Pioneer on sale for $50 right now

I currently have a pioneer head unit in there and theres nothing wrong with it but im just not a big fan of it or the way it looks in the car. Ive tried to find a head unit that has an AUX port on it and theres only one for the 2gs and im not a huge fan of that one either. I found 2 that i liked, one for the 3g eclipses and one for 99-03 galants. Im not in any rush to do this and have to do it either but the radio is only $15 so figured why not.

 

[iiNFAMOUSCHRiS]

OEM ones that have auxiliary ports?

 

[Viper588]

"OEM ones that have auxiliary ports? "

Yes

 

[iiNFAMOUSCHRiS]

nice, I thought only newer ones did...i'm not a fan of OEM stereos, because I run 2 amps on my setups...1 for component(door/dash speakers and tweeters) and 1 for subs, so I just pull the OEM stereos out and sell them.