What do you guys think of this head unit for the 355?

Personally I don't like flip up screens in this car, especially because of the as-mentioned gauge issue.

Maybe you could make a different insert that mounted the gauges below the stereo but I would still probably stick with a single din /non flip unit.

 

Mark

I put a clarion pop up screen unit in my car. It has blue tooth, nav and an iPhone wire

If works fine, it looks ok. The colors are blue nog green which bothers me and now after two years I want to get that Ferrari 430 unit that looks great and has the phone connection.

I'm more of a purist style wise and I just don't like the look although the new Ferrari product is a new version of my unit.

I think whatever you get now will be outdated technologically in a few years so keep that in mind as well.

 

Check out the Pioneer AVH-X7500BT. Flip up screen but I just close mine once I get rolling. The nice feature, which the Kenwood may have, is that you can change the colors of both the deck and the background on the screen. The green is pretty close to the stock gauge colors.

 

I've decided there is no way I'm putting a flip up radio in my 355. hiding the gauges is a no-no.

I've found several flip down or detachable units that have good reviews and are affordable on sonic electronix (no affiliation)

Several have gps/dvd/bluetooth/backup camera, etc... with all the bells and whistles.

355 layout on the lower dash is perfect for a flip down.

Here is a link to an example:

Power Acoustik PNX-721 7" LCD Bluetooth Ingenix Car Stereo

 

+355

 

Spend the money on an exhaust system, now thats audio entertainment

 

So? Capristo

Screw the stereo

 

Are you talking about the Pioneer deck I suggested? If so it does have bluetooth. I have my phone linked to it and it works great. Just fyi. I could sure also take a few pics for you if you wanted to see the green.

 

who turns on the radio in a 355? Not sure mine works

 

Can you get one of the oem units and have a Bluetooth module connected to the aux input?

That would give you looks and modern functionality to play iPod and talk on phone.

Also, there was another thread where a guy installed the F430 unit. Looked nice and had modern features.

 

I can't imagine that any 355 is quiet enough to use a hands free phone, but the nav screen could be very useful to pull out intermittently. I pulled out the "jukebox" radio that came with my car, and I'm very happy with the 360 version. It looks like it belongs and works fine for long freeway drives.

 

Dang, what kind of husband buys his wife a Ferrari?? ...Well, the kind I don't tell my wife about. Best of luck with the car!

 

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That unit looks nice. Should look good in the car with the matte finish.

 

I don't mind that.

Does it work with the original CD changer?