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Old 04-17-2007, 11:45 AM
ndabunka ndabunka is offline
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Default Re: anyone have an aftremarket entertainment system?

I posted my comments in HiHy.com on the installation of a "near-production" replication for the RSES (rear seat entertainment system) from AudioVox. Purchased off eBay they are going for around $500. Installation is another $200 (local custom installer). Both Best Buy and Circuit City originally said (and then back out) of installing the unit. In a shale color, these are identical in color to the tan interior of our vehicles.

My original preference was to get 9-inch units into the headrest. Unfortunately, that size is FAR too large for these headrest. In addition, more "custom installers" want $1,500 for the units themselves. After numerous efforts, the lowest price I was able to get was around $2,200 and due to the wiring integration would also have risked warranty issues concerned with ANY wiring. In a hybrid, I decided this was a little more risky than in other cars so I opted for what most dealers would simply assume was an factory install.

One of the greatest authors of our decade stated (Chapter 9 @ 9:06:00)...
"True, they (Hybrid cars) burn less gasoline but the pollution expended in their development and production far out paces what the consumer saves by driving such a vehicle. They are merrily a ploy to give a handful of consciousnesses people a sense that they are doing their share to help the environment when in fact they are doing the opposite. They believe the mis-guided notion that technology can "somehow" save the planet when it was technology that doomed it in the first place"

Last edited by ndabunka : 04-17-2007 at 11:49 AM.
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