Looking for a cheap replacement radio for 06

[Jigsaw100]

The PO decided to put an aftermarket alpine in place of the original radio, which means: no steering wheel controls, no voice interaction, no using the 6 disc. They also didn't ground the thing properly, which means that it whines like a SOB.

Somehow (I'm guessing) when they did that, they undid the ground for all the lower controls in the dash (no hazards etc etc).

Anyhow, long story short, wondering if theres a cheapish way to get a cheap factory replacement that anyone is aware of?

There is a $200+ unit on Ebay.

 

[TXSunDevil]

Car-part.com or eBay will be your best bet.

 

[jerryb]

I've looked and made purchases on two of them, only to be refunded without even an email on car part. I just want the face to fill my empty slot. For the amount of money it's going to take to find one you might be happy re wiring it and getting an axxess to get your steering controls back.
Post a pic of what you got going on.

If you get stuck anywhere along the way or have wiring questions just ask. I spent many months finalizing mine. Now I only need that $300 plastic radio face. lol

 

[Jigsaw100]

thanks jerryb. I'll post as I dive into it.

 

[3D FJ]

I've looked and made purchases on two of them, only to be refunded without even an email on car part. I just want the face to fill my empty slot. For the amount of money it's going to take to find one you might be happy re wiring it and getting an axxess to get your steering controls back.
Post a pic of what you got going on.

If you get stuck anywhere along the way or have wiring questions just ask. I spent many months finalizing mine. Now I only need that $300 plastic radio face. lol

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Do you have a write up on how you did this? What did you do with the HVAC controls?

 

[jerryb]

I'm sorry I didn't, or don't. It's scattered across threads. Started here 68 ohm resistor to replace stereo on NAV equipped LC and LX
I didn't do anything with the hvac controls. They work fine.
and then ended here mostly Successfully Moved Navigation Screen To Make Room Pioneer AVIC-8200

Then there's a back up cam tutorial to make the six volt stock cam work with aftermarket deck. I don't know or remember where that is on here.