Pioneer - 6.8" Android Auto™ and Apple CarPlay® Bluetooth® Digital Media (DM) Receiver - Black

This HU was installed using the wiring harness and Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) along with the mounting and trim hardware from SpiralAudio.com to retain OEM functionality and appearance. Also installed a Pioneer ND-BC8 backup camera which I tucked up under the trim piece above the rear license plate. Routing the cable safely inside the trunk lid and through the existing flexible wiring holder, around the convertible top mechanism, under the passenger door sill trim, behind the glove box, and into the HU cavity was the most time-consuming task. The Pioneer ND-BC8 has both an RCA Video plug and the ground and 12V fused feed at the dashboard end of the cable. Standard the 2007 Saab Aero comes with two amplifiers, one for the FL, FR, RL, and RR speakers, the other for the 12-inch woofer behind the back seat for a total of 300 Watts. The Pioneer HU was unleashed latent sound quality and amplitude that just was not there with the OEM HU!! IT’S LOUD!! Overall, the head unit is exceptionally good and has great functionality like HD Radio, iPod integration, Android Auto, 2 camera inputs, and so on. My only criticism that cost the review one star is that the screen just isn’t bright enough, especially in a convertible. I bought this HU mainly on availability, most HUs are out of stock/on backorder due to the pandemic-induced supply chain issues, and I wasn’t going to spend $800 on a $199 list price HU!! Apart from the lack of screen brightness, this is a great HU and camera duo.

I’ve had this unit for about a month and love it! Super easy to use and has really awesome features. With Apple Car Play you can use either Apple Maps or Google Maps which is really nice! Super easy to sync with your phone. I have a 2017 Toyota Camry and it looks way better and has a way bigger screen than the stock unit! Definitely recommend!

First off, dont be like me - dont buy this if you havent tried it out in person, and didnt realize that there are literally NO buttons. At all. 0. the icons displayed in the picture are LED lights and nothing else. Sound quality from this pioneer head unit is phenomenal, really wanted to love it, install was pretty straight forward, despite the fact that the manual makes a wiring pin out basically non-existent. This is one of the few units with built in HD radio, and the FM tuner sounds fantastic. The equalizer similarly sounds great and really made my 15 year old Porsche speaker system come to life, even with a fiber optic to RCA adapter stripping away the "advanced" features of my Bose speakers. Heres an install tip, look up the owners manual for most modern Sony units, the wiring harness that comes with them uses the same colored wires as pioneer for the same exact functions. Follow Sony's diagram if you need to wire it up yourself. Much easier. Apply carplay connection was quick, setup was fast, menu is very intuitive and easy to use. No clue on android auto, dont have one to try but Im sure its just as good. the screen looks great too, and the touch screen makes gesturing and swiping as easy and smooth as most current phones. BUT - and there's a big but here, for anyone who lives in the cold, this isnt for you. A capacitive touch screen responds to heat from your hands, which you cannot transfer with gloves on. I tried hard to find a universal steering wheel controls setup to pair with this, and due to this being a newer unit, it lacks the the necessary ports for wiring in a hard-wired remote, that could be wirelessly sent over with a generic steering wheel control. Its horrible because the tech is already in the radio, it even comes with a traditional remote in the box, but thats useless while you're driving due to the tiny buttons. The edge to edge display looks great but when driving makes volume or any other controls impossible to find without taking your eyes off the road. If you have steering wheel controls native to your car, you can probably get away with this, but if you're like me, without those, the honey moon period will end quickly on this product as soon as you realize that its dangerously distracting just to change the volume or skip a song.