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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
That's always the way it's been. I was quoted something like $2000 for my '02 Nissan Frontier OEM radio replacement back in '04, but there's no way the MSRP was $2k higher because of the radio. Nobody ever replaced factory radios because of the absurd costs—it's why mobile electronics dealers exist!
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You seem to misunderstand.... back then the radio was a separate stand alone electronic device. Easily (sort of) replaced with an aftermarket solution if you so desired.
In today's cars that is not the case. That touch screen brain box is the central nervous system for the entire car, so while yes it has the factory stereo built into it that is just a piece of what it does, all the other driver controls such as the climate control for example are controlled through it and the car literally will not run without it in place. It is now an integrated part of the car's computer controlled system.
The days of aftermarket stereos are over.