This can be customized–thankfully–to fit the car so that it’s accurate, providing an all around safer reverse drive. It’s an HD camera so it’s crisp and clear, but at first, the guidelines on the screen were not in line with the car. One of the cool things is the customizable camera view. Related: Hit The Road With This Moody Winter Driving PlaylistĪ post shared by Car reviews, xo Connie are Must-have Technology for 2023 Now the self-care, er, drive, is extra enjoyable in our fun little roadster. Only two of the speakers in the car needed replacing, and we kept the old factory amplifier and the sound is better than ever. The experts at Sounds Good Auto, who installed the system, reassured us that we should wait to determine which speakers needed replacing (if any) until after the system was fully installed so we did, skeptically. We thought that all the speakers were going to need to be replaced as the sound with the radio or CDs played was awful, crackly and sometimes totally unbearable. The finished product looks and functions like a new car! Photo: Connie Peters I love it loud, and some might say, annoyingly so: I will repeat the same song over and over just because I enjoy it so much. I use it as self-care time when I go for joyrides, just to listen to my favourite playlist and drive. I can put the top down, listen to my favorite songs, maybe sing a little (alone since nobody needs to hear me sing, I promise), and feel the wind in my hair. Photo: Connie Peters Driving and Listening to my favorite Songs go Hand in Hand Related: How to Be a Kind Driver, and Drive More Kindness In Our World (And, Remember Your Driving Etiquette) To make the drive even more fun, I can now select Apple CarPlay, turn up the sound on my new car stereo, and sound just like Christina Aguilera. This alone is reason enough for me to spend money on an aftermarket system. My 17-year-old is also learning to drive in it right now, so I felt very strongly that we needed a backup camera in our family car.īackup cameras became legally required equipment on all new vehicles in 2018, so that’s why this 2008 didn’t have one factory installed. This car is driven by my husband and I, as well as our 19-year-old. But when it’s closed up, rear visibility wasn’t very good. When the top is down, as it is a convertible, rear visibility is amazing. Related: Your Car Emergency Kit: 100 Things You Should ALWAYS Keep in Your CarĪ post shared by Car reviews, xo Connie Should You Upgrade to an Aftermarket Car Stereo and Backup Cameraįor me, the number one reason was safety. I also upgraded my speakers, though Kenwood provided the head unit and installation to facilitate this review. I started to research after market stereo and head unit systems and narrowed it down to the Kenwood eXcelon Reference DMX957XR digital multimedia receiver and CMOS-740HD high definition Camera. It was time to update it with a Kenwood Car Stereo. Can you imagine, playing CDs in your car in 2023? Well, we were. We may earn a commission from purchase links in this story.Įven though it’s a luxury car, and has a lot of premium features because of that, like heated seats, neck warmers (Mercedes-Benz Heat Scarf), leather interior and sport mode, it lacked a backup camera, touchscreen, Apple CarPlay connectivity and the speakers were crackly even when playing CDs. But I couldn’t help but fall in love with it.ĭisclosure: Kenwood provided the car stereo with Apple CarPlay and backup camera featured in this story, though I did the research and provided some of the technology myself to ensure it was done right. We even sold our family sedan to make room in the driveway for this two-seater roadster, which may sound a bit crazy considering we’re a family of five. When we inherited a 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 last year, and I convinced my husband we needed to keep it. I love my fun little roadster, but she needed a modern makeover.
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