[gphasagt]

I'm looking at buying a new head unit for the mustang (I have the Shaker500) and was wondering what are the best out there for what I'm looking for. I want it to be a touchscreen with bluetooth built in and iPod controls. Since I'm sure many of you have already replaced your head unit or looked into this before, it would be great if I could get some suggestions on what to get and where to start shopping/researching. Thank you! - Garrett

[MorelMustang]

Garrett, I highly recommend the new Eclipse AVN726E as a top choice for the replacement of the stock Shaker 500 head unit.
Being named "Best of Innovations at CES 2009 in the In-Vehicle Navigation/Telematics/ITS product category and receiving high reviews from just about every major reviewing authority eg. reviews.cnet.com, I became the proud owner of this excellent audiophile quality NAV/DVD/CD/IPOD CONNECTIVITY(uses own high quality digital to analog converter for cleaner sound over the IPOD equipped DAC)/BlU TOOTH/SIRIUS/XM/HD RADIO/AM-FM/REAR VIEW CAMERA ready head unit.
The 3 sets of 5 volt stereo preamp outputs (front, rear and subwoofer) supply a very clean signal to external amplifiers and makes a great starting point for building a high powered system with high quality components.
The high quality video is displayed via a 7-inch WQVGA (480x272 pixel) color touch screen and 10 illuminated buttons along the bottom bezel that can be changed from red to blue.
Price of admission: 1,100 to 1,300 US

[shifter87]

looks good but thats expensive. I would check www.sonicelectronix.com I bought my sound system from them and they had good customer service.

[BigEasy]

I just got a JVC KW-AVX820 on ebay for $450 new. This is a new 2009 model with a 7" touchscreen, bluetooth and removable face. Ipod connector is available also on ebay for less than $100. Installing it next week.