I have had my 09 Ralliart for about a month now and am looking to step up the interior a little. Here is what I am thinking up upgrading, why I am leaning towards OEM, and some questions I have. Any advice would be appreciated. If you think aftermarket is a beater way to go please let me know. I have done a good amount of reading but asking directly is usually the best way.
Recaro / leather seats (preferably heated) – OEM to keep all airbags intact and functional – No questions plenty of discussion on this already.
Head unit Nav or Rockford – OEM to keep the steering wheel controls (including Bluetooth) and a clean look. – All of the wiring harnesses are the same so it should be mostly plug and play, correct? Can the Nav head unit support the Rockord amp/sub.
Thanks in advance

 

OEM Navi has Rockford included

 

I don't know about the leather recaros. Those seats are hard to come by.

 

I saw a set of the leather recaros once. They went for two grand (which, mind you, is probably a good deal). If you go aftermarket for your headunit, you *may* be able to get the steering wheel controls to integrate properly. Maybe not. Also, it's fairly expensive to find a good bezel. The Metra and Scosche kits, well, they almost fit. The oem and/or jdm bezel generally goes for $300+. Worth it? I think so.

 

Oh ok nice. Is the "Rockford" system the same head unit as the regular it is just run thrugh the amp and has the sub?

I didnt mean leather recaros. I ment recoaros or regular leather.

 

I didn't think it was included...

I have the OEM Navi and no Rockford system.

 

The Rockford system is an amp under the drivers seat that boosts the head unit's output. The head units are the same whether you have RF or not. I tried to install that system, but it requires a completely different wiring harness, therefore making the "upgrade" impossible. You are better off to go aftermarket for the amplifiers and speakers. You can still use the OEM head units with the aftermarket amp to retain all your steering controls, as well as the clean look. This will essentiall function 100% identical to the RF system, but probably give you better audio quality.

To post-purchase install the OEM Navi, you need the nav unit, a dash bezel, a specific wiring adapter, and the GPS unit/mount. It costs a lot, but it is easy enough to be done.

 

Was just reading a post about a guy from Canada selling his Evo and he had a "Canadian" package with Heated Leather seats could always check out some crazy Canadian Evo forums or something lol

 

That is a negative, goat-rider.

 

You can also use the navigation system from a regular Lancer or Endeavor. I am not sure about the Outlander. They all utilize the factory wiring harness. Your dashboard even comes pre-drilled for the factory navigation antenna.

 

My Navi has Rockford. In fact there is this really cool screen where you can control the speaker's output (it shows the interior of the car with "speaker noise" icons).

 

Wait is it possible to add on Navi to a base RA (non Recaro's/RF/HID's etc)? If so then yes, I suppose you can have Navi w/o RF.

 

Does anyone have the part# for the stock navi bezel?? Dealer can't find it with out ordering a $400 install kit first but if I have the part# they can order it. Thanks!

 

They couldnt pull the part number from the kit without ordering it??? I havent had to go back to the dealer for parts but I had a cobalt and need a factory part, they looked it up and you had to buy a kit but they gave me all the part numbers. Then i went to another place to order just that part.

 

Yup. The parts guy said that they don't make the part# for the bezel availible in the computer but if I get the part# of the inside of the bezel, he can enter it in and order just the bezel.