OK,
So given that it's getting cold here in NYC, and the fact that I haven't tried an install this involved (just done some basic radio swaps here and there, I don't have the requisite skills really), so I went to my local Best Buy to do the install, and the quoted price is certainly fair. I just got a call from the guy, while I'm here at work, and he is stuck. Unit will not power/light up at all. Even if we don't connect anything besides power/acc/ground, it should still light up, no? As in, have I got a dud? Frankly, that seems unlikely, car audio systems do tend to be pretty damn robust.
Secondly, installer did mention that many of the connectors/connections were different, and he was struggling with that. Does this sound right? From the descriptions of you guys here, seems like that shouldn't really be the case.
So I dunno. I contacted the seller, I assume it's the same guy in Italy that other people have used, and it is a proper shop, so if it's dead I hope it'll be fine, we shall see.