I'm reading this thread, with some excitement.
I had a panasonic headunit and 8 disc changer in my MY98, it was ok, nothing special. Have replaced the standard stereo in my MY01, Panasonic sounds just as bad as standard, so must be speakers. Hope some one reply's as I could do with the advice too. Like you don't want a amp or sub. Hope iy's a simple job.
jim