Car stereo reviews: the best double-DIN head units 2021

I’ve been running a pretty custom PT Cruiser for several years now with a cheap Android Double DIN unit, and the touch display was truly atrocious. In a fit of rage with ghost touches I slapped the screen too hard and shattered it, so had to buy a new unit. Did a little looking, and the pumpkin android 10 head unit seemed to fit the bill perfectly so I went ahead and ordered it around 1:30am. Arrived at 3pm NEXT DAY.

Took out the old unit, removed the old wiring harness and wired this one in. Install took approx 90mins as I am pretty thorough, I soldered all the connections to the Metra harness for my car. I also took the time to cable manage a little, and do a new run for the WiFi antenna under my dash. I have this unit outputting to 2 amps. I have an amp in the trunk powering 2×12″ Kicker CompR’s, and I have a 4 channel amp under the passenger seat for the 6×9’s in the doors and rear deck. Hooked up my existing backup cam with no issue. They provide a lot of additional connectors, screws and mounts.

Once it was all installed, I threw the SD card in from my old unit and did some BASIC setup of a few apps. I was absolutely blown away by the touch screen and the system. My experience of Android units over the last 4-5 years or so is always the touch screen is bad. This one is not. This is like a mid-premium tablet, it’s very snappy and responsive. No lag. I wish I had upgraded sooner. The WiFi and GPS is significantly stronger than the old unit too. I cannot speak to the audio quality via speakers since my amplifiers do the heavy lifting here, but the audio sent to the amps is crystal clear and sounds great. I no longer have bluetooth streaming issues when using BT Audio. It’s a strong and capable unit.

I was hesitant about purchasing due to 0 reviews, but the specs looked good and I checked out other Pumpkin unit reviews to get an idea of brand quality, and thought I’d take the plunge knowing I could return it. Good news is, I won’t be unless something catastrophic happens. If you’re on the fence, you really should give this unit a chance. It’s solid. Build quality is good, device specs are good, responsive, and very capable. Has 2 SD slots too, so you can load up on music/movies/media.



How to choose the car stereo to fits my car?

For those of you who feel in the dark about how to go about getting a custom fit car stereo, we can understand. There are thousands of car stereos on the market and you will no doubt be asking yourself the question: ‘what car stereo fits my car?’
 
Unfortunately, it’s often not as straightforward as just picking the best looking one, as most car stereos created are custom fit for specific models. Whilst this is often the case for the majority of car stereos, there are exceptions. 
 
What Universal Car Stereo Fits My Car?
 
On our website, you’ll notice all of our universal fit units are labelled with double DIN or single DIN. It’s actually these slots in your vehicle that carry the same measurements worldwide, making them universal in size, therefore we can design car stereos to accommodate. 


What Custom Fit Car Stereo Fits My Car？

Unless it states ‘Universal’ , the car stereo you are looking at will be custom fit. To help make finding your perfect upgrade as easy as possible on our website, we have made a separate sub-column.

You may notice that some units contain multiple manufacturer names,like”VW/SKODA/SEAT CAR STEREO”

 
This is because these vehicles have the same double DIN/single DIN fitting dimensions, meaning that unit will be compatible with each of these models.
 
Pumpkin Universal Car Stereos
These are some of our latest and greatest universal car stereos that we think you’ll love. 
 
①Double DIN | Android 10 | AA0525B
Pumpkin touch screen radio equipped with CD player function, you can play your favirotate CD when driving. High quality radio ensures better reception.
 
$339.99   Buy now>

②Single DIN | Android 10 | AA0552B
Pumpkin single din Android heat unit supports multiple functions, like USB, SD, WIFI, Mirrorlink, DAB, OBD2, Carplay, Android Auto, Reverse Camera, etc. it also comes with high-quality 6686 radio IC for better AM /FM/ RDS reception.  
$279.99   Buy now>

Car stereos at Pumpkin
Hopefully this article can solve your doubts. If not, don’t hesitate to contact us with any further questions or enquiries you may have