Quote Originally Posted by The Guz View Post
You will not lose the bose amp if you go with an aftermarket headunit. But yes you will need a steering wheel control adapter. I was looking for a ipod/mp3 player adapter as well. All I found was a wired RF type adapter. Post which one's you were looking at.
But you will lose the built in DSP that bose adds to the factory head unit. It actually has an EQ curve that changes with the volume knob. Other bose factory systems add more than just EQ. Anyways...it'll sound different.