Generic question: DIN2, GPS, BlueTooth, Aftermarket radio?

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Mar 25, 2021 | 03:00 PM

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Generic question: DIN2, GPS, BlueTooth, Aftermarket radio?

I can spend hours looking at aftermarket DIN2 radios, or ask this esteemed forum where someone has gone before.

My non-premium X350 is due for a radio replacement. Need:

Listen to AM and FM radio (Concert FM, reasonable sound, but no boom-boom)
Hands-free phone (priority)
Navigate Auckland Traffic (routes plus traffic)
Back up camera for parking (activated by reverse)
Rear view camera for driving (probably same as above, but with switch on button)

I would like to find a DIN 2 unit with:

Bluetooth where phone calls override radio, gps and smartphone music (presently if on radio, I have to change channel to use hands-free) and does everything the smart phone does
GPS navigation with traffic. Either proprietary or Google Maps (Android interface)
AM/FM radio
Front and rear camera inputs with backup camera on when reverse lights go on (or Jaguar interface if something works)
Steering wheel control interface
Reasonably attractive design, more polished black Oxford than Reebok trainers
Reasonably priced