kenwood has an on going problem with the ribbon cable on the flip face units. I had the KDC 617 which shares the same design as the 7007 and had to have it replaced under warranty and then serviced twice before I tossed it out the window on the PA Pike when it died for the last time.

The problem is the movement on the cable causes the contact teeth to wear away the copper on the ribbon and the unit goes into DOA default mode. They are a hassle to open and get to the cable with the face folded in place and Kenwood wants 2/3rds the cost of a new unit to repair out of warranty.

I bought a used alpine in ebay and it works, matches my 300E interior (Grey) and was under the repair cost for the Kenwood.

Kenwood USED to make good car head units but since they went "ghetto/gofast" the quality just isn;t there. too many gee wiz multi function buttons and chinese budget guts...

I don;t have an ipod, a rio or an XM/Sirius and all I want is basic buttons and one big knob that makes it go louder!