I just installed a Panasonic CQ-C5303U, it was about $110 with shipping
from buydig. It has line level aux inputs (works with any MP3 player),
and you can also get a cable specific to the iPod (CA-DC300U, about
$50) which lets you control it from the headunit. It also has a
motorized tilting faceplate, which helps make it easier to see and
control in a Vanagon, where it's mounted considerably below eye level.

The corners of the dash opening are rounded, and need to be squared off
a bit to get most DIN mount units to fit. 5 minutes with a file.

And a big selling point for me is that it doesn't have a lot of the
worthless moving displays found on most units (which are marketed to
pre-pubes that like sound defects).

At 02:14 PM 2/14/2007, Jeff Lincoln wrote...
>I can't take it anymore. I've been looking over manufacturer sites and
>am
>now have complete consumer burn out.
>
>Any suggestions on a head unit for my Vanagon? Prefered manufactrers,
>warnings, etc. I'd like a unit that has a port for plugging in an MP3.