Both looks good, but on the 1st gen where's the cigarette lighter. My main reason why I want to do a center console swap is I have a Kenwood KRC-507S(cassette) & a KDC-D300.They plug into each other. It was given to me free by a salesman at my job who traded a vehicle in. They both are detachable faces, so I want to listen to CD's also. The first gen might work better for CD player. 3rd gen doesn't look like I'll be able to use both. People tell me I should just go by a CD head unit. Why spend money when nothing wrong with my head units. So you say you can get a 1st gen console.How much$$ ?