That is exactly where Im now looking to stash my Empeg in my 2010 Santa Fe. Same basic spot. Going to tear into it this weekend and see. Oh, and the factory unit in that has the same set of issues yours does - doesnt deal well with some MP3s, tags are sometimes used and sometimes file names. what a POS. I want to look more closely into the SERIAL display extender that V99 talked about on here a few years back. That could be built in a smaller size than stock too, and fit more places.