I do like the cleaned up look, Dave. but im a bit of a metalhead so i need my tunes.
i wouldnt hack a dash for the sake of a new style stereo,but in most cases someone already beat me to it. I think the dart dash is untouched and still has the radio. I had a sony cassette and a bigass amp driving a set of house speakers in the rear hatch (dart sport)
To me a loud stereo is high in my priorities.