*crawls out from under his rock*
Almost two years ago, I sold my mp3 eclipse and bought a RX-8. I was very happy until I tried to replace the stereo. Like many new cars, the stereo was not a standard size, and the radio was integrated with the AC. If I unplugged the radio, the AC no longer worked.
http://www.arbybean.com/images/myrx8/007.jpg
Someone has finally put a kit out for the RX-8! It's $500, but it's not just a plastic dash piece. The kit emulates all of the functionality of the original stereo, so I can have AC and mp3s at the same time! Woo!
http://corksport.com/store/large/14g...ement_Kit.html
So, yeah, I'm not dead. In fact, you should be seeing a lot more of me now!