I will post a quick reply as to what head unit I prefer. I too recently purchased an EP3, back in September, and NEEDED to upgrade my radio. I went to the local store and had an idea as to what I wanted. Was gonna get an Alpine, but after messing around with it, I turned away from it. Mostly because the colors of the buttons could not come any close to matching the stock Honda orange. Ended up going with a Kenwood KDC-BT555U. I have to say I love it. For around $140 I got USB, Bluetooth, AUX on front, 2 inputs in back, a mic for a Bluetooth phone, and an orange color close to factory. After a few months I still love it, and the sound quality was a noticeable increase upon first use.
As for installing you will need a wiring harness. Most all retailers will sell one along with the deck. Wiring it is quite simple, match colors and crimp your wires properly. And as for mounting it, you can go on Amazon and source up a dash kit by Metra for like $15 and use that. Installation is pretty much the reverse of removal and you can find a few nice videos on Youtube showing how to. That is what I did.
Hope this helps!
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