Welcome!

You don't want your empeg stuck in the dash. Take it out; play with it; have fun!

One of the reasons the empeg was made 'slide out' was because head units with removable face plates, etc get stolen even when their 'security features' are in use. IE, if it's in the car, it's a target.

Eventually you'll start really lovin' your empeg. Even the pull out-ness of it. I've used mine at home, work, and in the car. For MASSIVE music storage the empeg is better than anything else out there.

The biggest irritation about moving the empeg around for me is plugging in all those wires. I bought a dock and that prob went away (I don't have one for work, I should have bought another when I had the chance). I would suggest you find someone who who will sell you a home docking station. Get it. You'll love it.

If you really don't want to haul your empeg around (say you're goin' to a club) just put the darned thing in the trunk. It's not as safe as taking it with you, but who wants to pry a trunk open because there 'might be' a head unit of some type (remember, most pullouts are 5-10 years old now) buried in it?