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duncan:
am thinking of making a couple of upgrades to the stock stereo, dont want to spend crazy money - budget would probably be around £600ish

any recommendations? have seen people use the large pioneer head unit replacing the stock one.

cheers

Duncan

Hurdy:
It all depends on what you want out of the system!

Do you want to use your IPOD with it?
Do you want Bluetooth for using it as a handsfree?
Do you want navigation?
Do you want it to play DVD and DVD recordable discs? (this means you can have 4.7gig of audio music on one disc!)
Do you want single or a double DIN unit?
Do you want a touchscreen?
etc
etc

Also are you sticking with the stock speakers?
If you are, then there is no point in going for a high quality head unit as the OEM speakers will not be able to do the sound output justice.

Lots of parameters to know :happy2:

Wolfie:
Hi Duncan

Was looking at the same type of upgrade and came across this - I think its the newer model of Hurdys impressive set up.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kenwood-DNX-8220-BT-DVD-CD-GPS-Navigation-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ140306564420QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP?hash=item140306564420&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Obviously cant vouch for the seller etc but looks within your budget for now anyway!

Dont want to hijack the thread but to Hurdy regarding what you just posted - I have the MFD2 unit at the moment - would i be better off upgrading the speakers for a better sound set up - had the BOSE set up in my last car and was happy with that!!
 

Hurdy:
Wolfie,

If you upgrade the speakers and keep the head unit you will see a small improvement in sound quality, but the OEM units all use DSP - digital sound processing. The processing system restricts certain frequencies at different volumes, due to the fact that the stock speakers cannot handle these frequencies as they are relatively poor quality and cheaply built. Even very basic aftermarket speakers would be an improvement. To get the best out of youe sound set-up on a budget I would go for an aftermarket headunit, with at least 2 way component speakers up front and a pair of coax speakers in the rear. If you want decent bass then you'll need a sub and amp. :happy2:

You don't have to go overboard to get a decent sound out of your set-up :smiley:

Wolfie:
Hurdy,

Im loathe to change the OEM look or lose much if any of the boot - would be just changing the stock speakers for decent aftermarket speakers and maybe a discreet amp and sub be worth my while or expense?

Also if I went for an aftermarket head unit I would want one similar to yours and that = £££££££££s

Sorry Duncan but Im sure you will benefit from hurdys answers too as its still on thread  :happy2:

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