MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Davebullock on May 18, 2011, 07:48:21 am

Title: Dab radio
Post by: Davebullock on May 18, 2011, 07:48:21 am

Does anyone know if you can fit a VW dab radio in the mk5 golf and do you need new aerial etc and costs involved?

Title: Re: Dab radio
Post by: jmspear on May 18, 2011, 07:54:30 am

Don't know for certain on the VW Dab, but I fitted a blaupunkt nashville DAB35 into my 55 plate GTI and also the same head unit into my wifes 08 plate ed30, and yes you do need a new aerial, if you get the blaupunkt dab bee sting aerial (which picks up both FM, AM and DAB) it is an oem swap with the std item and all the wiring you need is under the rear roof, no need to run new cables etc, just plug and play :smiley: blaupunkt is a great head unit and with a blaupunkt dab aerial the reception and sound quality is awesome, one of the best mods I have ever done to my car, kept the speakers std but the sound quality of radio has to be heard to be believed, better still the nashville allows you to record direct from the radio to an SD card, as an MP3, I have built up an awesome music collection from recording songs as I drive around the country  :happy2:

Title: Re: Dab radio
Post by: big al on May 18, 2011, 02:03:02 pm

Or if you have a digital radio on your phone and bluetooth on the stereo then you can run it that way.
I have a digital radio downloaded on my iPhone and it works a treat.