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gninnam 20th April 2016 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by briang9 (Post 110691)
looks like a good job Andy+++

Cheers trouble :D

1781cc 10th August 2017 12:38 PM

Found it!

Car looks nice and clean mate, really well looked after (ding aside) but repaired to high quality.

Any plans for it?

gninnam 10th August 2017 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 1781cc (Post 131410)
Found it!

Car looks nice and clean mate, really well looked after (ding aside) but repaired to high quality.

Any plans for it?

Cheers +++

Just use it to be honest.
Need to change the brake fluid soon and also replace the boots - nothing else!

gninnam 14th April 2018 06:56 PM

Decided to keep it - over the next few months the plan is to upgrade the stereo (completed this week), get the wheels refurbed, hit it with a lowering stick and if I have any money left, get the engine to produce more power+++

A few pics of the new stereo:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psxoqbjqyn.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psrcyhvrqd.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psvlxvu9w0.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pslkimaroj.jpg


The unit is brilliant - running Android (version 8) with octocore processor, 4Gb of Ram and 32Gb of Rom.
Works very well and with the Bose system sounds so much better than the original head unit :)

Johnmed 14th April 2018 09:10 PM

Excellent. I’d really like an Android head unit in the 8, alas that won’t happen.

briang9 14th April 2018 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gninnam (Post 140248)
Decided to keep it - over the next few months the plan is to upgrade the stereo (completed this week), get the wheels refurbed, hit it with a lowering stick and if I have any money left, get the engine to produce more power+++

A few pics of the new stereo:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psxoqbjqyn.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psrcyhvrqd.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psvlxvu9w0.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pslkimaroj.jpg


The unit is brilliant - running Android (version 8) with octocore processor, 4Gb of Ram and 32Gb of Rom.
Works very well and with the Bose system sounds so much better than the original head unit :)

looks really nice that Andy, what make is it, cant make out the name in the pics+++

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Originally Posted by Johnmed (Post 140253)
Excellent. I’d really like an Android head unit in the 8, alas that won’t happen.

Yeah would love to do similar with my D2 but not sure how easy it would be, only things I miss on it really are DAB radio and the ability to stream music via bluetooth..but also want to keep it looking close to oem as well:D

HPsauce 14th April 2018 09:57 PM

Bluetooth is dead easy, loads of adaptors for the RNS. I've got an Xcarlink but there are other solutions.

gninnam 14th April 2018 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 140256)
Bluetooth is dead easy, loads of adaptors for the RNS. I've got an Xcarlink but there are other solutions.

I had the Xcarlink in the TT but the Bluetooth was pretty rubbish (OK for phone but for audio I found very lacking)

Quote:

Originally Posted by briang9 (Post 140255)
looks really nice that Andy, what make is it, cant make out the name in the pics+++

Yeah would love to do similar with my D2 but not sure how easy it would be, only things I miss on it really are DAB radio and the ability to stream music via bluetooth..but also want to keep it looking close to oem as well:D

It's an EONON unit (GA2170).
Regards the RNS/D2 situation - their are loads of head units that will replace the installed unit and give you all the modern stuff - I know people on the TT forum have installed Android (and other) units and got them to work properly.

briang9 15th April 2018 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 140256)
Bluetooth is dead easy, loads of adaptors for the RNS. I've got an Xcarlink but there are other solutions.

I have a similar offering from Connects2, without the Bluetooth option, and it works well with SD card or USB stick, but plugging phone into line in jack results in a very muffled, distorted sound. Got a Parrot kit for phone+++

HPsauce 15th April 2018 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gninnam (Post 140258)
I had the Xcarlink in the TT but the Bluetooth was pretty rubbish (OK for phone but for audio I found very lacking)

Strange, I find it very good, even for classical music. And my S8 doesn't even have Bose!


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