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Floating above vents does still look like an aftermarket wide screen Nav unit somehow.
You will also have the expanse of dash acerage where the old D2 unit came from to cover up? There could be much (work)/creativity in relocation of the buttons above the existing unit in to this area and some creative ducting to move the vents down. ...Now there's a project
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Ok, so this 8" version fits in the double-din space, leaving a little room at each side.
Centred: Left: Right: If the remote control buttons still go in the console then the space could simply be blanked off, or it could have a USB & SD card slot. Possibly a volume control. |
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Maybe a Brodit phone holder or pop out cup holders Biggest concern is the audio output...
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I have one of those cup holder remotes as well it works via canbus
Most of its bulk is hollow to enable it to fit in a cup holder. If you remove the base it's not very thick at all I reckon it could be stuck to the opening lid and look almost factory. |
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Need to buy one for tinkering then...
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Yeah, the unit I have will only properly work if you swap the crappy bose amp to something normal that takes normal rca line in.. Bose system has a floating ground which is not the same as the chassis ground so naturally there will be a potential difference between amp and the radio, hence the pops when turning on/off, muting etc.
I have now mastered my setup with the 2 phoenix gold amps I have and it works perfect, with the equaliser having a separate slider for the subwoofer. In my 'android radio journey' I have even managed to fry a filtering cap on the 12v rail inside the radio, but luckily icebox audio sold me a spare for £55 shipped, I had it in within a week. Additionally the coreboard of the radio (little board that houses ram, cpu and memory) can be upgraded to faster versions as time goes on... I really can't fault it. One day once I feel confident enough in the car i plan to drive down to Mikki so she can do an inspection on my car and find even more things wrong with it for me to fix and have a play with my set up if she wants One tip for anyone buying any android radio: buy the dab antenna from the same people you buy the head unit from as you will experience hiss sounds when you launch the dab radio app for a few seconds as the USB module boots if its an aftermarket one from amazon like I have. In the factory settings of each radio there are options to select which model of the USB dab antenna module you have purchased so that it works flawlessly and the random amazon one I have wasn't on it. Last edited by Ronin; 27th August 2021 at 01:56 PM. |
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I have one fitted to the campervan plugged in to my Xtrons unit - fantastic reception and pulls a signal where Mrs.H's C250 Mercedes OEM unit fails to get any signal. Only downside is that it's a body mount antenna but it's up on the roof of the camper (which now looks like a listening post for GCHQ with the FM/DAB/TV/GPS/4G and CB antennas up there)
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But you also reminded me about this story, which might go to durability concerns: The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah once told a story of the latest Corvette (may have been the launch of the C8) having a 720p touch screen and complaining to a GM engineer about Tesla having 1080p screens in their cars. The Engineer went on to say (paraphrasing) let's see where those screens are after 10 years and 100,000 miles in Arizona. Basically referring to those types of screens lacking durability in an automotive application (vibration, heat, UV etc). Some Model S's must be up there now, so how have their screens stood the test of time?
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Cheers Marty ____________________ Current: 2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest! 2002 Audi S8 - Project Replacement head coming arrived thanks to MJ Silver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that). Family: 2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design - has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car! Sold: 1997 Audi A4 - Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl) Last edited by 27litres; 30th August 2021 at 01:42 PM. |
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My android unit (as seen in my thread) has a 1080p screen and Oasis DVD does look great on it
EDIT: its actually 1024x600, but does support 1080p playback Last edited by Ronin; 31st August 2021 at 08:21 AM. |
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I have seen this and looks interesting. It is marketed for VW though. I like the symmetry
https://www.kenwood-electronics.co.u.../?view=related
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