I bought this a while ago to fit into my 2004 Volkswagen Bora (Golf Mk4). In 2015, I figured I no longer needed a cassette deck in my car (can't believe they fitted that in 2004 either!).
Installation was fairly straightforward, except the VW's non-standard wiring meant a wire had to be swapped to give it a permanent power feed (instructions online) and the aerial plug needs power supplied to it via an adaptor.
Why did I buy this model? Because it looks and works like a factory stereo. Big, clear buttons so you're not distracted from driving, and once you've used it a while you can operate it by touch without looking away from the road at all (try that with a modern touch-screen system!!).
FM reception - fairly poor, despite the powered aerial adaptor (its even worse without it)
AM reception - fine
CD - haven't used it!
Bluetooth functions - superb - both for phonecalls and music.
Sound qualty - really great - especially through the upgraded 8 speakers my car already has.
Usability - superb
Overall - 5 out of 5.
Installation was fairly straightforward, except the VW's non-standard wiring meant a wire had to be swapped to give it a permanent power feed (instructions online) and the aerial plug needs power supplied to it via an adaptor.
Why did I buy this model? Because it looks and works like a factory stereo. Big, clear buttons so you're not distracted from driving, and once you've used it a while you can operate it by touch without looking away from the road at all (try that with a modern touch-screen system!!).
FM reception - fairly poor, despite the powered aerial adaptor (its even worse without it)
AM reception - fine
CD - haven't used it!
Bluetooth functions - superb - both for phonecalls and music.
Sound qualty - really great - especially through the upgraded 8 speakers my car already has.
Usability - superb
Overall - 5 out of 5.
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