A nice surprise...cool stereo.
12-12-2007, 06:54 AM
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A nice surprise...cool stereo.
I finally found a faceplate on Ebay for the stereo that came along with the repo'd A4 I bought last summer. Normally I'm a straight 'stock' guy, but given that the wife wants to play CDs without going to the boot, this thing is pretty cool.
I spoke with the previous owner who said the car had been equipped with a Sony Playstation and some other cool gear...most of which disappeared at the impound lot. Thankfully enough of the system was left intact that the faceplate was a plug and play...and it sounds great!
Being the pessimist that I am, I predict the car will soon be broken into and trashed in the process of stealing the head unit. Oh well...
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I spoke with the previous owner who said the car had been equipped with a Sony Playstation and some other cool gear...most of which disappeared at the impound lot. Thankfully enough of the system was left intact that the faceplate was a plug and play...and it sounds great!
Being the pessimist that I am, I predict the car will soon be broken into and trashed in the process of stealing the head unit. Oh well...
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12-12-2007, 08:24 AM
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err, sand/dremel the top left and right side of the faceplate
same thing happened with my faceplate, and I sanded off the edges to not have the middle slump down like that at the top.
I also sanded it down and painted it a matte black to match the rest of the interior buttons vs the dark gray it comes in.
otherwise, noice!
I also sanded it down and painted it a matte black to match the rest of the interior buttons vs the dark gray it comes in.
otherwise, noice!
12-12-2007, 08:40 AM
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Purely novelty for the wife, that and the fact it looked like more of a PITA to
sort thru the wires and install one of the stock head units I have stashed.
I like the idea of patching in a nav system. The menu screen had an option for one.
I like the idea of patching in a nav system. The menu screen had an option for one.
