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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148  
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I'm starting to hunt around for some new sound system stuff. I'm after a fixed nav system that'll go in the standard DIN, I'm not that fussed on the 2 DIN upgrade.
One system I've found is this Clarion one, does anyone have any experience with this one? http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-...-27662.htm Another I've found is the Audovox one, the software looks a bit dated but looks ok. http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-...-26720.htm Can any recommend a similar system? Other upgrades I'll be looking to do (ones I've seen on here) include hanging a Kenwood underseat sub off the back of the cubby box & the Focal speaker upgrade. The spawn of AndrewS 2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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26th May 2015 8:44pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579 
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Out of those two I'd go for the Clarion,,heard good things about it.
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26th May 2015 10:28pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2626 
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have the clarion one....
excellent bit of kit. |
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26th May 2015 10:52pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579
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Clarion / Pinoneer, all good premium brands.
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26th May 2015 11:32pm |
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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148
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Nice one guys, I've pretty much got my head set on the Clarion one, it seems to be a good price with all the bits.
The Pioneer one starts to get a bit pricey when you start adding the nav add ons & cameras ect. I didn't realise Tim, I should've had a bit more of a nose around your truck!  The spawn of AndrewS
2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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27th May 2015 7:15am |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279  
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The downside of the Clarion is you can't change the blue lights into green.
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27th May 2015 7:52am |
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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148
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I prefer blue
The spawn of AndrewS
2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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28th May 2015 6:17pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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The Clarion unit is excellent and absolutely brilliant if you have the TV unit. However, if you have the tv unit, sub unit, iPod connection, external mic unit etc...it is an absolute pig of a job to fit it in a Puma with all the cables and plugs/sockets at the back of the Clarion and the Vent pipes of the Puma. It takes a lot of patience and scraped knuckles and a few plasters too
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28th May 2015 7:17pm |
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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148
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Thanks for the heads up smb. I fitted a head unit in my tdci 90 a few years back that was full of leads at the back & it was a nightmare fitting it all in, like you said.
I'll hopefully get around to ordering it all up this weekend. The spawn of AndrewS 2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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28th May 2015 8:55pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579
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Out of interest where are the rest of you routing your cabling if you have external units to fit?
Mines running mostly drivers side down the void to the footwell area but under the mat to between the handbrake to cubby. Then under the cubby to the rear area. |
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28th May 2015 9:04pm |
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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148
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Yea I used to do it as you've said above mostly.
You could run cables out through the bulkhead and down on to the chassis rails to the rear & back into the body. The spawn of AndrewS 2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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28th May 2015 9:20pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579
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There could be better ways of routing it really but the plugs are too large to thread through and you wouldn't want to cut them off just to thread through to re-solder. Then of course you can't remove it either.
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28th May 2015 9:58pm |
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| CarlS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Probably near you Posts: 148
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We've gone down the back of the dash & out through the the transmission cover to rear before. That was from switching on the dash to inverter relays, amp, under seat sub & a few other things towards the back of the 130.
Ordered up the Clarion head unit earlier with the Kenwood under seat sub for now. I noticed its DVB-T ready? Anyone know what that means? Googled it, something to do with t.v? The spawn of AndrewS 2016 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon (Built on the last day, 59 from the end) - Dead 2016 Mini Countryman Cooper S All 4 2019 BMW R1200 GSA Rallye Sport |
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29th May 2015 10:56pm |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600  
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Means Freeview TV I think
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3rd Jun 2015 8:55am |
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