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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2063  
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Kenwood make the same JVC headunit. Which ever you buy make sure its short body. Instagram @defender_ventures
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9th Jun 2020 10:27am |
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| siglo Member Since: 07 Aug 2015 Location: Kuwait Posts: 50  
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I have the JVC unit from Mudstuff and it has been working fine. Kenwood also have a version of that unit. I also came across an alpine double DIN unit but the part that extends from the back is only single DIN. It should work just find but I'm not sure. That would be a good option albeit pricey if you want built in SAT NAV. I don't know if they make other versions of it without the SAT NAV. The JVC & Kenwood both don't have built in SAT NAV. I'd stay away from full double DIN units since the space is very tight behind the center fascia.
Which ever unit you decide to go with, don't forget to connect the dimming cable. I did not do that on the first install and it got annoying manually adjusting the brightness of the unit each night. The stock LR harness did not include a cable to control the brightness so I had to add a pin to the adapter I got for the JVC unit. You can see some info of my JVC install in this thread. This is the type of Alpine units I've mentioned:  |
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10th Jun 2020 12:34pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693 
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Hello
I wanted Dab Radio Bluetooth phone Camera input Android auto I went for this Pioneer one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-SPH-DA230...&psc=1 the a Dab aerial that I fitted to the rear skylight window. Its a double din and full sized back so its tight... but even not I have had it out a few times adding my amp wires and 3 x sets of RCA leads plus Camera, it all fits.... Just 
Great radio so far, I can play Amazon music straight off it, Dab plus is great, I can talk to it to send Texts, reversing camera. All good. Depends if you have any loyalty to brands I guess, I would have gone for Sony but they didn't do one at the time with the features I wanted, Click image to enlarge |
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10th Jun 2020 1:05pm |
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| whiteley5 Member Since: 06 Jun 2020 Location: London Posts: 5 
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Did you have to make any modifications to the clock or behind the dash to make a full-size unit fit? |
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10th Jun 2020 3:03pm |
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| siglo Member Since: 07 Aug 2015 Location: Kuwait Posts: 50
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Hi Stacey007,
I like your AC vents, they look really nice. They seem to have aluminum inserts, am I correct? Do they improve anything over the stock ones besides the look? I'd appreciate if you can share a link of where you got them from. They look like some of the ones fitted to Mercedes cars. |
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10th Jun 2020 3:19pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693
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Hello
No modifications to the plastic behind the dash, its tight but fits. Its not 100% fit mind the bit that houses the clock does not sit flush. I will look at how I can better this at some point but I've took it out enough recently upgrading my speakers etc. The vents are from a Mercedes A class (the newer not latest one) if that makes sense. you do have to trim the vents slightly and then push them in. They seems to offer a little bit more movement than the original ones but to be honest I did it for looks not function 
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10th Jun 2020 7:16pm |
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