Best headunit for £100?

[Pearcy]

I want a new headunit for my car as it currently doesn't have aux, but looking at them apparently you can get some that have bluetooth and you can play songs through it... Best to pay more for bluetooth or just go with aux?

Cheers

 

[bionic]

or you can find ones with usb/sd card holders lol

 

[Pearcy]

I have an iphone....

 

[Gouldy]

I bought one from Halfords last year.

£45 for a Sony Xplod cd, radio and auxiliary in. I've no complaints, I've got it fitted with the steering wheel controls in my Focus and it's spot on.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

JVC anyday. Look on 'caraudiosecurity' for good deals

Tbh you can get one for around £75 with bluetooth

 

[Scoot]

Get a half decent alpine or something second hand.

 

[ABOO]

PM MT Audio on here mate, see what they can do for you...

 

[Pearcy]

Its a christmas present im looking to get from halfords tomorrow.. Any reccomendations for their range?

 

[Inequality Street]

Never understood why people use aux's.

if left on sight can give the impression there's an iPod in the glove box etc and the cable just gets in the way.

i have an 8gb memory pen full with songs, whack it in and off I go, happy days. Doesn't run my iPhone down on battery then either

 

[DannyR]

You can get a head unit with a flip down front that your iPod or iPhone slots into and is then hidden and connected.

Unsure who makes it though.

 

[t90_lle]

I got this one, usb port so iphones can plug in or memory sticks, 3.5mm jack also. it charges your iphone so no flat batterys and controls music from the headunit and... it changes 30 colours... and theres one to match the clocks of the dash... Amber/red

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_869019_langId_-1_categoryId_165474

 

[pastieman]

I you could stretch your budget a little more I would go for this with Bluetooth hands free too.... This is what I have in my Clio

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-alpine-cde-113bt_p-27364.htm

 

[montana]

Is I for a clio? I am selling a double din one in the for sale section if not..

 

[1812lsd]

I you could stretch your budget a little more I would go for this with Bluetooth hands free too.... This is what I have in my Clio

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-alpine-cde-113bt_p-27364.htm

This!

 

[Ade182]

I'd stretch a little further and get the Pioneer DEH-8400BT.

I spent £180 on one of these from an ICE installer/retailer near me then a friend got one for about £150 online. 32 different colours for the display/buttons and the "Orange" makes it match the Clio's dash brilliantly.

Has SD card (upto 32GB), Bluetooth Audio, Bluetooth calls (mic included), 2 x USB inputs, and if you ever require it, an MP3/WMA CD Slot. Massive amount of inputs and a very capable headunit.

Over the moon with mine.

 

[Knuckles]

If I were you I'd just buy an aux cable and have it in the cup holder. Looks far more OEM.

i did it in my r27... Then apple changed the docking points lol so ill have to buy an adapter when I get an iPhone 5

 

[Ade182]

If I were you I'd just buy an aux cable and have it in the cup holder. Looks far more OEM.

i did it in my r27... Then apple changed the docking points lol so ill have to buy an adapter when I get an iPhone 5

My Clio came with the stock headunit with an iPhone/iPod cable but due to Apple changing the connector, I had to change headunits! After I did, and got my iPhone 5, I still couldnt change tracks via the headunit. Appears the 8400BT needs a firmware update to do so, so I just bought an SD card and filled it with tracks. I was pretty miffed off I'd spent £180 to be back to square one!

 

[Knuckles]

Is 8400bt the standard clio hu?

how would you update the firmware in it?

 

[McGherkin]

I love using bluetooth. It works so well, and it means I don't have to fart around to do anything. Simply jump in, turn the ignition on, press play.

The sound quality is great, and you can skip tracks using the stereo/wheel controls.

Only downside is that if you turn the ignition off and then back on (for example when starting the engine), the connection is dropped so you have to wait about 10 seconds for it to reconnect.


I have a Sony MEX BT3600U, which is in your budget, has Bluetooth handsfree + music, aux, and USB.

 

[Ade182]

Is 8400bt the standard clio hu?

how would you update the firmware in it?

No, its a Pioneer aftermarket unit.

I'm not quite sure, I'll report back when Pioneer release the firmware and I've tried it myself. I'd imagine its through one of the USB ports it sports.