Parrot or new HU?

[Skeeter]

The Parrot MKi9000 is spot on for what I want, dual phone hands free and Bluetooth A2DP music streaming, but its about £100. There seem to be a lot of head units out there for less than £100. Is there a decent sub £100 HU that will do all the Parrot does for my 172?

 

[skinz]

mki9000 is good if u don't care so much for outgoing calls, voice recognition would infuriate me personally due to it not recognising 100% of the time. better off investing in the mki9200 if going down the parrot route imo. as for stereo i would say the pioneer deh4500 would fit the bill? uses parrot technology only thing im not sure about the dual mode - but cant bring myself to google it. also bluetooth streaming on parrots don't allow playlist selection - unless cabled.

i fit these on a regular basis, and personally tend to recommend parrots where the car would look ridiculous with an aftermarket radio (ie 8th gen honda, some bmws etc). as for a clio, id say aftermarket stereo all the way

edit: last time i noticed the pioneer was around £99

 

[Chi]

Do you lose your volume controls if you change head unit?

 

[Chi]

Do you lose your volume controls if you change your head unit?

 

[skinz]

not if you buy stalk adapter/patch lead

 

[Skeeter]

2 phones is needed really. The Pioneer doesn't do it. The cheapest that does is a JVC unit at £90. How much is a steering column remote adapter?

 

[skinz]

around £15 iirc