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fridsten · 04-16-2016, 03:41 AM

Thanks again for you input. I'm sure the $90 one is pretty much crap, but I have a couple of demands that need to be fulfilled, and it actually does that.
1. It has to be a 2DIN unit. Fitting 1DIN unit in a 2DIN cage seems pretty difficult, from the correspondence I've had with eBay sellers anyway.
2. It has to have an optical drive. Either CD or DVD is fine.
3. It must have either ISO sockets or a harness. I don't want to have to wire it myself. I could probably do it, it's just that I'm too lazy. :P
Edit:
4. RDS radio. I want to be able to get traffic information. (I don't know if you have it on your side of the pond, but here in Europe it's very useful.)

An Android unit would be nice to have, especially since I would be able to connect a camera, an OBD2 bluetooth reader and use Harry's Laptimer for track days. I would also be able to use a navigation app. But these are things I can already do with my phone, so it's not necessary.

Edit again: Did you have to do any extra wiring to the ISO socket? Or how did you do the wiring?

04-16-2016, 03:41 AM	#14
fridsten Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 265	Thanks again for you input. I'm sure the $90 one is pretty much crap, but I have a couple of demands that need to be fulfilled, and it actually does that. 1. It has to be a 2DIN unit. Fitting 1DIN unit in a 2DIN cage seems pretty difficult, from the correspondence I've had with eBay sellers anyway. 2. It has to have an optical drive. Either CD or DVD is fine. 3. It must have either ISO sockets or a harness. I don't want to have to wire it myself. I could probably do it, it's just that I'm too lazy. :P Edit: 4. RDS radio. I want to be able to get traffic information. (I don't know if you have it on your side of the pond, but here in Europe it's very useful.) An Android unit would be nice to have, especially since I would be able to connect a camera, an OBD2 bluetooth reader and use Harry's Laptimer for track days. I would also be able to use a navigation app. But these are things I can already do with my phone, so it's not necessary. Edit again: Did you have to do any extra wiring to the ISO socket? Or how did you do the wiring? Last edited by fridsten; 04-16-2016 at 03:49 AM.