Does having the RCD-500 mean I have 10 speakers?

[Emeye]

I've checked it out and I do have the midrange in the front doors!

Cheers.

[ub7rm]

Just to throw a spanner in the works I'm pretty sure I have the ten speaker set up (by sound and I checked the option codes) and I only have the rcd300 and don't have the amp.  Mines an early 05 - was this standard for that age?  I know some cost cutting was applied to the later models....

[SteveP]

Just to throw a spanner in the works I'm pretty sure I have the ten speaker set up (by sound and I checked the option codes) and I only have the rcd300 and don't have the amp.  Mines an early 05 - was this standard for that age?  I know some cost cutting was applied to the later models....

Yep my old 05 plate had ten speakers with the RCD300. I presume you don't have a roof mounted aerial either (unless you have the phone prep)?

[ub7rm]

Indeed I don't!  Wondered about that as someone else at my work has an 05 plate but has the roof aerial (not sure if he has the phone   set up though).  Puzzled me slightly....

[SteveP]

I think it was the early models (first year of production) that didn't have the roof aerial unless fitted with phone prep or sat nav. I think it looks better without anyway 

[stealthwolf]

I wish I didn't have an aerial.

[WobGTI]

S doesnt have rear speakers, i know that for certain.... stereo in that car is diabolical!

[Teutonic_Tamer]

RCD500 does not necessarily mean you have 10 speakers (but is very likely).

If it is a "factory" installed option, it will definately have 10 speakers! 

When I was hunting around for my ED30 dealers were offering to upgrade the RCD300s with RCD500s for about £150, but the car would still have had 8 speakers (too much additional wiring I suspect) so double check. You should be able to see the body colour of the internal door skin through the midrange speaker grille if it’s an 8 speaker system.

And that is yet another pitfall with "dealer fitted" options - you have no guarantee that they do the job to the same spec as the factory.  Furthermore, you don't get the same warranty as factory fit items.