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Offline PROTOTYPE

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Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« on: 14 March 2011, 15:55 »
What do you think,

I am thinking of getting one of these double din jobbies, anyone else fitted one? easy to do etc? worth the effort lol?
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Offline Kerrse

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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #1 on: 14 March 2011, 16:04 »

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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #2 on: 14 March 2011, 16:11 »
u will need the plastic surround that slots in 1st to make the double din nice and snug  :wink: :smiley:

ebay and halfords  :smiley:

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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #3 on: 14 March 2011, 21:25 »

i have one in my car and personally i like it, mine is a double din dvd/radio/mp3 player with usb slots and ipod compatability and sd card slots ect. i like it, makes the interior look better and can give a better sound quality (depending on weather your willing to spend money on a descent head unit)
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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #4 on: 14 March 2011, 21:35 »
Here's a royal slap from another thread, that links another thread, with another thread link!

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=184844.0

Check my posts out, a lot of detail on fitting a double din unit, as I said this in the thread:

Its a cheap ebay chinese unit with no brand, initially I was going to get a branded one but prices are ridiculous. I went to the states on holiday and named units were more expensive so I gave the ebay unit a go after reading a few reviews.

It has, usb, ipod connection, gps  and two sd slots (one for sat nav), steering wheel connections, sub connections.

As for fitting it, it is straight forward and cheap, as the golfs double din space is too big you need a plastic adapter £25-35 (plenty off info on it if you search). I did a bit more, I put in another fusebox in for future add ons £12-15, fed a separate power source from the battery in and fitted a  rocker switch to kill power. Followed by an aerial adapter £3 due to the unit having a different antenna socket.

As for the unit I have had it about a year now and I am chuffed with it, sound quality is average, but the sat nav function is very good, it also allows use off different software, I had tomtom on there which was a fiddle, but in the end I went with iGo8 which imo is the best gps software which is what I had on my phone.

As I am on my phone, I just did a quick search off what I posted in the past, so check it out and the links:

Cheap ebay one?

Think I was meant to post this up a while back, but banburyCo also did a similar job using a cheap ebay double din (his face comes off, mine doesn't). Mine has sat nav, camera inputs, Ipod adapter aux-in etc... Fitted easily and cheaply. There is a thread here when banbury did his install, but I talk about mine abit as I installed my unit prior to his.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=158309.10

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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #5 on: 15 March 2011, 07:59 »
I really like the look of the touch screen units, does anyone have any suggestions on what is good to get?

I saw a nice looking unit by a company called beat, but it was £199.00 so i am a little concerned as it seems a bit on the cheap side.
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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #6 on: 15 March 2011, 09:54 »
heres mine, kenwood ddx5022 touch screen, satnav, tv, ipod control, etc etc etc




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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #7 on: 15 March 2011, 11:43 »
scooby: that looks badboy


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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #8 on: 15 March 2011, 13:28 »
how much that set you back scooby?

That is very nice, - makes me want one  :drool:

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Re: Double Din DVD player in MK4???
« Reply #9 on: 15 March 2011, 18:38 »
head unit £350, satnav £200, tv £140, rear camera £60  :cry: