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migs1 · 11th September 2007, 16:57

I'm about to pickup a typeS on friday and already have a REVO in a mzda 323 sport.

Revo reckon it can be easily transferred from one car to another but I might have to get a newer more powerful aerial from their accessories (£30).

from my experience in the mazda, you get a poor "stickon" that sticks inside the windscreen and that has an FM transmitter/RCA box that sits behind the head unit and you just select the FM frequency when the unit is switched on. Sound quality is -disapointingly- just the same as FM but the station variety is obviously greater.

using the stick-on aerial and FM transmitter I had a bit of interference sometimes but the main stations are always available.
If I get the better aerial I should be able to use the connect2 to plug in the RCA cables as mentioned in other posts which should help clarity.

The main gripe I have is the way its been installed to be hard wired to the battery power even when switched off in standby . Theres been a few occasions where i didnt use the car over the weekend and had a flat battery on Monday morning - I now remove the unit from the cradle everytime.

I stillplan to try and remove and then fit it myself (i asked the dealer for a quote to fit it and i'm expecting over a hundred - you know what theyre like) but the REVO recomended fitter might get a call - they were £45 to fit it to the mazda and did it in 20 mins. if I have the better aerial it might be worth it (the aerial for the DAB unit is meant to fit between the Headunit and the existing co-ax connector).

finally I wuld recommend getting the remote that they offer as well - is much easier than stretchin to where the fitter decides to install it (right in the corner on the driver dash for me)

hope it helps - I'll add more when i remove/install it on the typeS.

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migs1 Valve Cap Join Date: 11th September 2007 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	revo can be a bit fiddly I'm about to pickup a typeS on friday and already have a REVO in a mzda 323 sport. Revo reckon it can be easily transferred from one car to another but I might have to get a newer more powerful aerial from their accessories (£30). from my experience in the mazda, you get a poor "stickon" that sticks inside the windscreen and that has an FM transmitter/RCA box that sits behind the head unit and you just select the FM frequency when the unit is switched on. Sound quality is -disapointingly- just the same as FM but the station variety is obviously greater. using the stick-on aerial and FM transmitter I had a bit of interference sometimes but the main stations are always available. If I get the better aerial I should be able to use the connect2 to plug in the RCA cables as mentioned in other posts which should help clarity. The main gripe I have is the way its been installed to be hard wired to the battery power even when switched off in standby . Theres been a few occasions where i didnt use the car over the weekend and had a flat battery on Monday morning - I now remove the unit from the cradle everytime. I stillplan to try and remove and then fit it myself (i asked the dealer for a quote to fit it and i'm expecting over a hundred - you know what theyre like) but the REVO recomended fitter might get a call - they were £45 to fit it to the mazda and did it in 20 mins. if I have the better aerial it might be worth it (the aerial for the DAB unit is meant to fit between the Headunit and the existing co-ax connector). finally I wuld recommend getting the remote that they offer as well - is much easier than stretchin to where the fitter decides to install it (right in the corner on the driver dash for me) hope it helps - I'll add more when i remove/install it on the typeS.