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So, my factory headunit is done.
Let’s leave the fact that it’s CD, which makes it so obsolete I might as well burn it with fire.
Gripes -
1. It’s broken inside, which affects the clock display. I resoldered the display. But it’s still broken. And pressing on the HU makes the display work. So it’s some issue with the internal electrics. I have read about it on here, and with the amount of work needed, I might as well just replace the stupid thing. It’s not worth saving.
2. It often feels hot, like it may catch fire half the time.
3. It reads iPod/iPhone for about 20 mins via USB, then glitches out and either says ‘INCOMPATIBLE’ or will only allow you to play 1 track over and over.
4. Barely any options to adjust sound quality. It’s loud enough I suppose, but *no bass and treble control. So it sounds tinny and weedy at both ends.
*CORRECTION - Cack bass and treble control that has no discernible impact on either.
5. You can’t pause music playing on an iPod/iPhone. It just careens on by force.
6. It loses radio signal all the time. I know this is probably a fault with the aerial, but why doesn’t the HU have RDS?
7. Why when you turn the engine off, does the volume spike up for a second or two? Horrible and jarring.
8. It’s ugly AF.
Speakers are crap. As are the tweeters. Not even sure the ones in the back work they’re so crap.
This summer I’m ripping it all out and replacing it with something decent. All of it.
The end.
Let’s leave the fact that it’s CD, which makes it so obsolete I might as well burn it with fire.
Gripes -
1. It’s broken inside, which affects the clock display. I resoldered the display. But it’s still broken. And pressing on the HU makes the display work. So it’s some issue with the internal electrics. I have read about it on here, and with the amount of work needed, I might as well just replace the stupid thing. It’s not worth saving.
2. It often feels hot, like it may catch fire half the time.
3. It reads iPod/iPhone for about 20 mins via USB, then glitches out and either says ‘INCOMPATIBLE’ or will only allow you to play 1 track over and over.
4. Barely any options to adjust sound quality. It’s loud enough I suppose, but *no bass and treble control. So it sounds tinny and weedy at both ends.
*CORRECTION - Cack bass and treble control that has no discernible impact on either.
5. You can’t pause music playing on an iPod/iPhone. It just careens on by force.
6. It loses radio signal all the time. I know this is probably a fault with the aerial, but why doesn’t the HU have RDS?
7. Why when you turn the engine off, does the volume spike up for a second or two? Horrible and jarring.
8. It’s ugly AF.
Speakers are crap. As are the tweeters. Not even sure the ones in the back work they’re so crap.
This summer I’m ripping it all out and replacing it with something decent. All of it.
The end.