ICE upgrade to a Mk2 Leon - Help Please...

[Ruddmeister]

I have a friend.........no really I do

Anyhow he has a MK2 Leon and was asking me about a little ICE upgrade....

He needs some ICE advice;-

• Ipod connector to OEM headunit
• Better speakers

So in the spirit of the forum a little checking has been done and the list of suspects looks like;-

Ipod Connection - Dension Gateway is the most likely suspect but any alternatives without changing the headunit??? OR is changing the headunit the best bet and what are the suggestions??

With regard to the speakers this is a daily driver not an ICE show car so we are looking at DIY upgrades to add some depth and quality to the sound, replacement components etc(without stretching to Amps and Subs) what do people have / recommend??

Any help appreciated....

 

[DaveP]

Got some rainbow components in the back and focals in the front. I think the rainbows have a smoother sound. Lot of faff doing the tweeters though!

 

[Ruddmeister]

Got some rainbow components in the back and focals in the front. I think the rainbows have a smoother sound. Lot of faff doing the tweeters though!

What are we looking at money wise?

roughly?

 

[erichuyn]

Remember that the original headunits can only read 6 playlists and you will not see trackinformation.
I think.

 

[Poverty]

double din or single din?

speakers depend on budget but you can get some really good speakers for 100 pounds.

 

[Ruddmeister]

double din or single din?

speakers depend on budget but you can get some really good speakers for 100 pounds.

Prefer not to swap out the head unit just get something to hook the ipod into the OEM setup if poss

I think £100 would probably be a good starting point, I assume you would get something that would be a significant increase over OEM speakers for that money?

Someone mentioned Apline Type R components, anyone know if these are much cop?

 

[DaveP]

What are we looking at money wise?

roughly?

Got both off talkaudio.co.uk secondhand - each were about £80 each.

TBH used with the standard head unit they are better, but probably not worth the effort of installing them! If you also include the cost of the speakers then the cost/benefits become quite dodgy. I am sure that if you change the head unit as well then the speakers would come into their own.

 

[Poverty]

Prefer not to swap out the head unit just get something to hook the ipod into the OEM setup if poss

I think £100 would probably be a good starting point, I assume you would get something that would be a significant increase over OEM speakers for that money?

Someone mentioned Apline Type R components, anyone know if these are much cop?

cant go wrong with alpines, should amp em and get a nice alpine headunit with ipod cable though to get the most out of them, if not get type s alpine ones.

 

[Sieze]

I was looking at the xlink ipod review earlier. It basically connects the ipod to the cd changer socket on teh standard head unit. Might get one shortly.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=149041&highlight=car+link

http://www.xcarlink.co.uk/home.php