installing a head unit.

[will_ainsworth]

well my sisters bf does pr for a few companies - apple,t4,etc and another is parrot. hes nabbed me this for my bday this week, looks really good but the only thing is the cupra doesnt have a slot for an external head unit, anyone know of any conversion or whats best to do as i dont really fancy it being down under the steering wheel like most do.
any pics and any help would be awesome

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/car-stereos

 

[will_ainsworth]

seen this..... any pics of anyone who has done similar?
http://www.seatcupra.net/files/Mk3HUChange.pdf

 

[Razor]

Ive saw people fit them along the top row of fans
Or alternatively in the glove. No idea how sorry.

But theres bound to be a guide somewhere !!

Good luck

 

[will_ainsworth]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/394033 this seems best, dont really want to do it myself tho :| i have a few mates who are handy with electronics, ill speak to them

 

[sparkie1984]

id love to get a proper headunit in mine, going to look about at some companies that specialise in installing ice etc.. to see if they can modify the top vents or do something to make it look half decent!

 

[si p]

if you dont mind cutting up ur dash a bit, easy enough to do

 

[sparkie1984]

did you do that??? looks really smart mate do the centre vents come out? and what surround you got on there?

 

[si p]

yer did it myself. my aire vents were broken anyway so it made sense to take them out and put cd player there. its a standard 106 facia not the cd adaptor one. not a perfect fit but looks pretty smart. depends how good u are with that sort of thing though.

 

[sparkie1984]

im pretty shite lol!! looks good that mate, you should be chuffed with it

 

[si p]

yer its alright, not finished with it yet tho. lol.
well it gives you an idea anyway if it is something u might wanna do?

 

[sparkie1984]

defo mate, nice one... ill get a mate of mine whos creative with that sort of stuff to have a go i think.

do the vents pull out by the way?

 

[si p]

i belive they are just glued in, but as mine were broken im not 100%
if your gunna do it u will also need another block connector to make a new loom with as you still need to run power to the centre console

 

[sparkie1984]

yeah good point mate, ill do me research before anyways.... spent enough recently

 

[si p]

yer def do some research first. i think there are a few threads on here about it

 

[samacus]

im pritty sure that head unit is the one that isnt as wide as normal units and therfore would fit nicely where the ash tray is, which is quite neat looks smilar to this fella >>
http://www.icecavern.com/featurecars/ibizas/steve_original/images/image1.jpg

 

[SeanyK]

As much as it's annoying, I haven't seen a decent example yet of an aftermarket headunit in the MK3 Cupra.

If you really want to, out of view is best, as it doesn't sit flush on the top of the dash, and the ones that cut the tape part out of the radio, still look bad as it's not flush and sticks out and looks cheap/tacky IMO.

I guess the only way, is a nice flash one, the unit in the glovebox, and the fascia on the top vanity mirror pull down!

 

[cupramillo]

Hooch does some good headunit installs.... worth PM'ing him and asking

 

[sparkie1984]

yeah will give him a shout, he done yours mate ??

 

[cupramillo]

Nope, he fitted my ko3s and forge fmic though, and said he'd done a fair few of the headunit conversions. Very tidy install

 

[sparkie1984]

ill speak to him when im home from holiday! he seems quite good at a few things actually

you gonna get a headunit put in?