Dallas Stace-smith
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What's do you guys recommend for stereo decks/ head units?
Stereo head units
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DivineChaos
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Depending on your year, canbus or not. The Bluetooth on mine is failing on my 12. Keeps reconnecting.
Nuje
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Mk4: Look at the Android-based head units. Around $100 gets you double-din screen, any app from Google Play Store (read: Google Maps, Waze, Torque Pro, etc.), backup camera, bluetooth streaming and more.
Dallas Stace-smith
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Gotcha thanks.
Nuje
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Some additional thoughts / tips in the this thread.
pedroYUL
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- 2015 Passat CVCA; 2015 GSW CRUA; 2012 wagon CJAA; 2004 wagon BEW
For mk4 and trying to stay as close as OEM as possible, I did RCN210 for a little over $100. But my car has a quad connector and steering wheel controls, so I had to spend some other $40 or so for the Canbus emulator/quad connector.
oilhammer
Certified Volkswagen Nut & Vendor
I'm still rocking the same units my cars left the factory with aside from a couple of my cars that had non-OEM stuff put in them before I got them. And I hate those. The aftermarket stuff may have more "features", but they are often too cumbersome for my liking. Screens too bright, buttons too small, or not having a simple ON/OFF switch or button (seriously, why????).
But I admit, I am not a big audiophile and I don't play with my phone while I drive.
But I admit, I am not a big audiophile and I don't play with my phone while I drive.
Fahrvegnugen
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My monsoon amp recently lost audio and yesterday I received my repaired amp and popped it in. This isn’t a bang and olufsen system (very nice) but it beats the stereo shop after market system that I found to replace the stock system with that cost $1200+. I’m also not an audiophile but I can say the stock system sounds good and it looks good.
PakProtector
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I have a Monsoon-ed Jetta and one single DIN. I'd like an easy CD player for the single DIN. What is quite a bit more likely is upgrading the speakers. W/O going to upgrade the power output, efficiency is King. The two contenders for replacing the woofers are JL C1-650, and Hertz DSK 165.3.
cheers,
Douglas
cheers,
Douglas