On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:17:47 +0000 (UTC), "Matt" wrote:

Looking at the possibility of installing a satnav system in my '01 Mondeo.
Is there anywhere that do salvage units or 2nd hand factory fit units, as
I'm a tad reluctant to pay £2000 to Ford for one? Thanks.

Any particular reason for sticking with the factory unit? Aftermarket
units generally offer better functionality, and start at around £500.
You'll also get a warranty, and know that it's going to be possible to
fit without hours spent pouring over Ford fiches trying to track down
obscure parts to complete a secondhand system, etc.

Jon
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:17:47 +0000 (UTC), "Matt" wrote:

Looking at the possibility of installing a satnav system in my '01
Mondeo. Is there anywhere that do salvage units or 2nd hand factory
fit units, as I'm a tad reluctant to pay £2000 to Ford for one?
Thanks.

Any particular reason for sticking with the factory unit? Aftermarket
units generally offer better functionality, and start at around £500.
You'll also get a warranty, and know that it's going to be possible to
fit without hours spent pouring over Ford fiches trying to track down
obscure parts to complete a secondhand system, etc.

I'd go with that... you'll also get this amazing feature called "sound
quality" which Ford (or visteon or whoever makes them) audio engineers seem
to go to great lengths to remove from their head units.

Much better unit for a far cheaper price. If I'd just bought a Ford first
thing I'd do would be ripping the OE audio out not trying to replace it with
a higher model from a lower quality scale ;-).

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InCar Express wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:17:47 +0000 (UTC), "Matt" wrote:

Looking at the possibility of installing a satnav system in my '01
Mondeo. Is there anywhere that do salvage units or 2nd hand factory
fit units, as I'm a tad reluctant to pay £2000 to Ford for one?
Thanks.

Any particular reason for sticking with the factory unit? Aftermarket
units generally offer better functionality, and start at around £500.
You'll also get a warranty, and know that it's going to be possible to
fit without hours spent pouring over Ford fiches trying to track down
obscure parts to complete a secondhand system, etc.

I'd go with that... you'll also get this amazing feature called "sound
quality" which Ford (or visteon or whoever makes them) audio engineers
seem
to go to great lengths to remove from their head units.

Much better unit for a far cheaper price. If I'd just bought a Ford first
thing I'd do would be ripping the OE audio out not trying to replace it
with
a higher model from a lower quality scale ;-).

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Paul Morgan

Thanks for the replies. I only wanted to stay with the OEM equipment because
the existing stereo is an odd size; apparently just less than double din. I
realise I can sort this with faceplating, but just wanted to keep it as
simple as possible. You've talked me out of a foolish purchase, many
thanks;-)
Matt.

Thanks for the replies. I only wanted to stay with the OEM equipment
because the existing stereo is an odd size; apparently just less than
double din. I realise I can sort this with faceplating, but just
wanted to keep it as simple as possible. You've talked me out of a
foolish purchase, many thanks;-)
Matt.

No worries :-). It's really easy to change to standard DIN stuff on these
cars though unlike some other models which are pretty horrid when it comes
to replacing the OE junk. Just need to convince my dad to replace the OE
stereo that's fitted in the Mondeo he's just ordered - the 6006 in-dash 6
disc unit, a bit like the one Nakamichi brought out about 8 years ago but
without the sound quality and reliability (I've heard a few stories about
these wannabe Ford units eating discs already).

My personal preference would be for new cars to come with an empty hole (DIN
size of course) to fit a stereo of your choice. The manufacturers don't want
to spend any money on factory-fit stuff so why bother and make it so
difficult for customers to put decent stuff in? It's one area of car design
that's going backwards, 10 years ago almost all cars had DIN stuff so even
though the quality was never there at least it was a 5 minute job to get a
decent unit in there.

Hmmm that kinda turned into a rant, ho hum time to call it a night I think
;-)

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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:13:41 -0000, "Paul Morgan"
wrote:

I'd go with that... you'll also get this amazing feature called "sound
quality" which Ford (or visteon or whoever makes them) audio engineers seem
to go to great lengths to remove from their head units.

LOL. Bite your tongue Timo.......

Jon
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:13:41 -0000, "Paul Morgan"
wrote:

I'd go with that... you'll also get this amazing feature called "sound
quality" which Ford (or visteon or whoever makes them) audio engineers seem
to go to great lengths to remove from their head units.

LOL. Bite your tongue Timo.......

Jon

Sorry, can't... Israel and Palestine will be long living in peace
before this one is settled ;-)

I'd be interested to know what you guys think about the new Ford Focus
C-Max audio systems, they are Sony systems, even branded!
Have a listen at your friendly Ford dealer (if you find a car in the
showroom with a battery connected) and let me know, I'd be interested
to know what you think.