Hi all,
1st post, so be gentle please. I've just purchased a 2013 T5.1 Highline Kombi (which I'm hoping to collect next weekend). I've already noted the OE RCD310 headunit is not going to give me anywhere near what I would like in terms of functionality or likely sound quality. I don't have a huge budget atm (I've just bought the van, tax, insurance etc!), and would really like to keep the OEM look. I'm not a fan of the Halo/floated screen. I know the angle of the screen can be an issue when in factory location, I just prefer the cleaner dash lines of a flush unit.
I've basically spent the last 2 days reading posts on here. Some positive, more negative about the RCD330's, NoNames, D9-V8's, Plus Center etc etc and tbh have gone round in circles. Are all these units really that bad? What is it that makes them so bad? Sound quality? Software? I appreciate you get what you pay for and these are cheap, but as a stop gap would it be ok?
I'm fairly confident the new bus has the standard speakers, tweeter on the dash etc, and definitely no sound deadening in the doors, which is something I'll also address once I have it to improve things there. I may even go as far as installing a little amp at a later date, but for now hopefully just improving the OE setup should return some improvements.
Current requirements are;
DAB radio (happy to use an app on my phone to achieve this)
Android Auto
Retain the PDC I have fitted (front & rear but no camera, although I might add a camera at a later date)
Phone connectivity
I appreciate the Kenwood/Alpine (I've always been an Alpine fan and previously had their systems, some quite large with multiple amps, subs, components, etc etc and expensive fitted to my vehicles)/Pioneer offerings are going to be a better option. But financially not an option at present, and as I said I would much rather keep the OE look.
Ultimately I know I'm probably going to end up with a named brand unit, but for the meantime would anyone have any recommendations to get some/all the functionality back I know I'll miss instantly.
OR
Will the RCD310 connect to my phone and allow me to stream Spotify/DAB from it through the current system. In which case I can get by for a while until I can save up for something nicer.
Many thanks
Steve
1st post, so be gentle please. I've just purchased a 2013 T5.1 Highline Kombi (which I'm hoping to collect next weekend). I've already noted the OE RCD310 headunit is not going to give me anywhere near what I would like in terms of functionality or likely sound quality. I don't have a huge budget atm (I've just bought the van, tax, insurance etc!), and would really like to keep the OEM look. I'm not a fan of the Halo/floated screen. I know the angle of the screen can be an issue when in factory location, I just prefer the cleaner dash lines of a flush unit.
I've basically spent the last 2 days reading posts on here. Some positive, more negative about the RCD330's, NoNames, D9-V8's, Plus Center etc etc and tbh have gone round in circles. Are all these units really that bad? What is it that makes them so bad? Sound quality? Software? I appreciate you get what you pay for and these are cheap, but as a stop gap would it be ok?
I'm fairly confident the new bus has the standard speakers, tweeter on the dash etc, and definitely no sound deadening in the doors, which is something I'll also address once I have it to improve things there. I may even go as far as installing a little amp at a later date, but for now hopefully just improving the OE setup should return some improvements.
Current requirements are;
DAB radio (happy to use an app on my phone to achieve this)
Android Auto
Retain the PDC I have fitted (front & rear but no camera, although I might add a camera at a later date)
Phone connectivity
I appreciate the Kenwood/Alpine (I've always been an Alpine fan and previously had their systems, some quite large with multiple amps, subs, components, etc etc and expensive fitted to my vehicles)/Pioneer offerings are going to be a better option. But financially not an option at present, and as I said I would much rather keep the OE look.
Ultimately I know I'm probably going to end up with a named brand unit, but for the meantime would anyone have any recommendations to get some/all the functionality back I know I'll miss instantly.
OR
Will the RCD310 connect to my phone and allow me to stream Spotify/DAB from it through the current system. In which case I can get by for a while until I can save up for something nicer.
Many thanks
Steve
