Avic-x1r install

[bryand]

Spent this morning at Car Audio Centre in Nottingham having my Furby Avic'ed. The full install will include a DAB tuner, so I also had the aerial replaced with an AM/FM/DAB unit from Bluespot Audio.
There are some pictures in my gallery.

Initial likes:

• The Avic inherits lots of behaviours from the car e.g. it turns off when the key is removed, and switches to a night display when you turn the vehicle lights on.
• Getting rid of my PDA gives an uncluttered dash
• The audio quality is a vast improvement, even though the output power isn't much different from the Symphony radio - so the original speakers aren't too bad after all.
• Putting the extra bits in the passenger seat stowage box hides them away but keeps them accessible.
• People have criticised the mapping, but I think it is as good as TomTom 3's - and more up to date. Any fancier and it would be a distraction whilst driving.
• As you approach a junction or roundabout, you get a zoomed-in view of it, which is very useful.
• Having the Navi instructions over the main speakers is much clearer than using a PDA, even with an amplified mount.
• As an unexpected bonus, I can plug my digital camera into the AV inputs and use it as a viewfinder or for video playback.

Initial dislikes:

• My flip-out cupholder (which I've never actually used) fouls the side of the head unit and won't flip out fully.
• The slide-out tray beneath the head unit is a bit sticky - I'll have to give it some 'massage'.
• I'll have to fit a stowage box under the driver's seat to take the displaced items from the old box.

All in all, well satisfied. Now to hack the DVD....

[Tom_vRS]

My cup holder doesn't flip out very nicely now with my aftermarket unit either. It need a bit of persuasion to pull out now.

[mcbunny]

good luck with it getting routes right and knowing where places actually are etc oh and actually telling you to go the right way around roundabouts !!!

[bengie]

doesn't every stereo dip with the lights and turn off with the ignitio

be very very very carefull about where you use the screen and leaving the front on, i had a clarion unit very similar to your but cd instead of dvd and it got nicked within 3 weeks of ownership

other than that good luck with the new unit, dunno if you saw my threads before but i took a different route, i got a jvc unit with a 3" screen on it but it still only takes a single din the screen is on the unit rather than folding out so when i take the front off i take the screen with me. it too plays dvd 's, even plays em in dolby digital

i still have the sat nav so it got installed and runs off of the jvc unit