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Equipment / retro fit help for noob please

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Hi,

Just bought an 08 plate petrol vRS hatch - I'm after a bit of help on the equipment on it and some advice on retro fits.

It has:

- Dual Climate control

- 18 inch alloys

- Rear parking sensors

- Cruise control

- Maxidot

- MP3 Stream

- Aux in between the seats

- Possibly Xenon's (haven't driven it at night yet to check it against a roadsign but the lights look the same as my old Focus which did have them)

- Puddle lights in the doors

- Full size spare

It doesn't have any controls on the steering wheel, it also doesn't have auto lights, wipers, dimming mirror.

I'm a bit surprised about the lack of auto lights etc especially given the other options but I'm really enjoying the car.

Does the list above seem about right in terms of what would be expected - I can't find a definitive guide per model and there have been a few changes from what I've been reading.

Secondly - I'm curious about retrofitting the auto lights - from reading on here I think that means:

New screen

New rearview mirror

New switch

Possibly some cable / coding

Have I got that right? Is there anyone that has done this and can give me a rough idea of cost out there please? The threads I've seen appear to be activating options that were ordered but not enabled rather than actually fitting it.

I've also been looking into replacing the stereo as I'd like Bluetooth. The ANS 810 looks to tick many boxes - plug and play, keeps the parking and climate indicators, lower end of the possible budget and no issues with CANBUS versions, power drain etc (again, based on what I've picked up from here so far if I've understood everything).

Any views on that unit / similarly priced alternatives would be much appreciated.

I've found a lot of really useful info on here already so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks.

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