Hi Everyone

 

I am a newbie and just joined the site after buying my 04 (MK1) Octavia yesterday - immaculate vehicle, 1 owner and only 50k...

 

My advice is - what is my best option for aftermarket stereo ???

 

Should i stick with single din with bluetooth or go for double din - if i went for double din i would prefer touch screen...

 

Also i have an iphone so would need BT Audio ideally..... and if possible one with USB so i can charge my iphone up at the same time....

 

Has anyone got any advice of units that are recommended and what extras are needed.....

 

Thanks in advance

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I've got a Chinese android double din head unit and I'm happy with it. It has an iPhone/iPod connector so you should be able to do something with that. If not it does support BT audio just fine. I installed Co-Pilot to replace the standard satnav, nice to have nav in the dash, I'm not a fan of gadgets stuck to the windscreen...

 

I've added DAB too; you just need a RTL2832U DAB dongle (less than a tenner from Amazon) and Wavesink software from Google Play. The antenna is crap though, you need a DAB antenna. I'll be buying one of these shortly:

 

http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/Kinetic_ZY_High_Performance_Internal_Glass_Mount_DAB_car_Aerial.html

 

It'll need a SMB to MCX convertor cable but they're only a couple of quid.

 

This is the sort of head unit, there are plenty of generic ones around on eBay, Amazon etc.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-6-2-Double-Din-DVD-Player-Car-Stereo-GPS-Navigation-Android-4-4-Bluetooth-/301545711908?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4635866924

 

I've got a BT OBD scanner and have torque on the headunit for Fast and Furious gauges lol

 

You can even add a reversing camera for about £20

 

Only downside is it takes a few seconds to power up when you switch on the ignition. You get used to it though.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/356498-android-head-unit-fitted/

Couple of pics in this thread

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