Clarion Head-unit, Your opinions needed...

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:31 pm

I've just gone n purchased a new head-unit...

Just wanted some ideas/thoughts.

Let me know what you think...

http://www.clarion-eu.com/uk/Audio.audi ... 531.4.html

Thats the head-unit.

Got it realllllllly cheap! pretty stunned really!

cant wait for it to arrive!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:56 pm

ooooo.... its got lots of little square logos

looks nice... wanna drop the bomb and tell us how much that little radio/cd/mp3-wma 24bit tricolour LED etc monster set you back?

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:25 pm

owwwwwww

well, if i really gotta..

Â£170

no kidding! lol!

with 1 years warranty!

lolz!

man am sooo excited.... wot do you think of it?

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:30 pm

Sounds like a good deal for a quality unit! I loved my Clarion until it broke down.

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:32 pm

yeh! I've had a nice passed experience wiv a clarion, thats y i decided to go for one for my nice lil polo!

i'm really excited! It's cheaper than the lower models!

weird! any how, i cant wait to get the thing, the photos of the model actually working are extraordinary, it stands out!

i was like

lolz

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:34 pm

Speedlaw wrote:Sounds like a good deal for a quality unit! I loved my Clarion until it broke down.

Just visited the site in your siggie.... just wondering, where did you get the interior changed from?

I doubt your in the uk though!

I dont like the grey interior in my polo!

zahir_213 · Post by **zahir_213** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:30 pm

Ive got this headunit in my polo.
Its good stuff, best headunit ive owned.
I would prefer mine to black but il have to live with silver.

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:08 pm

zahir_213 wrote:I would prefer mine to black but il have to live with silver.

Is it available in different colors? the shell bit i take it your refering too?

I think i've bought the black gun-metal one. It should suit the interior! I'm so impatient, cant wait!

It's got an amplifier built in i think, does that mean i can attach a sub, and won't need to buy an amplifier?

jazzy · Post by **jazzy** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:58 pm

nope ul still need an amp to runa sub, the one built in is for the speakers in the car i beleive

zahir_213 · Post by **zahir_213** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:09 pm

yep thats right, ideally if you upgrade your speakers to anything decent they will need an amp too. The headunit has front preout, rear preout and a sub preout. So theres no problem there.

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 7:45 pm

Just an update:-

I received the head-unit today.
It looks awesome! I'll post some pics after i've fitted it.

Thank god it comes with the wiring loom too!

I'll probz pop back if i need any help.

O yeh, just thought i'd let you know. If you need help with car audio, check out TalkAudio.co.uk It's a pretty good site, and i'm already signed up with em, so take time to pop over n say hi!

wul3er · Post by **wul3er** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:41 am

I also registered with talk audio the guys are really serious about the audio stuff there, And you get to host pics

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:46 pm

lolz!

I've stuck the head-unit in my car!

I'll take some pics some day!

sounds awesome! You'll not want to get out the car once the unit is playing! lol!

the bass is phenomenon!

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:09 am

I've had this unit for well over a year now.

It's great, sounds very nice, and I really loved it until it broke at xmas which was nice and convenient. My Clarion dealer didn't care, neither did Clarion. I sent it back to www.mcs-direct.co.uk who I cannot fault. I went to put it back in and the cage sliced through my thumb in a V shape, on the joint, to the bone.

Be careful!

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:30 am

toXXin wrote:I've had this unit for well over a year now.

It's great, sounds very nice, and I really loved it until it broke at xmas which was nice and convenient. My Clarion dealer didn't care, neither did Clarion. I sent it back to www.mcs-direct.co.uk who I cannot fault. I went to put it back in and the cage sliced through my thumb in a V shape, on the joint, to the bone.

Be careful!

OUCH!

i hope your ok! Yeh! it was difficult getting the cage into my care too! I think it's trapped their now!

The thing is, i don't like the way the head-unit is not flush, like the original beta unit was.

Can anyone mention any remedies?
it sticks out quite a bit.