Just a quick update!
Bought one of these.....
And it looks like that with out the facia adaptor. When i received it i couldnt believe that the little piece of rubbish would actually sort out that monstrous gap shown in the photo above.
So on i went and tryed to fit it....unfortunately the whole lot has to come out and you will need to disconnect all the wires and stuff attached etc etc as the cage that holds the HU in place needs to also come out.
On that basis heaven forbid you did a good job fitting the cage as all that work now needs to be undone.....so go ahead and unbend all the bendy bits to get the thing out again!!! As you can tell i wasnt best pleased! But then i guess its my fault for fitting it without it on in the first place!
Fitted it does look alot better:
Youd never have thought that the piece of 'rubbish' actually works a treat
I routed the iPod/iPhone cable through a small hole i drilled in the side of my glovebox alongside the back of the unit so that i can pull the cable through and then another one on the bottom of the glovebox so it comes out underneath the box. That way i can pull it up to where my phone sits in its holder which is fixed to the underside of the centre console as there is just enough room to get a suction cup on there! This can be seen in the photos. Works quite well because you cant tell where the lead is coming from just that its coming from somewhere under the glovebox.....not a gaping hole in the front of it for example.....or crudely sticking out the side of the glovebox when shut
I posted on here to get the link for the right part to make this work and like i said when it comes through you simply cant believe that it will be the right one and sort the problem out but it actually does.
The part number is - autoleads FP-08-01
The link for it on eBay is - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250455631603?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
The Alpine unit itself is the IDA-X305s and is a smart unit. This one is designed to work with iPhone/iPod/usb device etc and has a great menu function for scrolling through all your songs and play lists you have.
The SQ is great on this unit much better than anything i have previously had. It has a full speed USB connection which loads to the unit really nice and quick when scrolling through all the songs etc. One of the reasons i chose this unit is that it has a 24-bit burrbrown DAC converter which provides awesome sound. Coupled with the Renault specific Pioneer - Q131C components i know im getting the best out of them at the moment.
One of the things i would say about this unit or any higher end unit that your intending on playing through your iPhone/iPod/USB is that it makes the best use out of the 'Apple Lossless' files you can have on your iTunes.
This file type is much higher quality than the standard bitrate you might be importing onto iTunes at 256kbps. In alot of cases you will see over 1000kbps through Lossless and this provides much tighter sound quality. Another point worth mentioning is that because of this your able to really pump up the unit and it doesnt distort.
The only issue with this is that you take up considerably more room on your device but honestly the difference is very good - if you appreciate that sort of thing.
Just waiting on the steering wheel control adapter to come through in the post now - hopefully here today!
Thats it for now!
Bought one of these.....
And it looks like that with out the facia adaptor. When i received it i couldnt believe that the little piece of rubbish would actually sort out that monstrous gap shown in the photo above.
So on i went and tryed to fit it....unfortunately the whole lot has to come out and you will need to disconnect all the wires and stuff attached etc etc as the cage that holds the HU in place needs to also come out.
On that basis heaven forbid you did a good job fitting the cage as all that work now needs to be undone.....so go ahead and unbend all the bendy bits to get the thing out again!!! As you can tell i wasnt best pleased! But then i guess its my fault for fitting it without it on in the first place!
Fitted it does look alot better:
Youd never have thought that the piece of 'rubbish' actually works a treat
I routed the iPod/iPhone cable through a small hole i drilled in the side of my glovebox alongside the back of the unit so that i can pull the cable through and then another one on the bottom of the glovebox so it comes out underneath the box. That way i can pull it up to where my phone sits in its holder which is fixed to the underside of the centre console as there is just enough room to get a suction cup on there! This can be seen in the photos. Works quite well because you cant tell where the lead is coming from just that its coming from somewhere under the glovebox.....not a gaping hole in the front of it for example.....or crudely sticking out the side of the glovebox when shut
I posted on here to get the link for the right part to make this work and like i said when it comes through you simply cant believe that it will be the right one and sort the problem out but it actually does.
The part number is - autoleads FP-08-01
The link for it on eBay is - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250455631603?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
The Alpine unit itself is the IDA-X305s and is a smart unit. This one is designed to work with iPhone/iPod/usb device etc and has a great menu function for scrolling through all your songs and play lists you have.
The SQ is great on this unit much better than anything i have previously had. It has a full speed USB connection which loads to the unit really nice and quick when scrolling through all the songs etc. One of the reasons i chose this unit is that it has a 24-bit burrbrown DAC converter which provides awesome sound. Coupled with the Renault specific Pioneer - Q131C components i know im getting the best out of them at the moment.
One of the things i would say about this unit or any higher end unit that your intending on playing through your iPhone/iPod/USB is that it makes the best use out of the 'Apple Lossless' files you can have on your iTunes.
This file type is much higher quality than the standard bitrate you might be importing onto iTunes at 256kbps. In alot of cases you will see over 1000kbps through Lossless and this provides much tighter sound quality. Another point worth mentioning is that because of this your able to really pump up the unit and it doesnt distort.
The only issue with this is that you take up considerably more room on your device but honestly the difference is very good - if you appreciate that sort of thing.
Just waiting on the steering wheel control adapter to come through in the post now - hopefully here today!
Thats it for now!
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