Car Stereo Deals & Offers

Managed to get mine for £50 because it was missing the dab antenna and microphone. Got cheap ones of Amazon and they all work great. Agree with the dim display, but good enough for my needs!

Reserved one at the oldbury branch. Not bad for the money, sadly when I turned up the front of the unit was all scratched up so gave it a miss. I have a higher end pioneer touch screen(£150) reserved at the selly oak branch hope that’s in good condition.

Well at £75 and no touch screen, it's not really surprising.

Shame it doesn’t come with airplay or android auto

Nope, if it did halfords couldn't sell you one lol.

i can't understand why so many car stereos have these awfull counter intuitive controls, and so much screen stuff, exactly the opposite of what is needed for a device inside a vehicule

Last time you moaned about no CD player, hard to please (fierce)

It' annoying. These new cars with smart features. You can' even controls fans or temt whilst driving because you have to prod the screen to do it. I prefer dials on some features.

blue tooth and steering stalk compatible at this price, get real u moaners bargain

No Dab radio. I would have voted hot if DAB + radio was there at this price. Recently bought one with both cd and DAB + so know this is not a bargain.

They had big open reels of tape, I saw one on a newsreel.

No Bluetooth and no CD, anything else to complain about lol

Lack of Bluetooth is a huge pass. Couple years back was looking for a decent price Bluetooth deck with DAB and without CD player. There wasn't many options

Go back to 1982 to get one.

What’s a CD?

No blutooth so no point. Who uses cables these days ?

No cd player either....good deal if you are not bothered by that....I like to have all options,cd, dab and bluetooth which can be had for under £100.

No

Good for the price but I'd rather spend same money on second hand for Bluetooth. An absolute must imo

No, but this one does.

So's my 17 year old Corolla.

My cheapo Aldi CD/MP3/Bluetooth car radio still going strong after 5 years...

8 track? (y)

It has tape player, what's a CD? 8) (cheeky)

You pays your money and takes your chances. I would price match at John Lewis if I ever saw a bargain on there, although, chances are, they would have a slightly different model number........

Cold, cheaper on ebay.

No DAB either!

Overall good device but built it microphone is horrible , can't speak while driving only when parked and quiet inside

Cold personally, it's no different to the Kidcia in terms of spec: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XRDWB1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and this one is very well reviewed, I've got one myself and it's ideal as a budget option. Plus its a few £ cheaper.

I have the CD player version; it is a generic Chinese design sold by hundreds of different names. They do everything you ask of them better than many branded designs; mine certainly handles USB and flash drive files a lot better than my hideously expensive Clarion. Downside is the cheap and nasty audio output; it sounds thin at best, and if you turn it up, the sound "fades" as it doesnt have the power supply behind it to sustain the lower octaves, or the heatsinks to keep the power transistors cool. If you have a power amp/sub system that accepts high level inputs, then it makes a decent hash of being a "Head" unit, leaving all the power amplification to the sub system.

Just putting it out there I did the same as my car's stereo was very limiting and I wanted something that I would possibly need to reuse in my next car if it came down to it. I came to the exact same conclusion - i bought this Kidcia stereo a few months ago and it's hard to find any real faults. Buttons are stiff and when using the control knob, the details on it turn with it which might annoy some. Otherwise I would definitely purchase it again :)

It says" Bluetooth Specification：V2.0" does this mean the core version of the Bluetooth? Current version of Bluetooth is 5.0 How can they implement an old legacy technology in 2017 device?

Ré 12volt / 24volt comment. Where I bought mine they had 2 versions, 12 volt and 24 volt; assuming gearbeat stock both, make sure you buy the right version. On mine, the USB port was marked as for charging phones etc; if I tried to use it as such, the unit went wonky and shut down - obviously not suitable for devices that want to draw a lot of current when charging.

I had one of these direct from China; it actually works very well, better than my expensive Clarion when it comes to connectivity and reliability; especially the Bluetooth, which connected to everything I threw at it, including older iPhones. The let down is the case material and build, which is very low grade (think Maplin alu hobby case), and the audio output, which "fades" over time if you try to play it loud. IE, you turn the wick up and it goes loud, but over 5-10 minutes it gets quieter. I dont think the output transistors have enough heat sink to keep cool, so they overheat and thermally throttle themselves. The audio quality is also not as good as the Clarion, but most of the time you wouldn't notice because of engine and road noise.

I have this and for me it’s suits it purpose. The Bluetooth connects well and is functional. For music playback the audio quality is worse that the factory fit radio I removed but Bluetooth function was more important so I take that hit. For £12 I can’t complain.

I'm not audiophile neither. Anybody could hear the issue with my current Bluetooth receiver. But again may be it is an unusual failure with that specific receiver. Actually, I have already a Bluetooth connection in my car (and 3.5mm by the way) but I bought this receiver for my home A/V receiver which is 16 years old and hence don't have any wireless function (except IR remote control). I don't mind for the post! I don't receive any benefit from the dealer and the deal is over.

Ah, sorry to hear that. I'm no audiophile but my set up seems very clear. What I like is its a pass through charger that I would have anyway so isn't cluttering up the car. I had no idea such a thing existed (I don't have a 3.5m port in my car) until someone on here mentioned it and so am just passing on the love....Sorry, not trying to crash your post as certainly if you have the 3.5mm jack in your car a physical connection is going to always be better

I've bought one small xiaomi for less than £10. The sound is rubbish! That's why I've proposed that one as I can't use the xiaomi one. May be this is a lack of chance for mine. But I will not try to send it back to gearbest add it seemed complicated for less than £10.

Hi Jim, I'd suggest you look at one of these; smaller, cheaper, plugs into your car charger, connects using Bluetooth to your phone and then transmits a surprisingly good quality fm signal to your car radio. I bought one and it works well with iPhone. https://m.gearbest.com/car-charger/pp_642449.html?utm_source=email_sys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shipping

£12.98 now :(

Tried it and the Bluetooth side is fine; the weakest link is the male plug into my car's aux in socket. The socket is slacker than Kerry Katona so it loses the signal every time the car hits a bump in the road. Maybe just needs a bit of BluTac to hold it in place.

Thanks ordered. Amazing it’s not out of stock.

Not sure if I need it but at 48p with the updated code I’m sure I MIGHT need it someday!! Heat added.

I would assume that you connect to it, and then your phone or other Bluetooth device streams audio to it. Then the device outputs to whatever is plugged into it e.g car stereo, headphones, sound system etc. It's just a nice way of avoiding extra cables.

Another 48p job, only seemed to have PayPal as an option when using £ as the currency. Anyway cheers, hope it works well :)

To answer my own question, no it won't fit. Older cars like mine have a 55 - 60mm gap. This is 100mm. I went for this instead: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352172658399 Sat nav and Bluetooth were essential for me, the rear view camera was an added bonus.

Bringing up an old thread. Does this fit a standard opening for a car stereo? It's to go in to a Fiat Panda. Does it have a USB import socket? I can't quite see clearly nor does it fully mention this in the features. There is no cigarette socket in a Fiat Panda and I've bought my daughter a dashcam which would run off the USB. I'm OK fitting the stereo but how hard would the rear view camera be to fit? Is it just a matter of running one wire out and making sure it's hidden. If this is not suitable is there anything cheapish (<£100) someone has spotted that has sat nav along with most of the features I need like radio, MP3 and USB? Rear view camera is not essential but would be a bonus.

Anyone know if it would fit a mark 2 Honda crv 2006?

Perfect for my transit van, in which someone chopped everything off at some point lol

Have a look for joying. They do single slots with what looks like an iPad mini clipped on.

If u find one suitable for t5 would u plz give me a shout as well

No sat nav or GPS inlet. It will fit most cars that take double din stereos or have existing double din stereos installed by vehicle manufacturers.

the backs got a gps socketr on? does it have sat nav?

would this be ok in a zafira

http://www.autopumpkin.co.uk/ that is their uk site. but depends if you just need a reverse cam and arent interested in changing your radio there are other options. you can just get an independent monitor and reverse cam.

Heat for the image. Expired.

Cold for the image.

Doh!

I ordered it cheers op

Reviews aren’t great

Who uses these still? Surely a car with a built-in features is cheaper nowadays!

Sony headunits are terrible

Could you plug an external HD into this into the USB and have a massive music selection or is it limited?

Given the number of cars I've seen failing to move out of the way of emergency vehicles over the last 6 months I'm sure you're right. Pitch black the other night and it took ages for the car in front to notice, they even overtook the vehicle in front of them that was stopping to let it pass. Then finally panic and they slam on the brakes causing the ambulance to have to do the same. Like France we should ban headphones for drivers and cyclists etc.

Well said. This made my day!

cheers to those who advised, managed to get one fitted in ten mins and it's super

Having thought I'd missed out on these, I re-checked and found one locally. Fitted in 2 mins and is completely amazing for the money. Proper iPhone/Android control, streams Deezer, etc. Very happy! Thanks O/P!

Hot depending on who you are. I have a single din sony bluetooth unit, i have connected my phone a couple of times to play music from it but then you need to charge your phone and sometimes mess about with settings. I am on pay as you so streaming is out of the question. I rarely get calls when im driving and if i do i just wait and pull over. If you have friends in the car that want to play music then it can be usefull to have bt, but aux is even simpler. Plus i find my driving standards suffer when others are messing about playing music in my car. A small 16gb usb stick is what i find most useful for just listening to music in car. So if your like me this would be fine.

In car phone chargers are pretty cheap though. And the cost of getting caught answering your phone in the car is a lot more than the price difference of a bluetooth stereo.....

Except that the B/T model is twice the price - and won't charge your phone at the same time

I knew BMW's were a bit luxurious but warning bongs? Really? Surely that encourages driving under the influence?

Via nscexpert...if you go into the mask module, there is a setting for the pdc levels going from min1-3 to max1-3...it doesnt seperate back/fronts mind, just a overall setting but worth a play. My amp gains are about mid way and i've set it to min2, quite low really, but there is a nice little setting to auto mute the music as soon as pdc is in range, auto un-mute when out of range...this itself may be a good work around for you if you dont want to mess with anything else in your setup. You could also try amping the rear speakers to just to level out your speaker outputs maybe tbh i wanted the ms8 but was just going for more then i wanted to spend, with ms2 ive just chopped the cigy wiring and hard wired it so hopefully will never just drop out..its only rigged for me aux input...not bad for few minor eq tweaks/£15

I actually have the opposite problem with the reversing sensors, can't hear them over music when it's cranked up :-D the volume is adjustable in the HU (between 1-5 IIRC) and don't change with main music volume. I guess it depends where you set the gains though. I tried the ms2 and it did work quite well at bringing the stage up into the windscreen but it crashed a few times blasting full volume dial-up tones at me so I ditched it :-\

Recode to 'hifi' auto changes output to the flatter full range and looses the massive bass and treble with default eq.Can even code 'loudness' out to drop EQ further flatter....just lets amp do the work (high/low freqeuency settings still enough to not warrant a DSP for most) If you dont code it and just run a amp, things like parking sensor volume, warning bongs etc are just going to be amped to silly levels when you crank up gains for the speakers. Coding to HIFI will drop this and further coding to PDC and warning levels should be tweaked too - keeps gain levels for sounds up, but also levelises the default warning/parking sounds back down. Try it out....the difference in quality is so much better/cleaner. :p Gladen(or equiv) looms are just plug & play and a clean (lazy) way of doing it. Agreed its a bit of knock at £80 but hassle free if you dont have a high level input amp, just saves faffing with convertors and running wires Tweets are deffo a must if dont have them (tbh, best upgrade you can do on base systems)...mids/tweets, well i flipped mine for aftermarket...but oem can take some amping...underseats are a bit underated, decent amping gives these a nice tone (not back shaking or anything, just clean bass)...boot subs the only way to go Woulnt say no to the MS8 mind....do use a ms2 on aux inputs XD

I am interested as if i can plug in my android phone via USB and tehn select play tracks on the phone that will then play through the headunit, i know this is possible with a normal AUX 3.5m cable but can it also be done through the usb cable, or do I then have to select my tracks I wan to listen to through the headunit?