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movax
Aug 30, 2008

Does anyone do intentionally 'retro (mid-1980s/early 1990s) styled single or double DIN units? I have some mid-90s JDM cars coming in soon (MR2, Celica, etc.) and I'm half tempted to transplant guts of a BT audio adapter into the factory head units to maintain the look.

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movax
Aug 30, 2008

everdave posted:

I’ve posted many times about a retro cheap BT head unit here I’ve put in a lot of kei trucks

Checked your posts here -- is it the Ali special head unit?

movax
Aug 30, 2008

everdave posted:

They rename these random names, but I bought a couple of these at once and I’ve been pulling them out of boxes and installing them and they are fine. I didn’t pay $30 though more like $18-20. I’m sure they are on ali as well



Got it... not sure I want to toss one of those into something I intend keeping long-term. I've had pretty good experiences with my Excelon in my A4; I'll wait until the cars come in to take a look and see what makes sense / if there's even a trim adapter available for it.

e: honestly something like this looks dated 'just enough': https://www.amazon.com/VDO-Continental-TR7412UB-European-Bluetooth/dp/B08D2R48HZ or https://www.retromanufacturing.com/collections/retrosound-grand-prix-radio/products/1980-84-bmw-6-series-grand-prix-din-radio.

e2: Basically this: https://www.thedrive.com/news/39915/it-shouldnt-be-this-hard-to-find-a-period-looking-stereo-for-my-1991-toyota-mr2-turbo but for a SW20.

Or the transplant guts option.

movax fucked around with this message at 23:48 on May 22, 2023

movax
Aug 30, 2008

If there is anything I have learned in life, especially after getting a house, is that just because someone is a professional / accepts money for work that they consider their primary skill... does not mean they are competent. No one will ever care more about your own stuff than you will.

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