Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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EagleEyez in reply to @christianSpaceman

Pumpkin like Joying are known cheap Chinese brands of Android double din head-units.
I nearly bought a Pumpkin myself but settled on this one:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Android-8-1-Double-2-Din-Car-Stereo-Radio-MP5-Player-GPS-SAT-NAV-Rear-Camera/383040269431

It comes with all the cables and a rear view camera which is great (fitting it was fiddly but do-able). Getting the correct fascia that would fit the 2Din hu was the real headache.

The great thing with those 'no-name' pieces of kit is that they're fully open and you can then customise them with your own favourite apps.
I use the Agama Car Launcher, and another music player to give me the album artwork which I couldn't have out of the box.

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christianSpaceman in reply to @EagleEyez

Thanks, that's useful. I guess in combination with this for the control stalk:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xtrons-Pumpkin-Car-Stereo-Stalk-Control-Adaptor-For-Ford-Fiesta-Transit-/372303103969

I should be good to go. It's quite intimidating - my car (56 Focus) was apparently on the cusp of standardisation of some of the stereo interfaces so not entirely sure what's needed.

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EagleEyez in reply to @christianSpaceman

You'll need a Ford-specific ISO loom (~£10 from Halfords or ebay), and the right stalk adaptor for steering wheel controls. Sadly my h-u isn't compatible with those so I've lost that. However I've gained so much more that it doesn't bother me toooo much.

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