Thinking Of Buying A Mk 5 Zetec S

[Steve_goral]

Hi guys, I've just sold my 09 plate Fiesta Style.

I'm looking at replacing it with a MK5 Zetec S, with a budget of £2000 I should be able to pick up a decent one.

Sadly as I'm going on a "holiday" for four months to the Middle East next week I'll have to wait till Sept to actually buy it, which is a right bummer as I've spotted some perfect ones which will have well gone by then.

My questions are, is the head unit Double Din? And if so are there any recommendations for a decent unit? I was looking at the Android tablet style ones, has anyone used one yet?

And secondly, has anyone installed steering wheel audio controls?

Cheers in advance guys,

[Nathan_M]

Answer to you question is yes i 'think' it is a double din, from what i remember its the same as the one used in the mk1 focus, i also remember that it was quite a floppy thing to drive compared to my mk6, is it the 1.6 you were looking at? it goes quite well for what it is. And how much did you want to spend on the stereo, or is it 2k all in?

[Steve_goral]

Cheers for the reply Nathan.

Yeah, it's the 1.6 I was looking at.

The 2K is just for the car, I'm expecting a bit of change but for the right car I'd pay the right money.

I've not really got a budget for the head unit, I'm prepared to spend decent money though. I was hoping to get an android powered one and run Spotify and Torque Pro straight from the dash. That way, when connected by bluetooth I can stash my phone away whilst it's charge and run everything direct from the head unit. Hopefully I can find a good way to install controls on the steering wheel too, although that's definitely a low priority.

[Nathan_M]

I saw one parked up earlier, I might not be confident in saying double din, it looks from the outside like a 1-5 din. Haha.

[Steve_goral]

It looks a bit smaller than double I think. Which is annoying lol

[Nathan_M]

It looks a bit smaller than double I think. Which is annoying lol

Suppose you will just have to rev it a bit more and forget the radio (-;

[Steve_goral]

Lol I was hoping to put an android touchscreen in and have Torque Pro running. Gutted.