Focus (mondeo & CMax too) Stereo upgrade help required

[shiwarrior]

Hi all

I have a Focus 2009, and i have climate control in my car

im trying to find an aftermarket stereo (2 din) that will fit in my car that has bluetooth hands free calling from my phone and connects to my ipod

 

to me an aftermarket stereo just wont fit ?

 

any help much appreciated

thanks

 

 

 

[Lenny]

20 minutes ago, shiwarrior said:

Hi all

I have a Focus 2009, and i have climate control in my car

im trying to find an aftermarket stereo (2 din) that will fit in my car that has Bluetooth hands free calling from my phone and connects to my ipod

to me an aftermarket stereo just wont fit ?

any help much appreciated

thanks

Hi mate,

An Xtrons aftermarket headunit may be the easiest solution as it's a 7" touch screen but it's in the same oval shape as the stock headunit.

Link: http://xtrons.co.uk/head-units/custom-special-car/car-make-a-k/ford.html 

I have a 10" HD screen in my roof made by xtrons and it's 100% Guide To fitting 10" HD Flip Down Monitor Focus Mk2 & Mk2.5 Click Here  

Ive only heard good reviews on them but its worth mentioning to you aswell that; if the sound wasn't to your satisfaction; an aftermarket amplifier would bypass the headunits amplifier aswell by taking audio to the amplifier via low level RCA cable. 

[shiwarrior]

hi, my brother has advised me against a Chinese one, so i wont be getting one odf those, but i was looking at the Xtron one today with android 6

[Lenny]

6 minutes ago, shiwarrior said:

hi, my brother has advised me against a Chinese one, so i wont be getting one odf those, but i was looking at the Xtron one today with android 6

No mate your brother is correct keep away from what we call "yacka mucka" 😅 as they have been known to fail or go on fire in full reality HD 

I know xtrons are a Chinese company but there in the business a long time and have a good customer service network, there devices very rarely fail the same as Pioneer and JVC

The finish quality is good on there equipment too doesnt feel cheap.

[shiwarrior]

Thanks Lenny

 

Got a response from Connect2

and this is what they said :

 

Hi ,

 

Please see the response from my tech team –

 

 

 

We do accommodate a double din for the ford “island” radios.

 

They can use either the CTKFD52 installation kit:

http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CTKFD52

 

or make it up in components:

http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CT23FD09

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http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CTSFO002.2

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http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CT27AA01

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http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CTMULTILEAD.2

 

 

Hope this helps

 

Regards

 

Connects2

 

what do you make of this ?

would a 7" screen pioneer fit ? or another stereo ?

 

thanks muchly

 

[Lenny]

1 hour ago, shiwarrior said:

what do you make of this ?

would a 7" screen pioneer fit ? or another stereo ?

thanks muchly

Yes using that kit; a double din aftermarket headunit will fit no problem, 

And the biggest double din screen area available is a 7" inch.

[shiwarrior]

cool

thanks :)

[Lukeyboy]

Hi there

My friend has an xtrons and thinks it's really good. I recently got a 2nd hand dynavin n6 off eBay for my Focus mk2.5, it looks good and works well but it kept draining my battery, wouldn't turn on and off with the ignition, and the radio reception wasn't the best but got better the closer to London I got, Ive taken it out and put the standard sony back in now. Shame though because the sat nav worked well, and you get full control of your iPhone and iPod. An installer came out and said he thinks the canbus might be faulty, I'm not sure if it's just wired wrong. Think I'll just leave the standard one in now.