Evening all I hope you all had a nice christmas,I have just bought a MK4 Fiesta and it has Kenwood stereo in it,Now I would like to know what the original radio would have looked like.Are there any other MK4 owners who would kindly take a photo of there factory fit stereo for me please.

CD or Tape? Lol, there are loads of pics on google images!

Mine looked exactly the same as this :) i replaced mine today with a 5 year old JCB head unit, the sound coming from the smeakers is miles better than the ford stereo

Mine looked exactly the same as this :) the sound coming from the smeakers is miles better than the ford stereo

Really,the reason I asked was I think the Kenwood is crap and I thought the factory unit might sound better,would anyone know who makes the ford head unit by any chance ??

Really,the reason I asked was I think the Kenwood is crap and I thought the factory unit might sound better,would anyone know who makes the ford head unit by any chance ??

I have mine in my hand and it doesn't say anything about a third party, just Ford's name.

The sound from the Ford uunit isn't appauling, but the one coming from the JVC is just so much better. Why don't you try out with a new HU?

Thanks for the replies mate,moneys tight at the mo so new HU wont be for a while yet,

Thanks for the replies mate,moneys tight at the mo so new HU wont be for a while yet,

No probs, nice to be giving some advice on the MK4 at last!

Thanks for the replies mate,moneys tight at the mo so new HU wont be for a while yet,

You could always try getting a second hand unit off ebay (Ford or otherwise)....or failling that, I'm sure that there are several forum members (like Michael) who have removed the old, basic tape head units from their Mk4s and Mk5s.....I think I've got one knocking about under the stairs somewhere

You could always try getting a second hand unit off ebay (Ford or otherwise)....or failling that, I'm sure that there are several forum members (like Michael) who have removed the old, basic tape head units from their Mk4s and Mk5s.....I think I've got one knocking about under the stairs somewhere

I do indeed! works absolutely fine, only glitch is that it has the "rewind" button missing but it still works

Ford had a bunch of head units made by Blaupunkt a few years back (at least I was under the distinct impression!). Doesn't mean it is any good, as they will be built to spec by Ford - i.e., good, average, good etc.