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Potential new Head Unit
Ok after much debating i think I have settled on this head unit...

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/produ...KDC-BT53U/

What are the ICE guru's opinions/experiances...... Bow down

many thanks The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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Can display be changed to green as I think head units with different colour display to dash illumination look odd Confused
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Yes it has variable colour illumination..... Thumbs Up The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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Looks tempting to get one replace my Parrot Asteroid
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ive had the BT92SD version for a few months now, love it... the one thing that was a nag was when streaming bluetooth to the headset it would only play through the front speakers, after a software update, it is all good, only a problem when my friends were streaming music as i had a usb into the cubby box... bloody apple changing the iphone connector
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Best Price I found was Amazon at a smidge under £140 The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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Looks lovely. Can't believe what they can make for £140 when you consider LR chequer wing tips are over £200!!! 1951 80" S1 2.0
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Just under £130 from http://www.justkenwood.co.uk/car-audio.aspx/kdc-bt53u-car-radio  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW
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familymad wrote:
Looks lovely. Can't believe what they can make for £140 when you consider LR chequer wing tips are over £200!!!


But LR have to build in over 100% markup for the main dealers Laughing
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wow thats a great price..... Bow down The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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They also have to factor in all the expense of it going back for warranty five times Rolling with laughter
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Would this be simple plug in to Puma harness? 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black.
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Martin - You beat me too it! I just looked that up and noticed your post. Twisted Evil Free delivery and 1yr warranty to boot as well. Can't get better than that. Alwasy really quick to deliver too.

ChrisCM - Yes, on the Defender 2.4 it would be indeed plug and play. You may need a single din cage however circa £5. (Check if one come's with it first though in case you end up with two. Thumbs Up $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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Thanks for the info - one more for the list......... Very Happy 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black.
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Cancelled Amazon order and re ordered with JustKenwood.......saved about 15quid with delivery....

Thank you guys. Bow down The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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