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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834   
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My Land Rover radio in the 2011MY Defender is dying, it will not stay tuned to a preset station
 Click image to enlarge So the holder of purse strings has graciously sanctioned "Yet more expenditure on that bloody Land Rover" purchase of a new radio. The budget is max. £100.00 all in - "Not a penny more". Now upped to £175 having looked at aerial prices 
I'll fit it myself. CD's and i-player type gismos are not required and the Garmin answers the phone - simple radio only. We spend up to 3 months a year touring Europe so is it worth getting a DAB radio and (I think) aerial? What do you use/suggest and how well does it work in Europe as well as the UK? Do DAB radios also tune into FM? Thanks in advance for your help  [/b][/b]Last edited by shropshiredefender on 31st May 2018 3:27pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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31st May 2018 2:52pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502  
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FM channels are also broadcast on DAB but tbh I think you will struggle to get a DAB head unit and aerial for £100, decent aerials alone can almost cost that
Edit: There do appear to be some dodgy cheap ebay jobs available for ~£50 and you could get a stick on aerial for about a tenner so it is possible but I wouldn't trust those cheap Chinese units personally Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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31st May 2018 2:59pm |
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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834
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Thanks - hadn't looked at aerial prices!
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31st May 2018 3:05pm |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 
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I have a pioneer radio with is single DIN, has FM CD bluetooth, hands free calling and DAB - as well as aux and USB links for about £180 - I fitted a ‘DAB/FM’ splinter connector to use just my normal fitted arial and it works fine
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-DEH-X8700D...op?ie=UTF8 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eightwood-Splitter...5EJK61WYE5 not £100 but still good value ! Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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31st May 2018 3:17pm |
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| Tdi4 Member Since: 24 Oct 2014 Location: Houten Posts: 513  
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I would also Go for a splitter
Better looking and cheaper  a defender from 1984 pretending to be a puma with a touch of Range Rover |
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31st May 2018 3:39pm |
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| Danny Fireblade Member Since: 16 Mar 2018 Location: Hampshire Posts: 319 
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I got this, and a £15 DAB aerial, also from Halfrauds. I cant fault either unit or aerial.
I know it isn't FM as well, but I am not travelling abroad so it doesn't matter to me that much. http://www.halfords.com/technology/car-aud...car-stereo Last edited by Danny Fireblade on 31st May 2018 7:25pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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31st May 2018 7:24pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1760 
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+1 for Pioneer dab with glass mount aerial fixed in Alpine window.
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31st May 2018 7:25pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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First thing I would investigate is why the original one is playing up. Is the windscreen seal leaking onto the back of it?
You don't want to fit a new one, and have it go pop a few weeks later. |
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31st May 2018 9:55pm |
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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834
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Spent the morning investigating the original radio (thanks for your suggestion zsd-puma) and found that the windscreen was leaking after last nights prolonged down pour, and looks as if it's been leaking for some time.
So all on hold until the weather improves and the leak is "fixed" - then it looks good for a DAB+ with FM using an aerial splitter as suggested above. Thanks for all your replies - much appreciated by a techno-phobe. |
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1st Jun 2018 11:58am |
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| hursthouse Member Since: 17 Nov 2017 Location: Essex Posts: 3
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Interested in doing exactly the same so following this with interest. As ever all the replies are really helpful. Do any if the new radios have a LW function? I would love to keep that option open for Test Match Special. The reception for 198 KW on my current radio is so bad it means my better half can't bear to listen to it! Even worse when I accelerate. Or if I am using the cigarette lighter to charge my phone. Any thought in either of those issues? The previous owner did fit one of the hands free parrot devices and a couple of power points in the boot so maybe he did sone dodgy wiring! I think I will remove the parrot and look to get a hands free through the radio.
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3rd Jun 2018 3:28pm |
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| BykerPete Member Since: 02 Feb 2015 Location: Midlands Posts: 159 
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I installed a good DAB radio in my Defender. I’ve since discovered that 3G and 4G mobile coverage has more comprehensive coverage than DAB, in UK and overseas.
My solution therefore is to use my mobile phone, with a number of free radio apps, (e.g BBC iPlayer for radio etc.) and connect this to the radio via Bluetooth. Much better than DAB, greater choice of stations, excellent reception of UK stations when travelling in Europe and ease of use. No DAB aerial needed. Also don’t need a DAB radio, any decent radio with Bluetooth will do the job. And radio broadcasts use very little data from your data plane with your mobile phone company so you won’t be running up a large phone bill doing this -and no roaming charges in most of Europe. Finally, this will also give you a hands-free use of you mobile phone through the radio and only one item to maintain charge for. Hope this helps. Pete. Drink Coffee, Talk to Strangers and Take Photos. |
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4th Jul 2018 9:02am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2296  
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Use an aerial splitter, inexpensive, effective and reliable. Lots of information in this thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58852
Then keep an eye our for a DAB unit. Halfords had some good clearance deals when I was looking recently, I ended up picking up a bargain on ebay. Handsfree, DAB, USB etc... Cheers |
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4th Jul 2018 1:57pm |
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| BykerPete Member Since: 02 Feb 2015 Location: Midlands Posts: 159
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Got a mobile phone?
Got a radio with Bluetooth or Aux input? Then you don’t need to go near Halfords or anywhere else. No Dab Radio or Dab Aerial or Aerial Splitter needed, (although the splitters do work very well) If you answered yes to all of the above, then you’re all set. Internet Radio is waiting for you. ..... Drink Coffee, Talk to Strangers and Take Photos. |
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4th Jul 2018 4:25pm |
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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834
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Yes to all of the above - thanks just saved me a few quid
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4th Jul 2018 5:09pm |
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