Need a New Head Unit (I Think....)

Need a New Head Unit (I Think....)

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cherryowen

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12,127 posts

217 months

Wednesday 14th May
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I bought a nice old Rover 75 at the weekend. Lovely old thing, 1 owner, 2006, 74k miles in the proper JRG colour. Embracing my inner "Old Fart" 10 years early for no apparent reason.

Anyway.

It's fitted with one of these:-



And the code is missing, and I'm already missing my daily dose of Sasha & John Digweed. So I'm thinking of replacing it with a modern head unit as I know that there are modern - say - Blaupunkt units that have all the modern features but look like a period 80's bit of kit.

Any suggestions as to what to replace it with that still looks vaguely period?

Advice, as ever, appreciated.


JohnnyUK

956 posts

91 months

Thursday 15th May
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One of these: Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46

Excellent little unit with classic vibes

MattsCar

1,617 posts

118 months

Sunday 18th May
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If you can live without Bluetooth...(although it does have aux in), a pioneer DEH-P77MP would look right at home in the Rover 75...

I got one for £100 secondhand in brand new condition and boxed.

Amazing sound quality as well as it uses a 24 bit Burr Brown DAC.


gmaz

4,849 posts

223 months

Monday 19th May
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JohnnyUK said:
One of these: Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46

Excellent little unit with classic vibes
The Skagen is cheaper if you don't want to pay £400 for a Bremen, but the Stockholm looks more like the original with a CD slot.

https://www.classiccarstereo.co.uk/product-categor...




Edited by gmaz on Monday 19th May 09:33