Alternatives to a car radio

[Cogcog]

My wife bought a 2012 Smart car with no radio and I am having a devils job to get a radio fitted. Local Halfrauds cannot get the facia and the dealer wants 'somewhere between £500 and £700' as the facia and radio are one piece.

Got me thinking that as she already has the speakers fitted, there must be a way of fitting an ipod or radio receiver to work wirelessly/Bluetooth sited behind the seats?

Edited by Cogcog on Sunday 3rd August 09:22

[carreauchompeur]

Why on earth would you buy a car with no radio?

[FlossyThePig]

carreauchompeur said:

Why on earth would you buy a car with no radio?

McLaren F1 didn't have a radio.

[marshalla]

Lots of fascias on Amazon starting at about £10.

[carreauchompeur]

FlossyThePig said:

McLaren F1 didn't have a radio.

That has a soundtrack.

[campionissimo]

you need this. everything you need, fascia, head unit, wiring connectors. USB, Aux In, iPhone compatible........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpine-CD-USB-Radio-MP3-...

[fadeaway]

carreauchompeur said:

FlossyThePig said:

McLaren F1 didn't have a radio.

That has a soundtrack.

it also had a radio

Gordon Murray got Kenwood to specially design a lite weight cd-autocharger for the F1

[FlossyThePig]

fadeaway said:

carreauchompeur said:

FlossyThePig said:

McLaren F1 didn't have a radio.

That has a soundtrack.

it also had a radio

Gordon Murray got Kenwood to specially design a lite weight cd-autocharger for the F1

I assume you mean light weight cd auto changer, which is not a radio. The radio was omitted because Gordon Murray never listened to the radio.

I can remember when a heater in a new car was an optional extra.

[carreauchompeur]

FlossyThePig said:

fadeaway said:

carreauchompeur said:

FlossyThePig said:

McLaren F1 didn't have a radio.

That has a soundtrack.

it also had a radio

Gordon Murray got Kenwood to specially design a lite weight cd-autocharger for the F1

I assume you mean light weight cd auto changer, which is not a radio. The radio was omitted because Gordon Murray never listened to the radio.

I can remember when a heater in a new car was an optional extra.

Does Flemke have a radio?

[probedb]

You can get a double DIN fascia with a smart car to ISO lead for £30 from the bay. Then choose whichever double DIN unit you want.