Where would you put a DAB doofer?

[carreauchompeur]

Folks,

Recently acquired a DAB/Bluetooth doofer. It’s excellent, just need an aux output now as sound quality over FM transmitter isn’t great.

Slightly worried about current position looking like a sat nav and ending up in a smashed window.

Where do you have yours?

[carreauchompeur]

Anyone?

[Chris32345]

The hell is a dab doofer?
Dab version of fm tramitter?

[carreauchompeur]

One of these. DAB receiver and Bluetooth adapter with aux/FM transmitter output

[mmm-five]

Don't know that cheap sat-navs and DAB 'doofers' are worth nicking - would you buy a 2nd hand one with bits missing (e.g. the Pure 400/600 system has a unique aerial & amplifier that costs almost as much as the device to replace).

Mine's been left on the dash of my Z4 for about 4 years (stuck in a position to the central red light in your photo) - and it's never been touched - but I've just replaced the one in the e46 (which was positioned above the centre vents on top of the dash, so that I could reach it to change channel, take calls, etc.) with a proper DAB head unit instead as I couldn't get a good signal and had wires everywhere for the aux-in and microphone.

The sat-nav only comes out because it gets used between different cars - otherwise that would be left in the car too.

Edited by mmm-five on Monday 6th January 12:29

[Doofus]

Do you use the cupholder thing to the left of the standard stereo?

[carreauchompeur]

Doofus said:

Do you use the cupholder thing to the left of the standard stereo?

Oh yes, that’s essential kit

[CoolC]

Brodit type mount somewhere lower down?

[Doofus]

carreauchompeur said:

Doofus said:

Do you use the cupholder thing to the left of the standard stereo?

Oh yes, that’s essential kit

I'm trying to remember what my '04 V70 looked like inside...

I think there's a small area above the right-hand middle air vent, if that makes sense. Nextto the hazard switch. Otherwise, depending on what options you've got fitted, and what switches are already in place, is there room in front of the gear lever?

[Lt. Coulomb]

Can you use a Bluetooth speaker with it?

[carreauchompeur]

Lt. Coulomb said:

Can you use a Bluetooth speaker with it?

Nope, FM or aux out.

[Shiv_P]

TBH I have not heard of non-integrated sat nav stealing for a while

[carreauchompeur]

Doofus said:

carreauchompeur said:

Doofus said:

Do you use the cupholder thing to the left of the standard stereo?

Oh yes, that’s essential kit

I'm trying to remember what my '04 V70 looked like inside...

I think there's a small area above the right-hand middle air vent, if that makes sense. Nextto the hazard switch. Otherwise, depending on what options you've got fitted, and what switches are already in place, is there room in front of the gear lever?

Thanks, that’s the only other space I can think of, but I think once on the mount it’ll get in the way of the indicator a bit. And I’m not convinced it’ll stick to that bit of dash!

Again with mount, not much room by gear lever!

[carreauchompeur]

Shiv_P said:

TBH I have not heard of non-integrated sat nav stealing for a while

Me neither, until we had a little spate around here!

[Doofus]

Is the mount necessary?

[carreauchompeur]

Doofus said:

Is the mount necessary?

Kind of, the self adhesive one is lower profile but it fixes with the clips on the back of the unit.
TBH it’s current location works fairly well and is neat with wiring etc. I’ve also worked out the dimmer settings for night driving. Only faff is running a long aux lead.

Just concerned about tea leaves, although I can still remove it, when it’s in a LHR hotel car park for 2 weeks soon I’ll do that!

[DensoCane]

The pure kits are different, where the controller is wireless and all the cables connect to the DAB Aerial, so when you fit it on the windscreen you can hide the wires in the roof lining. This means that I can but the controller anywhere, mine rests just above the vent so i can rest my arm slowly changing each channel