Early Mk4 Mondeo Head Unit advice & Sat NAV+DAB

[rgv250ads]

Hi, one for the ford experts please!
Looking at getting into a circa 2008/2009 Mk4 Mondeo. Titanium X spec (seats and toys!). Been toying with Mondeos, Citroen C5 and mazda 6 but now firmly fixed onto a Mk4 Mondeo 2008/2009.

However, we are seeing a fair bit of variation in the ford factory head units and especially ones with "factory Sat Nav".

This one seems to be the common Sony unit on TitX spec with DAB, obviously no factory nav:


Now then, i've seen two types that are offering Factory Sat Nav. Here is the first variation, seems to be shared with the Focus of similar vinatge and seems a smaller screen. For the benefit of simplcity we'll call this type 1:




Then there is this variation. Lets call this Type 2. This seems to be much larger/more modern:



So, can someone clear up the differences between 'type1' and 'type2'.
Do both Type 1 and Type 2 have DAB? I've seen one car with Type2 but it also had an Alpine Easy-DAB unit fitted aswell, so i'm really unsure what comes with what, DAB included etc.
The selling dealers and traders have been useless and dont know what is what. so..........

Can someone kindly list out the features, pros, cons, etc etc of both Type1 and Type2 i have here.
Thanks in advance!
Future Mondeo owner.

Edited by rgv250ads on Monday 13th April 16:22

[rgv250ads]

Cheers for that link, but my Laptop will not allow that site for some reason. Anyone else care to chip in with advice pls. thanks!

[rgv250ads]

Scrap that, managed to get the site to work on laptop, so posted on the Talkford Forum.

[rgv250ads]

Cheers Howard, just what i wanted to know. Shame the DAB is lost what a pain.

Still, easily sorted with a retrofit DAB module.

So it's the larger one to go for then, not only does it look nicer but also does things better....

[rgv250ads]

Cheers howard.

is the Balupunk 'larger screen' unit a decent one in terms of sound quality and overall performance?
The Sony one although without NAV, has that got a decent DAB or is it naff? Some factory headunits with DAB are truely awful and drop reception badly.

What i'm debating is do i go with the Sony one and just use the Garmin when required. If the DAB is good this might be worth considering.

or.....
Do I do with Large Balupunk version and retrofit a DAB module.

I dont want to do down the Sony route if the DAB is rubbish. Mayaswell get the Large Nav unit and use a DAB module.

Optinions please all!

[rgv250ads]

Howard- said:

The NX unit, with the "premium" speakers in my Titanium X Sport, probably is one of the better if not the best standard system I've heard in terms of audio quality. It has a lovely rich detailed sound with no boxiness and the speakers give plenty of low-end heft.

Sony stuff is pretty pap IMHO, I'd rather sacrifice DAB and gain additional functionality and audio quality

Great advice thanks for this !

NX it is then, and add a DAB module. Cheers :-)

[rgv250ads]

I've wired in a few 'DAB Motion" units, they are great.
can keep OEM headunit, as the DAB motion receives DAB, pumps out an FM signal that you then tune your head unit into.
works very well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmgkeAlK2J4