Single DIN Options

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poppopbangbang

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2,300 posts

154 months

Sunday 18th May
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I want a new head unit for my Boxster, as it's an early one with manual HVAC controls you can't just move them to the bottom to make room for a double DIN so I'm stuck with a single DIN slot.... and when I say single DIN slot I mean actual single DIN size as any of the single DIN with a larger screen on the front options would encroach on the HVAC controls unfortunately.

I'd love something Android Auto enabled and have looked at fold out screen options but these all seem a bit gash and chintzy and the only one out there with Android Auto is a Pioneer that seems to be about six years old now. The Porsche Classic option is cool but only does Carplay.... plus the screen is smaller than the one on the phone laugh

As such I've been searching for a nice single DIN head unit, these appear to now be rare and the ones that are out there don't seem much cop! Blaupunkt appear to have some reserved looking options with DAB and Bluetooth etc. any other options I should be looking at?


amstrange1

613 posts

189 months

Monday 19th May
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I have a similar requirement. If you can find anything better than the Pioneer SPH-10BT I've already got please let me know!

The Pioneer is okay, but it's a faff when you have to pull the mount out and clip your phone in as it uses the phone's screen. There must be a market for a sombre/restrained looking single DIN with a decent pop-out screen and wireless Android Auto/Carplay? Only stuff I can find is chintzy Chinesium.

poppopbangbang

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2,300 posts

154 months

Monday 19th May
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Same here, nothing bit Chinesium for as far as the eye could see... So I gave up and ordered a Blaupunkt:



It has DAB, Bluetooth, Hands Free and doesn't look like a teenager high on Red Bull designed it. Whilst plain it should match the 986 dash pretty well and I'll design a phone holder / holder mount to put the phone somewhere sensible in the car.

poppopbangbang

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154 months

Monday 19th May
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TEKNOPUG said:
That's the one I mentioned in my first post, it's a 6 year old design, the DAB and FM Tuner is a seperate hide away box and the styling of it is pretty crass. If it looked refined and was an all in one design (which is totally possible these days because everything else is) it'd already be in the car laugh

Byker28i

72,998 posts

230 months

Yesterday (10:25)
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If you can find one then the Pioneer AVH-Z7200 is a good system. I fitted one to the Cerbera as it's the only one that would clear the dash lip

TEKNOPUG

19,724 posts

218 months

Yesterday (20:32)
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hehe

barryrs

4,771 posts

236 months

Yesterday (20:40)
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I ended up tracking down a parrot asteroid classic for my 996 and think it looks like a reasonable fit in the dash.