Pioneer AVH-8400BT to replace a RCD 300

[RobboGTI]

£470 with everything i needed to install, done a quick search on eBay and found a shop local to my work so went and picked it up along with all the adapters I need. Only thing I needed to do was run an ignition live feed to the unit from the fusebox but that was so easy to do anyway.
I had a pioneer avh-p4100dvd in my focus st and I loved it, really good iPod interface. But this one is miles better. Advanced app mode, parrot Bluetooth, face-off. Even the sound quality is amazing, didn't even realise what the standard speakers were capable of.
Just shows how bad the standard rcd300 is for power.
But overall I definately rate it 10/10. Even the price is very very good for what you get

[RobboGTI]

[Deedub]

My personal opinion if your after good sound quality (even from standard speakers) is to avoid the VW units, they all only have a 25w x 4 mosfet amps, where a Pioneer unit (and most after market units) will come with a 50w x 4 as standard and the differance can be quite shocking.

I just picked me up a Pioneer FH-P80BT off ebay really cheap, it's a few years old but the guy was selling it with after removing from a Mk5 golf so i got everything i needed and the unit for £85, this isn't a touch screen unit though, just a good quality Audio unit.

I'm trying to source a cable for the live feed but it appears the Sextons audio near me has closed leaving me with only Halfords who looked at me blankly when trying to tell him what i wanted.

[Gazza747]

I ran a live feed from a spare terminal in the fuse box. I also fitted an in line fuse. I bought some spade connectors from halfords to fix to the fuse box terminal, bought the in line fuse holder with fuse also from halfords and just used some electrical cable I had but I think halfords sell this too.