spokkeh
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Hey guys, first post and certainly not my last.
I've just bought my first car - a 1996 VS Statesman. The previous owners took out the factory CD stacker because it didn't work, so I've been thinking I might as well put in a new head unit for MP3 CD capability. I'll fit a lot more music that way.
I've been looking at this one: Clarion CZ309A
It looks like it supports steering wheel controls used in the VS out of the box. Can anyone confirm this for me? Otherwise, are there any other units that will support wheel controls? Clarion is the only brand I've seen that says it does definitely work with CAT connections.
Also, I'm assuming the volume/mute controls will stay the same but the 'channel' controls will be for track skipping. Is that true?
I'll most likely need help installing, is there anywhere around the QLD western suburbs (Indooroopilly, Toowong etc) good for this, or is JB Hi-Fi fine for that?
One last question; it says on the feature list "6-channel audio pre-out; 4-channel × 50 watts" What does this mean? My car came with 8 speakers, how does this work? I'm not looking to replace speakers just yet.
Cheers and sorry for the long post - I just wanted to get all my questions out there.
spokkeh
I've just bought my first car - a 1996 VS Statesman. The previous owners took out the factory CD stacker because it didn't work, so I've been thinking I might as well put in a new head unit for MP3 CD capability. I'll fit a lot more music that way.
I've been looking at this one: Clarion CZ309A
It looks like it supports steering wheel controls used in the VS out of the box. Can anyone confirm this for me? Otherwise, are there any other units that will support wheel controls? Clarion is the only brand I've seen that says it does definitely work with CAT connections.
Also, I'm assuming the volume/mute controls will stay the same but the 'channel' controls will be for track skipping. Is that true?
I'll most likely need help installing, is there anywhere around the QLD western suburbs (Indooroopilly, Toowong etc) good for this, or is JB Hi-Fi fine for that?
One last question; it says on the feature list "6-channel audio pre-out; 4-channel × 50 watts" What does this mean? My car came with 8 speakers, how does this work? I'm not looking to replace speakers just yet.
Cheers and sorry for the long post - I just wanted to get all my questions out there.
spokkeh