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Radio upgrade

The Continentals look just what I am after and quite a good price.

If/when one of you fits it I'd be really grateful for an idiots guide with pics if you have time. I'm quite handy with most car things but electrics are something I just can't get my head around.

At the moment, I have the aux cable fitted to the back and a griffin bluetooth thingy which means that you can skip traks and pause the music without using the phone, its "ok" but I find that it tends to drop the BT after about an hour and then not want to reconnect

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I received mine today, Im pretty sure that the minimal plugs/cabling that came with is not going to be compatible with what's already there but I may be pleasantly surprised. I'll report back when I get a chance to fit it :thumb:
 
From memory the Conti only has speaker outputs, so if you have the Nokia amp you wil need a converter harness to allow speaker out to become line out. BergvilFX sell such a harness.
 
Creationblue said:
Hi all

Sorry if this is dragging up an old topic which has been covered a million times before but I would like to replace my CDR22 radio with a DAB version. I have searched up putting in a double din nav but im not sure I can be bothered to go to the extent of moving the ventilation controls to make room.

What have you guys done and pictures would be appreciated

Cheers

Double din isn't that difficult.

Alpine iLX works really well.

You can keep your cup holder too!
 

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Windy101 said:
Creationblue said:
I received mine today, Im pretty sure that the minimal plugs/cabling that came with is not going to be compatible with what's already there but I may be pleasantly surprised. I'll report back when I get a chance to fit it :thumb:

Have a look at this. I think it covers differing scenarios depending on whats there already.

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-forum/896189-installing-the-continental-tr7412ub-or-radio.html

Sorry, just realised my text refers to the 993 and you are asking about the 996.
 
Ok we'll that was the easiest job ever!
 

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Not sure that model has DAB?

What's the sound quality like compared with the original Becker Creationblue?

Thinking of doing the same as my Traffic pro LCD display has given up.

Cheers
 
DAB has the most terrible bitrate - sound quality is truly appalling - lots of it is broadcast in mono for goodness sake.
 
Yea no dab on this but it has BT and handsfree, the on/off button started to play up on the Becker so swapped it out. To early to tell if its better but seems clearer already
 
Hi CreationBlue, funny to see a familiar name from the VW forums ;)

Is it possible to adjust the brightness on the Continental screen, or is the colour and brightness fixed?
 
giraffeinbath said:
Hi CreationBlue, funny to see a familiar name from the VW forums ;)

Is it possible to adjust the brightness on the Continental screen, or is the colour and brightness fixed?

Hello mate! What brings you here??

I cant see that the display is dimmable however the camera has enhanced the brightness and in realilty its not as bright as it looks
 

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