good in-dash dvd / navi for B6 S4

[grze]

Hi guys,
I bought a '05 S4 convertible a couple days ago (will take pictures as soon as it looks clean enough :) It has the Symphony with Bose Sound system. I bought a Garmin 765t for now but eventually I would like to get the radio replaced. What would you recommend?
What I need is: good sound quality, cd, decent navigation for US (i'm in CA), bluetooth, preferably some direct iPhone/iPod connectivity
Should I get the stock Audi navi or maybe one of those Pioneer / Eclipse / Kenwood / Alpine?
Thanks,
Greg

[fsttrp]

Pioneer. For me, the most important thing about GPS is its start up time. Newer Pioneer are pretty fast.

[B6JoeS4]

I have a Pioneer F90BT and love it

[road race s4]

What install kit did you use? Thanks

[steveo_01vwgolf]

Eclipse



I love mine.

[B6JoeS4]

i used the metra faceplate in combination with the pioneer install braket kit

[Justincredible]

Stock navi for the best results. Most of the wires needed are already in the car. I updated mine to the stock and I love it.

[AndyGs4]

Depends what you are after,

I have the stock Navi and it is OK. But I am pretty particular when it comes to Navis, and I find the stock a little clumsy to use (I carry a Garmin in the glovebox because it is so much easier), and I hate the fact I have to have the Navi DVD in the drive. I have looked at replacing mine with a couple of Pioneer units, I love the Alpines too.

What I look for, internal Navi storage/no DVD required to use Nav. I hate carrying CDs in the car so I want one that has an SD slot for music (stock is great this way).

There are a few of them out there, but I would go check them out and see which ones you like the look/feel of. Quality wise, I don't think you can go wrong with Pioneer, Alpine, or Eclipse. the stock unit is great most of the time, but the Nav feels like an "old" interface, and mine won't read DVDs when it gets hot. I have heard this is common.

[grze]

thanks guys,

what do you think about that: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...ms/AVIC-X710BT
It's a lot cheaper than Kenwood (I found that Pioneer for around $470), it has all the features I care about (bt, iPod). The only thing I'm not sure of is if the maps are preloaded or they work from cd/dvd (I'm pretty sure they're preloaded but can't confirm that) and then I'm not sure about the quality of Pioneers navigation. Kenwood has Garmin so I guess it's very good, how about the Pioneer? Do you have any experience with that?
Greg

[grze]

I got the Pioneer today. It's awesome, sound quality is better than original. Navi is pretty good. iPod / USB connectivity is outstanding.
The only, huge problem is that my FM signal is horrible. I can find maybe 1-2 stations with pretty good signal, but even with that it's constantly loosing them....I think that they didn't connect the antenna or something because it's just impossible. I called them today and they said that this can be normal with aftermarket radio but they will check it anyway...
I can't believe that it can be normal :/
Pictures:

[04Ultrasprt]

Looks real good! I have a D3 now but will be getting the Dynavin soon

[pnkllr]

Nah man, not normal. They probably didn't use the powered antenna adapter, which needs a power source.

[grze]

Ok, thanks. I'll check it with them in the morning.

[staticuxo]

i have a pioneer f90bt with connects2 adapter for steering wheel controls and everything else from my b7 a4 i just sold.. let me know if you're interested.

[fsttrp]

Congrats on the nav. Looks good. Clean install (props on not having the two housing thing that some people have). The FM should be good, my friend have the same one, FM signal are strong with that one.

[fsttrp]

By the way, where did you ended up installing the mic? Or is it build in with the head unit?

[Sigster]

I have the pioneer Z2. The FM won't work without the power adapter. I guess the stock cable will plug in still but won't work.

[bl0wn3ur0]

i have a pioneer f90bt with connects2 adapter for steering wheel controls and everything else from my b7 a4 i just sold.. let me know if you're interested.

does the connects 2 harness solve the problem of no radio info in the DIS?

[Jables]

I got the Pioneer today. It's awesome, sound quality is better than original. Navi is pretty good. iPod / USB connectivity is outstanding.
The only, huge problem is that my FM signal is horrible. I can find maybe 1-2 stations with pretty good signal, but even with that it's constantly loosing them....I think that they didn't connect the antenna or something because it's just impossible. I called them today and they said that this can be normal with aftermarket radio but they will check it anyway...
I can't believe that it can be normal :/
Pictures:

Seeing as how you already have a carbon fiber interior, why not send that piece of trim surrounding the new nav to Matt at oCarbon? It'll probably look a lot closer to OEM than it does now.

Just sayin...

[grze]

Seeing as how you already have a carbon fiber interior, why not send that piece of trim surrounding the new nav to Matt at oCarbon? It'll probably look a lot closer to OEM than it does now.

Just sayin...

quite tempting :)

btw. they fixed the FM, works great now. Here's the location of mic and the gps antenna:

[fsttrp]

Looks clean, does mic have any problem when you have the top down?

[srock8]

does the avic z110bt fit in a b6 s4?

[grze]

does the avic z110bt fit in a b6 s4?

99% yes, it's basically the same thing regarding the connections.

Looks clean, does mic have any problem when you have the top down?

not sure. I haven't tested it yet

[mutmanns]

btw. they fixed the FM, works great now. Here's the location of mic and the gps antenna:

What did they do to fix the FM signal? I also have some issues with my FM signal and my Pioneer F90bt. I am using the power antenna.

[grze]

VW group factory radios have internal power antenna, which should be added to every non-factory radios. Basically it's something like this: http://sklep.rms.pl/index.php?p694,s...a-seat-ks40070