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Depends what you mean by best, I would imagine sound quality is similar between all head units, however obviously there’s various options regarding CD or cassette players, double or single DIN units and soft or hard touch buttons.
Not sure about how cross compatible they are, I would assume it’s just plug and play (However I have heard that players from CAN bus cars possibly might need an adapter to be used in non CAN bus cars and vice versa)
My favourite is probably the Chorus/ Concert mk1 (cassette and single central dial) as they are hard touch and I like the aesthetics.
I believe all are compatible with Bluetooth adapters, that work by mimicking the CD changer, but if the car didn’t have a changer from factory then this will need to be coded in via VCDS
(If you want a ‘factory’ bluetooth option then I believe you have to have an RNSE head unit and use a Bluetooth module from an A3)
In terms of BOSE I haven’t done it myself but I think you need the Bose amp, subwoofers, and appropriate wiring loom. And again similar to installing Bluetooth or CD changer, the car will need coding via VCDS
Not sure about how cross compatible they are, I would assume it’s just plug and play (However I have heard that players from CAN bus cars possibly might need an adapter to be used in non CAN bus cars and vice versa)
My favourite is probably the Chorus/ Concert mk1 (cassette and single central dial) as they are hard touch and I like the aesthetics.
I believe all are compatible with Bluetooth adapters, that work by mimicking the CD changer, but if the car didn’t have a changer from factory then this will need to be coded in via VCDS
(If you want a ‘factory’ bluetooth option then I believe you have to have an RNSE head unit and use a Bluetooth module from an A3)
In terms of BOSE I haven’t done it myself but I think you need the Bose amp, subwoofers, and appropriate wiring loom. And again similar to installing Bluetooth or CD changer, the car will need coding via VCDS
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2work
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Evening Butch,
If you already have a double DIN dashboard fitted (not the end of the world if you haven’t) then the RNS-E pay is a great choice. As for Bose, if you can get a Bose kit from a breaker with a full loom then it’s only a couple of wires that need correctly joini into the vehicles harness. I put a few words together on the Project EUD thread:
Project EUD (2001 Jaipur Red TDI AMF)
https://www.a2oc.net/community/index.php?threads/the-definitive-alloy-wheel-picture-thread-alloys.41176/post-369607
www.a2oc.net
You should be able to see what’s required for a full Bose kit from the below pictures and in the content of the above linked thread. Happy to answer any further questions you might have:
Full Bose Kit with cut connectors
Full Bose loom for simplified retrofit
Kind regards,
Tom
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2work
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Morning Grahame,
Looking forward to meeting you soon enough Sir. I have just edited my above post to add pictures of the full kit I purchased a few years go. We can discuss all things Bose later on!
Kind regards,
Tom