Just been browsing the Halfords website which is unusual for me as i think they are expensive, I was looking at the above head unit at what seems a really good deal to me but i’m not sure exactly what i will gain, so a couple of questions…
Car is 2010 NC 3.5 PRHT
Does anyone have one fitted and if so do you still need the 3.5mm jack plug or does everything run VIA bluetooth ?
Does the new facia kit fit and match ok, IE not cheap rattling plastic with awful gaps ?
Anyone got any PICS of it fitted ?
Oh and the deal is £265.20 purchase only or £342 fitted, that is before you ask for your 10% discount for MX5 OC which you may or may not get as it is in the sale.
Also have Kuro edition and keen to hear of outcomes with radio upgrades. Especially if steering wheel control is retained for unit and 'phone hands free function.
I had a bad experience with Halfords. I paid £450 (including 10% discount) and waited two weeks for a slot for fitting. After dropping off, I returned two hours later and they hadn’t done anything. They said they couldn’t get the Bose unit out! I was fuming so was refunded the full amount of £500 ?? and left with a cob on. After all this a rattle under the steering wheel became apparent that I couldn’t trace so I took it to Carl at CBS in Nelson who after rummaging about, told me they hadn’t bolted the Bose unit back on, the screws were missing and then handed me their screwdriver that he found under the drivers seat! The upshot now being, I’ve bought the same unit (Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB), all the bits and pieces to finish the job including steering wheel control and dab aerial, and Carl is fitting it next week. This is all costing a bit more than the £450 at Halfords, £491.89 to be exact plus a round trip from Fleetwood to Nelson, but at least I now know that the job will be done by a competent and not a snotty nosed kid straight out of school.
