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Old 1st May 2014, 14:54   #11
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I have the Kenwood Kdc-bt43u, it's a great unit, works with IR steering controls, has usb, aux, Bluetooth streaming and built in parrot the big plus for me is it looks like a standard fitted unit
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Old 1st May 2014, 21:29   #12
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I have the Kenwood Kdc-bt43u, it's a great unit, works with IR steering controls, has usb, aux, Bluetooth streaming and built in parrot the big plus for me is it looks like a standard fitted unit
Sounds ideal. So did it work with the steering wheel controls without further adapters/leads or did you need extra bits?

What was your OEM unit, was it a KRC-394?
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Old 2nd May 2014, 08:26   #13
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It worked straight out if the box, no need for any extra anything, it's as if it was factory fitted
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Old 2nd May 2014, 08:29   #14
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It worked straight out if the box, no need for any extra anything, it's as if it was factory fitted
Great, so the guy in the shop was telling me a load of rubbish, what was the unit it replaced?

And how did the sound quality compare?

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Old 2nd May 2014, 09:35   #15
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I had the rubbish Kenwood tape deck they all come with.

I've since had 3 or 4 different Kenwood headunits, all have worked with the IR controls with no problem - it's not actually a steering wheel control, it acts like a Kenwood remote control - which are pretty much universally compatible with Kenwood HU's.

The only problem I've got is that my latest one has a flip-down front (CD's can only go in behind the faceplate) which means it sticks out a bit too far so I've had to pull the IR sender out a little.

I've got a Kenwood KDC-W6051U fitted currently (not recommending it fits your needs, mind).
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Great, so it sounds like I could probably take my chances on most of the Kenwood bluetooth range and as long as they can accept IR codes then chances are I'll be ok. Thanks

Just had a load of (expected) car bills: MOT, major service, car tax and insurance, so I'm feeling rather poor right now. I'll keep an eye out and see what comes up second-hand and if no luck I might buy new come next pay day.

One more question... do these Kenwood units come with an external mic for the parrot hands-free calling function, or is that something you need to buy as an extra?
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Great, so it sounds like I could probably take my chances on most of the Kenwood bluetooth range and as long as they can accept IR codes then chances are I'll be ok. Thanks

Just had a load of (expected) car bills: MOT, major service, car tax and insurance, so I'm feeling rather poor right now. I'll keep an eye out and see what comes up second-hand and if no luck I might buy new come next pay day.

One more question... do these Kenwood units come with an external mic for the parrot hands-free calling function, or is that something you need to buy as an extra?
I replace mine recently for a Kenwood BT51U, (which I was given) and that has an external mic, but had to fit a PC99-X32 extra lead, as the kenwood was ISO, and the car had a BWM connector, and steering wheel controls work with no problem

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Mine came with external Mic, sound quality is certainly adequate, I would say quite good, it is certainly powerful enough. It supposedly comes with connections for a subwoofer set up though I haven't yet installed one so haven't looked.
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Old 3rd May 2014, 06:32   #19
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Thanks everyone for you advice... think I know what I'm aiming for now
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Just spotted this.

Dad’s car has a KRC-394 fitted.
It has steering wheel controls, that don’t work.
It also has the wiring and mounting for a CD changer in the boot, but the changer itself isn’t there.

Is the KRC-394 a standard fitment?
Should it work with the steering wheel controls?

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