Some important points you should consider when installing but that not everyone was quite clear to me.
1. You have to remove the original car radio. This radio is part of the cockpit, which was integrated functional and extremely. Sometimes the display includes information on settings such as fans, air conditioning and Sprittverbrauch who then lost with the installation of a new radio unfortunately. Since the Sony display this information unfortunately can not process.
2. You need a special mounting frame. In this case, even twice as much. Since then, unfortunately divorced before from a couple of car models. This mounting frame of contractors visually blend very well into the cockpit and are often acquire very cheap (about 30 euros).
3. One needs any suitable adapter cable to connect the radio to the car wiring. In forums you will find most information about the pin assignments. Here you have to then partially also draw up the soldering iron. If you are lucky and the plugs fit, you have less work.
4. On some vehicles, the radio is built very deep. With the installation of a display should then look here, if not the shift lever is in the way, or the display can be viewed only from a tiring head position.
If you have observed this all, the installation of the Sony XAV-68BT 2DIN moniceiver no longer stands in the way. There are also the possibility to install the radio by a workshop of their choice.
I then tested the radio first with a power supply and floor standing speakers, before I wanted to make my consuming procedure by car installation.
So now to the radio and its features:
- The display is now not with high resolution (800x480 pixels), but sufficient for movie playback from perfect. The best there is, of course, the image in the dark again. For obliquely incident sunshine (I simulated on the balcony), one must sometimes look twice, until you realize what. Touches on the monitor are very well done. Almost like a smartphone.
- Of course, the sound of the Sony XAV-68BT 2DIN Moniceiver is always dependent on which loudspeakers are installed in a vehicle. Certainly one or the other will also undertake measures here and there to make an improvement by new or better speakers. This installation procedure is then to consider one more time.
- The Bluetooth connection to the smartphone (in my case, a Sony Xperia Z) works very well. Telephone controls can be carried out via the display.
- The remote control I'll barely need. You will probably remain in the glove compartment.
- Unfortunately, no DAB + is supported. So the trouble-prone analog radio will be spoiled for choice.
- Settings for sound and image reproduction are sufficiently available. So cut-off frequencies can be entered for each speaker. There are also a lot of equalizer settings. Unfortunately, the display can not be rotated. Here you would have the line of sight then optimize something.
- In addition, many other formats can be accessed via CD, DVD or USB. So I was able to call my large MP3 collection via the USB port.
- Theft protection I could detect no. You have to enter a code as well as the front can not be broken down and optionally stored in a handbag.
Conclusion: Great Radio, since there is nothing to complain about. The exact instructions for use can be downloaded at Sony by the way. Only the aspect that I for installation still has to take more precautions now, clouded for me a little less but the overall picture which the radio is attributable to more than the complicated procedure of vehicle manufacturers. So what was once much simpler and radio modules could be replaced quickly and without any major problems. Today you have to screw apart almost the entire cockpit. Therefore I give the car radio 5 stars.
