Aswall
Active Member
After being directed here a couple of weeks ago by someone on another car newsgroup with a warning that I would probably end up getting caught up in the enthusiasm and retrofitting COMAND - and swearing blind that that would not happen - guess what?
I am interested in doing this now as the price seems not to be quite as prohibitive as I thought it would be, assuming it can be done to my car, but have a number of questions
1) I am unhappy with the existing stereo and am assuming that COMAND would take up both slots and prohibit the fitting of an aftermarket one, so is the stereo built into COMAND better or is it the same unit?
2) If it is the same unit can it be amplified so that I can use it with a subwoofer and better quality speakers?
3) Is COMAND satnav and tv or is it just a stereo with a display screen with these items as extra cost units on top of the basic display?
4) Will it invalidate any part of my warranty? I would keep all the bits removed as it is a lease car and I would have to return it to standard on completion of the lease
5) Is it possible to use an mp3 changer with COMAND and will it display cd text?
Be very grateful for answers to any of the above questions
Cheers
Andy
I am interested in doing this now as the price seems not to be quite as prohibitive as I thought it would be, assuming it can be done to my car, but have a number of questions
1) I am unhappy with the existing stereo and am assuming that COMAND would take up both slots and prohibit the fitting of an aftermarket one, so is the stereo built into COMAND better or is it the same unit?
2) If it is the same unit can it be amplified so that I can use it with a subwoofer and better quality speakers?
3) Is COMAND satnav and tv or is it just a stereo with a display screen with these items as extra cost units on top of the basic display?
4) Will it invalidate any part of my warranty? I would keep all the bits removed as it is a lease car and I would have to return it to standard on completion of the lease
5) Is it possible to use an mp3 changer with COMAND and will it display cd text?
Be very grateful for answers to any of the above questions
Cheers
Andy