Pioneer Radio In C5?

[Guest Dan Slatford]

I've noticed that Pioneer do some units, such as the DEH-P6000 with a 'sub display' output. Via an adapter for the C5, this is supposed to make use of the LCD display and utilise the remote controls (mines a dot matrix display, although I understand some others are two line?)

 

Has anyone gone down that road? I'd like to know exactly what it would display, and whether it'd interfere or nicely integrate with the trip computer and everything else that flashes up on it! Also whether it's known to work on a 2001 C5 - the brochure claims May 02 - Oct 04 with VAN-BUS. Do the pre-May 02 C5's have a different bus?

[Guest Visa10E]

Hope you get some replies over this as I'm looking to upgrade the ICE in my 02 C5 2.2 HDi Exclusive and am pondering getting a straight ipod link and doing away with the changer or getting a new head unit with AUX input, the latter I'm also wondering wether or not it would render the LCD screen and steering wheel stalks useless, so any advice would be appreciated guys

[Guest Dan Slatford]

Doesn't look like anyone's tried this on here :D

 

Most big name units have an adapter for the remote controls, but I don't want to loose the display. It's more than a gimmick, it's genuinely much nicer to glance at the top of the dash for radio / track info than downwards somewhere.

 

I'll probably keep the stock radio. Asthetics are important too, the center console is clean, simple and elegant in the 2.2 SX. The radio's in a reasonably prominent place, most aftermarket head units today would probably look way out of place and chavvy. And it's nice not to have to bother detaching front panels again!