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C30 Aftermarket Head Unit - What Options Are There?

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Old Jul 15th, 2020, 15:30   #11
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I have given up on a head unit as there’s not much out there
Tried Bluepower but found it not good enough
But I have found thishttps://www.volvoforums.org.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=129253&stc=1&d=1594741 451
more info plz, what is that? mounted in place of oem satnav?
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I have just received an email from Bluepower. The head unit will be in stock again September 2020. But it’s an expensive unit with all the additional bits, carplay etc about £700!

I have a Bluetooth USB/Aux adapter connected to the USB/Audio Jack in the centre console to play music from my iPhone. But tbh it’s not a great setup and requires you to change music on the phone.
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more info plz, what is that? mounted in place of oem satnav?
looks like an ali express android special... do a search on google and they show up... I'd guess it's a cheaper, even less reliable version of blue power that fits cars that had the full speaker set up or factory satnav.
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looks like an ali express android special... do a search on google and they show up... I'd guess it's a cheaper, even less reliable version of blue power that fits cars that had the full speaker set up or factory satnav.
possible, but how it connects to the whole system, I wonder... similar way as BP or some other method. Looks interesting for sure
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... but I was thinking along the same lines and saw this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-beD-_FTb0
Any progress?
It looks like very interesting
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looks like an ali express android special... do a search on google and they show up... I'd guess it's a cheaper, even less reliable version of blue power that fits cars that had the full speaker set up or factory satnav.
Yup, that's pretty much what it is; mounts where the dash 'speaker grille' or oem satnav normally goes. Had one just like it that I bricked by accident while trying to update Android versions on it. It was pretty crap and support was nonexistent.

I still haven't found a good solution that would mount where the oem satnav goes, but haven't given up on that objective. Kinda curious to see if it would be possible to retrofit one of the ones that are meant to fit on an XC90. Some of those actually look decent but might just be too large for the mounting spot on my C70.
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