Factory fitted stereos demise required cheap replacement (Kenwood KDC-W4031)

Member Name: mrs.d

Product:	Kenwood KDC-W4031
Date:	05/11/05 (824 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, easy to install, plays cd-r

Disadvantages: May require additional wiring (see review)

Bought this unit online for £45.00 on an ex catalogue stock website.
CD player, AM/FM and LW radio.
Absolute breeze to install, sound quality and display features are good.
The only problem I have found is that my factory fitted stereo (which my daughter decided to try and play a credit card in!!, hence the necessity to fit this one) was linked to the steering wheel, ie controls on wheel could do volume and skip tracks etc. for safety.
To allow me to continue to use this facility I have had to purchase a STALK/STEERING REMOTE ADAPTOR wiring loom. The cost of one of these is just shy of the stereos price. In somewhere like Halfords it will set you back £39.99. My reaction to finding this out was 'I can live without the steering controls!!!'.
Luckily, I have actually now managed to get one from ebay for £18.00. Still the overall price to have the stereo working to full effect is still reasonbly cheap at under £70.

Summary: Good sound, good display, reasonbly price...just check you don't need any extra parts to fit it.

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