Kruz

looking to buy head unit for an AU model falcon. Im after premium head unit
with front loading cd rather than stacker! thanks.

useless

You would be better to get a stacker .a good brand too.The premium head unit when I last checked cost 1300 dollars and I will tell you secret they are next to impossible to remove once you put them in even eith the right keys.I dont know why but I refuse to do radio mute for mobile phones on the premium ford au radio ...my advice is dont do it..

Soxx

Why would you give that advice useless? The premium unit is quite decent and very easy to remove, like all AU head units.
They can be picked up for approx $300 second hand.

You not living up to your name are you?

Rick.

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4L I6, naturally aspirated producing 173.5rwkw.
14.410 @ 96.49mph with street radials.
What's that?..... Did I hear you say TQE power?

useless

Rick a high percentage of the premium radios are a pain to remove while the standard radio is much easier I dont know why but I have had headaches with them before.300 dollars???Where...because I tried to source 1 for a customer and could not get one..1300 dollars from ford

For 300 ok its a good buy .But I have to question the sound quality.I would not personally be happy with it...

Soxx

I have never encountered one unit which is a pain to remove, they've always come out in a couple of seconds.
$300 from several wreckers.
Sound quality is on par with most CD players, the FR is wideband and flat enough for CD playback. The FM tuner is adequate, not as good as the very best FM tuners, but easy as good as a $300 name brand.

Sure there are better units around, but you will pay more than $600 to do it.

Rick.

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4L I6, naturally aspirated producing 173.5rwkw.
14.410 @ 96.49mph with street radials.
What's that?..... Did I hear you say TQE power?

Noboss

Aint we all....

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TS50 no-125
TE50 no-94
"The TE50 is the best high performance sedan Australia has ever produced"
Street machine Feb 2002
TE50T3 Remember the GTHO? well your getting close.
Motor mag Jan 2002
Wouldn't you love to say that about your car?You loosers

useless

Of the 700 au radios that I have removed the only ones to give me grief were the premium systems.Just to put things into perspective.
So while not all were a problem ..a good amount were just to let you see the volume andnumbers Iam talking about ..thats all...

Like you have done engines Ihave done heaps of stuff like that Rick...soI would never doubt your comments on engines..

Soxx

That's fantastic, I'm simply letting you know that I haven't had any problems, and can't for the life of me see how you find it 'next to impossible' to remove.
I can only assume you don't know that much about removing them.
I'm not doubting you've had problems, I'm letting you know that I haven't.
I'm giving my experience to 'Kruz', just like you did, and my experience tells me the AU in dash stacker is a decent unit, one which I would recommend over and above a cheap or factory standard boot stacker.

BTW, I haven't only 'done' engines, I have also been in the audio industry (both car and home) for more than 15 years.

Rick.

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4L I6, naturally aspirated producing 173.5rwkw.
14.410 @ 96.49mph with street radials.
What's that?..... Did I hear you say TQE power?

useless

Mate I can only assume that you do not know what you are talking about here and I know more about removing them than you or ford for that matter.
The keys for removal are quite simple and straight forward and yes many of them come out in a second...
If I have had bad luck well then thats just my bad luck but before you open your mouth to criticise me you had better realise that you are far from perfect.And if you want to sit here and get cocky well thats great but I did not get to where I am today by sitting by and letting people like you try to belittle me..
stav

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Anyone know if you can fit the AUII premium headunit to the AUI premium sound equipped cars? Mine has the cassette tape and no CD slot (see pic below). Is it just a plug in job? if not, is it possible for a auto elec to wire it up somehow?

Also, I would like to know why the AUII unit is referred to as a 6 CD in dash stacker? I cannot see where you would fit 6 CD's into the AUII headunit.

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