My Tdci

hodnic · 16-09-2008, 04:53 PM

Hi eveyone, i took delivery of my Tdci about 3 weeks ago - and i love it. I had a Commodore-S on lease for 5 years and decided to buy that and give it to my wife. But i needed a new car and after a lot of research decided on the mondeo, and particulalrly on the diesel for the fuel economy.

As im very happy thus far (only done 864 k/m so far) with what is appearing to be a great car im looking forward to going to the Gold Coast from Canberra in January and see how it performs on the journey especially the fuel economy. But from reading some of the threads i dont think ill be disappointed.

One thing i would like to do very much is change the audio system. not because the factory system is no good (in fact it sounds great) but i would like a dvd double din unit, but due to the shape of the factory one im just wondering how easy, or hard, that would be to accomplish? would love to hear others experience in chaging the unit.

r2d2 · 16-09-2008, 09:23 PM

Welcome to the club hodnic.

LRsedan · 17-09-2008, 09:34 AM

Welcome.

There is currently a DVD headunit made for mondeo on Ebay. We are unsure of the quality of the unit, but it is the same shape as the current headunit for an easy swap with no cutting of the dash etc.

All can be reversed with no damage.

It may be a solution to your needs, worth a look.

A few guys have ran the same unit but in the focus with no problems yet so far.

hodnic · 17-09-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LRsedan

Welcome.

There is currently a DVD headunit made for mondeo on Ebay. We are unsure of the quality of the unit, but it is the same shape as the current headunit for an easy swap with no cutting of the dash etc.

All can be reversed with no damage.

It may be a solution to your needs, worth a look.

A few guys have ran the same unit but in the focus with no problems yet so far.

Thanks for that, i had a look at it and it looks just what im after. Any more feedback from the guys that put it in the Focus as to its reliability or whether there were any other issues?

warren77 · 17-09-2008, 10:05 AM

See this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11230674

I decided against it because wasn't sure how it would integrate with the factory bluetooth and also, seemed a bit high in cost.

hodnic · 20-09-2008, 06:30 PM

Can anyone provide me some information on removing the facia in a Mondeo Tdci. I removed the four torx screws but when it didnt give, didnt want to go further - looks like maybe the ashtray needs to come out? assistance much appreciated. Thanks.

apstar · 21-09-2008, 12:31 AM

Careful with the DVD it needs to be region 4 !!

apstar

warren77 · 21-09-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by apstar

Careful with the DVD it needs to be region 4 !!

apstar

Or region free

apstar · 21-09-2008, 12:48 PM

Better still Warren

interesting the first manufacture that puts in a Blu-Ray player into a car if it hasn't already happened

apstar

Superoo · 21-09-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by apstar

Better still Warren

interesting the first manufacture that puts in a Blu-Ray player into a car if it hasn't already happened

apstar

I could be wrong but it might be a while before we see this - the picture quality advantage of blu-ray on such a small screen would be next to impossible to distinguish over DVD at that size screen. I'd think the costs would have to be similar to DVD or blu-ray would need to become more mainstream before we see it as a common feature.

Some of the high end head units in the UK Mondeo do look very nice.....

warren77 · 21-09-2008, 02:16 PM

I think the prices are going to have to drop a bit more before we see a car bluray. Once we see a BluRay player for home around the $150AUD mark, then I think you will see a head unit come out supporting it.