Aftermarket Double Din Head Unit For Mondeo Zetec MC

[bundybear75]

Originally Posted by V8kado

Bump this thread along again....

Curiosity got the better of me today when by chance seen this MC Mondeo Zetec for sale with a touch screen installed.

Went to check it out 'under cover' as such, I was not interested in the car only the ICE. Was for sale at a dealer and didn't want to be seen as wasting there time, even though I was!
Very nice interface and factory look.
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Stole a couple of pics of the make, plus 3 yrs Aust Warranty!
http://aus-audio.com.au/
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And the Convers+ screen. Looks as though it is missing some stuff?
Missing,
* CD
* Radio
* Auxiliary
* Phone

And separately, for those interested in the updated firmware Convers+ screen, it also looks like this has the 'Coolant Temp' permanently embedded to the left of the screen which is a great addition (would kill for this), plus a little red slider above the fuel bar.
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Don't know what they are worth, but they certainly look great. The addition of inbuilt GPS is massive though.
Not sure if all the other features lost is worth it though?

Some more links.....

Unit:
http://aus-audio.com.au/products/Opal/opfmongps

Price (on sale)
http://www.lifestylestore.com.au/opa...opfmongps.html

Got me thinking now, I wonder if they are as easy to install as plug and play?

[Binny]

That's really expensive.
These things are all the same inside. Resellers go to a chinese factory and get them to make one of these to their spec as far as the looks and fascia go. Then advertise them as being "on special". RRP of $1990 my butt.
It has a 600MHz CPU which will be laggy as heck. It says it has a High definition touch screen but that's bs. It will have about 800 x 480 like the rest and very ordinary amplifiers and sound quality.

IMO you would be better off buying a brand name double DIN head unit and a fascia kit that you can get off e-bay. I know you can get Pioneer and Kenwood touch screens with Apple Carplay and Android auto for under $1000. No doubt there are others as well.

[DougalXR6]

Originally Posted by V8kado

Bump this thread along again....


And separately, for those interested in the updated firmware Convers+ screen, it also looks like this has the 'Coolant Temp' permanently embedded to the left of the screen which is a great addition (would kill for this), plus a little red slider above the fuel bar.

I think you would find that the temperature is the outside air temperature which is permanently displayed. This is a feature on the MDs, which have the outside temperature displayed on the touchscreen with the time as well as on the instrument display.

[Mondaveo]

Originally Posted by DougalXR6

I think you would find that the temperature is the outside air temperature which is permanently displayed. This is a feature on the MDs, which have the outside temperature displayed on the touchscreen with the time as well as on the instrument display.

No, the outside air temperature is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen (22° in this case), the temperature gauge that V8kado is referring to is the vertical bar gauge to the left of the car graphic. It was added in a later revision of the firmware for the Convers+ HMI system, normally (e.g. in my 2011) you have to drill down into the Settings menu to see the engine temperature.

Fascinating BTW that this car has the upgraded firmware along with aftermarket head unit, I wonder what its story is?

[ope126]

Originally Posted by Mondaveo

No, the outside air temperature is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen (22° in this case), the temperature gauge that V8kado is referring to is the vertical bar gauge to the left of the car graphic. It was added in a later revision of the firmware for the Convers+ HMI system, normally (e.g. in my 2011) you have to drill down into the Settings menu to see the engine temperature.

Fascinating BTW that this car has the upgraded firmware along with aftermarket head unit, I wonder what its story is?

Mid 2012 models onwards had the revised Firmware for Convers+, still yet unable to get a dealer to add this update to mine...

[DougalXR6]

Oops, my mistake. I can now see the temp gauge you are referring too.
I'll open my eyes more next time.

[V8kado]

Further to this car, it was a 2014 model. So yes, it must have the later revised firmware then.

Mine 2011 is the same as Mondaveo mentioned, you have to scroll through the menu options. So great feature worthwhile if able to upgrade purely on that note.

For those interested locals (which seems to be a few around this neck of the woods), the car is located at National Capital Motors / Canberra Fleet & Wholesale Centre in Josephson St Belconnen, opposite the John McGrath Ford Dealer.
Worth a look maybe, could also check the firmware number too?

[jayess]

Nice to see this thread getting a bump haha

A bit of a late reply to bundybear's post. Yeah these units are mostly plug and play.

Sadly though, my MC Mondeo got T-boned :(
I managed to take out the head unit I bought from Eonon though!!

If anyone is still interested in getting one of these for their MC Mondeo, mine is still in perfect condition, fits flush and looks stock. I bought it for just under $400. I'm aiming to sell it for $300, which includes AU/NZ maps from iGO Primo. Price is slightly negotiable.

I've packed it all back into the original box, will come with all the stuff you need to just plug and play
-Harness
-GPS Antenna
-SD Card with iGO Primo Maps
-Radio Adaptor

If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them, otherwise I have posted a lengthy review of this unit earlier in this thread.

I'm located in Melbourne North East

Thanks guys