Let the Mods Begin!

My first mod had to be a stereo. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of the teg, but doing weekly trips between Newcastle and London end up being 6.5hrs long on a bad traffic day, one way!

Although there was a rather expensive Pioneer Jap Navigation Stereo system with the car, the Sat Nav boot CD was missing and so I could not use any functions of the system - FAIL. It was time to hunt for a stereo that would fit my needs:

• Double din
• Touchscreen
• Minimal 'physical' buttons
• Plays MP3s and videos
• USB connector
• Some sort of protection against thieves

Many stereos fit most of the above criteria. However it was the last point that pretty much determined what stereo I was going to get. I was so paranoid about having a double din stereo as you can't remove the facia like most single din units. I was convinced some twat would one day break my window and try to rip out the stereo. It wasn't so much the potential loss of a stereo but the damage to the car to get to the stereo I was worried about.

And then finally, the solution to my dilema had been found. Whilst browsing the itr-dc5 forum, one of the owners had posted up a quick review on the JVC AVX-810. It was the only double din unit with a removeable facia on the market. It met all of my criteria and so my first mod was bought