jmuggali 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Any reason why a US Sony head unit wouldn't work in a UK Corrado? Found the head I want cheaper in the US inc shpping than in the Uk, thanks James. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmn 0 Posted February 9, 2004 us use odd numbers for fm freq, but in europe, well i am in Ireland, so i rekon the uk is the same, we use all freqs, odd and even! for example 100.4 fm couldnt be gotten on a us spec head unit, you could get 100.3 and 100.5! Now if it says it gets all the bandwith, go for it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 9, 2004 us use odd numbers for fm freq, but in europe, well i am in Ireland, so i rekon the uk is the same, we use all freqs, odd and even! for example 100.4 fm couldnt be gotten on a us spec head unit, you could get 100.3 and 100.5! Now if it says it gets all the bandwith, go for it! yup, spot on... 8) The euro range has a 0.05 scale (you can tune into 105.45 if you want to, although all UK stations use just a 0.1 scale - 105.4, 98.9 etc) The US scale is completely different... You also have the same problems with Jap/asian stereos as they use a much smaller range (89 - 104 IIRC) where we use 85 - 107 (ish!) I know that some American radios are switchable (Bought an Awia walkman there about 12 years ago with a euro/american switch for the radio range) but I can't see why they'd have that on a car radio... Hope this helps... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted February 9, 2004 I bought mine in the states, off of ebay. As it is a Blaupunkt you can set it for Europe. Based upon the above, check to see if the model is a US only. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valver 0 Posted February 9, 2004 As stated above, some units do have the European compatibilty eg. I think the Clarions do. I suppose it depends if you're that bothered about the radio really, I mean I never listen to the radio in my car so consequently I bought a brand spanking new top range Alpine 'phantom face' MP3 unit from the US for £210 including the £45 postage!! The same unit in the UK costs £550 + !!!!!................ :shock: :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmuggali 0 Posted February 9, 2004 thanks, e-mailing the company to ask, it's a sony head and has a saving of about £80 so I have to weighup wether or not radio is worth it. Thanks for the help James. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites