Symphony I radio in a B4 Passat (2001.5)?

[LL - NY]

According to the add, the Symphony I is a straight Double DIN.  But it
appears the VAG gods have deemed no interchageabilty (I honestly thought
that the Symphony would've been the same as a Double DIN Monsoon with
different tuning for the speaker amps, silly, silly me). I was looking for
cheap, as Mom sort of doesn't really care (except when the head unit doesn't
work).

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Michael McLaughlin <mcloffs at mac.com> wrote:

> Plus, I'm pretty sure the Symphony wouldn't physically fit in the
> Passat without some major trimming.
>
> I'm planning on replacing the stock setup in my early 2002 Passat (my
> car has the same single-DIN stereo, plus the single-DIN CD player)
> this spring; too bad I haven't done it already or perhaps I could
> help you out.  :-)
>
> -Mike McLaughlin
> Spokane, Wash.
>
> > That may be a challenge, IIRC, the Monsoon has an amplifier that
> > runs off
> > the headunit, thus a harness for the Symphony would be different.
> > Can you
> > try it out prior to purchase?
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I have a line on cheap Symphony I head units and wondered if one
> >> can use
> >> one
> >> in a one for one swap
> >> in the aforementioned Passat. Current head unit is a single DIN,
> >> non-CD
> >> Monsoon, although there is
> >> a DIN box in the lower slot. It's Mom's car, and her Monsoon has
> >> got a
> >> flaky display and controls (gee,
> >> sound familiar?). I'm hoping the harness would be the same, and
> >> somehow I'm
> >> pretty sure she'd get
> >> past the red display vs. blue and would appreciate the CD slot.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> LL - NY
>
>
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