Is there any way to turn off the speed related volume on the 4500 stereo? It is really annoying, as it only has about 6 levels, so is very noticable. In town traffic, the volume goes up and down as you pass the speed settings.
Another thing I noticed is that the 3 steroe slots are part of the dashboard - is there an adaptor for the dash for when you want to fit a "normal" stereo? It looks like it is about a 2.5 DIN! A simple fascia adaptor would not suffice.
Bob
Just set the level to "0".
Yep. Even Halfrauds stock them.
Chris
I have just found the setting in the manual - duh! Don't most cars come with a separate audio manual? I thought there was no manual fo rthe stereo.
Can't see anything on their website (or any of the car audio sites I have visited). The site is not that useful anyway... WTF is "fascia adaptor FP-12-01" - no text search for model, you have to sift through each item to look at the text in the picture (the ones that have pictures) to see what car it is for. And none of them look like this:
IIRC, select AVC setting and set it to 0. I agree, it's a pain in the arse!
It can be modified to a standard double height DIN opening but at a rather large price- the two plastic cross pieces have to be cut out and an adapter fitted to convert it to single height DIN, then a normal stereo can be fitted (a wiring adapter will likely be needed). The adapters apparently finish it off nicely and are formed as a bezel so hide the edges where you cut the pieces out.
The adapters are definitely available (just search for Fiesta MKVI stereo fascia adapters) but would you cut your fascia out? I considered doing it to mine but didn't have the heart to chop the dash out. The section you'd be modifying is quite a large expensive item, and I'm told getting the old stereo out is a bit of a pain as well!
If I get another Fiesta, I'd probably invest in a portable MP3 player and bracket, and one of those stereo FM transmitter dongles which send the audio to a channel on the stereo. Not very elegant but they sound OK and preserve the appearance of the fascia.
Morse
The last three Fords I have purchased all came with a separate audio manual. Have you had it from new?
FWIW, I use the auto volume control all the time and find it works really well.
Any help?
No, but I just found the audio bit in the main manual.
Good idea poorly (cheaply?) implemented - it needs more steps of less volume.
It looks like It would need the double DIN thing (FP07-05), and chop the 2 cross pieces off. The only other way would be a whole foot square of console replacement that nobody sells.
Bob
Thanks for the info - I don't think I want to cut the fascia up either.
Bob
Well you're up a gum-tree then...
IIRC you can get boot mounted mp3/cd changers with FM stereo modulators. That might be a decent option. Cars should already come with an mp3-compatible stereo IMO, it's not expensive or cutting edge technology now, it's almost as commonplace as CD audio outside of the car world.
At least the CD player in the Fiesta sounds quite good. The stereo and speakers in my 51 reg Primera were dismal.
Morse
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