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CarGuru > Volkswagen > Phatbox questions 26 February 2005 04:52:57

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Phatbox questions

Guest 25 February 2005 20:55:59
 Couple of questions about the Phatbox.

I have a 2000 Passat wagon, is the Phatbox plug and play for the user, with
no dealer intervention required?

At http://drivergear.v­w.com/store/accessor­y.asp?product_id=276­6 it says
"Installation Kit, ZVW269300, is required and can be purchased through your
local Volkswagen dealership." Is this separate gear additional to the
Phatbox (bloody thing's expensive enough)? What does it consist of?

My Passat has 80,000 miles, so thinking ahead, can a Phatbox purchased for
a Passt be moved to another vehicle? I see Phatnoise lists a number of cars
they provide for, are those boxes different from the VW one? Can the
Phatbox be hooked into anything NOT listed there?

Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more
universal?

Thanks in advance.
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YYZedd 25 February 2005 22:35:12 permanent link ]
 
<mike@foo.net> wrote in message news:zMITd.12936$QQ­3.441@trnddc02...
Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more> universal?

Yes, Ipod.


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Tony Bad 26 February 2005 01:51:42 permanent link ]
 
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Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more> > universal?>
Yes, Ipod.>

How do you have your Ipod hooked to your sound system in the car? What are
the best/easiest options?


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YYZedd 26 February 2005 01:59:46 permanent link ]
 
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<mike@foo.net> wrote in message news:zMITd.12936$QQ­3.441@trnddc02...> >
Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more> > > universal?> >
Yes, Ipod.> >
How do you have your Ipod hooked to your sound system in the car? What are> the best/easiest options?>

I have actually only had my ipod for a couple of weeks. So far I have only
tried the itrip, which plays over FM radio. Its ok, but not great. There are
lots of options out there. Some reviews are here:

http://ipodlounge.c­om/


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SteveH 26 February 2005 02:00:45 permanent link ]
 Tony Bad <spamspamspam@baked­beans.spam> wrote:
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<mike@foo.net> wrote in message news:zMITd.12936$QQ­3.441@trnddc02...> >
Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more> > > universal?> >
Yes, Ipod.> >
How do you have your Ipod hooked to your sound system in the car? What are> the best/easiest options?

Depending on the model of car and headunit fitted, the Dension Icelink
is the best way to do it.

However, be aware it doesn't work with a Philips made Gamma unit. Even
Dension themselves didn't know that.
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Erik Dillenkofer 26 February 2005 04:52:57 permanent link ]
 Yes, it's plug and play. The installation kit is a set of brackets to bolt it in the car, I believe I paid about $7.00 for them.


<mike@foo.net> wrote in message news:zMITd.12936$QQ­3.441@trnddc02...> Couple of questions about the Phatbox.>
I have a 2000 Passat wagon, is the Phatbox plug and play for the user, with> no dealer intervention required?>
At http://drivergear.v­w.com/store/accessor­y.asp?product_id=276­6 it says> "Installation Kit, ZVW269300, is required and can be purchased through your> local Volkswagen dealership." Is this separate gear additional to the> Phatbox (bloody thing's expensive enough)? What does it consist of?>
My Passat has 80,000 miles, so thinking ahead, can a Phatbox purchased for> a Passt be moved to another vehicle? I see Phatnoise lists a number of cars> they provide for, are those boxes different from the VW one? Can the> Phatbox be hooked into anything NOT listed there?>
Finally, is there a better alternative to the Phatbox? Cheaper, more> universal?>
Thanks in advance.


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