F430 radio upgrade?

Which radio brand and model do you have?

 

tough call - i went with a double din pop up - dont really use it as much as i thought. really depends on what you care about.

 

My new to me 430 had an extensive speaker upgrade installation. The previous owner however, kept the stock radio that had the Bluetooth. I could never get it work right with my iPhone and was a total pain to use so I ultimately installed a Bluetooth capable Alpine head unit. I elected to not go with the pop up screen because I didn’t like how it partially covers the dash and vents. Additionally, it was discovered that my speaker set up was six channel capable but the Ferrari radio is only two channel at least according to the stereo installer.


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I am going to replace my stock unit on my 430 with a single DIN unit. The original factory radios are worthless.

 

If your factory radio is a Becker, and has an Aux input there are cables made to allow for streaming and simultaneous charging. There are two links below, and using them, you can try the drop downs on the pages to see if you model is supported.
iPhone lightning cable: http://www.discountcarstereo.com/iL-BKR.html
USB cable:http://www.discountcarstereo.com/iL-BKR.html
If you have the Becker Cascade radio, there is an additional cable mentioned that must be purchased to maintain the Bluetooth phone pairing.

 

The original Ferrari head unit is simply crap........So if you are not a purist my recommendation is to upgrade your entire stereo system and for a much better sounding stereo system whenever you feel like listening to good music.

Here's my post on my stereo upgrade.

Dan

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/diy-f430-stereo-system-upgrade.574643/

 

I put this Pioneer single DIN in my 360 so I can get the backup camera and use CarPlay. I’m very happy with it and doesn’t block the vents.
Receiver
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_1303400NEX/Pioneer-AVH-3400NEX.html

Camera
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130NDBC8/Pioneer-ND-BC8.html

Crutchfield says this other one is compatible as well but I didn’t use it. The Pioneer camera is a bit more difficult to mount if you don’t have a rear plate bracket already installed.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_212BM7601/Brandmotion-9002-7601.html




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