Similar to my situation - my Saab had an aux in (very forward thinking for 2006!), which promptly broke after about a month of use.Get one of the Bluetooth things that plug into your car socket. I got one off Amazon for about 10 fuckalls and it's excellent. Also gives you a USB to plug your charger cable into.
The current thing I have is a combined radio/bluetooth adapator and the bluetooth has never worked. The radio reception is also rubbish, lots of crackle and it picks up the radio stations as easily as the device - hence wanting to connect the two devices with a wire that plugs in to some sort of socket. Perhaps I'm just being terribly old fashioned here.
Sometimes the line input exists on the stereo but there isn’t a socket on your version of the car to use it. In these cases you just need the right cable to click into the back of the unit and then you can Heath-Robinson the other end into a handy place.If that’s the case then this (and figuring out how to get to the back of your stereo to plug it in) looks like it’s all you need. You can check by fiddling with the options on your stereo. If you can select an aux input but there’s no socket for it then Bob’s your uncle.
Quote from: cheque on July 05, 2021, 04:11:09 pmSometimes the line input exists on the stereo but there isn’t a socket on your version of the car to use it. In these cases you just need the right cable to click into the back of the unit and then you can Heath-Robinson the other end into a handy place.If that’s the case then this (and figuring out how to get to the back of your stereo to plug it in) looks like it’s all you need.There are various videos explaining how to fit gizmo in, all involving clips and pulling things out and even some drilling. I cannot imagine a more stressful way to spend my free time!
Sometimes the line input exists on the stereo but there isn’t a socket on your version of the car to use it. In these cases you just need the right cable to click into the back of the unit and then you can Heath-Robinson the other end into a handy place.If that’s the case then this (and figuring out how to get to the back of your stereo to plug it in) looks like it’s all you need.
So it sloshes during linear momentum change - acceleration / braking only - presume it sounds to be travelling "alongside" you to your right when in driver's seat? And at a low level i.e. floor level? If so most likely water trapped in sills. Will rot them from the inside so might be worth having a poke about the sills to see if there's any rust / holes appearing. If so then there may be some welding on the horizon one day...might be better to get it done soon (with waxoyl on inside of sill) to catch early if you are wanting to keep the van for more years. OR if its a banger being run into the ground then may well be ignorable if structurally able to pass MOT for long enough for your needs. Garage will advise.Either way if the noise annoys you could drill a small drain hole. Finding where water is getting in more difficult, but only an issue if going down repair route.
Are there any benefits to a newer van with higher miles over an older van with lower miles? Or visa versa?2016 with 60kvs 2018 with 77kSame engine etc and both good condition and similar ish price.Don’t know if one could be better than the other all else being similar.