Ive got a beautiful conditioned 2002 xk convertible and as most of you already know, the radio/cd changer in car sound system is pants. My fantasy would be to replace the existing one with a pop out screen sat/nav and upgrade the speakers to give me a decent sound and satnav combo. Do any of you know of such a unit that might do the job. Thanks in advance.

I'm suprised no answers to this, I am looking at same.

Hi Michael, the factory fit sound system in the 2002 - 2003 Modern XK is not a simple change since the head unit, whilst looking like a standard DIN block, is part of the centre console incorporating the climate controls, auxiliary light switches, etc. and I do not believe a simple exchange for the head unit is readily available. That said, there will be specialist in-car audio folks that will be able to suggest alternatives. For instance, if your car has the in-dash Satnav screen, there is a relatively simple upgrade to a modern Garmin solution, which can also incorporate a rear view camera. However, if the car is fitted with the, more desirable, 3-dials, then a separate Satnav is the way to go.

As for the original post from Sam to install a pop-out / tilt-up screen that incorporates modern ICE and Satnav, this is not likely to be possible because of the interference created between the position of the gearshift and the radio block.

A lot of folks keep their dash original and that may be the reason for a lack of response, but if you check out your local in-car audio specialist and do come up with a solution, come back and tell us all.

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