A few months ago, I rescued an original set of Clarion radio and CD units for the 9000 Aero T18, the idea was to have them fully restored, but after a professional diagnosis, they had multiple issues amounting to £1200 - financially unfeasible in other words.

Wanting to still keep the OE aesthetic, and having has a number of Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 units in the past, I decided to try the recently released, mighty Pioneer SXT-C10PS instead.

It has been designed specifically for older cars and interiors, no gloss casing, no gimmicky flashing displays, just everything you need, and nothing you don’t. It has multiple connectivity options, together with a simple hands free mic for the phone. From early experience, the Pioneer seems to surpass the Blaupunkt unit in both build quality and sound, but a few more road trips will be required to fully appreciate its USP’s