Yes please, can you also tell us how to load them on.
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Freelander2 GS TD4 Manual in Lago Grey .Roof Mount DVD 9.2''Screen~Window Tints~Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth~Retro Fit Sony Satnav~iPhone Dashmount~Side Steps~Woodco Armrest~Mudflaps~Land Rover Sunglass Holder~LED Interior Lights~Private Plate.


Also an Audi TT Roadster.

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Have a look at my photos. There are a couple of images on their (see if you like them) and a zip file containing the files required.

If you want to use the red freelander you will have to rename the file (same as silver car).

All other files have correct names.

Backup the satnav with active sync.

Browse folders to find required files. Rename the files by putting old in front of the name and then copy new files to replace them.

Have done some more ( buttons and animated graphics) which I'll post later.

Any problems, give me a shout. Should take 5 mins.

Oh and if you want another colour 3d car. Let me know.

After following the various threads on wiring retro-fit sat -nav over the months I found Podcast's solution ideal, in principle, the right one for me. Not wanting to take the dash apart or pay the dealer loads of money to hard wire it (reckoned it was very labour intensive!!), I've done similar to Podcast and am pleased with the result.

My unit is a Garmin Nuvi 760T which has a bottom connector that docks it on to a cradle, you having to push a button on the base of the cradle to pull off the unit for removal or PC downloads. As this unit is smaller than Podcast's at 4.3" screen, it sits further back, so opening-out the left tray mounting hole was not an option. Also, I wanted to leave the rubber tray in situ.

As my Nuvi connector profile is rectangular (approx 1" x 1/4") and there is also a splicer moulded in, further down the lead, for the traffic aerial (with sucker pads), I had to make a rectangular aperture in the cubby side.

If you put your arm in the glovebox and feed your hand past the air vent rod, you can feel the left side and base of the cubby box. I removed the tray and drilled four holes in the left side of the cubby, horizontal to the base of the cubby, and at a height to be just above the rubber tray. I then opened out the area between the holes with a Stanley knife to make a rectangle and further tweaked it with the knife until I was able to pass the 'chunky' parts through. The unit can then sit on its cradle, but you don't see the cradle, as the front lip of the tray hides it completely. There is sufficient cable within the cubby to enable easy fitting and removal of the unit, and the unit fits snuggly vertically, so it does wander to the touch.

I did find that the cable was a bit short, after routing behind the glovebox, so it could not tuck under the centre console plastic when connecting to the forward 12V socket on the console. I therefore dug out an old extension lead that I happened to have and plugged that into the socket and fed the lead vertically down by the passenger seat and under the trim. The connection of the leads being in the rear of the glovebox. It was a pain in the to get the lead under the trim as it was the coiled type, but it was achieved.

I can now, if I wish, leave the unit connected in the car as I can cover it with my cloth and there are no 'giveaway' cables snaking up the dash. By using the front socket, the sat-nav is also ignition controlled, which is what I wanted.

Outlay to fit £0. + 2 hours of physical discomfort due to twisting and turning in a small space and my advancing years.

Hope this is of help to Garmin owners.
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GS TD4 Auto, Privacy, Santorini with Tundra & Alpaca, Cold Climate Pack.

Now added pics of sat nav in-situ, covered and uncovered. The power cord is only a small profile on centre console and not readily noticeable.

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...282%29.jpg

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...281%29.jpg

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...20Cord.jpg
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GS TD4 Auto, Privacy, Santorini with Tundra & Alpaca, Cold Climate Pack.

xxtrail wrote:

Now added pics of sat nav in-situ, covered and uncovered. The power cord is only a small profile on centre console and not readily noticeable.

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...282%29.jpg

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...281%29.jpg

http://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userp...20Cord.jpg

For those still interested in the Sony GPS fit, I see that there are some refurbished Sony Sat Navs available on ebay from the Argos Clearance store currently with 12 month warranty

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-NV-U93T-XXL-WID...634.c0.m14

Rgds

for the lifeof me cant work ou how to get the speed camera stuff

get as far as adding it to my basket for £0.00 but when i checkout after i ACCEPT the terms

i get "problem commiting your basket" and im stuck

any ideas anyone? or indeed anyone else with same issue?

also how do you get into the back of the front 12v socket in order to wire in your acessory socket/satnav off the back?

whole centre console come off?

got it all sorted. got my local 4x4 place to hard wire it in for me while it was getting serviced.

looks sweeeet

ikduncan wrote:

got it all sorted. got my local 4x4 place to hard wire it in for me while it was getting serviced.

looks sweeeet

As podcast said hope they have not wired it to the 12v supply or its likely to catch fire they needed to fit an accessary socket behind the dash somewhere so you can use the accessary plug supplied with the satnav running at 5v.
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Freelander2 GS TD4 Manual in Lago Grey .Roof Mount DVD 9.2''Screen~Window Tints~Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth~Retro Fit Sony Satnav~iPhone Dashmount~Side Steps~Woodco Armrest~Mudflaps~Land Rover Sunglass Holder~LED Interior Lights~Private Plate.


Also an Audi TT Roadster.

worry not, i supplied them with an accessory socket, wiring and instructions!! lol!

never be too careful!

Forum newbie here, and I just wanted to say thanks to all concerned for this thread (oh and about 100 more I've read that have taught me lots I wanted to know about the FL2).

About to get my first Freelander 2 this weekend, so the NV-U83 has just been ordered, and I'm hoping to get the dealer to hardwire in the adaptor this week while the radio is out for the LR iPod interface unit to be fitted.



Oh, and extra thanks to Jum for the excellent graphics – must ask you nicely for a black 3D Freelander 2 sometime

anyone else aving problems with the unit randomly beeping at them.

almost like there is too much pressure on the case, the touchscreen doesnt respond, removeing from dash and reinserting seems to help