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pete69



Member Since: 24 Aug 2011
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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Sumatra Black
Removal of Radio/Sat Nav surround and finding power

As promised when I recently joined. I said I would publish my experiences with dash removal to fit a Nokia phone kit. Also to look at the possibility of fitting sat nav where the cubby hole is.
Removal of the dash plastic bits is fairly easy and can be done in a couple of mins, if you follow some of the handy tips on this forum.
I fitted a Nokia CK-7W without too many dramas.
After hunting for power on the existing cables, I found a permanent live going to the radio (brown/red) and a ground cable (black/yellow) also found an ign. live (rare in these days of the 'data bus') on the heater control just below the radio (white/orange).
For anyone thinking of using these, I have to emphasize I have not confirmed these cables by reference to a manual, but it seems to work OK and has for about a week now.

Here is the dash with the surround removed

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Here is the surround removed from the car
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Here is the reverse side of the surround you dont normally see
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Here is the cubby hole box
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I have yet to make up my mind on a sat nav, it would be nice to fit one in to completely replace the box and fill the hole like the factory screen, but its a difficult size to find (approx 165mm x 100mm). Anyone achieved this yet, without breaking the bank?

Peter.

Post #111404 28th Aug 2011 9:20 pm
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Calcul@tor



Member Since: 18 Aug 2011
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Useful post and photos etc. Thanks.

Looking forward to seeing your sat nav proposals / fitting.

Post #113429 16th Sep 2011 12:07 am
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Ralphk



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Pete69, where are the tips for dash removal that helped you so much? I never seem to find find things easily. Cheers1 Ralph
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Post #113620 17th Sep 2011 5:22 pm
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pete69



Member Since: 24 Aug 2011
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I think this was one
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic2585.html
I will post some stuff tomorrow, tired from another long hard day...roll on lottery win Wink

Peter.

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Jimmyb79



Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
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There was a thread regarding a Garmin satnav which fitted the cubby hole almost exactly - might be a 1690 I think, with the exception that the power button at the top needed removing.
I've gone with a Garmin 2340, which doesn't fit exactly, but sits nicely inside the cubby and is easily removable for security purposes. I took power direct from the glovebox fuse box with a blade fuse connector and wired in a 12v socket as per another thread from the forum.

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Ralphk



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Pete69, many thanks for the info. I have found it through the link and have the necessary details Ralph
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Post #113796 19th Sep 2011 10:24 am
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