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Title: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 31 October 2009, 16:14

Right started to fit my double din head unit today and i have a question ...how the hell do you get it to fit . I have what seems to be loads of wires at the back in the way ?...and when i use the adaptor thing i had to buy to fit mine , as soon as i fit it into the adaptor the front won't go all the way down !!! ...what the hell am i doing wrong ???

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: Toby on 31 October 2009, 16:21

pic's??

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: troublestarter on 01 November 2009, 00:28

i take it the h/u you bought is screwed in via 2 screws each side of the h/u
if thats the case it could be the screws to hold it in are too long and fouling on the mechanism
what adapter did you have to buy as a mk4 is a standard iso

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 01 November 2009, 00:37

all sorted , had to do a bit of creative trimming with the stanley knife , works a treat now ...i'll put pics up tomorrow ....

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 01 November 2009, 15:17

Right pics as promised ...
Started off with this ..
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6931/31102009128.th.jpg) (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/31102009128.jpg/)

Went to this ....
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6975/31102009129.th.jpg) (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/31102009129.jpg/)

and finally ended up with this .....nice .
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7818/01112009132.th.jpg) (http://img258.imageshack.us/i/01112009132.jpg/)

Its a Clarion MAX385vd , and so far its awesome . Just got to work out how to bypass the safety wire to get the video to work ...??? and it also has Sirius radio built in , do we get it in this country ???

Oh and i put this in to go with it ....
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4056/01112009134.th.jpg) (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/01112009134.jpg/)

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: dragonfly on 01 November 2009, 18:18

Connect the lead (that is suppose to go to the handbrake) to an earth, this will allow you watch DVD's on the go.

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 01 November 2009, 20:33

Quote

It won't go in ?

That's not what she said.  :tongue:

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 01 November 2009, 21:13

Quote from: dragonfly on 01 November 2009, 18:18

Connect the lead (that is suppose to go to the handbrake) to an earth, this will allow you watch DVD's on the go.

Tried that already , been told i might have to put a toggle switch in line ???

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: jv on 01 November 2009, 21:32

nice kit... no sirius satellite radio, that's kind of the US equivalent of DAB radio :)

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 02 November 2009, 13:07

Great ....my ipod lead has just turned up , so now i have to take it out again ....lol

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: Toby on 02 November 2009, 21:15

Quote from: ipswich1.8t on 02 November 2009, 13:07

Great ....my ipod lead has just turned up , so now i have to take it out again ....lol

Sukkkkker lol

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: logeyboy on 03 November 2009, 16:13

First it wouldn't go in, then a bit of playing around managed to give the old chap some access, then its back out again, then back in...


Is this the Sid James' guide to head unit installation?

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: jeynesey on 13 November 2009, 21:44

Mate I would be more worried that you wer about to play Pink in your car  :undecided:

Title: Re: It won't go in ?
Post by: ipswich1.8t on 16 November 2009, 00:45

Just need a decent aerial now , i got a shorter one from halfords when i first got the car which worked ok with the standard unit , but now i have trouble getting station's .
Any one recommend a good one to get , but still looks half decent before i put the standard one back on !!!