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Offline Bellend

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VERY little space behind headunit
« on: 02 September 2011, 22:55 »
Anyone else experiance this?

I had a Kenwood unit where the phono for the sub sticks in the back and there is so little room it has done the cable in a bit. Ran that headunit over accidentally, new headunit, so little space that the wires on the wiring block on the H/U have gone funny so the sub just keeps "poping" and if I wiggle them and twist them they'll come back.

Going to repair that loom, no worries but has anyone come across this before?

Just no space for anything!

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Re: VERY little space behind headunit
« Reply #1 on: 02 September 2011, 23:12 »
Take the glove box out & you've got plenty of access :wink:

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Re: VERY little space behind headunit
« Reply #2 on: 03 September 2011, 00:07 »
Thanks. :)

Done that it's just the red and white phonos want to hit the heater box all the time.  :undecided:

The headunit doesn't like slotting back in. I've managed to tuck most of the wiring under the headunit.

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Offline garfayliu

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Re: VERY little space behind headunit
« Reply #3 on: 03 September 2011, 10:05 »
I run all the wiring into the cavity in between the glove box and the head unit. There is a hole at the back left where everything seems to fit. Perhaps you need shorter phono connectors, if distance from back of head unit to dash plastic surround is a problem.

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Re: VERY little space behind headunit
« Reply #4 on: 03 September 2011, 12:09 »
Hmm perhaps cheers mate.

Going to cover the edges of the metal cage with duct tape to stop them being so sharp and get some right angle phonos.

Cheers. :)

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Offline Gti Gerbil

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Re: VERY little space behind headunit
« Reply #5 on: 03 September 2011, 12:19 »
you can get 90 degree adaptors for the phono's, that sorted the same problem i had on a previous car

cheap ones

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RCA-Single-90-Degree-Coupler-Phono-Adaptor-M-F-Gold-/380141885458
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