Aftermarket head unit

[R 20vt J]

Just wondering if there is a guide on fitting an aftermarket head unit?
Hoping to do it today.

Done a searchad found some answers but not a guide?

 

[Defacto]

Just wondering if there is a guide on fitting an aftermarket head unit?
Hoping to do it today.

Done a searchad found some answers but not a guide?

Done mine a few months ago. As other will tell you, there is a huge amount of info about this across the forum, albeit scattered everywhere.

Have you decided on where you're fitting it? Once that's done the rest is simply tapping into the existing wires and extending them. I have my stereo in the passenger side of the central console, with power coming from the lighter. Looks tidy as the wires can easily be run from underneath. As for a guide, I did see a pdf aroudn here somewhere of a guy hacking into the existing console to fit the aftermarket unit into there, that helped me with the wiring.

 

[antnee]

http://www.seatcupra.net/files/Mk3HUChange.pdf

 

[R 20vt J]

Done it under the steering wheel. Was a challenge but i got it fitted and i am very pleased with it.

 

[dubz_wm]

any pics mate?

 

[R 20vt J]

will get pics up at the weekend m8. i am nightshift this week

 

[dubz_wm]

will b waiting

 

[Wastegate86]

will b waiting

second that

 

[thejollywodger]

i spoke to my mate who owns ice direct in peterborough and states the best thing to to do with these is get a jl audio clean sweep. they cost the same as a head unit and act as one but it does not have a face but has your pre outs and and ipod connectivity etc.

might get one tho i like have ing a flashy head unit

 

[R 20vt J]

I fitted a cheap cd player on sat and then thot if i am gonna do it i might as well do it right and bought an alpine cd player. lol

will get the pics tomorow when i wakeup.

 

[cuprachrissy]

Speak to hooch on here, he does custom head units for people on this forum (very good job from what i hear!).

 

[Wastegate86]

Speak to hooch on here, he does custom head units for people on this forum (very good job from what i hear!).

what do you mean custom head units?? do they fit into the glove box or something?

 

[Defacto]

what do you mean custom head units?? do they fit into the glove box or something?

No, I believe he takes your standard central console and modifies it to be able to fit your custom HU in the central console itself, i.e. where the factory radio buttons are... looks like a clean job

*edit: i'm sure you'll find a few pics of ppl who've had it done on here somewhere

 

[arron2004]

I fitted a cheap cd player on sat and then thot if i am gonna do it i might as well do it right and bought an alpine cd player. lol

will get the pics tomorow when i wakeup.

Get them pics up ross people want to see!

 

[R 20vt J]

Forgot to take the pics but was just out today and took some:

Excuse the car its rather dirty

 

[Dan1.6]

i think im gona try and find away of wiring one off thoose mini laptops in to play music through and just amp all the speakers

 

[R 20vt J]

It wasn't hard to fit the cd player ther and i have a sub,amp and 6x9's aswell. am happy with my sounds now.

 

[Dan1.6]

it looks very good that by the way imissed that off my first post

 

[Razor]

It wasn't hard to fit the cd player ther and i have a sub,amp and 6x9's aswell. am happy with my sounds now.

Any chance you could get the Stena Line over and do mine for me ?


Couple beer tokens in it bud lol

 

[R 20vt J]

My big bro actually done most of it so i will say to him lol