Never taken ours out (sure it's been covered before though) but to set your mind at rest ... you don't need keys 
Seems the mk2 Leon boys (and girls) are taking a panel out of the top of the glovebox to get to the back of the radio - doesn't help in getting the radio out, but sounds like you don't have to
Seems the mk2 Leon boys (and girls) are taking a panel out of the top of the glovebox to get to the back of the radio - doesn't help in getting the radio out, but sounds like you don't have to
Last edited:
Chughes92
Guest
Thanks for the response, but as I have to fit a dashmount for the ipod cradle, I need to remove the head unit. I have been recommended some keys so I'll pick them up tomorrow.
Cheers
Cheers
Can you post some piccies when you've done it (or rather, piccies of it all out)
Can't see where keys would go
Can't see where keys would go
Chughes92
Guest
look really carefully at the very edge of the head unit (assuming you have the double din mp3 head unit) there are 4 thin slots 2 on the top (at the vertical edge) and 2 at the bottom corners on the curve. I would imagine a torch shone onto the unit may assist as I did not find them easily.
i have the same issue mine arrived today in the post was thinking of getting soemone to do it for me.
Got some one else to fit mine for a reasonable price what we did was as follows
Use 4 plastic potting sticks (any garden center b&q etc) These are strong enough to flick the catches and pull the unit out a little. Then use something mettalic and thin to leaver the unit out.
Take off the cap at the end of the dash on the passenger side (if mounting in glovebox) This is to help feed the wire from the head unit
There is a piece of plastic in the glove box (in mine anyway) where a interior light would be snap out half of this to feed the wire into the glove box.
Once connected attach the black cable on the ICE ink to the brown earth cable on the HU cable
there is a good gap at the bottom behing where the HU goes that will easily take the ICE link and stop it rattling about.
Place the end cap back on and put it all back together.
20 minute job tops.
If you are putting the iPOD on a cradle of something I think the glovebox will have to come out as there are no gaps available.
I hope this helps
Use 4 plastic potting sticks (any garden center b&q etc) These are strong enough to flick the catches and pull the unit out a little. Then use something mettalic and thin to leaver the unit out.
Take off the cap at the end of the dash on the passenger side (if mounting in glovebox) This is to help feed the wire from the head unit
There is a piece of plastic in the glove box (in mine anyway) where a interior light would be snap out half of this to feed the wire into the glove box.
Once connected attach the black cable on the ICE ink to the brown earth cable on the HU cable
there is a good gap at the bottom behing where the HU goes that will easily take the ICE link and stop it rattling about.
Place the end cap back on and put it all back together.
20 minute job tops.
If you are putting the iPOD on a cradle of something I think the glovebox will have to come out as there are no gaps available.
I hope this helps
Last edited:
Perhaps an obvious question, but are the headunits coded ?
Had a look all through the handbook for ours and can't find a code written anywhere .... hopefully it'll be on the back of the unit
Had a look all through the handbook for ours and can't find a code written anywhere .... hopefully it'll be on the back of the unit
If its the same as the mark 2 head units, I've put a link to an appropriate Ebay auction in a post over there. Go to the Mk1/2 forum, and have a look at 'MP3 into satnav' post.
They cost me a few pounds, and worked a treat.
They cost me a few pounds, and worked a treat.
Similar threads
