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pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

2003 Range Rover HSE 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

ill post pics with a write up for you ...yes you can just plug iphone straight in using the iphone lead that comes with it or via bluetooth,
im going to add this to the little sqaure area in front of the gear leaver so it looks more factory fitted

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...K:MEWNX:IT "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
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Last edited by pretlove on 11th Jul 2011 11:45pm. Edited 1 time in total

11th Jul 2011 3:43pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

well first of all you need to remove the end caps on the dash as below to do this you need to pull the black end covers off and release the airvent to release the air vent you need to put a screw driver into the vent and release the clips inside holding it in place (there will be 4 of these on each vent,
once they are off its just a case of undoing the three tork screws on each end cap plus one extra one on the nearside vent that holds the drink holder in place.

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once removed your left with this

next you need to remove the top dash cover there are two tork screws at each end and two under the speaker grill, the grill just lifts up from the front and unclips ...once the four little tork screws are out just undo the ones that you see along the top of the dash (i think 7 in totel).
Now slide the dash top towards you and lift up just enough so that you can unplug the centre speaker then remove the whole top like this.

now to remove the ugly MID unit thats very straight forward just unbolt the 6 tork screws holding it in place theres 4 on the top and another 2 hidden behind the trim that runs along side the unit

now lift the unit up and unplug it all, once you have the MID and surround out now you just need to slide the MID out of the plastic surround/holder its in so you should end up with just this

as you can see ive cut the lip off the top which allows the new unit to slide all the way back and also at the bottom in each corner theres two raised bits of plastic i also cut these off too...now turn the plastic surround over so that your looking at the back and make a cut out like in the next pic.

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this is to allow all the plugs on the rear of the new unit to plug in.

you should have this plug in your car which is a 40 pin bmw plug
at this stage it may be a good idea to run the lead that goes to the mid computer down towards your glove box ready for if you want to move the mid there.

this will just plug straight into the adapter lead they provide also you get an ariel adapter so you need to conect the end that says fm to your old lead and the other end to the unit.
as you can see in the pic below there is a blue ant lead that is conected to nothing this needs to be bridged into the purple lead that goes to the canbus box so that your switchs will illuminate

ariel conection below

now you need to put your ipod lead where you want it and the same with the gps lead they give you, i fitted my ipod lead down the side off my centre console like below

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i then fitted my gps on top of my dash right at the front but to be fair there may be better places to put either.

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im afraid there are no pics of them being fitted as i forgot sorry.
now its just a case of putting it all back together so do the above but in reverse ....dont worry if you new unit feels a bit loose in its housing as once you bolt the top dash back on it will clamp it down nicely

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as you can see in the last pic the buttons will not light up thats because when i first installed it i forgot to conect the blue lead i mentioned earlier to the purple one that goes to the canbus box.
so heres another pic of it with it wired up and set to red on the led's there is a choice of yellow red or orange (ive now got it set to orange as its a close match with the switchs in the car)

i hope this was of help and im sorry for any bad spelling or hard to follow instructions "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
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Last edited by pretlove on 11th Jul 2011 11:33pm. Edited 8 times in total

11th Jul 2011 4:21pm

Lee's Dad

Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: In with the POPE
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11th Jul 2011 5:28pm

993porky

Member Since: 25 May 2011
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 58

Great instructions and pics pretlove,so do u just bare the wire on light red lead and solder the blue one to that and tape up? Also sorry to be a pest but have you got a contact name or number for the company that sells these head units?
Thanks pretlove for your help and time Range rover hse
Java black

11th Jul 2011 5:38pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

yes porky just do that ... the blue (ant) wire needs to be attached to wire number 4 on the main plug this is as i said the purple wire that goes direct to the canbus box "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
Pretlove says , '' I want my car back "

Last edited by pretlove on 14th Jul 2011 5:43pm. Edited 2 times in total

11th Jul 2011 6:07pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

@ leesdad thank you

@ porky and whoever else needs to know here is a pic of the wires i was talking about and may i just say sorry i said it was a red/pink wire as infact its purple( ive edited the above post to include this image and a couple of others to help)
"RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
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11th Jul 2011 6:11pm

993porky

Member Since: 25 May 2011
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 58

Cheers pret for all your help and time great pics Range rover hse
Java black

11th Jul 2011 9:35pm

magicbob

Member Since: 03 Jul 2011
Location: Perth Western Australia
Posts: 157

Thank you Pretlove, for your post, and infi.
The job looked daunting, but with your guidance, I will hsve a go.
The only thing I need to determine is if I can get Aussie maps.
Again, a big thank you!!
Magicbob

11th Jul 2011 10:32pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

@ magicbob if you ask the seller for the aussie maps im sure he will be fine with that as he sells the units with usa maps unless you ask otherwise "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
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11th Jul 2011 11:24pm

BigJ

Member Since: 16 Mar 2011
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 247

2005 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Stornoway Grey

The GPS antenna will work under the dashboard mate if you get in a thin place, looks a million times better

Same unit in my E39 M5... Used to have:
2005 FFRR 4.4 Vogue - BRC LPG Conversion & Remapped

Now have:
2008 SSRR 3.6 TDV8 - HSE and plenty of toys

13th Jul 2011 8:29pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

thanks big j ...funny you say that i was thinking of moving it today to under the speaker area on the dash "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
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13th Jul 2011 9:06pm

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

for anybody thats intrested in buying one of these units please pm me as ive been asked to be his uk distributer so may be able to do a better price also if you buy direct from him please mention my name Pretlove when ordering as it should help with your discount and speed things up for you "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
Pretlove says , '' I want my car back "

14th Jul 2011 5:33pm

magicbob

Member Since: 03 Jul 2011
Location: Perth Western Australia
Posts: 157

pretlove wrote:
ill post pics with a write up for you ...yes you can just plug iphone straight in using the iphone lead that comes with it or via bluetooth,
im going to add this to the little sqaure area in front of the gear leaver so it looks more factory fitted

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...K:MEWNX:IT

Geeezzz, Pretlove, I tried to order that little unit, and the mob doesn't even know australia exists!!! Fair dinkum, I don't know wether their postal dept bloke is a galah, or just has a few loose roos hopping around in his top paddock!!!
It's enough do drive a bloke to drink......mmmm...think I'll grab another stubbie!!
Magicbob

7th Aug 2011 8:04am

pretlove

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Bas vegas
Posts: 1865

dont bother with that unit mate as it doest work with the stereo i brought one and it now just sits next to pc as an orniment "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
www.futuresecurityservices.co.uk
Pretlove says , '' I want my car back "

7th Aug 2011 3:08pm

magicbob

Member Since: 03 Jul 2011
Location: Perth Western Australia
Posts: 157

Well, I started the install today, pulled the dash off, fitted the new unit in, and...... they have sent me the wrong plug!!.
The plugs they have sent me, do not fit the bmw 40-pin plug.
Hopefully, they will urgently send me the correct one.
Have e-mailed them, so all I can do is wait, with the Rangie in bits!!
Will keep you posted.
Magicbob

9th Aug 2011 10:15am

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