One for the car ICE people

[blackolive (Ste)]

Thinking of upgrading the radio cassette in the disco to one of those modern jobbies.

Looking for one that will do dab radio, iphone, bluetooth, reverse camera, preferably with a line output that will interface with the harmon kardon amp and speakers already installed. Any ideas ?

 

[gaz1]

Thinking of upgrading the radio cassette in the disco to one of those modern jobbies.

Looking for one that will do dab radio, iphone, bluetooth, reverse camera, preferably with a line output that will interface with the harmon kardon amp and speakers already installed. Any ideas ?

what your asking for is really expensive and i wouldnt advise you to put it in the scrapheap

as you would need a stereo with lcd screen

though i am curious about the reference to the amp and speakers the speakers you can use or fit your own

but are you on about its seperated amp built into the fascia front panel

 

[Ruffian]

In something like you have (guessing disco 2 by the dash)

Then a cheapie xtonics or suitable double din item would do majority of what you want as can do apple carplay.

Could be found circa £200 new.

 

[RWD3M]

Thinking of upgrading the radio cassette in the disco to one of those modern jobbies.

Looking for one that will do dab radio, iphone, bluetooth, reverse camera, preferably with a line output that will interface with the harmon kardon amp and speakers already installed. Any ideas ?

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When you've finished, can I have your old one to upgrade from my 8 track!

 

[skotl]

what your asking for is really expensive and i wouldnt advise you to put it in the scrapheap

as you would need a stereo with lcd screen

though i am curious about the reference to the amp and speakers the speakers you can use or fit your own

but are you on about its seperated amp built into the fascia front panel

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They're not exactly as rare as hens' teeth - most car stereos have aux out for amplifiers (and have done so for 30+ years), and many stereos have both an LCD display and a feed for a camera.

Even Halfords have one for £200 - https://www.halfords.com/technology...with-apple-car-play-and-bluetooth-723548.html

I know people give Halfords some stick but they do offer a free fitting assessment so I'd pop round and see what they recommend

 

[hotponyshoes]

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They're not exactly as rare as hens' teeth - most car stereos have aux out for amplifiers (and have done so for 30+ years), and many stereos have both an LCD display and a feed for a camera.

Even Halfords have one for £200 - https://www.halfords.com/technology...with-apple-car-play-and-bluetooth-723548.html

I know people give Halfords some stick but they do offer a free fitting assessment so I'd pop round and see what they recommend

If he wants to keep the factory fitted Harmon amp/speakers then you need a line level input not a aux/pre out.
If the cars have the sub fitted like the disco 3/4 then it's a bit more complicated than that.

I've got a rrs (d3) with am alpine system fitted. Interfacing to the amp to keep the sub running was a pita so it ended up with an alpine amp as well.
I don't remember exactly how I wired it up as I have fitted a few of them. I might have just run phono cables to under the drivers seat but it might be a 5ch amp that has its own crossover for the sub.

I'm just about to stick that car up for sale so could possibly remove the alpine system and sell it separately.
It's a double-din satnav unit with phone, adjustable reverse camera, steering wheel interface etc.
But I don't know if bits like the dashboard surround and the steering wheel interface would be compatible with a D2 though?

 

[premmington]

I am professional Auto Electrician...

But I gave up fitting "car radios" in about the year 1999/ year 2000.

What I am looking at is single DIN face plate and you gonna need an adapter - which could be bought off Ebay (dirt cheap).

Blaupunkt do good - bluetooth DAB/radios for "little" money - just fitted a hands free phone one to my recovery lorry!

 

[AVI_8]

Looks from the picture you’ll need a single din radio with an adapter faceplate to bring the aperture down to single din size. Doesn’t look like a double din will fix due to your heater control unit below.

Landrover Discovery 11 1994-2004 Car Stereo Radio Single Din Facia Trim 5055193317317 | eBay

Car Stereo & Facia Bundles. Double Din. Land Rover Car Stereo Radio Single Din Fascia Panel Plate. This panel is designed to fit single din units. Single Din Sat Nav. Double Din Players. Double Din Sat Nav.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[hotponyshoes]

If you are limited to a single din slot then it might be better to fit a separate screen for the reverse camera.
You can get single din units with screens that come out but they don't seem to be particularly reliable

 

[snoozer]

When you've finished, can I have your old one to upgrade from my 8 track!

If that deal comes off I'll take the 8 Track to upgrade from my Reel 2 Reel

 

[hotponyshoes]

Although, looking at the photo that might be a 1.5 sized oem unit?
Used to be able to get them aftermarket but no idea if you still can?

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

If he wants to keep the factory fitted Harmon amp/speakers then you need a line level input not a aux/pre out.
If the cars have the sub fitted like the disco 3/4 then it's a bit more complicated than that.

I've got a rrs (d3) with am alpine system fitted. Interfacing to the amp to keep the sub running was a pita so it ended up with an alpine amp as well.
I don't remember exactly how I wired it up as I have fitted a few of them. I might have just run phono cables to under the drivers seat but it might be a 5ch amp that has its own crossover for the sub.

I'm just about to stick that car up for sale so could possibly remove the alpine system and sell it separately.
It's a double-din satnav unit with phone, adjustable reverse camera, steering wheel interface etc.
But I don't know if bits like the dashboard surround and the steering wheel interface would be compatible with a D2 though?

So something like this to make it work ?

 

[hotponyshoes]

So something like this to make it work ?

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Going from the fitment list I would say the D2 is different to the D3/4.
If that's the case then I don't know as I've never done one!

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

Ive gone for a pioneer jobbie, someone was selling an unfitted boxed one for a lot cheaper than the ebay listing price . The disco lot on fb have fitted them with good results, don’t know whether I’ll need an iso adaptor till I get a look at the manual, they are saying they just plugged it in but they may not have had the harman kardon amp setup. So

 

[Parm]

Bring it round mine, I’ll fit you a proper man size stero with a bit of omphhh

 

[AVI_8]

From my ever decreasing memory, I think Discovery 1 and 2 had a single din, the 3 and 4 had a double.
But yeh the offer from @Parm will do the job

 

[Bullet2012]

Lots of good advice in this thread.

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/ice.119303/

 

[Craigrob]

So something like this to make it work ?

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I did a replacement stereo in my D2 and yes - you'll need one of these to match the levels. This will give a left/right front/back feed to the HK amp (same as factory) & it will sort it out from there. As said above, it fits a single DIN unit only. To get a double DIN you need to bin the crappy cup holders, move the heater controls down and then you can just about fit a double DIN. some really neat examples out there but its not a trivial job to make it look decent.
That Pioneer unit looks good - just need to make sure the bottom edge of the screen doesnt foul the AC controls, etc.

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

I did a replacement stereo in my D2 and yes - you'll need one of these to match the levels. This will give a left/right front/back feed to the HK amp (same as factory) & it will sort it out from there. As said above, it fits a single DIN unit only. To get a double DIN you need to bin the crappy cup holders, move the heater controls down and then you can just about fit a double DIN. some really neat examples out there but its not a trivial job to make it look decent.
That Pioneer unit looks good - just need to make sure the bottom edge of the screen doesnt foul the AC controls, etc.

Nice one thanks, ordered one. Just need to decide now whether to fit a new heated screen before sticking the dab antenna on

 

[ajlelectronics]

Nice one thanks, ordered one. Just need to decide now whether to fit a new heated screen before sticking the dab antenna on

Don't do that! Use a DAB/FM splitter, far nicer.