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saltydog



Member Since: 13 Mar 2012
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2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Double Din Facia Fitting
I am considering fitting a double din facia into my Defender.

I am wondering if there are any companies anyone can recommend to do an a1 job for me in supplying and fitting one.

Cheers,


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Post #346417 20th Jul 2014 9:57am
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custom90



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You could do it yourself no problems. Thumbs Up
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Cheshire110



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Also as the switch relocation panel requires cutting the dash and extending one or two switches wiring, I'm not sure any of the usual places would be happy to do that. Halfords certainly wouldn't touch it!

That would make it a job for a Land Rover customiser, most of whom are on here. Not sure what they each charge but certainly chris @ CSK, FCX, Brendan etc all offer it I think.

See my thread here of fitting my parrot asteroid smart double din, complete with video on the last page: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic26531.html Cheers, David
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Post #346438 20th Jul 2014 10:46am
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Go Beyond



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Thank you for the recommendation Thumbs Up

We no longer offer a fitting service as actually this is a time consuming job and isn't as easy as it may look.

The panels do not include the heater / clock section at the top, this has to be cut off of your existing centre panel and reused (we have take off panels in stock at Ł50 each ready for you to adapt if you want to keep your existing as a spare)

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There is an existing bracket behind the dash that is welded to the bar that holds the dash to the bulkhead, this should be removed to stop the new stereo being pushed upwards (some companies just bend this)

There is also a bracket that holds the heater pipes that needs to be modified for clearance.

Cutting the hole for the switch panel can weaken the fixing points for the dash panel so careful positioning is required.

Dependant on which switches you relocate, it is not necessary to extend cables.

We have a leather trimmed cubby that has positions for the hazard switch and three other switches which eliminates having to cut the dash at all and allows reinstatement of the original single DIN stereo come selling time.

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There are very able installers out there but I haven't come across one yet.

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Go Beyond



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Landyrob



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Alpine White
i had mine fitted, its an Alpine Navi/Radio, love it
it's so much better fix fitting, you don't have the hassle with all those cabels plugged in all over the place.

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