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Nick-St



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Any Double DIN installers recommended in the Surrey area?
Looking to get a double DIN dash installed. The lazy side of me can't be bothered to do it if I can find a recommended installer in the Sussex / Surrey (Guildford-Kingston-Gatwick ish) area. Any suggestions?
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Do it yourself.

Its one of things you think is going to be daunting but is actually very straight forward and very rewarding.

Also, there are a few horror stories on here of poor "pro" fitting.

Set aside a few hours and you'll have it done.

CSK will however do a very good job but they are not very close to you.
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Nick-St



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Thanks for all the suggestions here & via PM. None of the installers suggested are very near, and if I have to spend a day going / waiting / coming back, then I may as well do it myself...

Just got to decide on which stereo to fit now...
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Hi have done it so its not particularly difficult Wink

You make have to extend some of the switch cables - I had to extend 2 in the end as the cables were just too tight to get the unit back in comfortably.

Just allow a day to fit it, as said is not difficult you just need to work methodically and keep everything tidy, and when putting back in try & run as many of the cables as possible away from the headunit as it is a tight fit behind the head unit.

Good luck - there are some very good guides on here Thumbs Up 2020 P300 HSE
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Nick-St



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I figure I'll need to extend some of the cables as I've got to relocate 4 switches out of 6 that are wired as 2 pairs of 3... Sad

I'm having more trouble finding a unit that I want to put in at the moment! I did think about the Alpine iLX-700, but not really sure how Apple maps / CarPlay behaves if you loose your 3G signal while navigating... (and it seems to have been out for a couple of years without being updated.)
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There is a place in Herts that specialises in audio and does Defender installs.
I can't think of the name of it for the life of me though.
Can anyone else think of it? I swear it's in the Herts / Essex area.

(And no before anyone starts, I do not mean CSK. Rolling Eyes )

Or as suggested, there is the option of doing it yourself.
Most info is online, but can be time consuming if you are very busy with other things. ____\We|Will|Win/___
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I figured that if I could find a place that was recommended locally, then I'd let them do it - but otherwise if I have to spend a day travelling, then I may as well do it myself...

I haven't found my 'perfect' double DIN stereo yet though..
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Custom90Steve - is it Audio-file at Bishop Stortford you're thinking of? I believe Riverboy used them?

There is TMD Tuning at East Hoathly too. Thumbs Up James
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^^^^ Yes, that's the one. Smile ____\We|Will|Win/___
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