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[gforce]

Just a note on the handbrake bypass...when I had a DVD unit in it was really for Jr on the long motorway trips so I wanted to be able to have playback when driving. It was just a matter of earthing the (pink in my case) handbrake wire to a screw on the back of the unit, so just put a ring terminal on the wire and screwed it down.

The bypass kit you mention from ebay might be just as cheap/handy as this anyway, or even the same idea, but just a heads up to others.

You said you noticed in your last photo that you could see the cage but have since straightened it up...have you a final pic of this?

[Brigante]

Looked into the brake bypass mate, I know about simply earthing to a screw, but reading comments on google apparently they've changed it with newer head units now so it's not as easy as that anymore n won't work (whether it's actually true I dunno). So you have to actually connect it to the handbrake, or they've come up with a bypass I mentioned.

[Brigante]

Here's a better photo with me velcro fitted lol



Can still see the cage slightly cause the adaptor isn't seated properly. But you can only notice the cage because of the flash, otherwise you'd never notice it.

I'm not fussed at the moment cause I'm gonna have to remove the head unit a few more times in the coming days, when I fit me stalk controls adaptor again once the sellers replaced it cause they appear to have sent me a faulty one.

I also gotta remove it when I get round to fitting me reverse camera. So once the cameras in n the head unit ain't gotta come back out I'll make sure I'm happy with the way the head unit sits.

[Big_dom91]

Looking good mate cannot wait to get my one sorted now

[Brigante]

Looking good mate cannot wait to get my one sorted now

Nice one mate

You any closer to gettings yours yet? If your still thinking of the 2400bt then at least you know your installation will be exactly the same. Only difference will be that you'll also have the bluetooth mic to wire in but that's easy enough

Have you thought of any security measures?

[Big_dom91]

Well im just gunna get the 1400 instead so hopefully get it january like bet it looks boss all up n running

[Brigante]

Ah so your getting exactly the same as me then

Thought you wanted bluetooth though?

Don't get it from halfrauds, get it from amazon for 200quid n get the fitting kit from ebay for 60quid.

Fit it yourself n save some un-needed expense cause it's really easy

[Big_dom91]

Yer after looking at this im really considerin it like was it as easy as just connecting the blocks together as such ?

[Brigante]

Yup as easy as that mate. No rewiring or nothing like that required just plug n play as long as you buy the fitting kit.

The hardest bit of the whole thing is sliding the !Removed! thing back into the dash with all the wires behind lol

[Big_dom91]

Sound mate like ya said if its just plug an play i should easily like hopefully

[Brigante]

You should have no problem fitting it yourself then, which means you can save a fair bit of money by not buying the head unit n kit from halfrauds, n then save a further 30quid by not having them fit it for you.