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| jonnyboy Member Since: 15 Oct 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 161   
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Having read this thread , I bought a SWE-1200 and had a go fitting today. Bolted it to the back of the cubby. (Amp and controls mount inside quite neatly) But then I hit a wall trying to run cables from the head unit. (need L&R RCA feeds to the amp and then a switch cable back to the head unit.)
Removed as much of the dash as I dare (Mines a 2005 TD5 XS so oodles of cable back there and got the A/C in the way too) Took off the plastic fascia and plastic switch mount (around the radio) and could find no way to get the cables through without really starting to unbolt everything and disturb the oodles of wires that we're tightly packed in there. At that point I passed my competency threshold - or at least the threshold at which I thought I had a chance to get everything back together. Anyone any tips for running the cables please - or recommend a fitted local to Wiltshire/Bath to finish the job. Thanks John |
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25th Oct 2014 10:10pm |
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| Tiger Member Since: 06 Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2265 
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On a TD5 there is a big hole between the dash behind the radio and the lower fuse box.
Run an RCA along the trans mission tunnel under the carpet / rubber into the fusebox then up into the dash  |
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26th Oct 2014 6:55am |
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| jonnyboy Member Since: 15 Oct 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 161
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Thanks tiger. That was my plan. There was a void at the back that was chocker with cables and tried poking a cable and coat hanger down there but could get nothing through. Presumably I need to unbolt the a/c. Do you know if that just unbolts. Looks like it's just bolted on....
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26th Oct 2014 10:06am |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Easiest to run externally.
Out through the bulkhead and underneath and back up under the cubby |
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26th Oct 2014 10:54am |
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| 2 GOS Member Since: 03 Aug 2014 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 66
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Can you tell me where land rover put the amp and remote for this sub? Pictures appreciated. Thanks.
I realise they could go under a seat but....where do LR put them? Thanks in advance. |
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26th Oct 2014 4:54pm |
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| RustyM Member Since: 28 Oct 2013 Location: Africa/The Med Posts: 222  
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I have a factory fitted option. First the sub is fitted to the back of the cubby but no one has mentioned the metal plate inside the cubby that is bolted in buy the subs bolts
 . With regards to the amp I have yet to find it... It is not under the seats or cubby! As for the remote there is not one as the head unit has sub settings on it hence no remote. If I ever find the amp I will let you know.
M 90 & Wolf 110 XS Previously owned SI SII SIIa SIII & Light weight (air portable) |
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27th Oct 2014 12:48am |
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| 2 GOS Member Since: 03 Aug 2014 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 66
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Very kind. Thanks.
I suspect as TDCi Guy said, the aftermarket unit is different. |
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27th Oct 2014 8:41am |
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| jonnyboy Member Since: 15 Oct 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 161
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To close my question from earlier - how to get the RCA and power cable behind the dash on an XS rammed with cabling and AC beneath.
Removed the dash and radio surround fascia. Then removed the panel covering the fuses. Found a tiny gap in the piles of cabling and magaged to push a bit of twin and earth down the back, past the AC and wiggle it until it came out beside the fuse box. Attached the RCA and remote power to the T&E with insulation tape and pulled it back up squeezing it past the rest of the cables. Et viola!! Radio sounds much better now. Although the aerial is not great in places...... |
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25th Nov 2014 11:21am |
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| Gus Member Since: 10 Nov 2014 Location: Perth Posts: 17  
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I have the same unit as a factory-fitted option. It does a good job of competing with the other noises produced by the 'Deafener', but has one major flaw in my opinion: Because it's bolted to the back of the cubby box and it produces a lot of low-down bass, I find that all the contents of the cubby vibrate and rattle in sympathy, contributing to the cacophony! Yet another endearing feature
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28th Nov 2014 5:20am |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 266 
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Pioneer have just announced a new low profile active subwoofer that could be worth considering if you are going for this type of install.
http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/newsroom/news/TS-WH500A/page.html http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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28th Nov 2014 5:50am |
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| Granto Member Since: 24 Jul 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2 
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I fitted one of these at the weekend on my 2015 90XS SW. The tip on the T+E cable for pulling the cables into the dash without dismantling it was dead-on. I pushed the T+E up the back of the dash from the passenger footwell. In 10 seconds it appeared behind the radio and I was able to tape the RCA and amp enable wire to it, pull it in. Cables sit neatly under the floor covering. Great tip, thanks!
I drilled a 20mm hole in the front of the battery box, popped in a 20mm standard mains wiring gromet and passed the wires through there (the plug for the amp from the head unit will fit through a 20mm gromet with a little wiggle). I mounted the amp in the battery box with heavy-duty sticky fixings. Thanks guys! Appreciate the guidance! |
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27th Jul 2015 11:55am |
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| peanutbob Member Since: 12 Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 293
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Just received an Alpine SWE1200, on the yellow battery lead it finishes in a slender round female terminal. Where does this connect onto the underseat fuse box with a 10a terminal?
The head unit is a Pioneer DEH-X7800DAB unit which switches on with the ignition first turn, so I’m not 100pc certain if the yellow lead should go to a live fuse box terminal or needs to be routed via the head unit as the instructions state that if the head unit does not have a remote turn on lead, connect the ACC power lead to this unit.... Thanks for any info. |
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31st Oct 2020 9:48pm |
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| peanutbob Member Since: 12 Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 293
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I’ve just come across piggy back fuse holders....didn’t know these existed so I’ve ordered some .
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1st Nov 2020 8:16am |
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| Granto Member Since: 24 Jul 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2
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Now there's a resurrected thread!
[Digs back deep into memory of install....] The yellow lead isn't a battery lead - it's the enable signal for the amplifier. When that signal is taken high it turn the amp on. Have a dig around the back of the head unit to see if there's an enable signal output on the head unit. If not, connect it to something that comes on as soon as the ignition key is turned (ACC position or further). Don't connect it directly to anything which is permanently live as the amp will be on all the time and drain your battery. From memory there's both a male and female bullet on the end of that signal so that you can connect it into the main power supply for the amp when there isn't an enable signal. Just make sure that power supply switches on and off with the ignition! FWIW, I powered my amp from an external (permanently live) fuse box and I think I ran the yellow to a dedicated output on the stock head unit to switch it on and off. Worked great.
Hope that helps! |
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1st Nov 2020 9:28am |
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