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LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Does anybody have a CD changer fitted?

My 110 is fitted with the standard Visteon CD Radio, which just happens to be the same as one I'd fitted in my Freelander. For that I'd bought, but never got around to fitting, a 6 disk CD changer kit, so it occurs to me that I could now fit it in the 110 instead

Before I go re-inventing the wheel though, does anybody have a CD changer fitted and, if so, where is it located?

As an aside, the CD radio from my Freelander is on eBay now, if anybody is interested...

Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

12th Aug 2011 11:14pm

df1

Member Since: 06 Aug 2011
Location: Ireland
Posts: 221

I had the 6 disc changer fitted.

Put it in the cubby box, simple fit, the plug went straight into the original radio.

It went on the blink after 3 years and I replaced it with the freelander head with inbuilt cd player. not near as goo as the changer, jumps alot more.

I would've bought another changer but couldn't find a genuine one for sale at the time.

13th Aug 2011 7:52am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Great, thanks for that. I kind of guessed it would either be the cubby box or under a seat.

That's another little project to add to the list

Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

13th Aug 2011 8:37am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4742

Have a 6 cd changer fitted in the cubbybox of the 200 tdi.Connecting cable routed down from dash behind wiring in fuse box then out below this, under transmission tunnel trim and into cubbybox via hole in bottom. Takes about 15 minutes maximum to do all of that. Pioneer unit and it has never skipped.Will send photos if you want. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

13th Aug 2011 12:49pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Ooh, yes please. Pictures are always good

Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

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13th Aug 2011 12:54pm

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4742

Head unit

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Cable from head unit going down behind dash

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Cable exiting fusebox area and going under transmission trim

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Cable entering cubbybox

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CD changer and false floor over cable

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1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

13th Aug 2011 5:14pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

They look great, thanks. I'm surfing on my Blackberry at the moment but I'll take a closer look tomorrow. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

13th Aug 2011 7:43pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

my wife managed to get 2 CDs in the standard visteon unit

why CD? why not mp3 or ipod based music store ? you can get far more on new media - does your standard unit have a jack socket on the front ?

14th Aug 2011 6:58am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4742

The cd changer is in the tdi but the Puma has an auxillary jack connection on the unit for an mp3 player on the upgraded units. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

14th Aug 2011 12:30pm

jonny1966

Member Since: 29 May 2011
Location: kent
Posts: 87

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zermatt Silver

just had a Parrot hands free blue tooth thingie fitted for the phone. can plug your ipod in as well or any other mp3 you have

much better than cd

14th Aug 2011 3:39pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

bpman wrote:
why CD? why not mp3 or ipod based music store ? you can get far more on new media - does your standard unit have a jack socket on the front ?

Mainly, to be honest, because I have a brand new one in a box in the garage. That and I've got a large CD collection but no ipod

Thanks for that piccies, Spudfan. I've now got an idea to build a mount for it under the cubbybox, but I'll have to take some measurements. Darren

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14th Aug 2011 8:35pm

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