CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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| Ipod connection in Base Spec car - the easy way to do it.... |
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I know this question has been asked on a regular basis so I thought I would share the easy way to do it. I completed the job today in under 40 minutes with a pair of side cutters and a soldering iron. Here's how...
1. Remove the passenger side front kickpanel trim (unscrew the bonnet release handle first then pull firmly toward the centre console).
2. Locate the grey multiplug which is the middle of the three.
3. Unplug the 2 halves of the connector and carefully remove the blue, red and black wires from the block (they are held in with clips so a small flat blade screwdriver should do the trick).
Note: These wires terminate here and are only used if the LR DVD system is fitted so you won't cause any problem by disconnecting them.
4. Using a standard commercially available 3.5mm stereo extension lead (Maplins etc) simply solder the lead into the red blue and black wires. Red and blue are left and right channel and black is ground/screen.
5. Route the cable to your chosen location (mine runs to the front of the centre console near the 12v lighter plug etc but you could run it to the centre console stowage box or anywhere convenient)
6. Re-fit the trim plate, plug in the ipod or other aux audio source, enjoy 
Pics are in my gallery
Last edited by CFB on 12th Mar 2012 6:47 pm. Edited 2 times in total
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Martin
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Moved to tips and tricks  8) 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 8th Feb 2006 1:40 pm |
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OffRoader
Member Since: 23 Aug 2005
Location: North Extreme
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| Which Rapio type excatly ? |
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Great hint. In order to ensure that I really have the same Radio version as you, could take a picture of your desk with Radio+CD player also and attach it into your gallery ?
Do you have base model, S model or SE ?
Offroader -- too many modifications made to my Disco 3 to be listed in here --
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| 8th Feb 2006 2:07 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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I have the Base Spec 7 seater, have added pics to gallery. It really is easy this way. It can also be done by connecting into the back of the radio unit but that involves stripping out half the dash!!! 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 8th Feb 2006 2:22 pm |
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MVS
Member Since: 18 Jul 2005
Location: People's Republic of Yorkshire
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Sounds like it shouldn't make a difference which radio spec you have, so long as you dont have the LR dealer fit DVD, ?? or are these tails used for the Sat Nav DVD?
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| 8th Feb 2006 7:00 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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I thinkthat with the higher spec radio's fitted to the S/SE/HSE, you will already have an AUX input socket in the rear of the centre console so won't need to do this anyway. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 8th Feb 2006 7:03 pm |
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MVS
Member Since: 18 Jul 2005
Location: People's Republic of Yorkshire
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Yup, but having one in the front is a lot more handy than the one on the back of the armrest unit and a trailing lead.
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| 8th Feb 2006 7:06 pm |
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Husky
Member Since: 29 Jan 2006
Location: Lake Macquarie
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Hey Andy nice work on the Ipod connection. When I was looking at the pics in your gallery I noticed the Land Rover splash screen on your Tom Tom. Could you please tell me how you managed that as I am soon to purchase one of the Tom Tom range here in Australia. Many thanks
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| 8th Feb 2006 8:23 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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In answer to the question about getting the LR logo onto the splash screen, have a look at the link below which takes you through how to do it (dead easy!)
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=32171#32171 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 9th Feb 2006 8:53 am |
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ArcFro
Member Since: 30 Dec 2005
Location: Helsinki area
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Andy,
what is your radio's model code (CD-400)? I'm asking this just to make sure if I have same housing in my car.
furthermore, does wiring of these electronic's vary if car is either left- or righthand driven?
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| 9th Feb 2006 11:21 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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It is a CD-400, I have no idea if the wiring is different for LHD/RHD sorry. The place to check is the LR GTR site where I got the info from initially.
I guess the simple way to check is to remove the kickpanels in both driver and passenger footwells as I did, there are multiconnectors in both but the one you need is fed by a thick black wire containing red blue and black inner cores, there was a similar wire in the drivers side but the cores were red and black which is the alarm ultrasonics. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 9th Feb 2006 11:25 am |
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ArcFro
Member Since: 30 Dec 2005
Location: Helsinki area
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Many thanks Andy  
This is great help since our local organisation don't seem to have any knowledge in this issue.
I had in my previous car MD-player. Since it is not an option by LR, I think this your solution is best alternative!
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| 9th Feb 2006 11:39 am |
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Husky
Member Since: 29 Jan 2006
Location: Lake Macquarie
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cotefarmboy wrote:In answer to the question about getting the LR logo onto the splash screen, have a look at the link below which takes you through how to do it (dead easy!)
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=32171#32171
I will be sure to use this information when I get the Tom Tom, thanks again for your help
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| 9th Feb 2006 7:46 pm |
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MalBow
Member Since: 12 Feb 2006
Location: County Durham
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Is it not even easier to do the same thing where the aux plug is in the higher models? ie behind the centre console/cubby box. If you remove the panels under the air outlets in the back there are 3 plugs there, 1 is 12v and i presume the others are for the aux plugs on the higher models and therefore hopefully connected to the aux inlet on the radio head unit?
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| 12th Feb 2006 9:46 am |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Not looked there but I doubt it's that easy. The place I connected into in the kickpanel contains the connections that run back up to the stereo and they terminated there. If there are connectors in the centre console I don't know where they go to? 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 12th Feb 2006 9:50 am |
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