75/ZT double din arrived and installed - Page 4

stocktake · 21st November 2009, 16:41

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Originally Posted by wuzerk

PICKY, nice job, do you know if it would also be a simple plug and play replacement for the Hi-line inbuilt TV and sat nav please?

What a superb looking unit.

Don't think it will be a straight swap for the hiline, The tuner is in the boot, so the screen is just a dumb unit. would be nice if it does though.

Lucky75owner · 21st November 2009, 17:06

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Originally Posted by stocktake

What a superb looking unit.

Don't think it will be a straight swap for the hiline, The tuner is in the boot, so the screen is just a dumb unit. would be nice if it does though.

Does that mean, when you replace the hiline with this unit you have no tv (no problem) but also no radio?

stocktake · 21st November 2009, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Lucky75owner

Does that mean, when you replace the hiline with this unit you have no tv (no problem) but also no radio?

I would imagine that the tuner outputs would have to be linked into the existing speaker harness and eliminate the radio tuner.

Got to say I have no knowlage of doing this but it seems to make sense as the original tv and radio tuners are in the boot. Anybody help out here?

uk_dave&gill · 21st November 2009, 17:21

Looking good, and I like the fact that the steering wheel controls would work with no extra expense (current Sony unit doesn't allow this)

On the other hand, I too wouldn't want a front USB (and I'd need to know that the unit could read from my current 40GB hard drive, residing in the glove box)

Lucky75owner · 21st November 2009, 17:22

Got to say I have no knowlage of doing this but it seems to make sense as the original tv and radio tuners are in the boot. Anybody help out here?[/quote]

Think you have a point there.

wuzerk · 21st November 2009, 19:24

ERIC, it doesn't matter where the Hi line TV tuner and Sat nav units are since this unit will make them obsolete. It is my understanding that you just have to give it a power supply and hook up the speakers and aerials and it should be fine. I just don't know if it will be a simple plug in job? My Freeview TV
tuner will just plug in to it too. Could one of the experts please clarify please as I am sure I am overlooking something!

stocktake · 21st November 2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by wuzerk

ERIC, it doesn't matter where the Hi line TV tuner and Sat nav units are since this unit will make them obsolete. It is my understanding that you just have to give it a power supply and hook up the speakers and aerials and it should be fine. I just don't know if it will be a simple plug in job? My Freeview TV
tuner will just plug in to it too. Could one of the experts please clarify please as I am sure I am overlooking something!

I think Eric and i understand that the old tuners in the boot are made obsolete. The question that prevails is where do the speakers join in to the system on the HiLine? If they are run direct from the tuners in the boot as opposed to the head unit, then it may be the speaker outputs from the new unit will have to be taken to the speakers them selves or the boot.

On the other hand it could be there is a standard harness in place already that is just taped up somewhere behind the head unit

STUBIE · 21st November 2009, 19:39

I would think that you would have to get a BMW to ISO lead and plug it into the BMW connector on the main loom at the bottom of the central console. When I retrofitted hiline I had to do the reverse as the later cars did not have the BMW plug.

Stubs

StevenWilliams · 21st November 2009, 19:45

I have to say that this looks amazing and exactly what I've been waiting for..

After Christmas is over I'll be contacting the company to get one but I'm hoping they can give me a Rover logo.

I'll also be putting my TOM TOM install on it.

Lucky75owner · 21st November 2009, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by stocktake

I think Eric and i understand that the old tuners in the boot are made obsolete. The question that prevails is where do the speakers join in to the system on the HiLine? If they are run direct from the tuners in the boot as opposed to the head unit, then it may be the speaker outputs from the new unit will have to be taken to the speakers them selves or the boot.

On the other hand it could be there is a standard harness in place already that is just taped up somewhere behind the head unit

I think the answer will be the option mentioned by stubs (I hope

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uk_dave&gill This is my second home .. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Town Posts: 4,166 Thanks: 1 Thanked 189 Times in 105 Posts	Looking good, and I like the fact that the steering wheel controls would work with no extra expense (current Sony unit doesn't allow this) On the other hand, I too wouldn't want a front USB (and I'd need to know that the unit could read from my current 40GB hard drive, residing in the glove box) __________________ Dave

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wuzerk Passed Away Rover 75 CDT 03 auto Conn. SE Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,885 Thanks: 104 Thanked 254 Times in 204 Posts	Hi LINE ERIC, it doesn't matter where the Hi line TV tuner and Sat nav units are since this unit will make them obsolete. It is my understanding that you just have to give it a power supply and hook up the speakers and aerials and it should be fine. I just don't know if it will be a simple plug in job? My Freeview TV tuner will just plug in to it too. Could one of the experts please clarify please as I am sure I am overlooking something!

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StevenWilliams This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon 2.5 V6 British Racing Green. 81,000 miles and counting Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Crawley, West Sussex Posts: 6,183 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I have to say that this looks amazing and exactly what I've been waiting for.. After Christmas is over I'll be contacting the company to get one but I'm hoping they can give me a Rover logo. I'll also be putting my TOM TOM install on it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rover 75 2.5 2000 Club SE. British Racing Green. MEMBER NUMBER: MMMDCCXXVI Looking for: 7 seater

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STUBIE This is my second home Back in a Rover Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 4,926 Thanks: 131 Thanked 357 Times in 261 Posts	I would think that you would have to get a BMW to ISO lead and plug it into the BMW connector on the main loom at the bottom of the central console. When I retrofitted hiline I had to do the reverse as the later cars did not have the BMW plug. Stubs