malcolm_durant
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I have an early 2000 Freelander 1.8 five door - that's before the "mini" facelift later in 2000, so amber indicators etc.
I am looking to plug in a Phillips CD changer, relocate the window switches to the centre console to make space for the heated seat switches and obviously add some heated front seats. I am wondering how much wiring will already be in place.
My car appears to have originally come with:
When I replaced the clock with a radio / clock display, the right plug was already available by the radio, so I assume the original stereo was a Phillips R770 (which I've now re-instated) and someone sold it with the radio / clock display unit and swapped in a regular clock.
I cannot see a cable for the CD changer. but plan to try making my own (I have a new 8 DIN plug and a 10 pin ISO radio plug and some wires). That is a nice "inside the house" job so I won't need to worry about soldering irons failing to heat up enough to melt solder, but enough to burn carpets and dashboards..!!
What I want to know is; how "comprehensive" was a standard cabin / dashboard wiring loom in this age of Freelander. Will I be able to find the wires for the heated seats hiding under the carpet...will the front window switches have sufficient cable to be relocated to a "tall" centre console making way for the seat switches.
Or should I defer to a warmer month when soldering wires inside a car is possible for a bloke with a pretty crap soldering iron..!?!
Cheers,
Malcolm
I am looking to plug in a Phillips CD changer, relocate the window switches to the centre console to make space for the heated seat switches and obviously add some heated front seats. I am wondering how much wiring will already be in place.
My car appears to have originally come with:
- A low centre console
- Only electric front windows. But an electric sun roof too.
- A full Harmon-Kardon 10 speaker stereo set-up (with an amp under the passenger seat, a tweeter + mid-range speaker in each door and the bass speakers in the boot).
- Half leather manual seats
- A Land Rover Special Vehicles plaque on the bulkhead in the engine bay (presumably explaining the curiously green-hued wood on the dash and bull bar with integral fog & spot lights it's fitted with).
When I replaced the clock with a radio / clock display, the right plug was already available by the radio, so I assume the original stereo was a Phillips R770 (which I've now re-instated) and someone sold it with the radio / clock display unit and swapped in a regular clock.
I cannot see a cable for the CD changer. but plan to try making my own (I have a new 8 DIN plug and a 10 pin ISO radio plug and some wires). That is a nice "inside the house" job so I won't need to worry about soldering irons failing to heat up enough to melt solder, but enough to burn carpets and dashboards..!!
What I want to know is; how "comprehensive" was a standard cabin / dashboard wiring loom in this age of Freelander. Will I be able to find the wires for the heated seats hiding under the carpet...will the front window switches have sufficient cable to be relocated to a "tall" centre console making way for the seat switches.
Or should I defer to a warmer month when soldering wires inside a car is possible for a bloke with a pretty crap soldering iron..!?!
Cheers,
Malcolm
