Freelander 1 How generic are the cabin wiring looms?

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:

• 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).

So a slightly odd mix of low spec and high spec to my eyes. The log-book does not mention any model designation like HSE, GS, ES or whatever.

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

Don't know about wiring but it is nearly Xmas why not get a soldering gun as a present

Denboy said:

Don't know about wiring but it is nearly Xmas why not get a soldering gun as a present

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This is true, but it'd be lovely if (even just some of) the cables are already there ready to be used..!!

malcolm_durant said:

This is true, but it'd be lovely if (even just some of) the cables are already there ready to be used..!!

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It's much easier to extend the wires than mess with harnesses. There are many harness variations throughout the model range, which makes finding the correct one difficult.
My 50th edition had heated seats, electric windows and sunroof. The window switches were in the console behind the hand brake, the seat heater switches were each side of the ashtray.

Wish mine had the heated seat loom - but there is no sign of this on my car (a lowly "S" spec 2001 model)