New Head Unit

Just purchased a new head unit Kenwood DMX8020DABDS. have a Sony XAV64BT that's discon & very slow. Also purchased a Kenwood Mini Amped Woofer for under passenger seat. How hard will this be to fit? New HU has GPS signal for dashboard & will require DAB aerial too. Should I attempt this or leave it until I can find somewhere to do it for me? How long would this take?

I have the DMX125DAB and it's a steaming pile of poop, as far as the interface goes. It was also a bit of a pain to fit in the Freelander 1, requiring grinding and filing of the cage and some bending and brute force to get it to fit. If I found a decent cheap Android with DAB I'd swap it out in a second. The electrical connection was fine with a Ford ISO adaptor and an aerial adaptor, but I need to do some investigation into getting the steering wheel controls connected without spending a lot of cash on adaptors.

Well I originally order the 8019 as it was best head unit 19/20 but after 3 weeks it was still out of stock so they upgraded me. £600 unit for £425! I guess the connection from my old one will be of similar type so could I just use these? I'd like to think im competent enough but just would like a bit of advise.

Cobby44 said:

Just purchased a new head unit Kenwood DMX8020DABDS.

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What size is it? DIN, Double DIN?

You'll need to get the correct trim panel to fit the shape HU you have. The FL1 wiring is proprietary, so you'll need a harness adapter to fit between the car's harness and the new HU.

Cobby44 said:

Sony XAV64BT

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Cobby44 said:

Also purchased a Kenwood Mini Amped Woofer for under passenger seat.

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You'll need to add some wiring for that.

Cobby44 said:

How hard will this be to fit?

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Depends on your skill set.

Cobby44 said:

Should I attempt this or leave it until I can find somewhere to do it for me? How long would this take?

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Again it depends on your skill set.

I could fit it in a couple of hours.