Joemamma1954
New Member
- Posts
- 9
- Location
- Austin, Texas
My endeavor in this project was to bring my 03 Disco 2 stereo out of the dark ages and into digital age. The stereo I chose is the Pioneer AVH4000NEX, double din DVD with multiple inputs, Bluetooth, SDCard, 2 usb ports, to name a few. I already had the Pioneer head unit in my Silverado, and since my Disco was going to be my main ride, it was a matter of moving from one vehicle to the other (or so I thought) My Disco 2 is SE7, fitted with the high-line audio system .
The first thing I needed to do, modify the fascia to fit the double-din head unit into it. So I went to Ebay and found a fascia for 40.00(us dollars) delivered. This way i could cut it up and still have my original intact if i mess up.
I found out Pioneer made a double din install kit, which included a metal cage, brackets and plastic surround cover plate. I glued and screwed the cage into the fascia and cut the lower part of the fascia making room to lower the a/c control box. After I felt comfortable with the fascia, it was time to move on.
Nest I started with the wiring,(being in the USA, my head unit has the ISO connection) so I purchased the Metra 70-1786 harness and the PAC SWI-RC steering wheel control module, then i wired in the micro bypass switch to fool the head unit to think the emergency brake was on for full time viewing. After the wiring was complete, I took the finished harness out to the vehicle and hooked it up and programmed the PAC SWI-RC as per the instructions(it retains the programming,even if you remove power, until you reset).
My next dilemma, figuring out which plug of the three mini-iso plugs went to the amplified head phone jacks behind the rear seats. Since the head unit has dual-view, there is a mini-jack for a 3.5 to rca plug. I found a metra 70-1787 kit that has the mini-iso male plug that plugs into the oem plug and removed two of the rca plugs(of the four it came with), then re-pinned the remaining two to match the left and right channels. The oem wiring splits the wires and sends to each headphone jacks.
Next was the amp and sub. I removed the cd changer from below the passenger seat and there went my mono bloc amp. I wired the positive cable from the fuse box(engine) thru the firewall, under the door sill to the passenger seat. I used one of the cd changer mounting studs and nut to provide the ground(earth). I ran the rca plugs and amp turn on signal wire under the console to the amp. I ran the speaker wires from the amp under the rear door sill and trim to the cargo area and hooked up sub.
At this point, I happened to read about, replacing the two 6.5 speakers in the oem rear door sub box, and decided to look at the speakers, both were pretty much shot, foam had holes in it and were crumbling. So I replaced with some alpine SPS 600 speakers that my son had lying around in the garage(perfect fit) After seeing the rear door subs, I decided to check out the remaining 4 6.5 speakers in the doors, and all were ok, I will replace with better ones at a later date.
Now for the head rest monitors, I already had two in my Chevrolet truck, and so I removed and installed in the Disco. It was a tight fit but they came out great, colors matched and all.( I had run the video rca plug along with the sub rcas to passenger seat and used the sub pos and neg posts to get power to the monitors. Each monitor has a power button, so i checked and both came on.
I searched the forum and found my Disco had the diversity antennas, and someone posted the place to get the y-adapter to make use of both the antennas(large end antenna is AM/FM, and small end antenna is FM only)
I installed the siriusxm module behind the dash and now have to find a place for the antenna. I also installed the navi add-on and digital tvtuner behind the dash and ran the gps antenna up thru the dash vent and mounted on the center of the dash. Thanks to Paul at LRConnectors, I ordered the two plugs to plug into the fuse box(interior) to power the tvtuner and the navi add-on module. The navi add-on uses constant power and the tuner uses switched power. With the plugs i will not have to splice into any existing wires, and they both will be fuse protected. Last thing before installing the deck was to hook up the rear view camera. I installed the camera right above the hitch and ran the wires up in the rear tail lamp cavity and into the cabin, behind the jump seat fascia, under the door sills up to the dash. The head unit has to have a signal from the reverse wiring and to the left of the fuse box, under the dash is an unused connector that was capped and there was the reverse signal wire and tapped into it.(this lets the head unit know it is in reverse). The camera itself is powered by the reverse lamps in the rear bumper.
So, I removed the Pioneer from my Silverado, and put back my oem stereo in it, and plugged into my Disco.
I turned the key on and the Pioneer came to life, I had to insert my security code and go thru the setup procedure but all went according to plan. I hit sdcard input and started a movie, to check the monitors and working great.
Then to test the sound, Lenny Kravitz, American Woman, Not what I expected, at which point, I remembered, when i removed the deck all settings went back to default(subwoofer turned off, rear speakers turned off, EQ set at flat, and so on) Started the song over and boom, Lenny was entertaining the whole neighborhood. The steering wheel controls worked perfect.
The music lasted for about 2 minutes, then started sounding really crappy. I turned the key to start, and click,click,click. My disco had been sitting for the last couple of weeks while doing all this and the battery was about dead. I hooked up the charger and in a few minutes everything was cranking. I now have over 200 ripped DVD movies on a sdcard, 25000 songs on Solid State Drive, Pandora, siriusxm, HD Radio, Bluetooth phone, or streaming, Navigation thru AppRadio or Navi add-on(Pioneer AVIC-U260), Digital TV at my fingertips.
I also use DashCommand which along with the obd2 wifi reader, turns my head unit into a real time diagnostic tool, and with Escort Live, it communicates with my Radar detector thru my phone.
The first thing I needed to do, modify the fascia to fit the double-din head unit into it. So I went to Ebay and found a fascia for 40.00(us dollars) delivered. This way i could cut it up and still have my original intact if i mess up.
I found out Pioneer made a double din install kit, which included a metal cage, brackets and plastic surround cover plate. I glued and screwed the cage into the fascia and cut the lower part of the fascia making room to lower the a/c control box. After I felt comfortable with the fascia, it was time to move on.
Nest I started with the wiring,(being in the USA, my head unit has the ISO connection) so I purchased the Metra 70-1786 harness and the PAC SWI-RC steering wheel control module, then i wired in the micro bypass switch to fool the head unit to think the emergency brake was on for full time viewing. After the wiring was complete, I took the finished harness out to the vehicle and hooked it up and programmed the PAC SWI-RC as per the instructions(it retains the programming,even if you remove power, until you reset).
My next dilemma, figuring out which plug of the three mini-iso plugs went to the amplified head phone jacks behind the rear seats. Since the head unit has dual-view, there is a mini-jack for a 3.5 to rca plug. I found a metra 70-1787 kit that has the mini-iso male plug that plugs into the oem plug and removed two of the rca plugs(of the four it came with), then re-pinned the remaining two to match the left and right channels. The oem wiring splits the wires and sends to each headphone jacks.
Next was the amp and sub. I removed the cd changer from below the passenger seat and there went my mono bloc amp. I wired the positive cable from the fuse box(engine) thru the firewall, under the door sill to the passenger seat. I used one of the cd changer mounting studs and nut to provide the ground(earth). I ran the rca plugs and amp turn on signal wire under the console to the amp. I ran the speaker wires from the amp under the rear door sill and trim to the cargo area and hooked up sub.
At this point, I happened to read about, replacing the two 6.5 speakers in the oem rear door sub box, and decided to look at the speakers, both were pretty much shot, foam had holes in it and were crumbling. So I replaced with some alpine SPS 600 speakers that my son had lying around in the garage(perfect fit) After seeing the rear door subs, I decided to check out the remaining 4 6.5 speakers in the doors, and all were ok, I will replace with better ones at a later date.
Now for the head rest monitors, I already had two in my Chevrolet truck, and so I removed and installed in the Disco. It was a tight fit but they came out great, colors matched and all.( I had run the video rca plug along with the sub rcas to passenger seat and used the sub pos and neg posts to get power to the monitors. Each monitor has a power button, so i checked and both came on.
I searched the forum and found my Disco had the diversity antennas, and someone posted the place to get the y-adapter to make use of both the antennas(large end antenna is AM/FM, and small end antenna is FM only)
I installed the siriusxm module behind the dash and now have to find a place for the antenna. I also installed the navi add-on and digital tvtuner behind the dash and ran the gps antenna up thru the dash vent and mounted on the center of the dash. Thanks to Paul at LRConnectors, I ordered the two plugs to plug into the fuse box(interior) to power the tvtuner and the navi add-on module. The navi add-on uses constant power and the tuner uses switched power. With the plugs i will not have to splice into any existing wires, and they both will be fuse protected. Last thing before installing the deck was to hook up the rear view camera. I installed the camera right above the hitch and ran the wires up in the rear tail lamp cavity and into the cabin, behind the jump seat fascia, under the door sills up to the dash. The head unit has to have a signal from the reverse wiring and to the left of the fuse box, under the dash is an unused connector that was capped and there was the reverse signal wire and tapped into it.(this lets the head unit know it is in reverse). The camera itself is powered by the reverse lamps in the rear bumper.
So, I removed the Pioneer from my Silverado, and put back my oem stereo in it, and plugged into my Disco.
I turned the key on and the Pioneer came to life, I had to insert my security code and go thru the setup procedure but all went according to plan. I hit sdcard input and started a movie, to check the monitors and working great.
Then to test the sound, Lenny Kravitz, American Woman, Not what I expected, at which point, I remembered, when i removed the deck all settings went back to default(subwoofer turned off, rear speakers turned off, EQ set at flat, and so on) Started the song over and boom, Lenny was entertaining the whole neighborhood. The steering wheel controls worked perfect.
The music lasted for about 2 minutes, then started sounding really crappy. I turned the key to start, and click,click,click. My disco had been sitting for the last couple of weeks while doing all this and the battery was about dead. I hooked up the charger and in a few minutes everything was cranking. I now have over 200 ripped DVD movies on a sdcard, 25000 songs on Solid State Drive, Pandora, siriusxm, HD Radio, Bluetooth phone, or streaming, Navigation thru AppRadio or Navi add-on(Pioneer AVIC-U260), Digital TV at my fingertips.
I also use DashCommand which along with the obd2 wifi reader, turns my head unit into a real time diagnostic tool, and with Escort Live, it communicates with my Radar detector thru my phone.
