Behind the big trim below the window
Remove rear seatbelt lower mount from front of trim
Remove quarter turn fixings
Remove boot seal
Can’t remember if there’s any more screws to remove
Trim is then clipped to the bodywork so gently pull from boot seal area and work your way forward
Remove rear seatbelt lower mount from front of trim
Remove quarter turn fixings
Remove boot seal
Can’t remember if there’s any more screws to remove
Trim is then clipped to the bodywork so gently pull from boot seal area and work your way forward
SUCCESS!
Managed to just pry and pop open a few studs at the back end near the boot opening and unplug the wiring loom i needed from there. Thanks for confirming where i should have been looking.
So now ive 95% of where i need to be. I have a new radio with reverse sensors working, steering wheel controls working.
I have 2 final questions and then ill be set and happy as larry!
On the wiring loom behind the original radio, which wire would be for the Illumination controls, and which wire for Reversing (if any)?
I read on the forums, somebody spliced in to the ground wire of the Hazard light switch, is that recommended or, no?
Managed to just pry and pop open a few studs at the back end near the boot opening and unplug the wiring loom i needed from there. Thanks for confirming where i should have been looking.
So now ive 95% of where i need to be. I have a new radio with reverse sensors working, steering wheel controls working.
I have 2 final questions and then ill be set and happy as larry!
On the wiring loom behind the original radio, which wire would be for the Illumination controls, and which wire for Reversing (if any)?
I read on the forums, somebody spliced in to the ground wire of the Hazard light switch, is that recommended or, no?
Glad you got sorted - sorry was doing it from memory - been a while since I’ve been in that quarter on a FL2.
Reverse feed you’ll have to take from the reverse light circuit - I’ll have a look in a bit for best place to tap into by centre console.
Illumination again I’ll look at wires and best place to tap into.
What head unit you fitting?
Reverse feed you’ll have to take from the reverse light circuit - I’ll have a look in a bit for best place to tap into by centre console.
Illumination again I’ll look at wires and best place to tap into.
What head unit you fitting?
Illumination is best from centre switchpack - brown wire pin 5
Reverse light is a green/white wire from the body controller to the rear lamps - can’t remember which side of the car the harness runs between the two - you’ll have to have a look and check the wires using test lamp or multimeter
Reverse light is a green/white wire from the body controller to the rear lamps - can’t remember which side of the car the harness runs between the two - you’ll have to have a look and check the wires using test lamp or multimeter
Its a 10.1 inch Eonon unit, hopefully should look nice once I put everything back together.
Thanks for the info, is the centre switchback the connector going in to the hazard light dash piece?
I would have expected there to be a reverse sensor wire in there too as there is button with led on there that turns on when you turn the sensors on.
Thanks for the info, is the centre switchback the connector going in to the hazard light dash piece?
I would have expected there to be a reverse sensor wire in there too as there is button with led on there that turns on when you turn the sensors on.
As part of the kit i bought, it came with a CANbus Parking Retention interface.
I wonder if there is actually a way to easily splice in to this instead.
It should be whats giving signals for ignition (and hopefully splice in to reverse gear sensor):
https://incartec.co.uk/product/CANbus-Parking-Buzzer-retention-interface
Although i dont think the signal always works to send ignition power to the radio :/ hmmmmm
I wonder if there is actually a way to easily splice in to this instead.
It should be whats giving signals for ignition (and hopefully splice in to reverse gear sensor):
https://incartec.co.uk/product/CANbus-Parking-Buzzer-retention-interface
Although i dont think the signal always works to send ignition power to the radio :/ hmmmmm
