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Hi All,
I've just installed a new Head Unit and Splits into my VY II Exec.
I could never find any info or pics in regards to this, so I am hoping this thread can be of some help to other VY/VZ owners, who are wanting to upgrade the stock HU.
The gear that I purchased is
Pioneer Head Unit - DEH-P7750MP
Pioneer 6' Splits - TS-C1625 (didn't need anything better than this for now)
VY-VZ Facia kit (to maintain curves in dash where the stock HU sits)
Myself and some mates attempted to install the headunit ourselves, but got stuck before we even got the dash apart, so thought it best a professional install it!
I took the car to a mate of a mate who runs a car installation business, and he did the whole lot in about 90 minutes.
All in all, the installation was fairly painless, but the facia kit did refuse to go in, but our persistence paid off (i'm told it usually is painless).
I have attached a photo of the console. You will see there is a gap where the new facia doesn't connect exactly with the rest of the dash. Next chance I get i'll pull it out and try to align it better.
Cheers
I've just installed a new Head Unit and Splits into my VY II Exec.
I could never find any info or pics in regards to this, so I am hoping this thread can be of some help to other VY/VZ owners, who are wanting to upgrade the stock HU.
The gear that I purchased is
Pioneer Head Unit - DEH-P7750MP
Pioneer 6' Splits - TS-C1625 (didn't need anything better than this for now)
VY-VZ Facia kit (to maintain curves in dash where the stock HU sits)
Myself and some mates attempted to install the headunit ourselves, but got stuck before we even got the dash apart, so thought it best a professional install it!
I took the car to a mate of a mate who runs a car installation business, and he did the whole lot in about 90 minutes.
- First thing was to remove the stock headunit, which can be done by putting 2 correctly chizzled pieces of wire (coathanger is good) into the 4 release holes. The end needs to be small but round with a groove in order for the deck clips to release.
- The passenger side panel of the console was then removed and the wiring was removed and reworked (stock setup has a plastic board behind the deck with the wiring fixed, for easy plug and play installation of any stock VY (Blaupunkt) deck.
- The door panels were pulled apart and the woofers were installed in place of the existing 6' woofers. We then unclipped a part of the upper dash (where the windscreen meets the de-mist airvents) and removed the stock tweeters and replaced with the new ones.
- The headunit was then positioned and secured into the facia kit and it was installed and tweaked.
All in all, the installation was fairly painless, but the facia kit did refuse to go in, but our persistence paid off (i'm told it usually is painless).
I have attached a photo of the console. You will see there is a gap where the new facia doesn't connect exactly with the rest of the dash. Next chance I get i'll pull it out and try to align it better.
Cheers