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10-28-2006, 03:29 PM | #177 | |
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Deenng thats crazy. keep the DIY rollll'n!
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11-01-2006, 09:59 AM | #179 | |
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11-09-2006, 02:47 PM | #180 |
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i just finished the install. Took my an hour to do it cause the damn quick connects were so cumbersome to use. And no...I don't have have big block hands. Because teh quick connects were so difficult for mu to use, I disobeyed Calvino and (gasp!).... cut the brown and red wires. I stripped both ends and twisted them together (red with red, brown with brown...obviously). I dod the same with the wires on the new part. Then I used regular old electrical screw caps to hook up the appropriate wires. Tested it all out. everything works, no fuses blown, no error messages, and no trips to the local burn unit.
Thanx Calvino..... this DIY and the ability to plug in DVD players in the back will make road trips with my daughters MUCH more pleasant.
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11-10-2006, 12:46 AM | #181 |
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yeap is really convinient especially if you have kids, we used to connect my sister DVD too, or if I'm in a road trip w my friends and somebody needs to plug their ipod or cellphone.
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11-10-2006, 08:19 PM | #182 |
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I'm thinking of buying one of these hardwire car adapters for my Delphi RoadyXT.
http://www.myradiostore.us/power-acc...rware-tao.html From what I see, I think going through this mod but installing the hardwire cable instead of the extra 2 power outlets should work. I was thinking then I could attach the voltage converter to the rear of the blank faceplate (where the 2 outlets would have gone). Could anyone chime in on this and tell me if it might be feasible? Thanks! Edit: The reason I'd like to do this is cause the lighter adapter that came with the unit is huge and looks ugly with the cable spooled in my ashtray, had a low-profile right-angled lighter adapter been available (for example the one Monster makes for iPods) then I would gladly buy that and stick it in my armrest socket.
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11-10-2006, 10:54 PM | #183 | |
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I have the Sportscaster in the Sunglass Tray. What I did was run the rear power outlets to the back from the connection for the vacated power source for the lighter inside the front of the center console. I then tapped off of those wires running to the rear and connected a single 12v socket, inserted the XM car power plug in the socket and tucked it away under the Sunglass Tray. It's easy to access the XM plug by removing the shifter boot. Now I essentially have a hardwired XM, the Rear Power Outlets, and the socket in the armrest console is available for the phone or anything else. I ran the audio cable from the XM under the console an up right to the AUX intput in the armrest. My center pocket is now uncluttered - no more multiple power sockets, wires, etc., just a phone charger and glasses - and room to chill that drink
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11-10-2006, 11:26 PM | #184 |
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dude the Roady XT is really big !! why you want that in ur car ? I was thinking of getting a sportscaster and do the same set up that RLC have but instead I got a Inno with btw SUCKS !! (well at least were I live I never have signal ) so I may sell it and get the sportscaster with is small and the screen is orange like BMW
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I hid the antenna wire through the driver's footwell, and up around the left side of the dash, there is a groove near the back that it's tucked into, then the antenna is stuck onto the dash a little infront of the top-mounted vent and a few inches off from the windshield pillar. The audio cable is also tucked away and plugs into the aux under the armrest. So the only thing I need to address now is the power source, which at present time is plugged into the ashtray cigarette lighter and the cable is sitting in there spooled, so I can never close the darn thing. If I go this route with the hardwire kit then I can run the wiring the same way as the audio cable. Edit: Satellite radios are rather expensive here vs the US too. So I bought the RoadyXT via a special promotion for CDN$200 that gave me the unit and car kit, activation fee and 1 year subscription which I thought was pretty good Normally those things sell here for 99.99 then 14.99/month plus 14% tax. Oh, it also came with 2,500 Air Canada Aeroplan miles.
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Has anyone else noticed the replacement panels are slightly lighter in color than the originals? I'm kind of hesitant to install it because of that. Is it very noticable once installed? Mine is beige btw.
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01-03-2007, 06:33 PM | #189 |
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Black is black....and robot is happy. Call your vendor and send the part back, geta replacement.
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01-04-2007, 09:21 PM | #190 |
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Got my happy robot tonight. Gonna pop this in on the weekend. Wish me luck!
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01-05-2007, 06:33 PM | #191 |
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Any word on the dealership quick-connect part that we can use instead of splicing into the wires?
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01-06-2007, 02:43 PM | #194 |
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Success! Rear outlets are installed. I used vise grips to tighten the quick connectors - worked like a charm.
The hardest part of the install was clipping the completed assembly back in place. Maybe the new wiring was in the way, initially, making it a tight fit?
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Very cool. I just did the same! |
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01-27-2007, 04:13 AM | #196 |
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if I'm having hard time finding quickconnects here... could I do it in a way:
- cut the black connector from the new piece - cut both the red and brown wires in the console - connect 1 red from new piece to 1 red ending in console - connect 2nd red from new piece to other red ending in console - do the same for brown this would create a loop where energy would be going through the new piece and then to the lighter in middle console... hope this makes sense, is it possible??? |
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cut the wires in console, put them both in one end of connecter, put other two wires from new piece into other side of connecter and tightened... the same on the other side, wrapped with a bit of tape to make sure and everything is working fine thanks calvino! |
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