audio installers preferably mobile
audio installers preferably mobile
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surveyor

Original Poster:

18,695 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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Thoroughly frustrated today.

Anyone know any decent audio installers/auto electricians that cover the Doncaster
area to install a head unit (double din sat nav) and a charging holder for the phone. It's a W210 E class Merc, not that it should make any difference.

I'd got all the interfaces including a canbus adaptor, but seem to have got nowhere today.

Cheers for any referrals / recommendations etc.

MysteryLemon

4,968 posts

221 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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What are you struggling with? Pretty straight forward to install a head unit. Charging phone cradle could be another thing entirely though.

surveyor

Original Poster:

18,695 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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I thought so too.

I think it's mainly the canbus interface that I need for switched power, illumination and speed pulse. I'm not confident enough to tap into the correct wire as I'm concerned about mucking the car up and those bloody scotch locks are st anyway.

The phone charger should be easy. I blame the bloody scotch locks.


E30M3SE

8,493 posts

226 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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With a pair of these



strip back the plastic sheath on the can-hi and can-lo wires and solder the can bus adapters wiring loom onto them.

It's really not that difficult.

Edited by E30M3SE on Saturday 5th January 17:25

roger482

112 posts

267 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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http://ranskillhire.com/content/view/5/26/

Scroll to the bottom of the page, ask for Rob, he actually works for a well known Sheffield installer, but also does his own stuff for his Fathers company, hence the web page.

surveyor

Original Poster:

18,695 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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thanks Roger.

Anytime I have tried to use cutters like that I've ended up cutting the wire altogether....

My other challenge is that my canbus adaptor does not show which is high and low...

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

226 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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Which adapter have you got?

surveyor

Original Poster:

18,695 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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