Shortly to be RR owner - a few questions

[WindsorRob]

I'm shortly getting a Range Rover Vogue and just had a few questions I wonder if current owners could assist with :

Can I fit a child seat into the front passenger seat - how do you switch off airbags ?

What's the best way to connect an IPOD into the Stereo system ?

Bike Racks - anyone use a roof system, or do you find an alternative better (based on the fact I'll need a ladder to get to them !)

All info appreciated,

cheers,

Rob.

[Pvapour]

WindsorRob said:

I'm shortly getting a Range Rover Vogue and just had a few questions I wonder if current owners could assist with :

Can I fit a child seat into the front passenger seat - how do you switch off airbags ?

What's the best way to connect an IPOD into the Stereo system ?

Bike Racks - anyone use a roof system, or do you find an alternative better (based on the fact I'll need a ladder to get to them !)

All info appreciated,

cheers,

Rob.

ipod - we fitted the Dension kit, replaces the cd changer & uses the changers controls via the s/wheel or head unit, can sort through playlists / artists / single songs / genres etc, easy to fit, cheap & good quality too. you can hide cradle in glove box if need be.

HTH (its a great vehicle, very soothing )

[GKP]

Bike rack - use a towbar mounted rack. The Geniune Parts one allows the top tailgate to be opened when fitted.

[RedLeicester]

No child seat in the front - you can't deactivate the airbags.

[PhilCerbera]

Pvapour said:

ipod - we fitted the Dension kit, replaces the cd changer & uses the changers controls via the s/wheel or head unit, can sort through playlists / artists / single songs / genres etc, easy to fit, cheap & good quality too. you can hide cradle in glove box if need be.

Sounds good but the Dension Kit seems to be discontinued??

[Pvapour]

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

ipod - we fitted the Dension kit, replaces the cd changer & uses the changers controls via the s/wheel or head unit, can sort through playlists / artists / single songs / genres etc, easy to fit, cheap & good quality too. you can hide cradle in glove box if need be.

Sounds good but the Dension Kit seems to be discontinued??

mmmm.... will check as one of the vehicles I bought an ipod adaptor for had to be a different system, think it was 'Dice'? will check brand tomorrow..... either way it works well, was bought only 6 months ago so should still be on the market.

[dnb]

According to the instructions on my daughter's new forward facing child seat, it can be used with airbags in the front. The rear facing seat was definitely not supposed to be used with an airbag.
In either case, I wouldn't put the seat in the front of my RR since it fits better in the back. There's plenty of space for a rear facing seat to fit in the back, although the seat belts were only JUST long enough on mine.

Bikes are better on the back. I tried using the roof rack on mine for carrying some ply sheets, and since I'm not 7'6" tall, I struggled...

And I have no sensible answer to the Ipod thing, but I would very much like to know the answer myself because I hate carrying around piles of cds!

[RedLeicester]

One thought on the iPod issue - our 54-plate Rangie reads MP3 CDs, so 6CDs worth in the changer holds quite a lot. Okay it's not iProd or normal MP3 player levels of storage, but it lasts a heck of a lot longer than six audio discs.

[EdJ]

I had the Land Rover ipod kit installed. It's pricey but seems to work well. You can still use the CD changer(there is a switch in the glovebox) and it charges the ipod.

Only issue is that you can't select songs using the ipod. So I have to unplug the ipod and then select a track before plugging it back in again.

Re the child seat, as far as I know, you can only use it in the back. Annoyingly you can't use it in the middle, so with a full car, someone has to get the middle seat rather than the infinitely more comfortable outer seats.

[PhilCerbera]

Pvapour said:

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

ipod - we fitted the Dension kit, replaces the cd changer & uses the changers controls via the s/wheel or head unit, can sort through playlists / artists / single songs / genres etc, easy to fit, cheap & good quality too. you can hide cradle in glove box if need be.

Sounds good but the Dension Kit seems to be discontinued??

mmmm.... will check as one of the vehicles I bought an ipod adaptor for had to be a different system, think it was 'Dice'? will check brand tomorrow..... either way it works well, was bought only 6 months ago so should still be on the market.

Thanks - I would welcome a bit more info on this.

[WindsorRob]

thanks for all info !

[Pvapour]

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

ipod - we fitted the Dension kit, replaces the cd changer & uses the changers controls via the s/wheel or head unit, can sort through playlists / artists / single songs / genres etc, easy to fit, cheap & good quality too. you can hide cradle in glove box if need be.

Sounds good but the Dension Kit seems to be discontinued??

mmmm.... will check as one of the vehicles I bought an ipod adaptor for had to be a different system, think it was 'Dice'? will check brand tomorrow..... either way it works well, was bought only 6 months ago so should still be on the market.

Thanks - I would welcome a bit more info on this.

You were right

It is in fact by a company called 'Dice'

It is listed as a BMW product but it is this one I fitted, http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/Di... questioned the BMW bit when it arrived but was told it was the same system as in the RR as it was made by BMW at this time (04), low & behold all the wiring was as described, plugged in & it worked straight away, I bought the cradle to go with it http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/DI... but chucked the mounting brackets and just used double sided tape to stick to the flat part of the dash.

They seem to do additional makes now so maybe one of them is worth a go as they do actually list the RR as an application? ITD

HTH

Edited by Pvapour on Wednesday 8th April 15:03

[dubbs]

WindsorRob said:

I'm shortly getting a Range Rover Vogue and just had a few questions I wonder if current owners could assist with :

Can I fit a child seat into the front passenger seat - how do you switch off airbags ?

What's the best way to connect an IPOD into the Stereo system ?

Bike Racks - anyone use a roof system, or do you find an alternative better (based on the fact I'll need a ladder to get to them !)

All info appreciated,

cheers,

Rob.

If using something like a Range Rover isn't it huuuge enough to get the bikes in the boot easily?

Buying a Rangie then needing a bike rack on the back as well sounds a shame!

[PhilCerbera]

Pvapour said:

You were right

It is in fact by a company called 'Dice'

It is listed as a BMW product but it is this one I fitted, http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/Di... questioned the BMW bit when it arrived but was told it was the same system as in the RR as it was made by BMW at this time (04), low & behold all the wiring was as described, plugged in & it worked straight away, I bought the cradle to go with it http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/DI... but chucked the mounting brackets and just used double sided tape to stick to the flat part of the dash.

They seem to do additional makes now so maybe one of them is worth a go as they do actually list the RR as an application?

Thanks. Mines a late 05 so unfortunately doesn't appear compatible with the DICE ipod interface systems. I'll have to keep searching....

[Pvapour]

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

You were right

It is in fact by a company called 'Dice'

It is listed as a BMW product but it is this one I fitted, http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/Di... questioned the BMW bit when it arrived but was told it was the same system as in the RR as it was made by BMW at this time (04), low & behold all the wiring was as described, plugged in & it worked straight away, I bought the cradle to go with it http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/DI... but chucked the mounting brackets and just used double sided tape to stick to the flat part of the dash.

They seem to do additional makes now so maybe one of them is worth a go as they do actually list the RR as an application?

Thanks. Mines a late 05 so unfortunately doesn't appear compatible with the DICE ipod interface systems. I'll have to keep searching....

no worries, would give them a call though as I remember them saying (when I was questioning the wiring) that they had an adaptor for later RRs but mine did not need it being the earlier model. worth a try

[Phil.]

Pvapour said:

PhilCerbera said:

Pvapour said:

You were right

It is in fact by a company called 'Dice'

It is listed as a BMW product but it is this one I fitted, http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/Di... questioned the BMW bit when it arrived but was told it was the same system as in the RR as it was made by BMW at this time (04), low & behold all the wiring was as described, plugged in & it worked straight away, I bought the cradle to go with it http://www.incaripod.com/Brand/DICE_Electronics/DI... but chucked the mounting brackets and just used double sided tape to stick to the flat part of the dash.

They seem to do additional makes now so maybe one of them is worth a go as they do actually list the RR as an application?

Thanks. Mines a late 05 so unfortunately doesn't appear compatible with the DICE ipod interface systems. I'll have to keep searching....

no worries, would give them a call though as I remember them saying (when I was questioning the wiring) that they had an adaptor for later RRs but mine did not need it being the earlier model. worth a try

Called them. Because the newer model RR's use LR rather than BMW audio systems that use an optical fibre system known as MOST, the ipod converter costs nearly £600! There is an alternative FM transmitter model for £80 but you have to use the ipod controls which defeats the object because alternatively you can connect the ipod direct to the spare AUX input and achieve the same for the cost of a lead (<£5).

The only alternative I've come across at £199 is here. It doesn't use the LR AV controls but does display and have a remote control - a bit of a compromise but not ideal:

http://www.nav.tv/products/vehicledock-ipod?car=25...

Anyone used it?

Edited by Phil. on Tuesday 14th April 17:11