Any advise on how to install iPod to Sony connector?

[bigmac]

Looked around the forums but can not find any specific advise on how to actually install such the bits.

It is actually very simple to hook up but when I came to put install the dam thing
I realised that there was no where to thread the ipod connector from behind the dash
through to the front of the dash.

I've looked and looked but can't see anyway to do this. Do I need to drill a hole in the dash?

Answers on the back of a postcard please!

[sweep2006]

Hi,

Just had one of these installed myself, they managed to thread the cable through a small hole in the top of the shelf (just below where the heater controls are) so the cable now just sits on the shelf and the Ipod just clips into it. Hope that helps.

Chris

[Raify]

Through an air vent?

[jke11y]

I did mine at the weekend there.

With the stereo out, I then removed the passenger side speaker cover (not the round one, the whole verticaal bit - 4 torx screws).

This lets you get the cable for the stereo slot, down to the shelf, or to the footwell if you want.

I routed mine through the "roof" of the footwell, using insulating tape to attach it to wires that are already down there, then removed the drivers side speaker cover and brought it back up through the drivers side speaker cover area, so that I could put my ipod on the shelf to the right of the steering column.

[bigmac]

Raify - thought about air vent, but it's full of air vent


Interesting... because I tried to do something similar. I thought that
if I could remove the panel containing the passenger side front speaker
there must be a hole that the speaker wire goes through that I could use
for the ipod cable.

But after undoing the 4 screws as you said the panel did not want to budge. Maybe I was
a bit of a pussy and didn't want to yank it too hard but it felt like it was still connected and if
I pulled any harder it would bust it.

Should it come away easily? Am I missing something?

Agree that this would seem the best way if I could just
get the pesky panel off. Don't really want to start drilling holes in the old girl...

[bigmac]

Sweep2006 - did your method envolve removing the heating control section of the dash? I don't think there were any exposed holes and I wasn't sure about
disembling the dash board.

[Raify]

Can't you just route the cable round from the back of the dash to the little pocket by the gearstick? (Presuming that the S2 has this pocket, I only know about S1's)

[jke11y]

On my car (s2 exige) removing the 4 torx screws (two at top and two at bottom,not the ones round the speaker grill, just so we are definately on about the same thing!) meant the cover came off easily. Not much pulling needed, just dont pull the drivers side too hard as the wires go to the lights switches. The cable fitted down between the vent hole and the tube into the lower bit next to the speaker, then into the footwell. The access to the rubber gromit (the only hole in that part of the dash) on the S2 is much trickier than the s1. The unexposed parts of the s2 dash are also a lot sharper than the s1, so be careful!

[bigmac]

Hmmm, maybe S2 111S is a bit different then as it was definately not for coming off!

It's in for a service at Brook Kensington next week, might leave it and ask them for suggestions.

Thanks for the help.

[jb111s]

I've just done the same in my 02 111s. Remove the 4 torx screw thingy's on the passenger side airvent speaker panel. I think the speaker has to come out as well to get it off. Then thread the wire just underneath the airvent & down to the footwell/shelf. Easy to work out & thread through when its off.

[Ed Black 111R]

I have recently installed a iPod connector to the Blaupunkt in my 111R. Assuming the S2 are the same, I routed the cable through a big rubber grommit that the main wring loom feeds through. This can be found almost directly behind the stereo (when removed) or can be seen if you get on your back in the passenger foot well. I then fed the cable under the dashboard and back up to the right of the steering column (the little shelf). It is a very tidy job and you can see no cables apart from the iPod docking station.
Cheers,
Ed.

[bigmac]

Nice one. I'll have another bash. Didnt remove the spaker from the panel before trying to remove it so maybe that was the problem. Also didn't notice any hole behind the stereo so will have another look.

Perfect job for a rainy Saturday morning.

[jb111s]

Make sure when removing the speaker panel you only remove the top, bottom, left and right screws. The other 4 are just there for effect & you if you keep trying to unscrew them they just keep turning & it removes the black paint around them (as I found out eventually!!!) doh!

Then unscrew the speaker, then unscrew the 4 torx screws that hold the main bit in. You should then be able to pull it back quit a fair bit & run a lead from the back of the stereo. If you then run it just underneath passenger side air vent, it will output onto your passenger shelf or you can run it under so its hidden by the footwell.

Whilst on the subject of elise audio, I highly recommend direct replacement infinity pro speakers. Got a B&C sports exhaust & k&n and I can still hear the stereo & nice punchy bass with the roof off going some!