So my Civic has gone....
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). I'm loving it 
I also decided to fit a Parrot Kit as I had done in the other car - it was a pain in the Civic, but what made this especially fun is that I had the wrong SOT lead first time - deja vu? (The same may have happened with the Civic when GWMD & I tried to install the same model of kit in the other car).
I followed a guide prepared by a member on BMW5 - linky - which despite a few variations due to his car being a prefacelift and mine a facelift - was exceptionally helpful.
Anyway, the end results:
The screen and remote installed and in place:
Closer shot of the Screen:
and how I eventually got it to stick onto the textured dash:
I ran the cables to the glove box, using a cable tie and a couple of small holes to make sure the wire wasn't going to get trapped as I opened & closed the glovebox:
I probably left too much cable, but thought it preferable to have too much than too little. As it looks with other bits in the glovebox:
The install was relatively simple after following Raymond's guide - which was excellent I might add. The differences in location (for the leads) is just personal preference I suppose - and I was being lazy - I had the glovebox out already, where as disassembling the centre console could have been a bit of a pain!
I followed a guide prepared by a member on BMW5 - linky - which despite a few variations due to his car being a prefacelift and mine a facelift - was exceptionally helpful.
Anyway, the end results:
The screen and remote installed and in place:
Closer shot of the Screen:
and how I eventually got it to stick onto the textured dash:
I ran the cables to the glove box, using a cable tie and a couple of small holes to make sure the wire wasn't going to get trapped as I opened & closed the glovebox:
I probably left too much cable, but thought it preferable to have too much than too little. As it looks with other bits in the glovebox:
The install was relatively simple after following Raymond's guide - which was excellent I might add. The differences in location (for the leads) is just personal preference I suppose - and I was being lazy - I had the glovebox out already, where as disassembling the centre console could have been a bit of a pain!
Thought it worth doing an oil change as the car was previously used (almost) exclusively around town - so I went shopping and a few days later this package arrived:
I'd originally intended ordering 7litres (1x4l 3x1l bottles) as the 530 takes 6.5 litres of oil, but that worked out only marginally cheaper than the 10 litres I've purchased. Opie Oils were (are?) running a promo whereby when you buy a 4l bottle of Castrol Edge, you get a 1l bottle, pouch and oil change kit(?) free. Then as a member of certain forums (a lot of owners clubs etc) you get 10% off the order. Oh, and they gave me a half price shipping voucher - which was mightily nice of them
So two of these:
Then I also got two of these:
As a freebie.
So for £80, I got 10litres of good oil and a couple of pouches/oil change kits. Not bad when a single litre bottle of this oil costs just over £15.
So roll on Wednesday when it gets an oil & filter change.
I'd originally intended ordering 7litres (1x4l 3x1l bottles) as the 530 takes 6.5 litres of oil, but that worked out only marginally cheaper than the 10 litres I've purchased. Opie Oils were (are?) running a promo whereby when you buy a 4l bottle of Castrol Edge, you get a 1l bottle, pouch and oil change kit(?) free. Then as a member of certain forums (a lot of owners clubs etc) you get 10% off the order. Oh, and they gave me a half price shipping voucher - which was mightily nice of them
So two of these:
Then I also got two of these:
As a freebie.
So for £80, I got 10litres of good oil and a couple of pouches/oil change kits. Not bad when a single litre bottle of this oil costs just over £15.
So roll on Wednesday when it gets an oil & filter change.
Edited by dave87 on Friday 18th March 19:51
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