stereo infotainment upgrade for RRS 2007

[djambalawa]

Hi folks just wondering what my options are here. The cd drive isn't working and I'd like to replace it all with just a nice screen with modern features such as GPS, bluetooth audio etc.

I see the likes of Phillips saying this unit is compatible with my RRS - AVH-ZL5150BT - Pioneer (https://www.pioneer.com.au/shop/car/avh-zl5150bt/?fbclid=IwAR3frdAlUlkcNalcBuI4aVZTSo1D7sUJBvvbY5lW __ChaKmLMsepX3_w36Q)

Anyone had experience with installing someting like this? Or any other suggestions?

[loanrangie]

Plenty of options available but the main roadblock is what stock system you have, anything with the MOST fibre optic system will be a headache.
Which ever way you go the Aerpro fascia kit with harness is the easiest way to install an aftermarket stereo.

[Eevo]

Landrover Range Rover 2005-2009 Sport | Aerpro (https://aerpro.com/vehicles/landrover/landrover-range-rover-2005-2009-sport'src=plugin)

[Eevo]

Landrover Install Video | Aerpro (https://aerpro.com/video/landrover-install-video)

[djambalawa]

Landrover Install Video | Aerpro (https://aerpro.com/video/landrover-install-video)

Hmm if the speakers say Harmon Kardon is that an fibre optical system then? Or are they all harmon kardon in this model?

[Eevo]

Hmm if the speakers say Harmon Kardon is that an fibre optical system then? Or are they all harmon kardon in this model?


im trying to find out the same thing, i'll let you know

[loanrangie]

im trying to find out the same thing, i'll let you know

I don't believe they are.

[Eevo]

I don't believe they are.


im pretty sure they are.

the link between the head unit and the amp is fibre

[loanrangie]

im pretty sure they are.

the link between the head unit and the amp is fibre

I mean they arent all HK systems, there was a base unit as well CD 465 or similar ?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-3-and-4-a/257628-stereo-upgrades-d3-rrs.html#post2758663

[Eevo]

I mean they arent all HK systems, there was a base unit as well CD 465 or similar ?


not sure, mines HK

[Eevo]

im booked in for next week to upgrade the head unit. $800 plus the cost of the head. everything should work.

[loanrangie]

Bloody well should for that much.

[Eevo]

151899


done.

[101RRS]

I am sorry but that looks bloody awful - certainly not integrated with the rest of the dash. Other installations I have seen look a lot better and are fully integrated.

However I guess it is your car and if you are happy with it, so be it .

[Eevo]

I am sorry but that looks bloody awful - certainly not integrated with the rest of the dash. Other installations I have seen look a lot better and are fully integrated.

However I guess it is your car and if you are happy with it, so be it .


its not meant to be integrated with the rest of the dash. would have to go with a smaller screen for that. its a floating screen.

[SPROVER]

I like the size of the screen. The rest seem to small to me. Looks good by the way. But I'm biased, I bought the same head unit for my D2[emoji16]

[djambalawa]

its not meant to be integrated with the rest of the dash. would have to go with a smaller screen for that. its a floating screen.

looks great to me!

[666spt]

im in the middle of fitting a double din pioneer DMH-Z5150BT after looking for the install kits I opted for aerpro FPK9290K install kit and APP9PI08 patch lead it was only $203 delivered I got it from automotive superstore, this kit will make the steering wheel work, the dimmer but it wont run the amp, but I didn't want to run the hk ive got Rockford fosgate speakers and amps and sub, im going to make a custom fibreglass sub box for pass side, ive got the head unit in and working just got to fit speakers and finish wiring im also changing all the grey trim bits to gloss black as im not a fan of the grey ill put some pics up next week when its done

[Piddler]

Looks okay to me too
Cheers

[Cambo_oldjaguar]

There's no right or wrong way to do this, really comes down to what you are starting with, and what you want to have in the end...

This one for example;

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180726/69c99f1c2f3c58709b42d14af616961f.jpg

2007MY L320, with the 600W Harman Kardon, factory navigation.

Got the special kit from the UK to keep the factory touchscreen and instrument cluster menu functional.
Ditched the factory amp and fitted a $50 amp to run the subwoofer, the doors speakers are run from the internal amp of the head unit.

If the car didn't have factory navigation would have been a bit easier.

If the car had the base audio without fibre optics would have been much easier, but maybe a bit more expensive if we had to add a subwoofer.

If the car had the Logic7 it would have been a toss up between keeping the awesome sound, or updating the head unit...

And just as an FYI, if you have Rear Seat Entertainment, there is no way to keep it functional if you fit an aftermarket head unit, even keeping the factory touchscreen, the rear seat entertainment will be lost...

There is an Apple CarPlay / Android Auto kit available now that works with the factory touchscreen, so that would be another option for those cars with factory nav, rather than swapping the head unit.

Oh and one last thing, there were a handful of cars built with factory navigation, and base audio, so no fibre optics.
So if you have factory navigation you should always check under the drivers seat for the amplifier with fibre optics before you buy stuff...

[loanrangie]

There's no right or wrong way to do this, really comes down to what you are starting with, and what you want to have in the end...

This one for example;

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180726/69c99f1c2f3c58709b42d14af616961f.jpg

2007MY L320, with the 600W Harman Kardon, factory navigation.

Got the special kit from the UK to keep the factory touchscreen and instrument cluster menu functional.
Ditched the factory amp and fitted a $50 amp to run the subwoofer, the doors speakers are run from the internal amp of the head unit.

If the car didn't have factory navigation would have been a bit easier.

If the car had the base audio without fibre optics would have been much easier, but maybe a bit more expensive if we had to add a subwoofer.

If the car had the Logic7 it would have been a toss up between keeping the awesome sound, or updating the head unit...

And just as an FYI, if you have Rear Seat Entertainment, there is no way to keep it functional if you fit an aftermarket head unit, even keeping the factory touchscreen, the rear seat entertainment will be lost...

There is an Apple CarPlay / Android Auto kit available now that works with the factory touchscreen, so that would be another option for those cars with factory nav, rather than swapping the head unit.

Oh and one last thing, there were a handful of cars built with factory navigation, and base audio, so no fibre optics.
So if you have factory navigation you should always check under the drivers seat for the amplifier with fibre optics before you buy stuff...Is the nav and 4x4 info fully retained ?, I was lucking not having either so I gained a lot in my D3.

[Cambo_oldjaguar]

Is the nav and 4x4 info fully retained ?, I was lucking not having either so I gained a lot in my D3.
The navigation still works however with the standard kit the sound from the nav is lost (the spoken directions I mean).
You can get an add-on which will provide the sound from the factory nav through an additional speaker.
But again it's an additional expense which may or may not be worthwhile, depending on what you want to have.
The 4x4i screen still works as before, but as I said if you have rear seat entertainment, that no longer works, same goes for TV, or watching DVD's on the nav screen (6-stacker in the boot that comes with RSE).

So again it really comes down to what you are starting with, what you want to keep, and what you want to have.
For a fully-loaded car that has Logic7 and rear seat entertainment, a head unit swap will lose you a lot of functionality.

[vm1970]

There's no right or wrong way to do this, really comes down to what you are starting with, and what you want to have in the end...

This one for example;

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180726/69c99f1c2f3c58709b42d14af616961f.jpg

2007MY L320, with the 600W Harman Kardon, factory navigation.

Got the special kit from the UK to keep the factory touchscreen and instrument cluster menu functional.
Ditched the factory amp and fitted a $50 amp to run the subwoofer, the doors speakers are run from the internal amp of the head unit.

If the car didn't have factory navigation would have been a bit easier.

If the car had the base audio without fibre optics would have been much easier, but maybe a bit more expensive if we had to add a subwoofer.

If the car had the Logic7 it would have been a toss up between keeping the awesome sound, or updating the head unit...

And just as an FYI, if you have Rear Seat Entertainment, there is no way to keep it functional if you fit an aftermarket head unit, even keeping the factory touchscreen, the rear seat entertainment will be lost...

There is an Apple CarPlay / Android Auto kit available now that works with the factory touchscreen, so that would be another option for those cars with factory nav, rather than swapping the head unit.

Oh and one last thing, there were a handful of cars built with factory navigation, and base audio, so no fibre optics.
So if you have factory navigation you should always check under the drivers seat for the amplifier with fibre optics before you buy stuff...


Hi, and thanks for sharing your experience. Just curious, did you lose the front doors speakers (both midrange and tweeters)? I bought and installed a fitting kit from the UK which also retained the OEM nav display as you explained, it might be the same as what you've used (from what you explained). But my RRS had the Logic7 amp. The kit came with a bypass wiring harness that was supposed to retain ALL speakers except the center one on the dash, and obviously the subwoofers, but it seems that the front doors speakers are not working.

[pastor098]

There's no right or wrong way to do this, really comes down to what you are starting with, and what you want to have in the end...

This one for example;

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180726/69c99f1c2f3c58709b42d14af616961f.jpg

2007MY L320, with the 600W Harman Kardon, factory navigation.

Got the special kit from the UK to keep the factory touchscreen and instrument cluster menu functional.
Ditched the factory amp and fitted a $50 amp to run the subwoofer, the doors speakers are run from the internal amp of the head unit.

If the car didn't have factory navigation would have been a bit easier.

If the car had the base audio without fibre optics would have been much easier, but maybe a bit more expensive if we had to add a subwoofer.

If the car had the Logic7 it would have been a toss up between keeping the awesome sound, or updating the head unit...

And just as an FYI, if you have Rear Seat Entertainment, there is no way to keep it functional if you fit an aftermarket head unit, even keeping the factory touchscreen, the rear seat entertainment will be lost...

There is an Apple CarPlay / Android Auto kit available now that works with the factory touchscreen, so that would be another option for those cars with factory nav, rather than swapping the head unit.

Oh and one last thing, there were a handful of cars built with factory navigation, and base audio, so no fibre optics.
So if you have factory navigation you should always check under the drivers seat for the amplifier with fibre optics before you buy stuff...

Hi! I have factory navigation screen (don't care about navigation), and would like to retain the 4x4 info, and have the screen work. Do you have a link to the special kit from the UK to keep factory touchscreen functional?

I am going to get an Apple CarPlay head unit, and install two amps and speakers from the old D2.

Do you foresee any issues doing this?

Thanks!