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Now remove the pins from the socket, and take the
head unit back out of the cradle. Drill the holes through
the rear panel of the cradle to 2.5mm, and match the
holes in the pin PCB also. De-burr these holes and fit
the lead-out assembly to the cradle with the supplied
2.5mm screws. Insert the screws from the inside, and
don’t forget to use the lockwasher – if these screws
come loose it’s a pain to get to them to re-tighten. The
photo at left shows how it should all look once it’s put
together.
Finally slide the head unit into the cradle once more to check the alignment of the socket and pins. If it all
looks good, you can remove the head unit and re-fit the cradle to the car. (did you remember to cut the
“ears” off the existing harness connector? If you didn’t, you’ll have a little trouble getting the connector to
clip back in to the cradle firmly)
Before you begin sliding the cradle back into the dash, re-fit the antenna socket and run the cable through
the retaining tabs. (there should be sufficient slack in the antenna cable to do this) Also feed the output
cables through the back and run them behind the existing harness connectors. As you begin sliding the
cradle in, gently pull the lead-out cables from behind/below so that they don’t fold back on each other or
otherwise interfere with the existing connectors. Don’t slide the cradle in all the way yet, leave it sitting out
by 30 or 40 mm so that you can reach from behind and re-fit the existing harness connectors. Don’t forget
about the correct seating arrangement for these – make sure the slits in the left side of these connectors
are engaged properly over the edges of the cutout, then push the cradle the rest of the way in. Now reach
from behind the cradle and press on the connectors until the locking tabs clip into position. From the left
hand side of the console, wrap a cable tie around the lead-out cables and some of the existing wiring so as
to provide some strain relief.
You can now return the screws holding the cradle in (don’t forget the one at the back), and reassemble the
console. You might want to leave the lower left side panel off though, until you get the amplifier signal
cables run. Once reassembled the head unit can be returned to the cradle and powered up. Check all
operations first before applying power to the amplifier(s) just to be sure. If it all looks OK, then crank it up!
