Hi All,

First as with everyone, thanks for the info here, very very helpful!

I am most of the way through fitting a Sony unit with Android Auto and separate Amp for the factory subs. I also hope to get the original mic working for hands free. I have some photos and some more info on choices made which I will post when done but before then, if anyone can help with the following two questions it would be mightily appreciated!

1) Parking Sensor Live - I have installed a reversing cam but instead of picking up a reverse signal from the lights / gear selector - which would only be on when actually in reverse - I would like to pick up a feed from the parking sensors. These remain 'active' for a short period of time whilst manoeuvring, be that reversing or in drive, and thus would keep the reversing cam on during this same time. I think this will be much neater as a solution and more practical as well. As the LED on the parking sensors stays lit during this time, there must be a live wire there somewhere... but there are so many cables in that multiblock testing one by one would be hard and could cause some damage... so if anyone knows the magic colour that would be great?

2) Hand / Parking Brake Switch - As it is an Android Auto system, certain functions are restricted during drive. I would like to try this - I can always earth out the line at a later date if it annoys me... so therefore I need to find the switch feed for when the parking brake is on. Again any ideas of where I can find this without ripping the centre console to bits to expose the lever itself?

Car is MY2004 btw. Full Vogue spec.

Thanks guys... pics, update and report on the Sony setup to follow, just gotta get this sorted to finish it first!

Thanks,

Chris

Pretty sure the mic will be the wrong impedance, I tried it and it was terrible on mine, I used a Parrot double mic self cancelling set up, worked well...

The PDC control box is in the right rear cubby hole behind the fuse box, it would be easier to get a feed from there, the dash light is probably can bus controlled...

The handbrake control really is a waste of time and too much effort for no gain, most of the systems are set to work UNLESS the wire is earthed so work anyway... Depending on the Android you are using there is also a setting to ignore it anyway, can't see the point of wiring something up that prevents you from doing something...!!

Good luck.... Pete
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2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
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Hi Pete,

My car has had an old school phone kit in before and the mic wiring modified a bit... so not sure what they might mean. I will experience with caution!

You're probably right about the brake... I just like things to be done properly.

For the parking sensors... when you say right rear cubby... can you elaborate>

Thanks,

Chris

Here you go, it's here, item 3...



Wiring diagram



Connector details, looks like you need pinout 7 on this connector, run it through a relay to power the rear camera...



If you need more info, download Rave from the WIKI (Link top right of page under fullfatrr.com)

Good Luck...

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Thanks for that... managed to find a switched feed on the main connector block of the PDC controller... might be 5v as opposed to 12v but the head unit is happy with it. Now whenever the parking sensors are on - even if they are switched on manually with the car in park or neutral, the camera is activated. Obviously in normal reversing action it works as well.

I have a few pics of the wiring so I will post when I get the chance.

I also somewhat inadvertently found that the parking brake switch is very easily access under the cup . ash tray holder which easily pops out. I was actually routing a USB cable back to the arm rest but spotted that there. I have permanently switched the cable for now but left it accessible there just in case I ever feel the need for it to be correctly linked to the hand brake.

Thanks for the help, hope this info continues to build the resource for others!

 Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Gday folks,I have a different head unit,I don't have the sat unit in the back,My Ranger Rover is 2004-5 l322,I have lil buttons under the volume switch,I'm unsure weather this is the same install,An information would help,Thank you in Advance.
Regards

@ Fox11

You have the later touch screen version with MOST. You can't do the Android conversion with this one.  .
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MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

Thanks Joe,Whats the best way to put an after market sat nav in?besides the window mounted one?
Ive never seen a video on a update for my head unit.
thanks again Joe

Great post.

With this replacement, we loose the information on the dash and the subwoofer right?
Cheers

Antonio

You lose the information on the dash but you can wire in the subwoofer if you want to.... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Are the photos from this post hiding somewhere?

PHOTOBUCKET!

Sorry to swear first thing in the morning, but there is only one word that explains where the photos went
However I did have a gander at the first page and Pete has uploaded the all important "speaker wiring list" and the rest of the connections are described, just not pictured anymore  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Yes, sorry about no pics, I had over 1,500 on photobucket, I even had to pay them to host before their weird decision as so many were looking at my posts I ran out of bandwidth, it was costing me a tenner a month anyway, then they want to charge a small fortune and as soon as they did this I tried to download all my photos from them and although they said I could it never worked, I tried for over a week to do it and it wouldn't let me...

I just haven't got the time to reload all of the photos some other way, if you want a specific photo then please PM me and I will try to find it in my archive but don't hold your breath as they are unsorted photos and over 3,000 and I haven't saved them all as I presumed they were there forever on PhotoBucket (replace the B with an F) to55ers.... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

So are all the pics uploaded here actually going somewhere else and subject to that other site's terms? What about YouTube video links? Are they safe from hijacking?