installing aftermarket headunit in 172 cup

[webb01]

anyone know how much room there is behind the headunit because ive got the adaptor leads for the stalk controls and that and theres a fair bit of cabling. also do you need the lead inbetween the plug for the standard headunit which changes the wiring over to another plug for the new headunit?

 

[Chrisjk]

You'll have to take the dash top off the run the stalk wiring, i believe you will need an adapter as i did but mine is a ph1 so they may have changed the wiring now. There is barelyany room behing the h/u mine went in with considerable force so it may be a good idea to route the cables with the dash off.

 

[webb01]

ahh right. im not looking forward to taking the dash off.

 

[Chrisjk]

Apparently its fairly easy, i bought my stalk adapter about 5/6 months ago...still haven't fitted it

 

[Marky_]

There are small 'cubby holes' in the lower left and right in the ph1, where you can push some of the cabling and adaptors into.
Ph2s are probably different though.

 

[webb01]

does the cable connect to the mfd thing too?

 

[xxxic3xxx]

grrr i have this prob now, very little room indeed just remove the dash

 

[porky]

what i done was remove the panel above the cup holder then you can gently pull the conectors into the gap underneath the h/u

 

[Gumby]

IT's so much easier (using that word in relative terms) If you take the dash off as you can tidy the wires and hook up the stalk control. There's not a lot of room behing the headunit (well there wasn't with my sony h/u anyway!)

 

[Sam21]

ahh right. im not looking forward to taking the dash off.

It's really really easy and that's coming from a complete novice in all things ICE.
Just follow Fubars guide.