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gDallasK

Member Since: 19 Apr 2011
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2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Santorini Black

Anyone fitted Alpine EX10 or Harman Kardon Drive & Play?

I was interested in integrating my iPod with the audio in my 2011 GS. Having read a great deal about the Land Rover solutions and their availability / non availability, I wondered if anyone had successfully installed either of the above third party solutions.

They seem to have a number of advantages over the LR module :

- much cheaper;
- more control over music selection;
- information about what's playing is output to a small supplementary screen.

Although the Harman Kardon unit is out of production, it can be found quite easily and has a very cool controller which works in a manner very similar to that of a classic iPod.

Based on the downloadable manual the Alpine device looks easy to install but I don't like the remote control as much as the Harman Kardon unit.

Has anyone installed either unit - or are there even better alternatives I should consider? The map is not the territory

2011 TD4 GS Manual - Gone
2014 SD4 XS Auto - Gone
2018 Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic 180 AWD

10th May 2011 8:41 am

gDallasK

Member Since: 19 Apr 2011
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What, nobody?

Well, has anyone concluded that they are both a piece of c p? If so, I'd like to know what's wrong with them? The map is not the territory

2011 TD4 GS Manual - Gone
2014 SD4 XS Auto - Gone
2018 Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic 180 AWD

12th May 2011 4:48 pm

Cerdo

Member Since: 13 Jul 2008
Location: Manchester
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I had a Harmon in ,my last car. Worked great until one of the cables gave up the ghost, one of the mini USB ones, and I couldn't work out how to replace it. It was teh drive an play 2 mind you. Indus Silver
GS TD4
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10th Jun 2011 8:40 pm

gDallasK

Member Since: 19 Apr 2011
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I finally got my Drive+Play installed. I now have 2,300 albums at my fingertips to amuse myself with during my 3 hour drive from home to Aberdeen and back every week. And it only cost me £20 off eBay. But it did take me the best part of a day to figure out how to install it.

The map is not the territory

2011 TD4 GS Manual - Gone
2014 SD4 XS Auto - Gone
2018 Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic 180 AWD

25th Feb 2012 7:14 pm

spikeymikey

Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 19

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Stornoway Grey

Looks great and a bargain! How does it integrate? Piggy back into the FM antenna?

26th Feb 2012 5:34 pm

gDallasK

Member Since: 19 Apr 2011
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spikeymikey wrote:
Looks great and a bargain! How does it integrate? Piggy back into the FM antenna?

I've connected it to the aux in line. After I saw this :

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic11092.html

I bought a spare aux input socket for £4.18 from a Ford dealer. I disconnected the wiring from the existing connector at the rear of the centre console and attached the connector to the new socket hidden inside the console. I fed a stereo cable with a 35mm stereo jack on each end from the Harman Kardon control unit (hidden in a convenient space immediately under the radio and behind the heater / AC controls). It was fairly easy to access the loom by removing the coin tray and rear panel from the centre console. I then removed the gear knob and gaiter so I could hook the cable with a bit of coat hanger wire. So no need to remove the centre console itself.

Removing the front fascia and radio is quite easy once you get the hang of it - mine has been off several times already to fit the Drive+Play and also a Garmin sat nav.

Sound quality is really excellent - once I had tracked down some interference caused by the stereo plug not being fully inserted into the aux in socket.

Geoff The map is not the territory

2011 TD4 GS Manual - Gone
2014 SD4 XS Auto - Gone
2018 Jaguar E-Pace R-Dynamic 180 AWD

26th Feb 2012 6:03 pm

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