single din head unit help leon mk2 57 plate

[amills2005]

hi guys and gals im thinking of installing a single din head unit in my 57 plate leon and was wondering if anyone else has done this

can you keep the steering wheel controls??

can you keep the aux input??

im thinking of installing a sony mdx 690 mini disc player

where can i get a facia adaptor from??

any help would be appreciated

anthony

 

[Xe]

Mini disc Wouldn't something with MP3/CD/iPod be more worth while?

 

[amills2005]

Hi Xe, Ive had one of these headunits before though and they are very impressive.

I will probably add a cd changer.

Plus if you can keep the aux input then that will allow for a ipod

Any other help out there????????????

 

[Paul_W]

From what I've read a facia adaptor is available from Seat that will give you a standard double din fitting. Then you can use a mk5 golf double din to single din adaptor.

 

[dabcabc]

The facia adaptor is the one for the sat nav system, which gives you a double din slot. Then fill the other slot with one of those nifty single din "pockets". Had one in my MR2 and found it quite useful

 

[amills2005]

Thanks Paul W and dababc !

Just spotted this what do you think

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Leon-ISO...ZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118#ebayphotohosting

The seller cannot confirm though if it fits the mk2 though

Any other advice on the aux input??? is it a simple lead that plugs into the original stereo or is it built in to the wiring loom?

 

[dabcabc]

You'd need a head unit that had aux in on it, then wire the cable into the back. AFAIK it isn't part of the standard ISO connector.

if it were me, i'd go ask a dealer what the cost on the sat nav surround is, it's sure to fit properly then and not leave any gaps round the side...

 

[dabcabc]

Take a look here for photos:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=139127&highlight=satnav+surround

Think it's £16

 

[amills2005]

Yeah ive got the girl at the dealership on the case at the mo!

Can you get an adaptor like you could with the ford stereos, so that you keep your steering wheel controls??

Suprised this car has been out as long as it has and there arent more people out there who have changed the stereo.

 

[Rampage]

Just spotted this what do you think

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Leon-ISO...ZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118#ebayphotohosting

The seller cannot confirm though if it fits the mk2 though

Thats a crap picture!

It definately looks like the mk2 one though.
I'm not sure if the colour would match on an aftermarket one though?

EDIT: It's a LHD one.

 

[amills2005]

agreed the colour could be totally different

the seller is also unsure on whether or not it fits???????

ive asked for some better pics so we'll wait and see

 

[Paul_W]

Your dealer should be able to provide the correct colour. Just need your reg number.

 

[Cinq]

I've just ordered a sat nav fascia adapter through my local dealer... About £8.50 for the front part. Have also just bought the golf single din adapter off fleabay for around £11.

Need to order the cable adapters now...

 

[amills2005]

Cool cinq you will have to keep me updated on how you get on as im very interested

Still no pics back from the guy selling the new leon single din fascia on ebay :-(

 

[Cinq]

I've just received the double to single din adapter... delivered in less than 24 hours from ebay seller. Link

Should get the colour coded fascia plate from dealer tomorrow, so now just waiting on leads. I got an email this morning saying the lead is out of stock at the moment, so will be at least a week or so before i can change the radio over.

 

[amills2005]

I've just received the double to single din adapter... delivered in less than 24 hours from ebay seller. Link

Should get the colour coded fascia plate from dealer tomorrow, so now just waiting on leads. I got an email this morning saying the lead is out of stock at the moment, so will be at least a week or so before i can change the radio over.

I went to a car mod shop yesterday and asked them what they could get.
They use a variety of companies but only one does the SEAT double din, which is £30 by the way and none of them do a single din.

They also want £100 for the stalk adaptor leads to keep my steering wheel controls!!!!! This seems a bit steep if you ask me.

Where are you getting your leads from Cinq?

Anyone else know where these can be purchased at reasonable prices?

 

[Cinq]

I've ordered my leads from http://www.incarexpress.co.uk

£40 for the main adapter, £3 for the patch cable to convert to sony remote in and £10 for the fakra ariel adapter.

Most other sites have the leads at £50, unless anyone knows of any other suppliers

 

[amills2005]

I've ordered my leads from http://www.incarexpress.co.uk

£40 for the main adapter, £3 for the patch cable to convert to sony remote in and £10 for the fakra ariel adapter.

Most other sites have the leads at £50, unless anyone knows of any other suppliers

Is the aerial adaptor this one

http://www.incarexpress.co.uk/view_product.php?partno=CT27AA14

sorry to be a pain cinq i just dont want to get the wrong one.

Where abouts is the patch cable on the web site?

Looking forward to your install!

That seems like a cheap site, cheapest ive found today was £49.70 +vat and that was pulling strings (or so i thought!)

 

[Cinq]

That's the one... Just had an email confirming dispatch, so hopefully I'll get it tomorrow.

The main adapter that I ordered is here and the patch leads are listed at the bottom of that page.

 

[amills2005]

Thanks thats class Cinq, ive stumbled across a seat fascia adaptor thing, but its £30!

http://www.a1caraudio.co.uk/seat-facia-pocket-p-6199.html

and a1 are cheap!

Make sure you send me lots of pics while you rip the old one out and put the new one in!

I just need to get another stereo now, the MD one i was going to use is unrepairable :-(