PGM316 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Had my Defender a year and just getting round to sorting the radio. Previous owner seems to have ripped out the speakers, but also the earth isn't there, wheres the best place to connect a new wire to? Where do you feed it through the dash and which bit of chasis will be best? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Self tapper and fix it to the bulkhead with a ring terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ran my one down to the fuse box and used one of the screws the hold the fuse box in place to the bulkhead with ring terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGM316 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks, I'll try one of those methods, maybe the fuse box first if I can easily get a wite that way. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Easier to push it in from the fuse box up than from dash down, well my one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I agree with Frax. I ran a new wire for the fog light switch and I spent AGES trying to get it down from the dash... took about 2 mins to feed it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGM316 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Always good to get advice on here, rather than spending a couple of hours discovering another awkwardness of the vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighouse shed Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 i would strongly advise you push the radio into position before rebuilding the dash, the earth lead on my jvc unit was about 2 inches short to allow the fuse box mount to be used. pity i had just reassembled the dash. By the way the passenger grab handle is a sod to get back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGM316 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 i would strongly advise you push the radio into position before rebuilding the dash, the earth lead on my jvc unit was about 2 inches short to allow the fuse box mount to be used. pity i had just reassembled the dash. By the way the passenger grab handle is a sod to get back in I don't think I'll need to take the dash apart. I've took the radio out, by first unscrewing the caddy thing it sits in. So, hopefully just feed a wire up from the fuse box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighouse shed Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ahhh one of those posh ones with a radio fitted from day one, i had an extra area for the air con instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGM316 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 ahhh one of those posh ones with a radio fitted from day one, i had an extra area for the air con instead. I got it working, I was happy for a while, until I realised what rubbish is on the radio in a morning, and turned it off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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