Most cars come standard with bluetooth but despite having navigation and premium audio in my land rover i really missed the presence of bluetooth. A lot of information from disco3.co.uk encouraged me to go ahead with the install and although a lot of information is over a decade old where a lot of products are discontinued as well, I thought should write a blog on the 2016 version on how to do this.
Parts Required
Parrot 3200LS Bluetooth Kit
Harness specific to my sound system from Justcarkits.co.uk
Installation
1. Snap off centre console
2. Using a T25 bit
- unscrew the 2 screws and disconnect the top switch (that contains hazard light)
- unscrew the 4 screws that holds radio
- unscrew the 4 screws that is the heater switch
3. Take out the radio and unplug the 20-pin and the 12-pin adapters
The 12-pin Adapter
- Take out the end cap (red in color).
- That exposes which way round you need to push the the pins provided in the harness
- White/Black connects to Pin 3
- White Connects to Pin 5
- Yellow Connects to Pin 10
- Put the end cap back on the connector before plugging it in
The 20-Pin adapter gets rewired through the harness. So plug the factory 20-pin connector into the female 20-pin connector on harness and the Male 20-Pin Connector on harness now connects to the back of radio.
4. The only other connection you need to make is the Ignition Wire. This is the blue wire that is coming from the end of the harness that connects to the Parrot Blue Box. I connected this to cigarette lighter +ve.
5. Turn on your LR3 and see if everything is swell.
6. Placement
Display
- I opened three screws on back of display and rewired the wire to come out from the back of the display rather than the bottom. I drilled a hole on the small black part that is next to the centre left air vent and brought the display wire from the back of it then connected it to the display. i used double sided tape to stick the display on to the black part.
Microphone
I installed the microphone on the A Side pillar by the drivers side.
Parrot Blue Box
I brought the wires for the display and harness from underneath the steering wheel column into the Driver's Side Footwell area where i found some space to attach the parrot blue box using a long plastic strip tie.
7. Hide all wires as there should be no hanging wires or loose wires. Turn on your LR3 again to check everything is working. Put everything back.
Parts Required
Parrot 3200LS Bluetooth Kit
Harness specific to my sound system from Justcarkits.co.uk
Installation
1. Snap off centre console
2. Using a T25 bit
- unscrew the 2 screws and disconnect the top switch (that contains hazard light)
- unscrew the 4 screws that holds radio
- unscrew the 4 screws that is the heater switch
3. Take out the radio and unplug the 20-pin and the 12-pin adapters
The 12-pin Adapter
- Take out the end cap (red in color).
- That exposes which way round you need to push the the pins provided in the harness
- White/Black connects to Pin 3
- White Connects to Pin 5
- Yellow Connects to Pin 10
- Put the end cap back on the connector before plugging it in
The 20-Pin adapter gets rewired through the harness. So plug the factory 20-pin connector into the female 20-pin connector on harness and the Male 20-Pin Connector on harness now connects to the back of radio.
4. The only other connection you need to make is the Ignition Wire. This is the blue wire that is coming from the end of the harness that connects to the Parrot Blue Box. I connected this to cigarette lighter +ve.
5. Turn on your LR3 and see if everything is swell.
6. Placement
Display
- I opened three screws on back of display and rewired the wire to come out from the back of the display rather than the bottom. I drilled a hole on the small black part that is next to the centre left air vent and brought the display wire from the back of it then connected it to the display. i used double sided tape to stick the display on to the black part.
Microphone
I installed the microphone on the A Side pillar by the drivers side.
Parrot Blue Box
I brought the wires for the display and harness from underneath the steering wheel column into the Driver's Side Footwell area where i found some space to attach the parrot blue box using a long plastic strip tie.
7. Hide all wires as there should be no hanging wires or loose wires. Turn on your LR3 again to check everything is working. Put everything back.
