Harman Kardon Drive + play

**1.9Cdti Elite** · 9th November 2009, 18:38

Has anyone fitted one of these kits? and if so where have you mounted the screen and controller? some pics would be nice if poss!

I have just recieved this kit and I am puzled as to where I can mount the stuff in an Elite.

**george k** · 9th November 2009, 19:11

I mounted screen on top of dash in far right corner and controller on front slope of armrest just behind cup holder compartment. Sorry no pics as wife has car at work with her.

**Beavis** · 10th November 2009, 11:29

I fitted mine in the ashtray

pics on here

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18700

**1.9Cdti Elite** · 10th November 2009, 19:06

Beavis you sly dog! I'm really impressed with your ingenuity, How is the screen fixed in place? Have you used the mounting hardware that it came with?

**FuzzyOne** · 10th November 2009, 22:20

When I had mine I fitted the screen in the right hand corner of the dash, the controller went behind the glovebox.

**cameraman** · 10th November 2009, 23:00

In the end I gave up with mine, I've still got 2 full kits minus the ipod cables, they just kept breaking, the controller boxes were fitted behind the heater panel, powered off the cigarette lighter & glovebox light, ipod in the glovebox

**Beavis** · 11th November 2009, 14:12

Originally Posted by 1.9Cdti Elite

Beavis you sly dog! I'm really impressed with your ingenuity, How is the screen fixed in place? Have you used the mounting hardware that it came with?

Hi no it slides into the end of the ashtray housing and it is just the right size to grip it!!
I bought a secondhand ashtray complete off e-bay and cut it up till it fitted

this way you can still remove it to get to the diagnostic plug underneath

**137mph** · 12th November 2009, 03:01

Beavis, great minds and all that, mine is fitted pretty much the same way as yours, quite good when anyone get s in the car too, does anyone using these kits have the same interference problem that I have, also fitted an FM amplifier, so have fakra to standard, into HK, into amplifier, into fakra, into headunit, and still get FM hiss, got it set to 88.7 as that seemed the best, any ideas anyone.
Cheers
Mark

**John C S** · 12th November 2009, 08:18

Originally Posted by 137mph

and still get FM hiss, got it set to 88.7 as that seemed the best, any ideas anyone.
Cheers
Mark

I use a Belkin Tunebase FM and find that 88.7 or 88.8 are the best frequencies.

I think these items work better down the lower FM frequencies. Not sure why though??

**BarnsleyLee** · 19th November 2009, 23:06

Does the Belkin TuneBase fit in the cigarette lighter socket ok? I am thinking about getting one but was wondering if this would be a problem in the Vectra with the socket not being directly on the dashboard?