So, when you unscrewed the vertical control panel, were you able to pull it forward? I'm thinking not, since no pics of that. I need confirmation that there is a big PCB back there, making those two corner areas unavailable to custom installs.
No, because I should have dismounted some lower trims, and unscrew two other bolts in the bottom. Didn't do it yet. Some day ... not urgent.
FWIW: Depending where through the fender panel you wish to drill, closer to the front there's space for said hole, well clear of the high density foam..see photo
Jean. May I kindly ask you for some advise. Do you know how to dismantle the grey dashboard section underneath the steering wheel (not the black steering column). I’ve dismantled the lower section (2 screws). Don’t know how to dismantle the mid section and the grey dashboard end caps. I have an annoying loose screw rolling around. My dealer surprisingly can’t find anything without dismantling so I thought I would give it a try. Many thanks.
This piece? That pops out and there is an additional screen for the lower section. How did you take the lower section off without taking the side off?
If you mean the panel from the first picture in this thread:
www.theineosforum.com
The photos I posted on Jan 5 show details of the large PCB that occupies the entire space behind the centre climate/control panel. Sure, you can drill a hole in the fascia of that panel, but there is no way to drill a hole through the PCB (that I could see) in any of the unused spaces on the control panel that wouldn’t damage or potentially destroy the PCB in doing so.
Well, that is a quite interesting picture and will save me time, by avoiding to dismount it myself.
Thank you. Great information as usual.If you mean the panel from the first picture in this thread:
then there are at least two screws, and the rest are clips.footwell illumination
When I removed part of the trim covers under the dashboard some weeks ago, I noticed some kind of “electric” device (see right side of the trim). Of course, I was curious. Clearly a small light to illuminate your toes ;) . Googling, it seems this company (TLC Redditch) makes lighting...
I don't remember if you need to remove another one before this one to be able to take it out.
[EDITED] See also the picture of @FlyersFan76, this makes it clear that you indeed have to remove that side panel too!
The higher up panel was already dismounted by other people, and documented. I didn't till now.
@MattG - Did you decide where to mount the RJ45 (microphone port)? I too wanted to stick it in the dash but the pcb has ruled that out. Thank you for the photos and saving me all that time.
The post is on here somewhere. Ninetubes has a short YouTube video on how to pull apart the passenger side dash area. You'll have to zoom in the photo but the rj45 plug is tucked away beside the jesus handle pointed at the floor. Nice and out of the way. I still haven't mounted the microphone hanging point. It's mostly disconnected and left in glove box. I want to put a usb c/a on the other side closer to the door in similar position.
I mounted an RJ45 microphone socket in the front part of the centre tray (between the two front seats), next to the USB charging points. I also removed the 12V Cigarette-lighter socket in favour of an additional USB Charging (to the left of the UHF Socket in the attached photo). This way, the UHF socket is completely out of the way when not in use.
That is an excellent idea! I wasn't too keen on having the RJ45 socket visible. It gives the game away that you have a UHF radio and probably have it stored somewhere inside. I'll be following your example and putting the RJ45 socket in exactly the same place and I'll replace the cigarette-lighter socket with USB as well. Thank you for the tip.
I tried this method because I like the idea of having the passenger reach for the brake controller as well. I could not get the vertical space needed - the housing for the controller plus the cat-5 cable ( even the supplied 90 degree elbow) was too long that the control knob would be too elevated. To the point where the housing would be sticking out. You said you took a dremel and created a cavity, I thought you meant in the baseplate. But did you go down somewhere? I have the Redarc liberty, but I believe the housing is the same. I have a LHD, but I compensated for that and put my hole where yours would be swapped.
I used the Dremel to make a hole just in front of the trim clip that holds down the gear selector trim (circled in red). I was careful not to enlarge the area around the trim clip too much, such that the clip could still engage in the hole. I did massage the plastic Immediately below the hole I created for the TowPro elite control knob for it to sit comfortably, but I didnt need to remove all that much material.
Well, that was a lot of work to just get this one piece of plastic out of the way to get to the bottom two hidden screws.
Yep, but if I hadn’t done that I’d never know what lay beneath all of that trim!
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