Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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Broken head unit / stereo harman kardon. Discovery 3
Unfortunately it seems our head unit just stopped working yesterday.
It spat out a cd then wouldn’t change station, turn off. None of the buttons on the control panel worked. The station stayed on but the control panel wouldn’t work, the steering wheel controls also don’t work.
Today we did the hard reset on the car but this unfortunately didn’t fix the stereo.
We have tried to get the unit replaced but keep hitting brick walls, no one seems to be able to offer a solution.
Because our stereo is the Harman Kardon one we can’t just swap to an after market head unit?
Land Rover have said a new unit is around £1600/1700. There are second hand units for sale but Land Rover also told me these won’t work as they are programmed to the car and they can’t reprogram them?
Has anyone any advice what we do next? Has anyone changed a head unit like ours?
We have the 6cd Harman Kardon unit but not the sat nav screen. Part number vux 500320.
Look forward to your replies,
Thanks.
Last edited by Jbbicko on 17th Oct 2017 9:30 pm. Edited 1 time in total
17th Oct 2017 9:28 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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These are not VIN locked, LR's talking balldocks. About £200 is the going rate for a second hand one.
17th Oct 2017 9:30 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 13
Thanks for the fast reply!! 😀 so we can just get a second hand unit and just plug it in? We don’t need to get it reprogrammed?
17th Oct 2017 9:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Hold fire and wait til others confirm. My techie superpowers are weak compared with many others out there.
This was the unit I sold from my scrapped 06 D3 S. Would have been a straight swap for a head unit, but it didn't get that use.
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17th Oct 2017 9:36 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
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Yeah buy second hand but ensure part number matches
17th Oct 2017 9:47 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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Thanks again for the reply. The unit looks exactly the same. Did the people who bought it have any problems with it with the programming? Amy x
17th Oct 2017 9:48 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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This is ours.
Do the numbers have to match perfectly? Can the last 3 numbers be different? Land Rover offered us the replacement but I’m sure ended in490?
17th Oct 2017 9:50 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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What's the car spec?
17th Oct 2017 9:53 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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I think it’s an s?
17th Oct 2017 9:55 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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From that date on your head unit a 05 model year as well, that would figure. Best wait to see what peeps think will work parts wise. Lots of experience out there.
17th Oct 2017 9:58 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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Thanks for your help 😊
17th Oct 2017 10:01 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
I'll swap you for mine.........but it's also knackered!!
Will no longer accept cd's, the slot feels solid inside and the play button doesn't work either
17th Oct 2017 10:08 pm
Jbbicko
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
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I’ll swap! All the cds belong to my 5year old daughter, they are all Disney songs that I can live without hearing again 😂
17th Oct 2017 10:11 pm
Waylander11
Member Since: 21 Apr 2016
Location: Leicestershire
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I had an issue with mine 6 cd Harmon kardon couldn’t be sorted so I bought a second hand one of ebay and just swapped them out no issues at all just plug and playD3 in Buckingham blue now SWMBO's Mine D4 commercial
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17th Oct 2017 11:19 pm
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
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Jbbicko wrote:
Thanks again for the reply. The unit looks exactly the same. Did the people who bought it have any problems with it with the programming? Amy x
That would be me. I have that DSL's stereo. Very long story as to the stereo, in perfect working order... but I must put it back together and sell it on. But it's of no use to you as both stereos look the same but have different part numbers, ending 330 as opposed to 320. You need the exact same part number.
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