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Hi Guys I've just bought a 2005 Stagea, and was wondering if any of you had come across a manual for it in english? I've got a couple of things I would like to get sorted, but can't really find too much information on it(Information that I can read anyway...) Specifically: LCD screen pops up, and goes straight back down(doesn't turn on) Power cable in the centre console, no idea what it is for In car phone system? Appears to be on the steering wheel, but nothing happens other than a "beep". Phone can't find the car either Replacing the stereo, I've seen adapters for the face plate, but can't seem to find a wiring diagram so I can keep the steering wheel controls(seen the adapters on amazon though) Dvd rom for the LCD? A way to get it all working again?(Providing the english conversion is out for the 2005 model now)(DVD has power to it, but that is all I can see/hear at the moment) Off/Snow/On button below the steering wheel, this car is only RWD, so I'm not sure what it's for?(I thought it was for the 4WD models) Other than those things, the car is great(perfect for towing the jetski) I hope I haven't broken any unwritten rules with this post, I'm not meaning to ask for you to do all the work, just to point me in the right direction Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Chris

Not sure if anyone has done this yet but decided I might as well write up a tutorial upon completion of mine Tools needed: 1x small phillips head screwdriver 1x small flat head screwdriver Linear polariser film (preferably with adhesive side, I got mine from http://www.3dlens.com/shop/lcdpolarizer.php) Acetone Scalpel/Razor Procedure: 1. Remove climate control from car. 2. Remove the temperature knob along with the nut behind it 3. Remove the 4 screws holding the front half of the unit to the back half 4. Using the flat head undo the 4 clips, and the front part should pop off 5. Undo the the 2 screws holding the back circuit boar, then push on the part where the plug goes to slide it out 6. Undo the 4 screws holding the front circuit board to the face 7. You should be able to pop the circuit board out now 8. Now comes the tricky part, using a scalpel slowly try and peel back the existing polarising film. Easiest to work from the corner and slowly sliding the scalpel along the glass 9. If there's adhesive residue left over on the screen, then use acetone to remove it 10. Time to apply the polarising film, if you place it the correct way it should look normal (white backlight with black writing), but if you turn it 90 degress, it'll reverse the colours 11. Once your happy with it, cut the film to size and apply to the LCD screen 12. Reassemble the climate control unit and reinstall into car, now you should have something that looks like this

This has been a long time coming but in all my boredom during my downtime between contracts, I decided to finally give my two Mirrorlink devices a benchtest and install the winner into the car. Looking around the internet, I finally came upon two devices around mid-2014 which offered screen mirroring for both Android and iOS devices (even though my priority is Android). Unit A: http://exploter.en.alibaba.com/product/60134524738-222336312/car_standard_Mira_Box_WiFi_S_CVBS_Manual_swith_WLAN_Display.html Unit B: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Carphone-CVS-8138-car-audio-video_715207809.html Both are very easy to install, basically just power and video. Unit B also has an external switch to flick between DLNA and Mirrorlink modes as opposed to Unit A, which has the switches on board for resetting the unit as well as alternating between iOS and Android connectivity. Testing them both, the immediate issue with Unit B was the ghosting of images. No point in benchtesting it, though I may try to make contact with the seller for any possibility of prior knowledge of this issue and an appropriate fix. Nonetheless, I figured I'd give Unit A a whirl and see how it compared. Trying out over a 24 hour soak test on a small TV, the unit proved to be reliable and had a decent image. I tested the audio as well, which seems to be quite reasonable for what it is. Certainly nothing to impress the discerning listener and I'm definitely sticking to my Sony ZX1 as my audio source of choice but it's good enough and certainly acceptable for listening to GPS navigation audio. So with Unit A being the winner, I proceeded to test it out in the car. Though I needed to use an isolation transformer to clean up the herringbone interference in the image, once the phone is in landscape mode and the AV system is set to Wide, the scaling is actually on the money and it's not crystal clear like the built-in GPS. It's definitely usable in the least. I'm half tempted to take the next step with remote controlling the phone and try out a MimicX2 despite all the issues others have reported with them (from ordering through to support!), to complete the touchscreen part of the equation. Installation was simple and contained within the centre console internals. The unit is currently fastened with velcro to the inside of the driver's side of the console, the power cable spliced into the backend of the cigarette lighter socket (solder and glue heatshrinked) and the video cable passed through an existing grommet in the back of the rear pocket under the armrest with no slack so no clutter. The size lends itself to a very neat installation and it remembers its functionality setting (Android or iOS) between power cycles. I was a bit too busy with it to take photos of the installation but you get the idea. So for the moment, Unit B is definitely not a good choice if you're keen on this idea for your vehicle.