MY14+ CD Player Delete
 

I have fitted a 2011-13 centre console bin and armrest with the extra tray to my MY15 Overland.

It took some creativity as the ZF8 has a manual park release right where the hinges are for the armrest, which fouls on the tray if you're trying to fit a MY11-13 armrest.... You will have no issues if you simply get the larger storage bin, remove your CD player, and then fit the new bin and retain your MY14+ armrest.

Can follow instructions here to disasemble the centre console to replace your CD player bin with the larger bin (follow the instructions in post #11):

https://www.jeepforum.com/threads/20.../post-40090513

The CD player simply unplugs and you just tuck the plug away under your console and never worry about it again.

FYI, the large non-CD player bin can be found on all MY11-13 WK2's, and all MY14+ Laredo models. There are also higher trim models that have opted to not have the CD player on the build sheet, so you may find Limited's etc with the larger bin still. It seems in the US, CD player's in MY14+ were optional, and more often the buyers didn't opt for them, but in Aust it seems Jeep Australia decided to opt in favour of the CD players until 2017 and buyers had to opt out of the CD player if they didn't want it... Many MY18+ in Aust seem to have reverted back to non-CD players by default (not sure if these have the armrest tray like the MY11-13's had though) and the buyer having to opt in if they wanted it. So just some info if you're going to look around at the wreckers etc on what model to get your larger bin from. Otherwise new bins are readily avail online. They are all the same. The 12v socket moves down into the lower forward section of the larger bin vs the upper section on CD player bins.

After the new massive bin is installed, if you're re-using your armrest you're done.


However if you are switching to a MY11-13 armrest that has a tray, then here's how to make that work.

The issue you'll come accross is the manual park release cable and mechanism on the ZF8 trans is in between the rear of the bin and the armrest hinges, it has a cover to hide it away (easily removed to release the trans if needed to tow etc) but it protrudes up and fouls on the 2011-13's armrest.

To make it work together you need:
1. Larger bin from whatever model you get it from
2. MY14+ trans park release cover
3. MY11-13 armrest with tray


Pic of the trans manual park release cable and mechanism after the cover is removed:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...2&d=1682654887

The cover itself:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...3&d=1682655096

Comparison of the MY14+ cover on the left vs the MY11-13 cover on the right, can see how the older model's cover has a recess and fouls on the ZF8 park release:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...4&d=1682655096

Unfortuantely you cannot use the MY11-13 armrest with tray on a MY14+ becasue the ZF8's park release cover protudes upwards and fouls on the USB socket's cover on the underside of the armrest. This is the cover that needs to be removed:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...5&d=1682655096

This is the underside of the MY11-13 armrest with tray with the above cover removed, can see the backside of the USB socket and its wiring, which needs to be removed:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...6&d=1682655321

USB socket removed, it simply slides upwards (when the armrest is upside down):
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...7&d=1682655371

Continued...
 

All assembled, large bin view (its like a normal vehicle now):
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...8&d=1682656118

Upper tray view:
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...9&d=1682656118

Armrest down, noone would ever know what you've done under there, but you know, and you feel good knowing how much room for activities there is under there now!
https://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum...0&d=1682656118

If I did that someone would try to shove more crap in there, I'll leave it all on the floor in the back...................lol,lol............... my cig socket in the bin has never worked...............

FYI, the large non-CD player bin can be found on all MY11-13 WK2's, and all MY14+ Laredo models.

...my 2014 poverty pack Laredo had the CD player...and my 2015 Laredo has the CD player...I don't think i have seen a 2014 onward Laredo without one yet?

It must have been optioned with a CD player from new. Did your Laredo also have the smaller screen?

Laredo's are supposed to have non-CD player and the smaller U-connect screen. Generally speaking, the larger U-connect screen is coupled with the CD player, and the sound system with the sub woofer (mid-tier stereo system in the WK2's).

That was the US spec Laredo - all export variants came with the same size (large) screen, and CD player. A quick check of images on Carsales seems to back me up on that belief

"Australian Equipment Group" , "Luxury Group", "Build to Export Specs" are some of the things mentioned in the build sheet of my Laredo which shows ours are more like the yank Limited series ................ which I found with my other JGC..... the yanks have the real poverty packs....what are standard on ours are extras for theirs....