OEM Wireless charger retrofit?

[willni]

Would just buying a regular wireless charging pad from Amazon and plugging it into a USB port work? Could be a cheap option

You could, but I was planning on buying a Wireless CarPlay module to plug into mine, to have full capability.

Just an update on this VW Retrofit have started to offer this for £120, fitting is one ground and one to the fusebox.

https://www.vw-retrofit.co.uk/product/golf-mk7-wireless-charger/

I had a look on the. web site but it shows as out of stock.  I’ll try and give them a ring. As I posted a while ago the quote I was given was £350 fitted but they never got back to me.

Alex is only getting them into stock over the coming days, he put one up as a test could possibly phone up as ask for a pre-order? Only thing I'd like to know is how easy it is getting the terminal into the fuse box behind the glovebox before I order.

[Ceefeesh]

I emailed VWretrofit to ask if they will be getting them in and I received this reply (on a Sunday afternoon!).

“Yes we will get them back. Parts are ordered but its not in UK stock so back-order. Once we get them, stock will be updated.”  I’ll keep a watch as I want to do this.

[fredgroves]

Seems like a lot of money for a charger which when combined with wireless cp/aa won't actually keep the phone charged.

The discharge rate is higher than the charge rate and what's more the extra heat from charging and the hard use of the phone with something like navigation will cause a thermal shutdown.

Seriously, think twice...

[Ceefeesh]

Thanks Fred. Taken under advice.

[fredgroves]

BTW I say that as my Mk8 has both wireless charging and wireless ACP...