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General => Car audio => Topic started by: Diluxe on 12 August 2015, 21:22

Title: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 12 August 2015, 21:22

bought the following connects2 installation kit to what i thought was going to be a simple swap out

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/ctkvw01-volkswagen-golf-passat-scirocco-touran-radio-installation-kit

Question:

what do i do with the blue wire hang out from this aerial adpater?

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/diluxe/car/E57075B7-383F-4A7A-A15F-94911C198E97_zpsjvdygbln.jpg)

the original vw loom plug is made up of black, gold and blue sections, the connects2 loom doesnt seem to have connections to the pins in the blue area? anyone know what the blue area pins are for? bit of googling reveals this is the connection for the ipod connection in the arm rest.

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/diluxe/car/C976F985-1E92-4209-9236-B9223BA51CEC_zpspw3wplh0.jpg)


cheers

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: jv on 13 August 2015, 11:15

blue wire from the antenna adapter goes to the antenna remote (or amp remote) on the new head unit.

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 13 August 2015, 11:38

on the cde-w296 headunit the blue power antennae lead is not on the fly i.e its connected within the twin block output loom from the headunit, and marries to  a blue lead in the connects2 supplied wiring when the blocks are connected.
 
The blue wire then carries on into the canbus reader supplied as part of the connects2 kit.
 
I'm wondering if this blue wire is meant to go somewhere in the canbus reader......

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: jv on 13 August 2015, 11:46

There not any decent instructions as this is supposed to be a full kit?!

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 13 August 2015, 11:51

nope a sh!tty little a4 sheet on how to connect the canbus reader within the connects2 to kit together, but nothing else

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: jv on 13 August 2015, 11:59

not exactly the right car but a bit more on it here:
http://newbeetle.org/forums/car-audio/48090-antenna-adapter-blue-wire-k-wire.html

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 13 August 2015, 12:08

thanks Pal, i think it boils down to me connecting the blue lead to a switched +12V.

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 15 August 2015, 12:34

Installed and all good in regards to functionality , blue tooth streaming, steering wheel controls .

However I thought the surround it self would sit flush with the dash panel ?

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/diluxe/car/980DE95F-2CE3-4296-A4B0-3F524D93EF02_zpsscrkivdl.jpg) (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/diluxe/media/car/980DE95F-2CE3-4296-A4B0-3F524D93EF02_zpsscrkivdl.jpg.html)

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: jv on 17 August 2015, 13:10

Good job getting it working, the fitment does look a bit poor though  :undecided:

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Rhyso on 17 August 2015, 20:09

Looks like it needs to go further back?  :undecided:

Title: Re: double din alpine install in MK5 help
Post by: Diluxe on 18 August 2015, 20:25

The plates at the side of the headunit needed adjusting to sit it further back in the cage .

All good now  :smiley: