brianteel Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I so i bought one of these for my nice new Tiguan. It is much cheaper then the PAC stuff and has a lot less wires. the VSS reverse and brake wires were right there. If you have steering wheel controls you get volume source and seek up and down. http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /8653.html http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /8692.html those would be the 2 items that you need. the only thing it can not do yet is the bluetooth through the control on the steering wheel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
S4 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Good to hear. We were talking about this in another thread. While on the subject, did you retain same ignition behavior as stock where Avic stays on until you pull the key out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Yup. it really made the install simple. i had to cut the ends off because i dont have the euro iso connectors. little solder fixed that though. no programming it just works Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M4T VW Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thats good to hear. Ive bought the following http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/8115.html Hopefully plug and play, Been on order for ages though Cant wait to get it installed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 i had it shipped to my sisters Fiance in the UK then he brought it over when he was here last week. made shipping cheap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dbduke Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yup. I did that last week. Cost me about $75US shipped to my door. Works perfectly, except that the steering wheel controls are a little slow to respond. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 that is a f-series issue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M4T VW Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Just got mine delivered! What a nightmare it looks. I have 2 parts to it. The big chunky cable and the can-bus bit. I guess i plug the can-bus bit into the big cable, But i still need to use the quadlock - ISO adapter for the unit. And then i guess i have to put the cables from the pioneer loom into the bullit connectors. Does this sound right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 take a picture of what you have and i can explain it. did you get the thing with the steering wheel controls and the wires for VSS and such Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 if that is what you have you have to cut connectors off and solder the wires to the head unit. not hard and the install is really easy.[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chucka Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 wish I saw this before I got mine istalled a couple weeks ago. I ended up getting all the PAC stuff. but I'm very happy with it. Programmed my volume buttons up and down and the Mute/Phone button I have doing my Track up/down. never really used the mute button. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muRte Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is the rear power connector the same for US and European versions of the AVIC-F series? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
S4 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 if that is what you have you have to cut connectors off and solder the wires to the head unit. not hard and the install is really easy. Just out of curiosity, which connector needs to be cut, factory one or aftermarket? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M4T VW Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 I dont have the steering controls in the car so no need for that. Car is a 58 Polo This is what i have. http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/DSCF0658.JPG The thick cable didnt come with any instructions and the can-bus only came with a bit of paper saying what colours are what. I think i need to unplug the can-bus box and connect it into the big loom. Then i need to connect the Ignition, Illumiation, Speed sensor and reverse wires from the pioneer loom to the red bulit connectors on the big loom. No need for the park brake as ive grounded that. Oh, The thick loom seems to have blue end caps on the terminals that connect to the car, Whats this about?! How the bloody hell am i meant to connect it? Does that sound about right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianteel Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 one part goes into the car the other side prolly has to be cut unless you can get a connector to solder to the harness to make it easier. the wires should be labeled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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