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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

that is a f-series issue

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?

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

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]

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.

Is the rear power connector the same for US and European versions of the AVIC-F series?

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?

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?

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.

Hmm, Wired it up how i think it needs to be done and its nearly there.

Couple of points though.

When i turn the ignition off the unit still turns off, I thought it was meant to stay on untill i pulled the key out?

Im sure ive got that wired to the ACC right, There is not other way to wire it.

The Illumination doesnt seem to do anything. Is it meant to turn the map into night mode when you turn the lights on? It does nothing...

you may not have it hooked up right. it should work. i have my map on night mode all the time so i am not sure if that works. i know it dims

Hmm, I will have a play with it.

Is there a way to test the inputs? Ive conneced the VSS and reverse but dont have a camera yet but want to test that i got them right.

Thanks for your help

Mat

God im getting annoyed with this. 2 months it was on order and now it doesnt seem to work...

The ignition doesnt seem to stay on with the key in like it should, It should retain the factory position but it doesnt, It just cuts the unit dead when you turn the engine off.

The illumination doesnt work, And yes ive played with the brightness. It doesnt do anything when i turn the lights on or off.

Dont know of another way to test the other bits but its not good so far

Anyone give me any ideas whats up? Im sure ive got it connected right, The unit seems to operate ok, Just the bits i want dont work...

did you match the wire colors up to the adapter. does the VSS and reverse signal work? it sounds like something maybe connected wrong or the box is bad

Everything matched up with what connects 2 says.

Im going to take the patch lead out of it and just use the can-bus bit and connect the wires into the loom. I hope it works or ive got a duff box, Just my luck after waiting 2 months...

Progress Update

The connects 2 adapter is crap.. The bits i want dont work. Sod's law!

The Ignition doesnt work as its suppose to, It just turns off with the key.

Ive found that if i connect the ACC to the aerial power in the harness i can get around this and it works as it should!

The Speed pulse works, Ive not tested it on the avic but it works according to the meter.

As with the reverse signal, Not tested but works on the meter.

But the illumination doesnt work at all. When i connect it, It gets a 12V signal straight away with the lights not even on. When i turn the lights on nothing happens, Just stays at 12V.

Im so fed up with this i might just tap from the heated seat switch and call it a day. It least it would be all working in theroy!

Any ideas why the illumination could be broken?

it really sounds like a wiring issue on some part of the harness. if the VSS and reverse work the Ill should work. what is arieal power?

Aerial power is what volkswagens use to supply power to the standard HU's booster. Im connecting the aerial power and the ACC to that. That way they both turn off when i take the key out.

Ive tripple checked the wiring. It goes from the can-bus in the OE harness to the adapter and this it. It doesnt work on the output of the adapter, Really annoying..

Aerial power is what volkswagens use to supply power to the standard HU's booster. Im connecting the aerial power and the ACC to that. That way they both turn off when i take the key out.

 

Ive tripple checked the wiring. It goes from the can-bus in the OE harness to the adapter and this it. It doesnt work on the output of the adapter, Really annoying..