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  • Hello from Canada!

    Good afternoon fellow members of VWWC!


    I’ve been a reader of the boards for some time, since about 2012 or so when I purchased an ‘08 Passat Wagon 3.6. From the get-go I’ve absolutely loved this car, however, the spec of the vehicle in Canada is brutal. So I went on a bit of a mission upgrading it the way I would have liked it from the beginning.


    I’ve added:
    •Parallel park assist
    •R36 body pieces
    •Rear Seat Entertainment
    •High line Rear View Camera
    •Dynaudio Sound System
    •ACC
    •Factory trailer and trailer wiring
    •DSG swap (came with crappy 09M auto)


    And a bunch of other things that seem “blah” but the car didn’t come with (MDI, Telephone, RNS510, etc) but are now obsolete.


    I’ve pulled the car apart so many times, that I lost impetus, and I drove it for the last time in June 2016 and it has sat, fully disassembled since. I’ve had MK7 cars, and the wife has an Atlas, so in the meantime I’ve grown to love the MIB2 set up.


    Early this year, I got some help putting the car back together as I just don’t have the time to do it myself, which I am disappointed with, having done all the upgrades myself up to this point. But I love this car, and was just sick of seeing it sit!!


    So, the cars back together, but immediately the RNS presented a problem. Compared to the MIB2 of the newer cars, I was not going to be able to live without CarPlay, etc. So I have installed a head unit with component protection removed and it’s exactly what I needed!


    And this is why I need to actually join this forum, instead of using only it’s resources! I’ve got a bunch of issues that I need help with.


    Here’s a few pics of the car along the way.



















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    Well done Mate!!!

    My cousin lives in Edmonton (Alberta) and I visited him this time last year.
    Such a beautiful country!!!

    I thought maybe you just pulled a door panel off...
    But that is some intense work you have done there!
    MY18 VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition + Panoramic Sunroof + some extra goodies... (Pure White)
    MY17 ŠKODA Superb 206TSI 4x4 + Sunroof + Tech Pack + Comfort Pack + some extra goodies... (Moon White)

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