Installation in Mk6 Golf (via cabin) - courtesy jamesatfish
Originally posted by jamesatfish
Okay - so the good news is you can install the unit in a Golf R from within the cabin, without needing to pull off the wipers etc from the engine bay. I didn't take photos along the way but will have to dig in there again later (see the bad news) so will update the post with pics then.
1. Pull off the fuse panel cover (driver's side).
2. Pull out the cubby box to the right of the driver's knee (under the headlight switch). To do this, open it fully, squeeze the sides at the top and the top of the box will open even further. From there simply pull out from the bottom and it will slide off the hinges.
3. Move the large relay panel out of the way. Undo the clip to the left and the panel will swing towards you. Use 2 long cable ties to hook around the relay panel and pull it up out of the way so it sits above the gap opened up by the cubby box. You can hook the cable ties through the top frame of the fuse panel.
4. You will see a small plastic box with a single hex screw on the right and a browny/yellow connector on the top. Undo the screw and pull that plastic box out towards you. There is plenty of length on the cable for you to pull the box out without undoing the connector on the top. You will need to jiggle the box to squeeze it through the space to the left of the screw but it will come out.
5. The magic red plug gateway box is now visible. From here you can either try to unplug the connector with the box where it is, or if you jiggle the box itself you will find that it comes away from the two plastic clips that hold it in place. Once loose you can pull it out of the same space to the left of that screw you undid in step 4. Again there is enough cable to pull the box out to where the cubby box lives.
6. Connect the FIS+ unit, test and confirm everything is OK.
7. From here you have 2 choices - put everything back as it came out, or put the browny/yellow top box back in first so the gateway box remains more accessible. I chose to do this, which means that the two boxes I pulled out of that space aren't clicked into the original mounting spots. They are however jammed in pretty tight in there so I can't see that being an issue as they're certainly not going to move around.
8. If you want to keep the FIS+ unit accessible, run the cord over the top of the relay box when you put it back in place. The relay box is shaped like an L so there's room on the top for the FIS+ cable to run past.
9. Put everything back together in the reverse order from above.
I've put together a very quick install video for the Golf R - it claims to be '30 seconds' but ended up taking almost 2 minutes.
Note that the step you don't see on the video was that the first time the relay box is moved there is another unrelated controller between relay box and the gateway with the red plug. I had already moved that out of the way on my first install attempt - it is just tucked in behind the gateway box to make the swap-over easier.
Although the FIS+ box is just left tucked in behind the cubby hole I haven't noticed any rattles as yet, though I do plan to put some velcro on the back of it to secure it a bit more.
1. Pull off the fuse panel cover (driver's side).
2. Pull out the cubby box to the right of the driver's knee (under the headlight switch). To do this, open it fully, squeeze the sides at the top and the top of the box will open even further. From there simply pull out from the bottom and it will slide off the hinges.
3. Move the large relay panel out of the way. Undo the clip to the left and the panel will swing towards you. Use 2 long cable ties to hook around the relay panel and pull it up out of the way so it sits above the gap opened up by the cubby box. You can hook the cable ties through the top frame of the fuse panel.
4. You will see a small plastic box with a single hex screw on the right and a browny/yellow connector on the top. Undo the screw and pull that plastic box out towards you. There is plenty of length on the cable for you to pull the box out without undoing the connector on the top. You will need to jiggle the box to squeeze it through the space to the left of the screw but it will come out.
5. The magic red plug gateway box is now visible. From here you can either try to unplug the connector with the box where it is, or if you jiggle the box itself you will find that it comes away from the two plastic clips that hold it in place. Once loose you can pull it out of the same space to the left of that screw you undid in step 4. Again there is enough cable to pull the box out to where the cubby box lives.
6. Connect the FIS+ unit, test and confirm everything is OK.
7. From here you have 2 choices - put everything back as it came out, or put the browny/yellow top box back in first so the gateway box remains more accessible. I chose to do this, which means that the two boxes I pulled out of that space aren't clicked into the original mounting spots. They are however jammed in pretty tight in there so I can't see that being an issue as they're certainly not going to move around.
8. If you want to keep the FIS+ unit accessible, run the cord over the top of the relay box when you put it back in place. The relay box is shaped like an L so there's room on the top for the FIS+ cable to run past.
9. Put everything back together in the reverse order from above.
I've put together a very quick install video for the Golf R - it claims to be '30 seconds' but ended up taking almost 2 minutes.
Note that the step you don't see on the video was that the first time the relay box is moved there is another unrelated controller between relay box and the gateway with the red plug. I had already moved that out of the way on my first install attempt - it is just tucked in behind the gateway box to make the swap-over easier.
Although the FIS+ box is just left tucked in behind the cubby hole I haven't noticed any rattles as yet, though I do plan to put some velcro on the back of it to secure it a bit more.
Originally posted by Ryan_R
I'd like to add the suggestion for the cabin install, if you're struggling to lift up the gateway module, you can get a long flat head screwdriver and leverage it under the small notch near the bottom of unit as shown towards the right of this photo:
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