Polo Stereo Advice

[vwthunder]

I think maybe the best thing for me to do is wait till I have the car and install it

I want it to sit flush, maybe see if I can find one that will do this



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[Whubbsie]

I have the FP-015 cage which i have my Pioneer F900bt installed in. The plastic surround sticks out at least 5mm from the dash which i am overly happy about. The pioneer doesn't come with a cage though which makes it very difficult to mount nicely so it is worth getting just for that reason.

I'm currently waiting on a replacement canbus adapter to replace the generic one i had which died. The new one i'm getting is meant to be VW specific so the accessories signal is meant to stay on until the key is removed (similating the behaviour of the factory head unit). Currently i'm tapping off the cigarette lighter which for me turns off as soon as the ignition is turned off.

where you getting your canbus adaptor?

[morbo2000]

Through a mate who is an auto elec who is getting it through stinger (as they wouldn't sell to me direct). http://www.stingeraustralia.com.au/

[tooch]

I think maybe the best thing for me to do is wait till I have the car and install it

I want it to sit flush, maybe see if I can find one that will do this



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How did you go with this mate?
I'm picking up my Polo GTI on Wednesday and am already planning it all out
I'm looking at getting an eclipse AVN726EA and want to make it look flush like this:

http://www.audioimages.co.uk/images/double_din_solutions/vw_polo.jpg

They don't seem to have a double din fascia kit for the 9n3 Polo's so I might email them and see how they got that fit in the picture.

[vwthunder]

Wow nice

That is the Unit I have
You can get facias but most people say they dont fit well
The stereo shop around the corner said they will trim one to size

[tooch]

You have the eclipse or the pioneer that's in the pic?

I've emailed that company to see how they achieved that fit, I'll post their reply up here.

[vwthunder]

I have the Pioneer in the pic

Hopefully going in soon when I cat my Canbus Adapter

[danish]

Where are people sourcing their canbus units from??

I've been quoted $450 to install my Pioneer H/U which has just been sitting in its box, mocking me.

I've seen plenty of posts throw around the figure of $150 for an adaptor but can't find any websites that actually sell them for the polo???

[vwthunder]

JB hifi got me the Connects2 one

It is universal so it can be wired in

Around $180

[vwthunder]

Oh

Even with the Connects2 one I still need to have the Ignition on

The reason behind buying it was so I could have it on Accessories and it would turn on

Does anyone know about this

If you can only have the unit on when ignition is on, I wouldnt buy it, but I needed it for the speed sensor for my GPS

[mozzzy_2000]

Whats the story with this CANBUS connector? Is it actually necessary? The reason I ask is that when I had my new stereo put it the guy just spliced into the wires and a canbus was not needed, so why is everyone getting them? Does it affect the sound quality or something?

The only thing different that I can tell is that I now have to have the ignition on to have the radio on which I can live with since I have installed a couple of big amps and you really wouldn't want to run it too long without the engine on.

Also does anyone know if the stock stereo has a separate amp located someone or whether its built into the deck? Apparantly some VAG cars have separate amps as stock. Not sure about the Polo GTI though

[danish]

Oh

Even with the Connects2 one I still need to have the Ignition on

The reason behind buying it was so I could have it on Accessories and it would turn on

Does anyone know about this

If you can only have the unit on when ignition is on, I wouldnt buy it, but I needed it for the speed sensor for my GPS

Are you serious?? So what the hell does the Canbus adapter even do that can't be achieved by simply splicing a wire???

If this is the case I am just going to install it myself. Save myself the money for speakers and sub.

[tooch]

Does nothing special apart from the radio-stays-on-until-key-removed feature, speed signal for adaptive volume head units, and gives you an accessory switching wire, without having to cut/splice anything. Not a huge deal, but some people prefer to not cut any wires at all especially if it's a new car.

[morbo2000]

Supposedly there is a vw specifc version of the Connects2 canbus adapter that does the switching on accessories instead of ignition. I'm waiting for my mate to pick up the vw specific one for me since my generic one died under warranty.

[vwthunder]

Oh really

The guy in the shop told me that is the only one (generic) that I could get