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Are there any issues with installing an Alpine CD player in a T5?
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There shouldn't be.
I'm looking to replace my standard radio very soon in my T5, I want reversing camera with big screen, so thinking similar unit to AVC9000 only the one that is for Golf4 range.
Which Alpine unit are you getting?Last edited by Transporter; 19-10-2009, 02:30 PM.Performance Tunes from $850Wrecking RS OCTAVIA 2 Link -
Not sure which unit... just need one that connects to an iPod and is easy to navigate.
The guy at the shop was telling me I need to pay for some DIN converter or something which was about $400. He reckons all european cars need this.Comment
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Make sure you get power to the ariel.
There is a booster thing somewhere in the dash...
No power crap signal.
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And watch out you don't end up with power drain after everything should be "asleep" - a common problem with aftermarket installations in VAG vehicles.2017 MY18 Golf R 7.5 Wolfsburg wagon (boring white) delivered 21 Sep 2017, 2008 Octavia vRS wagon 2.0 TFSI 6M (bright yellow), 2006 T5 Transporter van 2.5 TDI 6M (gone but not forgotten).Comment
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Not only aftermarket.
My T5 was in the dealer shop to have a look at the sat nav (still not fixed), and when we got it back it now does not turn off when the the van is powered off.Golf V TDI 2005 - SOLD
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The power drain I'm referring to is more insidious than that - everything looks like it is switched off, but one unit is polling the other all the time, so it never switches off properly (ie goes to sleep), thus draining more power than it should. I gather it is something to do with the canbus connections. Quite a few threads on this forum refer to the problem, mostly related to changed AVEs.
Usually only noticed if the vehicle isn't driven for a few days or more, if you drive every day or every second day the battery gets charged up again before it gets flat enough for you to notice.2017 MY18 Golf R 7.5 Wolfsburg wagon (boring white) delivered 21 Sep 2017, 2008 Octavia vRS wagon 2.0 TFSI 6M (bright yellow), 2006 T5 Transporter van 2.5 TDI 6M (gone but not forgotten).Comment
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remember CAN-BUS adapter might be needed?Comment
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Vans made before 2006 have no CAN BUS radio, so there shouldn’t be a problem when you change the radio in those.
T5's Battery drain in my T5 is 100mA when the van is in rest and locked.
Golf5 with CAN BUS is less than 20mA.
For how to check for excessive battery drain, look in the section T5 How to do this and that, post 9
Wiring connector for radioLast edited by Transporter; 20-10-2009, 11:35 AM.Performance Tunes from $850Wrecking RS OCTAVIA 2 LinkComment
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Remember to not wire the K-line wires in. Otherwise the VW technician will have to remove and unplug the radio everytime they want to hook the diagnostic computer up.'07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
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I'm also wanting to install a cheap eonon double din head unit into my T5 just for a reversing camera installation.
Does anyone know where i can find a tutorial on installing a oem head unit in a T5?
I've got a 09 T5, so what exactly is this "CAN BUS" thing? What does it do? Can i do without one?
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Last edited by Transporter; 27-10-2009, 06:04 AM.Performance Tunes from $850Wrecking RS OCTAVIA 2 LinkComment
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I've got the standard one that comes with the van. Like this one:Originally posted by Transporter View Post
Just briefly read that can bus page. To my understanding, I can just install the eonon head unit into the van and connect the can bus to the "impart ican system"? Is this so called "ican" system already in the van? Or do i need to purchase it?
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You do not have to hook up the can wires. You need the powered antenna adaptor and acc pick up from streering colunm. Thin Brown/Green via a relay, works a treat on my T5 with a Alpine IDA300e1st place Mk3 Standard 08Comment
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