What did you do to your van today?

ben_faulkner · Post by **ben_faulkner** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:51 pm

awesome stereo, i just ordered the model down from that one for my forst mod as well, how do you find it so far? worth the money?

ben_faulkner · Post by **ben_faulkner** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:30 am

also mate, what connectors did you need to connect it all up? is it just the pioneer adapter or do you also need the vw adapter to plug into it?

Gibbo · Post by **Gibbo** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:10 am

aerobic247 wrote:I just picked up my new caddy and first order of the day was replacing the head unit with a Pioneer Car play one

is that the sph da120 ? What phone are you using and what's it like ? Also do you have steering wheel controls do they work ?

aerobic247 · Post by **aerobic247** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:56 pm

ben_faulkner wrote:also mate, what connectors did you need to connect it all up? is it just the pioneer adapter or do you also need the vw adapter to plug into it?

i used both adapters, there are adapters that go from a pioneer head unit direct to the VW but my head unit was not listed as one of the compatible models, it might work but i wasn't taking the risk

Gibbo wrote: is that the sph da120 ? What phone are you using and what's it like ? Also do you have steering wheel controls do they work ?

yes it's the SPH DA 120 and i am using it with an iPhone 6, I have only had it for a day but i like it, it's easy to use, the touch screen works as well as the iPhone
and the sound quality is better than the standard head unit that i pulled out, i don't have a MFSW

spacewalker · Post by **spacewalker** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:41 pm

Finally I did a little more regarding Rear LID / tailgate automatic open and close

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpjm-lKnIfc

maxx007at · Post by **maxx007at** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:02 pm

Is the tailgate from a Touran the same weight as the tailgate from a Caddy?

If so, I'd like this mod on my Caddy

spacewalker · Post by **spacewalker** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 4:39 pm

possible , but you can make linear motor stronger if you recalculate a spring size / stroke

horace01 · Post by **horace01** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:13 am

140,000km service.

mikaelw1 · Post by **mikaelw1** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:10 am

Oil change no.3 this year

ben_faulkner · Post by **ben_faulkner** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:15 am

aerobic247 wrote: i used both adapters, there are adapters that go from a pioneer head unit direct to the VW but my head unit was not listed as one of the compatible models, it might work but i wasn't taking the risk

mate i just tried to install my stereo and nothing is working. i was hoping it was going to be as simple as connecting the VW adapter to the car, and the poineer adapter to that and then plug in the stereo. However when i do that nothing happens. no power through the stereo at all. Am i missing something?

horace01 · Post by **horace01** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:27 am

Did you disconnect the battery before messing with the wiring? If not you may have just blown the fuse for the radio. Granted is only a small chance but worth checking.

aerobic247 · Post by **aerobic247** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:27 pm

You will have two power feeds a yellow (permanent live) and a red (ignition live) the red cable will have to be connected to the fusebox via an add-a-fuse cable

ben_faulkner · Post by **ben_faulkner** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:34 pm

aerobic247 wrote:You will have two power feeds a yellow (permanent live) and a red (ignition live) the red cable will have to be connected to the fusebox via an add-a-fuse cable

hmmmm, thanks mate. looks like i might have to pay someone to do this for me. where exactly is that fuse box?

aerobic247 · Post by **aerobic247** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:36 pm

Under the steering wheel

ben_faulkner · Post by **ben_faulkner** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:44 pm

thanks, will take another look after work!

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