Want to install my single DIN head unit

[Nickyboy]

To replace the double DIN standard HU. What's the best fascia? The Autoleads ones for the Civic were pants. Miscoloured and bad fitment.

Also will I need a special ISO harness or any cheap one will do?

Is it easy to swap the head units over? I have the basic one and no MFSW.

Also what kind of plug is on the aerial lead, DIN or ISO?

Thanks alot guys  

[SteveP]

VW do a single din fascia 

The aerial lead is a fakra connector (you need an amplified aerial adapter) and you can get away with a cheap Quadlock to ISO convertor but you will need to add a ignition switched 12v to the loom and you won't get a dimming feed.

To make it plug and play you need a CANBUS enabled adapter like this - http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/8115.html

[cameluk]

VW do an official double din to single din adaptor, fits both MKVs and MKVIs

1K0857058A 1QB  STOWAGE COMPARTMENT £22
1K0858169 9B9     INSERT FOR COMPARTMENT £4
N90698606            BOLT £0.12

[Nickyboy]

Any chance of a link for the aerial adapter? I'm not clued up here at all 

Would this be it http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/8127.html

Just that and the £50 adapter and that's the wiring sorted?

Is there a how-to on here for changing the stereo?

Thanks again

[SteveP]

Yes that's the type of aerial adapter.

For removing the OEM headunit have a look at step 2 on my guide for the RVC - http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10027.0.html

[Nickyboy]

Cheers Steve 

[Nickyboy]

Ordered the canbus adaptor from Dalco as the postage was cheaper, picking up the fascia bits tomorrow.

Can't wait to get the Alpine in there, the standard HU is crap for iPod, it sees it as a flash drive and keeps repeating the same 100 songs 

[Nickyboy]

The bottom half of the dash trim that goes around the dials, has snapped  

Any part numbers please  

Oh and the Celsus CANBUS wiring adapter didn't have a wired pin to carry the red/yellow power wire from the Golf to the Alpine head unit so that never worked, sent it back. It was model number ASC2510