So, I'd need the screen and that 800 dollar thing to upgrade the unit i have in my car?
I have this one:
Thank you. I don't know how i feel about the different trim pieces. Well, I do, I don't like it. Can i make them all piano black?You'd be able to just swap the screen, no $800 MIB unit required. You would need a new trim piece. There is no matching trim for that screen with the honeycomb pattern however. So your option would be piano black or various shades of grey.
If that's your thing, you could probably sell your screen for more than you'd pay for the replacement. That 8" matte screen is "rare" since most models only got the 6.5" matte screen.
Thank you. I don't know how i feel about the different trim pieces. Well, I do, I don't like it. Can i make them all piano black?
So you did it? Ends up costing around 300 CAD for the parts...Yes. You can do a piano black trim swap easy enough. That's what I did on my GTI. This thread has the part numbers. If you're not in a hurry, you can get most pieces from AliExpress. The only one I'd recommend not getting from there if you go that route is the one around the shifter. The one for ROW cars has different tabs and doesn't work on NAR cars.
Yessir. 2016What year is your car? From the looks of it, I'm guessing 2016 or later (?).
In which case you have MIB2, so don't gain a whole lot from the head unit (unless you also decide to get a Virtual Cockpit).
As for piano black trim....it's pretty easy to come by - on lots of cars (compared to the GTI honeycomb vibe). Trim around the display is super-cheap on Aliexpress now (like $25); the other trim pieces in (around the cluster and vent / headlight switch area) in piano black should be readily available from a wrecking yard for reasonable pricing.
So you did it? Ends up costing around 300 CAD for the parts...
And for even more money... you can convert your entire gray interior to black.So you did it? Ends up costing around 300 CAD for the parts...
I don't want to do any of it. Sorry for hijacking the thread OP. You have a great product on your hands, doing the interior retrofit is not in the cards for me.And for even more money... you can convert your entire gray interior to black.
Never bothers me - derail away.I don't want to do any of it. Sorry for hijacking the thread OP. You have a great product on your hands, doing the interior retrofit is not in the cards for me.