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2018 Mk7.5 large screen head unit into Mk7?
- Thread starter Mk_GTI
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I bought a 902 off eBay for $1400 and had it installed because I really wanted low level I put for my amps. Other than the loss of AM and Sirius radio I love how the FM, CD/DVD, CarPlay and Navigation are working out. The clarity of having a good quality head unit feeding amps is priceless.
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Wow that looks nice. can you adjust the brightness of the buttons?
Rodcollier1
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You put a usb flash drive in the USB port normally used for your phone, select an option in system setup for updating the nav, it puts a file on the usb drive that identifies the head unit. Then you go to naviextras.com on your computer with your flash drive connected, register a user name / account, select buy maps / updates, select your alpine model, select US/North America maps, pay the $49, download the new map... take usb drive back to your car and stick it in and select nav update and it will reflash your maps. I like the nav better than VW but often find I use Siri and CarPlay. Hope that helps !
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Rodcollier1
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Yes, you can select colors and brightness through the setup menus as shown here in a couple different screens.
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Rodcollier1
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Also, for anyone buying the i902d-g7 or x902d-g7 and adding an amp ( dah ) you will need the ktx-pre1 cable - ask the same vendor on eBay to include or shop online for a euro / U.K. alpine dealer to sell you.
Here’s the cable, I think I paid $40
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Here’s the cable, I think I paid $40
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Rodcollier1
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Yes, everything is still available to control from the radio and it has a few extras
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Rodcollier1
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The 902 comes with everything for plug and play ... I had it done by an audio shop who was doing amp work for me at the same time. Alpine is really taking the lead in these OEM radio swaps but in North America they seem to be focused on GM, Ford and Chrysler right now.
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Rodcollier1
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Yes it does, there’s an example here on Alpine’s product page. It’s not as useful as Apple maps CarPlay and having an Apple Watch on.
But it is well integrated. https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/headunits-for-volkswagen/x902d-g7
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Rodcollier1
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Yes, I used the Alpine DVE-5300 not the DVE-5300G that Alpine recommends. My Golf had the factory CD player in the glove box so it was an easy swap. I don’t know if the factory CD player would have worked with it. The only complaint with the DVD player it is that the steering wheel channel / track selection doesn’t work on the steering wheel. You need to use the touchscreen or the remote control it comes with to change track. I’m not sure if the DVE-5300G overcomes this, and whether it would support the region formats of North America.
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Rodcollier1
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I paid $329 for the dve5300 from the Alpine dealer that installed it for me. That reminds me, the 5300 doesn’t have an SD card like the OEM CD player does ... you could use the 2nd USB port on the head unit but I did not.
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