Hey everyone,
another MIB2 retrofitted into mk7!
First of all, thanks to
@George Ab for renting out his equipment, and thanks to
@simaservis1108 for his patience with semi-noobs like me. It's because of people like George and Sima we're still here on this planet!
Brief description of the process!
My car:
2015 Golf TDI with Mib1 and Fender Audio, no USB, 5 inch display
What I needed:
Parts:
Mib2 headunit [Ebay, $140]
6.5 display [Ebay, $100]
USB+Aux Harness [Ebay, $40]
USB + Aux connector [made a mistake of ordering harness WITHOUT the connector, so had to buy a connector from an official stealereship for $60 - make sure to order yours on AliExpress or Amazon, since you'd save a lot of money, just do it in advance. I decided to spend this money, since I didn't want to wait any longer]
Tools:
Vas5054a [rented from
@George Ab ]
D-Link Dub e100 [rented from
@George Ab ]
Dedicated trim keys to remove both MIB headunit and the screen [rented from
@George Ab ]
Knife to adjust the harness to fit the new screen - though Dremel tool is preferable
SD Card
Windows-based laptop [rented from local Rent-A-Center for $20 bucks for a whole week[
LAN cable
SD card reader [my laptop didn't have an SD card port]
Another Ethernet USB adapter (brand doesn't matter for this one) [bought and returned to Best Buy]
Fiberglass Pull Rods to pull the new harness from the glovebox to the cubby [Harbor Freight, $7]
Process:
Once you got all the right parts and tools, the process is really fast. It's described in the article provided in the starting post of this thread. Just make sure to follow the instructions and don't skip any parts unless you know why you skip them. For example, you'll need to pull the old harness off a block connector in the head unit and replace it with the new one, so make sure you do so; your USB port part number must be one of those that support Carplay - even if you got USB port, you are not guaranteed to have CarPlay; you'll have to cut a few ridges off some of the cables so they fit - nothing crazy (just don't get frustrated if something won't fit - most probably it's just those ridges preventing this, so don't worry).
Like everyone else here says, fishing the cable from the glovebox to the cubby would be the most difficult (relatively) part, but having the fiberglass rods or any other tool would help immensely.
After the physical replacements are done, time to call
@simaservis1108, who will do everything for you. Make sure the connection is good, install TeamViewer, and make sure to have
ALL of the things I mentioned to avoid having to run back and forth.
DO NOT BUY ANY ACTIVATION CODES
DO NOT GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE CP
DO NOT BUY MIB2 AMP FOR YOUR FENDER - YOUR AMP WILL WORK JUST FINE (UNLESS YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME SEXY SOUND IMPROVEMENTS)
- you'll waste your money.
Just do the replacement and simaservis will take care of the rest.
I'm glad to answer any questions as I have the most recent information about the process as of today!
