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One of the side effects of no longer having a company car is that I’m having to take direct responsibility for maintenance again. It’s a world away from my days of learning how to\u00a0maintain my Mum’s 1980 Ford Fiesta!\u00a0For example,\u00a0I recently learned\u00a0how the wiring in modern cars is totally changed so that it uses a controller area network (CAN) and a serial bus to integrate the various electronic components and to reduce the amount of physical wiring in use. This\u00a0CANbus<\/a>\u00a0system uses\u00a0common wiring (CAN high and CAN low)\u00a0and each device communicates using its own frequency… or at least that’s how it was explained to me.<\/p>\n

Last month, I\u00a0had a new car stereo fitted in my family’s\u00a02008 Golf. The Pioneer DEH-4700BT<\/a> was\u00a0a bargain at just under \u00a379 (from Halfords)<\/a>\u00a0including Bluetooth connectivity to multiple\u00a0phones for calls and media playback\u00a0but, by the time fitting\u00a0and the various cables\/adapters\/fascia components\u00a0had been added, the cost had gone up by\u00a0another \u00a3100!<\/p>\n

I’m amazed what a difference the new head unit makes on the existing speakers (apparently manufacturers tend to over-specify the speaker to avoid warranty claims if they are “blown” early in the vehicle’s life) but I also learned a little about the car electrics whilst it was being fitted for me.<\/p>\n

Initially, the unit was wired in with a live feed taken from the cigarette lighter socket; however that wasn’t needed once all of the necessary\u00a0parts arrived – the final piece being a stalk control adapter for integration with the steering wheel controls<\/a>\u00a0(I can re-use the permanent live if I\u00a0buy a dash cam in future). Unfortunately, the use of these third party interfaces to the Volkswagen CAN has an interesting side-effect as it seems it listens for control on a range\u00a0of frequencies, rather than a specific signal. This means that, when I use the steering wheel controls to adjust the\u00a0car’s multi-function computer (e.g. to switch from fuel economy\u00a0to distance\u00a0driven), it skips forward\/back a track on the stereo! One workaround is to\u00a0switch the stereo to Aux input before changing the computer settings, then switching back again – but it is a bit clunky really!<\/p>\n

I’ve since found a Mk5 Golf GTI forum post that suggests using Volkwagen’s own single-DIN facia unit and a Connects2 steering wheel interface<\/a>. It certainly looks like a better finish but having already shelled out over \u00a3100, our\u00a0car (which is certainly no GTI) will keep\u00a0the AutoLeads version<\/a> for now (I have an AutoLeads PC99-505 with PC99-SON, which I’m told is the same as the PC99-PIO Pioneer version, a PC2-75-4 harness adapter and an FP-17-03 fascia adapter with removable pocket).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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