T5 double Din head unit question

[twincamsham]

Hows all
Im planning on doing a Head unit upgrade to a Double din sized touch screen,
I have a nice Clarion multimedia station in mind that reasonably priced.

From what i read the Vw unit is not standard double din size.

My question is for anyone thats done it were are you getting the adapter plate to take the double din unit and is the plastic good quality or look like a sore thumb in the dash?
Iv seen some on ebay but id be sceptical on quality,
Some say theres will do all vw,s some say that they are model specific.
i dont want to end up with a golf one if its not going to fit snugly

Also pulling out my radio wont effect the c bus system will it?
Iv heard talk of them not starting without the radio fitted but i have just the basic cd player radio so cant imagine its got much to do with the electrics.

are people using a proper wire harness adapter kit or simply wiring it in the old way.

Any help appreciated
Rodge

[Seano]

All of which goes to show that perhaps the days of the backyard stereo installation....are over.

C-Bus is not a system that copes well with the typical hack and slash approach to DIY stereo wiring. It wil notice if the audio system isn't what it expects and how the electronics react depends on how they are programmed. So unless you can source a proper wiring harness adapter you may have issues...

After installing and modifying audio systems in all my cars over the last twenty years......our current fleet is the last that I would ever contemplate a DIY approach to audio systems. The perfect combination of complexity, system integration needs and ignorance would compel me to use a specialist installer.

And I suggest you consider using one too.

[tapsy]

with the kenwood i had fitted (by an installer) it came with a adapter for VW
and it also needed the wiring harness adapter.

[twincamsham]

That Looks very nice Tapsy good work,
So yours fitted straight into the double din slot with no need for any other plastic surround between the stereo and dash?
What model Kenwood is that if you dont mind me asking
i have been looking at a clarion system but i liek the way you can angle the screen in the kenwood since i think it may lie very flat in the dash.

Hear what your saying Seano. But! being a diesel mecahnic by trade im always compelled by the reasoning if someone else can do it then i can too, This often ends up with me getting wayyy in over my head for a little while but by the time its working and finished il know everything there is to know about c-bus !
I think they call it learning it the hard way and my oul fella always told me as a young fella that i always would.

[tapsy]

no it came with an surround adaptor to suit the VW
the model i have installed is a DNX7320

a few pics here

http://picasaweb.google.com/tarjmaha...eat=directlink

[Tornado T5]

no it came with an surround adaptor to suit the VW
the model i have installed is a DNX7320

a few pics here

http://picasaweb.google.com/tarjmaha...eat=directlink

I take it the glare makes the screen unreadable...this is the unit I was favouring after reading it's screen was tiltable while the Pioneer isn't. Now I realise how important the "eyelid cover" over the screen in our G6Et is.