MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: GilesWoodward59 on June 16, 2022, 10:17:55 pm

Title: De-spec’ing my radio
Post by: GilesWoodward59 on June 16, 2022, 10:17:55 pm

The PO of my Eddy put in a frankly awful Kenwood Radio which I find impossible to use and IMHO looks pretty out of place in the otherwise standard interior:

(https://i.postimg.cc/XY5fD1Sj/C9-A1-CFA5-75-F2-49-AB-953-D-98832234-B388.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G4cT4QmV)

I’ve just brought a good condition original off fleabay for a bargain price:

(https://i.postimg.cc/GtMWVhDy/7-D9524-D0-AF9-E-4-FCB-B922-087906-ED7-BA2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Is there anything specific I should watch out for when putting the original back in? I ask because most “how to” guides focus on an upgrade, not a downgrade!

Thanks…

Title: Re: De-spec’ing my radio
Post by: pudding on June 17, 2022, 11:45:30 am

Nope, providing the wiring harness and stereo/climate panel haven't been mangled by the PO.

Title: Re: De-spec’ing my radio
Post by: mjmallia on June 17, 2022, 12:18:08 pm

and you have the 4 digit security code for it.

Title: Re: De-spec’ing my radio
Post by: GilesWoodward59 on June 17, 2022, 04:45:30 pm

Thanks both, sounds reassuringly simple then provided the wiring harness hasn’t been butchered. I’ll post an update once it arrives and I have a go at fitting. And, yes, radio code essential!!

Title: Re: De-spec’ing my radio
Post by: GilesWoodward59 on August 13, 2022, 08:44:29 pm

Bit of a thread revival… finally got round to fitting the RCD300 back into my car. First one I purchased off eBay never turned up. Bloke kept saying “yes I’ll post it then never did”… can’t understand ppl like that on eBay… So, got my money back and then bought another one. This time it arrived in good condition but with no radio code.

Got a code from www.onlineradiocodes.co.uk (which worked fine) and then stripped the dash down. Also took the opportunity to fit a Bluetooth dongle into the CD port which works really well with excellent sound quality and very easy pairing.

(https://i.postimg.cc/nhqgYqNh/5648943-F-67-F9-41-BD-8-D0-A-938-F90-EECD4-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DSyx7429)

PO hadn’t butchered the wiring loom although I did get confused by  an old iPod aux connection:

(https://i.postimg.cc/wxCdXx3F/FD38-B1-E5-4-AE7-482-A-9-B1-C-39-BCD9-F0459-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jC49KbHJ)

Tried to remove it but it was well and truly integrated with the loom, must have been a factory option.

Trickiest bit of the job was putting the dash vent back in without breaking off all the tabs.

Finally, sold the Kenwood radio on eBay (amazing amount of interest) and basically covered my costs in putting the RCD300 and Bluetooth dongle in. Success!


(https://i.postimg.cc/Kz5gnpDD/FC5656-F9-423-D-44-CC-B38-A-5-F5-D2-F586-E4-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6B4CcZ2)