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Title: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: JTI on May 22, 2017, 09:43:47 pm: Hi, I need to upgrade my canbus to work with my new stereo and I understand mine is above the accelerator pedal. There's no chance I'm getting my shovel hands up in the gap to change this so are there any other ways to access? I heard of someone going via the wipers? Also could you remove the lower drivers side dash to get to it? Thanks.

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Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: bacillus on May 22, 2017, 09:46:32 pm: What year is your car?
Later models had the canbus behind the cubby box...
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: willni on May 22, 2017, 09:48:08 pm: http://www.r32oc.com/topic/29242-canbus-gateway-location-removal/
(http://www.r32oc.com/topic/29242-canbus-gateway-location-removal/)
There you go, wiper access route
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: willni on May 22, 2017, 09:49:32 pm: Quote from: bacillus on May 22, 2017, 09:46:32 pm
What year is your car?
Later models had the canbus behind the cubby box...

Accelerator pedal and cubby box are the same one :smiley:
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: JTI on May 22, 2017, 09:55:10 pm: Quote from: willni on May 22, 2017, 09:48:08 pm
http://www.r32oc.com/topic/29242-canbus-gateway-location-removal/
(http://www.r32oc.com/topic/29242-canbus-gateway-location-removal/)
There you go, wiper access route

Hmmm 15 mins? That sounds just the trick, thanks. I guarantee it will be more like 6 hours with my luck with this type of thing :)
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: SI-R32 on May 22, 2017, 09:58:29 pm: I didn't realise I'd written 15 mins lol but if your wipers come off easy and your good with the tools 30 mins max
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: JTI on May 22, 2017, 11:34:20 pm: ^I guarantee I will either break my wipers, fingers, windscreen, or all three...or succeed in the dismantling only to find the canbus wasn't even located there :grin:
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: SI-R32 on May 22, 2017, 11:37:39 pm: what year is your car as it can be there, or above the clutch peddle area or worse case I have heard of it under the ashtray which is near the Airbag module.
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: JTI on May 22, 2017, 11:45:13 pm: 2005 DSG, will try stick my head up tomorrow to check.
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: RetroRaz on May 23, 2017, 09:32:03 am: I find the cubby one easier than above clutch pedal. I go in from the cubby drawer, remove it, move the relays to the side by releasing them from the tabs, and then the canbus is straight ahead. Pull it back towards you, undo the red plug and then swap over with new and then reverse of removal. In my opinion I think it'd quicker than wiper motor route.

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Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: pudding on May 23, 2017, 10:03:58 am: Wiper method for me too, especially if fitting a Polar FIS. There's no way I was getting my hands up behind there either.

No way 15 mins. 30 is pushing it as well even for expert level who's done it a few times.
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: Trow81 on May 23, 2017, 04:03:55 pm: Did mine through the cubby 20 mins with a lot of swearing and finger crushing but done wasn't aware of the wiper way mines an 57 ED30

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Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: spesh on May 23, 2017, 07:44:27 pm: wish i knew about the wiper route when I did mine
Title: Re: Easiest Way to Access Canbus?
Post by: JTI on May 27, 2017, 04:57:38 pm: Had a poke around today trying to find this. Couldn't see anything obvious when poking around under and around the cubby/pedals. Checked it wasn't by the ashtray and it didn't seem to be. Looked again above pedals and did see some kind of red connector in the distance so gonna assume it's there and have a proper look via the wiper.