The Tango Van
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Dropping a few notes in here as I just finished fitting an Atoto F7 headunit to my T6 Transporter and it was tough getting DIY details.
I bought to Atoto F7XE unit from Amazon and I figured it was worth an effort trying to fit it and have wireless carplay and 10in screen for a fraction of the Kenwood or Pioneer equivalent screens. Aswell as the headunit and ancillaries that come with, I also bought a conversion kit (Connects 2 CTLVW17) from CEN Automotive.
There were a few hurdles; wiring the FM amplifier for power, choosing the right wiring loom to connect the head unit to quadlock adaptor and wiring in the steering wheel controls.
Firstly, the wiring loom; I originally went with option A and found the steering wheel controls kept losing configuration, so I tried loom B and this worked much better.
Steering wheel controls; after some googling and guestimation, I connected the Key 1 to Steering wheel control wire and Key 2 to Steering wheel control#, then GWD to the ground wire. This did the trick, once I'd programmed the buttons in the Atoto menu.
For the FM amplifier power I soldered this to the 12v power pin on the adaptor. However I haven't got the FM radio working successfully yet, so this will need more looking over.
The other point to note is that while the unit works great and connects to my phone via Bluetooth when I get in the van; when I ran VCDS for issues, there are a number resulting from the new headunit fitment, for instrument, radio and electrical system (missing message). None of this causes any noticeable issues with the van, but if anyone has any tips on what might be needed to get rid of these, it would be much appreciated!
Overall really happy with the unit; screen is bright, connects automatically and 10inch display makes the system feel really modern. Hopefully this is helpful for anyone attempting similar!
I bought to Atoto F7XE unit from Amazon and I figured it was worth an effort trying to fit it and have wireless carplay and 10in screen for a fraction of the Kenwood or Pioneer equivalent screens. Aswell as the headunit and ancillaries that come with, I also bought a conversion kit (Connects 2 CTLVW17) from CEN Automotive.
There were a few hurdles; wiring the FM amplifier for power, choosing the right wiring loom to connect the head unit to quadlock adaptor and wiring in the steering wheel controls.
Firstly, the wiring loom; I originally went with option A and found the steering wheel controls kept losing configuration, so I tried loom B and this worked much better.
Steering wheel controls; after some googling and guestimation, I connected the Key 1 to Steering wheel control wire and Key 2 to Steering wheel control#, then GWD to the ground wire. This did the trick, once I'd programmed the buttons in the Atoto menu.
For the FM amplifier power I soldered this to the 12v power pin on the adaptor. However I haven't got the FM radio working successfully yet, so this will need more looking over.
The other point to note is that while the unit works great and connects to my phone via Bluetooth when I get in the van; when I ran VCDS for issues, there are a number resulting from the new headunit fitment, for instrument, radio and electrical system (missing message). None of this causes any noticeable issues with the van, but if anyone has any tips on what might be needed to get rid of these, it would be much appreciated!
Overall really happy with the unit; screen is bright, connects automatically and 10inch display makes the system feel really modern. Hopefully this is helpful for anyone attempting similar!
