RobJL

Never mind - think I’ve sussed it. It’s works fine with the new unit, so must be a comparability issue with my old mib1 unit. Hopefully this is helpful to anyone else that does an equivalent upgrade 😊

Nothing major, just replacing the factory fitted Bolero with a newer one to get a bigger screen and more importantly for me smartlink / car play. I’ve got one being fitted next week and used tips from here to work out what I needed to get / do for it to work 😊

Hi, question for anyone that might know the answer! I’m in the process of upgrading my 64 vrs to a newer unit with car play and a previous thread was really useful in highlighting that I need to have a 5Q0035726E USB port for car play to work. I’ve sourced a good condition head unit and screen from eBay which work fine and I’ve got a guy doing the CP removal and car play activation in a couple of weeks. My only question is this. I’ve sourced a used USB port and swapped it ready for the swap over radio, but it doesn’t seem to want to work - tried both connecting my phone as the old port at least charged it and connecting a USB stick with music files on it which worked fine on the old port, but I get nothing. The usb stick is one that normally flashes red when it’s connected but nothing is happening so it’s like there’s no power. If I put the old connector back on that works fine. Obviously short of having another car to try the port on I have really got a lot of other ways I can test it. Is there some limitation where the 726E USB won’t work with my older unit but should work with the newer one? Have I likely got a faulty 726E? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks in advance for any help! Heres the post I used to swap the port out:

Hi, question for anyone that might know the answer! I’m in the process of upgrading my 64 vrs to a newer unit with car play and this thread was really useful. I’ve sourced a good condition head unit and screen from eBay which work fine and I’ve got a guy doing the CP removal and car play activation in a couple of weeks. My only question is this. I’ve sourced a used 5Q0035726E USB port and swapped it ready for the swap over radio, but it doesn’t seem to want to work. If I put the old connector back on that works fine. Is there some limitation where the 726E won’t work with my older unit? Have I likely got a faulty 726E? Will the 726E only work with the newer unit once fitted…?

Hi, currently 2014 (64) Octavia VRS owner, my 3rd Octavia overall. Came across this site whilst looking for tips on upgrading my infotainment system and loving the helpfulness and knowledge sharing 😊