Skoda1996

Appreciate the reply thanks! Managed to get it in this evening with great difficulty, proved to be an extra pain cause I’ve already cut the speaker cables a while back, wired in a sub to the quad lock. For anybody else wondering and do at your own will but there is 3 cable ties holding all the wires back there and they are held on with a little plastic clip also, so removed all 3 of these and start cutting away as much of the tape as I could. Unravelled as many wires as I could thankfully as had already cut the speaker wires for the sub and managed to squeeze it in. Will post pics tomorrow for anybody else who may be having same issues but the clips were the main issue.

Hey struggling with this rn, how did you manage to get enough room to connect the android head unit? Plug socket is on right hand side of the Android unit and causing to be a right nightmare, need about another 1-2 inches if even. Any ideas?

Yeah completely agree after seeing that, really appreciate your help have already started the returns process 👍 thanks again

@langers2kahhh legend man didn’t even think that could be the issue and makes sense now. I’ll get onto the seller to get one sent out cause was advertised 2009-2013. Don’t suppose these are something that are readily available and prob need be ordered yeah?

Yeah I have tried connecting both to the quad lock cable just to even see if it will power on but still nothing? Starting to wonder if there is another quad lock connected somewhere behind the dash? And yeah of course I am literally just trying to replace the bolero unit to the Android to get air play, navigation, Spotify etc, currently on the bolero I only have Bluetooth and radio.

Thanks for the reply! This is the CANbus yeah? And if this was the wrong one would this stop it from powering on and **** yeah?

Update - have tried connecting both cables pictured above to the main 52 pin connector in the glove box and still no joy - still no power getting to the android unit. Clueless is the word.

Even more lost now ahah, so I have all of the bolero taken out, the glove box unit and the screen itself, so just cables left the big connector that hangs from glovebox one with numerous different connections that the bolero unit would usually connect and then as pab mentioned the 12 pin black and 4 pin white is in the centre console for the screen. So I don’t want to be connecting to the glove box at all and rather connect to the centre console cables? Is that right cause would make sense as these the cables that do not fit and will need an adaptor.

Thanks for the reply pab much appreciated! So both cables I have are the wrong ones and I need a quad lock is that right? Or is one of the cables I have to connect to glove box unit sufficient?

Yeah fits perfect, just need to remove the trim around the ac plugs and it just clicks in. I am only looking through videos now and didn’t actually turn on the ignition when I had it connected at first, not holding out that that was the reason why because current bolero system turns on just by switching on the electrics, so not hopeful but will try again regardless. As to why there is two main connections I have no clue either but did try both also, again not by turning ignition just by turning on electrics.

Not sure if still active but having issues trying to connect up my new android head unit - I have it connected to the cables in the glovebox etc but was wondering what you done with the two cables that were originally attached to the bolero screen? The Android head unit doesn’t seem to have any of the same 2 connectors and I can’t get power to it either even when connected to the glovebox cables. Terrible explanation I know haha and I not very good at this stuff if you can’t tell lol. Pictures of it on my thread should anyone be able to help, thanks 🙏

Yeah so the Android unit is just by itself has everything built in processor etc and these are all of the cables provided with - not sure whether split unit system or not but the power cable for the android unit is connected to the glove box and still no power going to - and both cables in mid console where usually connects to bolero screen are still left unused.

Many thanks for the reply Mark! I have no probs connecting to wire under glove box etc but there is still no power going to the screen. I must be missing some sort of adaptor as under the glove box when I have the connection with CANbus connected - there is still no power getting to the screen. Headwrecker it is!

Connector that is under the glove compartment

Hi all hoping someone can help me as I am clueless atm! I have just bought an android head unit from Amazon and I am trying to connect it to the car. The problem I am having is the connector for the original bolero power does not connect to the current android and I am wondering what kind of adaptor I may need? Have attached screenshots of the connections and everything below. the Android connects to the back of the bolero under the glove compartment, however the picture of the white connector that powers the screen does not fit and I haven’t a clue what adaptor I would need or if it will even work at all. Canbus etc supplied but just can’t seem to get power to the new Android because of different cables than the bolero. Picture 1 is the connector from the screen of the bolero. Picture 2 is the new Android head unit with connectors. Picture 3 is the back of the bolero screen with the connector that I don’t have! If anyone has any ideas on how to connect please let me know! Thanks in advance.