Evening!

I have a 2005/55 Octy with the basic Stream stereo and would like to upgrade to the Bolero or Columbus unit. I'm aware I will need to change the CanBus Gateway to avoid the dredded battery drain so is this the correct one?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/191085346455?nav=SEARCH

Billy.

Edited 10 May, 201412 yr by billywhiz040480

That does seem very cheap.

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Two things:

Firstly that is a Chinese clone of the Skoda part. There was a discussion on here a couple of years back from a respected member thinking of buying something from a similar source.

The consensus seemed to be that they were probably made in the same factory...

Secondly, to retrofit a Columbus you don't <i>have</i> to change to CAN gateway. There is the possibility to update the firmware (to 3810) and apply a 'patch' that modified the firmware to overcome battery drain in pre-2007 Octavias.

Quite well documented on here, My Gti, VW Navi and GPS Underground sites/forums.

Continental VDO gateways are made in the Czech Republic and not in China

 

The stickers are slightly different too

I picked up an AF for £50.

 

Item location: confirmed as Coventry (postmark) and next day delivery.

 

Made in CZ :)