Upgrading Headunit to Columbus?

[AndGibs1486]

1 minute ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

its actually around £1300 all in? i couldnt afford that.

 

Screen code - 5E0 919 605 M

unit - 5Q0 035  864 C

[JohnnyType2]

so far 

 

amundsen MIB2 head unit £200

gps cable £40

nav card £40

screen will be at least £250

shark fin gps £50 (i got this free)

£125 to disable CP from skoda

200 euro for the other software enabling.

 

im looking £895 all in.... its not cheap.

[Ianbirt]

9 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

im looking £895 all in.... its not cheap.

 

If you keep your eyes open for deals online and ask around your local breaker yards then you can go cheaper than that.

 

My upgrade was :

MIB2 head unit + card - £150

columbus screen - £200 (I really wanted the bigger screen so was willing to pay extra)

CP removal - £100

Other software enabling - £185 (200 euro)

 

So actually more like £635. Probably could have got it down lower if i'd been less picky about a screen! Admittedly I already had the GPS kit so that wasn't required on top.

 

[SashaGrace]

Mine was £432 all in. 

 

£156 for radio unit and SD card

£116 for 6.5 inch screen (used for a couple of months)

£200 for 8 inch screen

£160 for coding and postage 

£0 for USB (came free with radio)

£0 for Component Protection which was a great amount of luck as the dealer didn’t know what was going to happen when they did it.

-£100 for the 6.5 inch screen

-£100 for the original Bolero 

 

That should be £432 cost to change.

Edited 11 September, 2018 by SashaGrace

[Ianbirt]

38 minutes ago, SashaGrace said:

-£100 for the 6.5 inch screen

-£100 for the original Bolero 

 

That should be £432 cost to change.

 

I haven't sold my old gear yet so admittedly if I do, that would bring the cost down too. Sasha is still way ahead anyway due to her free CP removal

[SashaGrace]

That was a stroke of good luck but the original quote was 15-20 mins of workshop time which is about £15 as my local dealer charge £60 per hour including VAT. Hopefully the same cost will prevail tomorrow with the camera firmware update! Also forgot the £7.99 for the GPS antenna. So £440 all in haha

Edited 11 September, 2018 by SashaGrace

[AndGibs1486]

4 hours ago, SashaGrace said:

Mine was £432 all in. 

 

£156 for radio unit and SD card

£116 for 6.5 inch screen (used for a couple of months)

£200 for 8 inch screen

£160 for coding and postage 

£0 for USB (came free with radio)

£0 for Component Protection which was a great amount of luck as the dealer didn’t know what was going to happen when they did it.

-£100 for the 6.5 inch screen

-£100 for the original Bolero 

 

That should be £432 cost to change.

Where did you get your screen from.

[SashaGrace]

eBay from a breaker car. Got lucky one day searching Skoda Columbus screen and it appeared at £200 having been stripped from a 2016 vRS.

[JohnnyType2]

22 hours ago, SashaGrace said:

Mine was £432 all in. 

 

£156 for radio unit and SD card

£116 for 6.5 inch screen (used for a couple of months)

£200 for 8 inch screen

£160 for coding and postage 

£0 for USB (came free with radio)

£0 for Component Protection which was a great amount of luck as the dealer didn’t know what was going to happen when they did it.

-£100 for the 6.5 inch screen

-£100 for the original Bolero 

 

That should be £432 cost to change.

 

you got very lucky with the screen and CP removal, cheapest screen i can find is £300+ and CP removal is £125

[SashaGrace]

I know, hence I’m not overly enthused about doing it all again to facilitate the virtual cockpit. I’m tempted with a new vRS in a year or so depending on price spec and deals around but I want a petrol one so I’ll spec the options that I want then rather than worry about it now.

[RoboOp]

On 11/09/2018 at 13:49, SashaGrace said:

That was a stroke of good luck but the original quote was 15-20 mins of workshop time which is about £15 as my local dealer charge £60 per hour including VAT. Hopefully the same cost will prevail tomorrow with the camera firmware update! Also forgot the £7.99 for the GPS antenna. So £440 all in haha

@SashaGrace was the CP costs from a Skoda dealer or after market installer??

[SashaGrace]

Skoda dealer. They quoted 15-20 mins and they did it in 10. Ended up being free but that’s a stroke of good luck I don’t know how I befell!! Most people seem to end up spending about £100 or so on it.

[RoboOp]

Thanks Sasha incidentally which dealer was it and how long ago. If close enough I might try them. 

[SashaGrace]

Sytner Skoda North Wales, about 5-6 months ago. I have a good working relationship with the service manager there so I get keen deals and discounts but if you’re close it’s worth a try.

[JohnnyType2]

ok got the screen the new 2018 amundsen for £200 (there are three more) and i can get CP removed for £50! win win!

Asked Skoda for a price for a laugh... £780 for the screen 

Edited 20 September, 2018 by JohnnyType2

[AndGibs1486]

33 minutes ago, JohnnyType2 said:

ok got the screen the new 2018 amundsen for £200 (there are three more) and i can get CP removed for £50! win win!

 

Where did you get that from

 

[JohnnyType2]

 

[lenovo]

what`s the latest firmware you guys running with technisat units that are "activated" cough  

[SashaGrace]

Mine runs 0245 

Edited 21 September, 2018 by SashaGrace

[lenovo]

On 21/09/2018 at 18:41, SashaGrace said:

Mine runs 0245 

can you go to 0252 ?

[SashaGrace]

No idea, I’m perfectly happy with 0245 so I’m not looking to move to a newer firmware.

[MarkyG82]

@JohnnyType2 are you saying you have the other screens or the seller does?  I'm still looking at a way to get my old Amundsen swapped out.

[lenovo]

1 hour ago, SashaGrace said:

No idea, I’m perfectly happy with 0245 so I’m not looking to move to a newer firmware.

 

are your parking sensors ever over cautious in standing traffic ?

[JohnnyType2]

44 minutes ago, MarkyG82 said:

@JohnnyType2 are you saying you have the other screens or the seller does?  I'm still looking at a way to get my old Amundsen swapped out.

i can give you his contact and can confirm hes legit. uses paypal etc based in CZ

[SashaGrace]

1 hour ago, lenovo said:

 

are your parking sensors ever over cautious in standing traffic ?

Couldn’t tell you I’m afraid as my parking sensors have never worked, the module is knackered and it hasn’t crept high enough up the fix list yet