Hi folks,

 

I have on my Octavia regular (uglyest) foto gray rear view mirror that is same as the ones on much older VWs, such as Golf 5, Passat B5..

 

I found out today that a MY2016 rear view mirror exists along with a light assist camera, and it looks like I don't need to change my windshield for this update.

I am doing this mostly for the looks of my rear view mirror because it is hideous, and it is nice if I can activate this camera also.

Here is what I ordered on ebay today, and it only cost me ~37 eur + shipping.

    

 

As you can see, I will need to repaint the front part to be black like the current one, but that will be the easiest job.

I am 99% percent sure that I will not need to change my windshield with this upgrade.

 

But the camera bothers me. Does it require some sort of calibration? I believe there is no prepared wiring for this and i will need to connect this camera to my body computer. Can somebody provide me some diagram for this or tell me where to find one? Does this camera have sign assist and lane assist, or those features comes with a camera in a triangle housing?

 

What about the coding, I have OBD11 but I haven't found a topic with this type of upgrade, can somebody share with me the required coding for activating this?

 

Thanks, I hope others can also follow my lead, automatic headlights is a useful feature, and this mirror is a lot nicer, and the price is ridiculous. 

Yes the mirror is a straight swap, the camera needs wiring with an extra pair of twisted CAN wires to the nearest connection points on the extended CAN circuit, so wiring to pins 7 and 17. 
 

Read this for more information 

 

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/how-to-hba-retrofit-on-8v-mqb-platform.302460/

Do I have some closer CAN circuit? Or i should go like in the thread you shared?

 

Coding is the same for Octavia as for that Audi?

 

Sorry for newbie posts , I am a former Alfista and things were a lot easier with their MultiEcuScan

Thanks.

I would splice into the twisted wiring somewhere else in the footwell to connect to the CAN system. I wouldn’t go to the CAN Gateway direct. The colours will be the same. Coding is the same, the A3 is the same car under the skin as the Octy.

One thing bothers me..

I have also photo gray side mirrors along with this rear view mirror.

 

How are they connected now, side mirrors have to get some information from the central one, maybe I already have Can lines because of that?

I checked, there are no CAN lines even though side mirrors are self tinting, the center mirror is connected directly to both side mirrors and gives them voltage.

i will report back as soon my package arrives

Mirror arrived!

 

 

The frame was immediately painted in black, and after coding that was provided by SashaGrace it was alive!

 

 

Everything went pretty easy, the coding was a little bit different because I used OBD11, but I managed to find everything.
 

Cheers

 

 

Edited 4 May, 20206 yr by Sava159

On 04/05/2020 at 15:43, Sava159 said:

Mirror arrived!

 

 

 

Hello, 

Do you have a code for this mirror with camera?

Thanks!