Hi folks,

 

I've been having issues with my touchscreen since getting my car at the beginning of the year.

 

I initially went down the route of a replacement Skoda unit with the help of Sacha and Pawel but I'm not up to speed with VCDs, live pretty remotely and the thought of getting another unit and having the touch screen fail again fills me with dread.

 

For the last week or so I've been looking at after market head units. I can see that there's a couple from Kenwood available, one from Sony and one from Alpine.

 

Is anybody currently using one of these in a mkIII? I've noticed lots in the mkII forum and lots of threads on here where people decide to upgrade with existing Skoda bits but nothing about people using one of the above.

 

I basically want something that I can plug into the existing guff in the car and just have it work. Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers

Stuart

Anyone? ☹️

You need more than VCDS to code an OEM unit.  Most of us visit a dealer to remove the component protection and then sent it off to Pab for coding.  It's rare that a screen fails so IMO it would be worth the effort to get an MIB2 system working.

 

If you do decide to go into the aftermarket systems the Alpine one is the most integrated.  Not heard of a sony unit (link?).  There are lots that look like they might fit but the shape of the space behind the screen is not suitable for 99% of units.  If you like to tinker with settings there are a number of android units that would fit but make sure you get one that has UK support.