Recently acquired a Kenwood dnx521dab, which came without the canbus adaptor.   I'm am using the loom and adaptor off an old dnx520vbt which works in terms of powering the radio but I get no reverse sensor diagram / climatronic etc.  Minimal steering wheel key functions. Does anyone know the correct Kenwood loom and adaptor part numbers? My searching has found these bits so far but unsure if comparable....

 

CAW-CKIMVW1 (loom)

CAW-kimun1 (info adaptor)

 

My car is a 2007 Octavia vrs, with facelift steering wheel and updated controller.

So am update on this old thread I started a while back in case someone else finds it useful, I have managed to get steering while control functions (all be it minus phone answer button) climatronic display and park pilot display. 

 

        I installed the Kenwood  CAW-KIMUN1 canbus interface, which I got on eBay, which is also available online but I only found them in Europe. 

 

This interface comes with only one 7pin plug that goes into the head unit, which I assume provides all canbus related info for the head unit.

 

You also need the adaptor harness for this which connects to the cars quad lock stereo connector part number CAW-CKIMVW1. Now in the picture I saw it showed it fitted with Kenwood's stereo adaptor but it came with standard iso plugs. So I then had to get a Kenwood power harness, from eBay, it came with a few extra cables for parking and reverse signal. I didn't bother wiring them in but I have no reverse camera and not bothered about watching DVDs. 

 

It's worth noting that connects2 do a info adaptor for this unit as well but I wanted genuine Kenwood. 

 

Kenwood advised not using the canbus adaptor and harness due to incomparability ( 2012 on) but I have updated my canbus controller and fitted the facelift steering wheel and wiring to it, so it worked fine (pre FL) may need earlier Kenwood interface. 

 

This info might be old news or irrelevant to most folk due to newer Kenwood head units not needing canbus module, I only went down this route due to the ridiculously cheap price I paid for the head unit, I did end up paying for the harnesses and canbus but it didn't bother me, still paid less than getting a boxed unit with all accessories going off what the prices were doing on eBay at the time. I hope this info helps anyone in a similar situation, when I did searches on the topic I was still left with questions mainly with comparability with MK2 octy, and dnx521dab.