Mk7.5 1.4ltr golf wagon mods

[DV52]

Also interested in doing a discover pro upgrade and possibly a active info display. Because I do a fair bit of driving for work and with some hobbies I do. I already have a discover system.

Is the mk8 active dash the same as the mk7.5? Or has any one retro fitted it as I've found a mk8 screen cheap.

Is it all just plug in then take to have the protection mode removed? I'm just interested in buying it from a wrecker and fitting up, not really looking to spend 3k on the retrofit kit.

Thanks all.

Kristian: Hi

Apropos of your desire to replace the clock-based dashboard for an AID version, alas I very much doubt that it's possible to retrofit a mk8 dashboard module into a mk7.5 because the former has a MQB-evo platform build and the latter has a MQB platform.

The difference between the 2 x platforms is more than just the "evo" tag for the AID module because of the following:

• On the mk7.5, the AID module is driven by VW's MOST (Modular Infotainment System) protocol - which is a fiber-optic based communication system.
• On the mk8, the optical fiber MOST bus is no longer used (except in rare markets where a TV module is installed). Instead, the mk8 uses a new Migration CAN bus - which is based on an entirely different system (it's a 500 KB/sec comms facility over a twisted-wire-pair)

Don