9N3 GTI Radio

gary87 · Post by **gary87** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:27 pm

Does anyone know if these will just plug and play with the standard set up for a 9N?

daa709 · Post by **daa709** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:12 pm

They should do. You'll need the right radio cage to hold it in (ask vagparts). And the sockets should be the same.

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:03 am

Im right in saying the 9n had a BETA/GAMMA radio.

I beleive it wont work with a 9n3 radio as these models changed the rear connectors to something called CANBUS. Completely different kettle of fish compared to the BETA set of connectors, so you might be a bit stuck there!

gary87 · Post by **gary87** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:26 pm

surely all i would need would be some sort of adapter?

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:27 pm

Im pretty sure its completely different in the way it communicated with the ECU and what not

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:56 am

I've had a delve on the internet and can't really pinpoint this. The CAN-BUS system is in Passats from 2002 onwards but this doesn't really help as my Passat had the Gamma HU. There are numerous converters to convert CAN-BUS signals to analogue to fit aftermarket HUs for navigation and so on.

There looks to be adaptors to allow an aftermarker HU to be put into a CAN-BUS system, I'd have thought that someone out there has managed this!