Locating MIB3 unit on Ibiza FR 2023

[kENN1N]

Hey guys, i just bought my new car, and my first project is car audio...

Im gonna install a Match UP 6DSP amplifier and that requires access to the MIB unit to install this adapter.

MATCH PP-VAG 6.6 | Audiotec Fischer

Plug & Play Quadlock cable harness (6m length) for easiest connection of a MATCH UPGRADE amplifier to a 6-channel VAG head unit

www.audiotec-fischer.de

I heard that this box/unit is moved around on different models etc.
My car has the 8.25" screen, so no navigation just apple/android carplay, its a 2023 Ibiza FR.

If someone could enlighten me where it is and what i have to disassemble to get there it would be much appreciated.

Regards.

 

[Jokke]

You connect it to the head unit. The head unit is your screen.

Here you have pics of the head unit

 

[kENN1N]

You connect it to the head unit. The head unit is your screen.

Here you have pics of the head unit

Nice! thanks - finally some clarity, because i did infact contact a seat service center in my country and their mechanics said they think its behind the glovebox, i got different answers but nothing definitive.

I found your project now, did you remove the trim around the radio and removed it, no further disassembly?

Also did you run active or passive, i dont know if i should do that to split up the tweeters & door, i like it simple and easy to mount but also want the best quality, so im not sure if its worth the hassle.

 

[Jokke]

Nice! thanks - finally some clarity, because i did infact contact a seat service center in my country and their mechanics said they think its behind the glovebox, i got different answers but nothing definitive.

I found your project now, did you remove the trim around the radio and removed it, no further disassembly?

Also did you run active or passive, i dont know if i should do that to split up the tweeters & door, i like it simple and easy to mount but also want the best quality, so im not sure if its worth the hassle.

Hmm i havent changed any audio in my ibiza, i thought about getting a Match mini dsp plug and play and change the speakers. But i think you will have to add a subwoofer in the back to be worth the upgrade. Otherwise the stock sound will be ok.

There is a trim part you will have to remove first. I think its the one on the dashboard, not the trim around the radio.

 

[Jokke]

Nice! thanks - finally some clarity, because i did infact contact a seat service center in my country and their mechanics said they think its behind the glovebox, i got different answers but nothing definitive.

I found your project now, did you remove the trim around the radio and removed it, no further disassembly?

Also did you run active or passive, i dont know if i should do that to split up the tweeters & door, i like it simple and easy to mount but also want the best quality, so im not sure if its worth the hassle.

Check with astina, real nice people there. I ordered a black front grill trim from them.

Astina.dk - Make Your Car Different - Astina.dk

Stort udvalg af undervogne, bremser, styling, tuning og performance dele til din bil. Hvis det originale ikke er godt nok, så har vi måske danmarks største...

www.astina.dk

 

[kENN1N]

Check with astina, real nice people there. I ordered a black front grill trim from them.

Astina.dk - Make Your Car Different - Astina.dk

Stort udvalg af undervogne, bremser, styling, tuning og performance dele til din bil. Hvis det originale ikke er godt nok, så har vi måske danmarks største...

www.astina.dk

So im in the ordering section of the project now, for now the list is like this, i called Audiotec Fischer and found everything i needed.

1. Match UP 6DSP - For Speakers
2. Match UP 1FX - For Subwoofer
3. Match PP-PAM 92B - Adapter cable
4. Match PP-EC - Extender cable
5. Helix URC.3 DSP Remote - Controller
6. Single RCA Cable - Connecting 1FX to 6DSP for sub signal
7. 10" Hertz Mille Pro MPS 250
8. Custom box
9. Helix Compose Ci3 K165.2FM-S3 MK2 - Speakers & Tweeters
10. Helix Mounts - 3D printing myself
11. STP Black Gold + Foam - In doors and trunk
12. Power Cables - Fuses - ETC
13. Making my own raised trunk so everything fits under there

I still havent figured out if i can just remove the trim around the radio and access all screws to dismount it or if i need to remove the silver center part to access everything - guess i find out when installing everything, but way less complicated with first scenario.