mfd3 question again!

chrisboyle999

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i do agree that an oem unit makes more sense! but spending that amount of money. only to know that if it goes wrong there aint much you can do about it worrys me! wouldnt need anythin else just the new facia for the unit and then its plug and play yeah?

mfd3 req's new facia surround (under £8!!) and a couple of screws, and about half an hour of time.

ps tommy also supplies the gps antenna with the deal.
 

mike_allison

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okay! well as i will hopefully be getting the mfd3 fro christmas i just need some quick questions! if i go for the vw one can i change the start up screen so it doesnt show the vw logo? will the vw one intergrate 100% with the seat. for example do i need the seat one to get all the functions and features or does the vw work the exact same way? also anything else i need to know!

pound is getting weeker and weeker so need to buy soon i think!

thanks guys
 

NickP

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You can't change the start up screen as far as I know - some people have had clock shift issues with VW units - but then on the other hand some people have had them with the Seat units too.

Everything else should be the same + you get the benefit of an SD card slot too :)
 

mike_allison

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You can't change the start up screen as far as I know - some people have had clock shift issues with VW units - but then on the other hand some people have had them with the Seat units too.

Everything else should be the same + you get the benefit of an SD card slot too :)

okay thanks for the info! will ask tommy if he is expecting the seat units at any point or i will just go for the vw ones
 
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okay thanks for the info! will ask tommy if he is expecting the seat units at any point or i will just go for the vw ones
Havent seen the VW one in the flesh but from the pictures the surround doesn't match like the Seat one, the Seat one has the same blue colour surround like the dash... only thing you dont get is an SD card reader for some strange reason?
 

mike_allison

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Havent seen the VW one in the flesh but from the pictures the surround doesn't match like the Seat one, the Seat one has the same blue colour surround like the dash... only thing you dont get is an SD card reader for some strange reason?

ok but is it really noticeable that it doesn't match? would love to see someones interior with a vw mfd3 unit installed. anyone have any pics?
 

tommy-cupra

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I had until last week vw unit in my cupra and it looks pretty good, I heard that change the logo is possible, but cant say it for sure. I dont have seat unit in stock right now, only vw versions.
 

mike_allison

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I had until last week vw unit in my cupra and it looks pretty good, I heard that change the logo is possible, but cant say it for sure. I dont have seat unit in stock right now, only vw versions.

ok! u think that you will have the seat version by the 3rd week of january? if so i will put my name up for first dibs on a seat unit! haha
 
Dec 15, 2007
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ok but is it really noticeable that it doesn't match? would love to see someones interior with a vw mfd3 unit installed. anyone have any pics?

VW one (but without fascia

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Seat one -

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Both pictures are pinched from other threads!!!

As you can see the VW one has a black surround and the Seat one the same colour as the panel....
 

mike_allison

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I cant promise that we will have the unit available, its problem to get seat version, becose nobody wants it here in CZ

ok. i can see that there might be less demand for the seat units. :confused: stuck in a hard place! have the money to buy the unit now but am wanting to get the seat version just to keep the car original.

if you could keep me updated on your seat units stock that would be excellent.
 

chrisboyle999

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nickp,

hi, slightly off topic. i notice elsewhere your showing an interest in the 'media in' accessory. ive been looking at non oem versions of this and am quite interested.
do you know how/where it connects? does it piggy back the quadlock or replace something? also did you find out if yours is an a or b unit?

thanks in advance,
best regards,
chris
 

NickP

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nickp,

hi, slightly off topic. i notice elsewhere your showing an interest in the 'media in' accessory. ive been looking at non oem versions of this and am quite interested.
do you know how/where it connects? does it piggy back the quadlock or replace something? also did you find out if yours is an a or b unit?

thanks in advance,
best regards,
chris

Mine appears to be an 'a' unit - however reading this post that was made today, that appears not to be a problem - I'm going to treat myself I think as an xmas present and order one along with the ipod cable :)

http://vwnavi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8888&page=2
 

mike_allison

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right as there seems to be no seat units on the face of this planet! haha am looking at the vw unit possibly. there has been some tooing and frowing over whether the vw splash screen can be changed. or gotten rid of all together??
 

chrisboyle999

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Nov 28, 2006
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right as there seems to be no seat units on the face of this planet! haha am looking at the vw unit possibly. there has been some tooing and frowing over whether the vw splash screen can be changed. or gotten rid of all together??

dont worry about it too much.
the splash is only on for about 2 seconds while the hd spins up.
 

NickP

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nickp,

hi, slightly off topic. i notice elsewhere your showing an interest in the 'media in' accessory. ive been looking at non oem versions of this and am quite interested.
do you know how/where it connects? does it piggy back the quadlock or replace something? also did you find out if yours is an a or b unit?

thanks in advance,
best regards,
chris

Chris, I'm going to try and take some photos when I install my media in unit tomorrow - will post assuming all goes well! :)
 
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