Picked up a 2015 Golf S TDI today -- Not for me BUT.....

Fastbird

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Fort Wayne, IN
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2012 Passat SEL, 2015 Sportwagen SEL
Picked it up about 4 hours away for my best friend who is currently deployed. His wife and I drove out to get it. I'm posting this because......

I'm in super stereo envy after playing with the one in his new Golf. That thing is light years ahead of the RNS-510 in my 12 SEL Passat. Faster, more functional, MUCH more responsive. I'm rather shocked at how nice it was.

And it's an unfixed car that got 53MPG on the way back. Wowzers.
 

jrm

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Oregon
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2013 Passat SE with nav (totaled)
yeah the EA288 in the light Golf is quite nice, 6 mt makes it perfect. Yup, the carplay radio is amazing, I wonder if they are plug and play with the wiring in our 2012-2014 NMS?
 

Locoelectrician

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Ohio
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2015 Passat TDI SEL, 2015 Golf SEL Sportwagen, 2005 Jetta TDI, John Deere 355D
yeah the EA288 in the light Golf is quite nice, 6 mt makes it perfect. Yup, the carplay radio is amazing, I wonder if they are plug and play with the wiring in our 2012-2014 NMS?
15 does not have CarPlay and no, they are not even close to plug and play unfortunately.
 

jrm

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Oregon
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2013 Passat SE with nav (totaled)
I thought the Golf had it in 15, I know the NMS got it in the 16+ years
 

Locoelectrician

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Ohio
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2015 Passat TDI SEL, 2015 Golf SEL Sportwagen, 2005 Jetta TDI, John Deere 355D
15 has MIB, 16s have MIBII. MIBII has CarPlay while MIB does not. I’m currently working on retrofitting MIBII into my 15 Passat.
 

Locoelectrician

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Please keep us posted on how to....
I have a thread about it and will keep it updated. Don’t want to further hijack this thread. Basically waiting on components at this time.
 
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