2005 Golf TDI VSS wire location

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Forum Name: Mobile Video, GPS, and Navigation
Forum Discription: Mobile Video Head Units, DVD Players, LCD and TFT Monitors, Navigation, GPS, PS2, PS3, XBox, etc.
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Topic: 2005 Golf TDI VSS wire location

Posted By: dustind33
Subject: 2005 Golf TDI VSS wire location
Date Posted: April 03, 2006 at 11:36 PM

Can someone help me find the VSS wire to tap into for an aftermarket navigation unit. I have been searching for a few days now and I have found some people listing a pin in the blue harness as well as the green harness behind the instrument cluster. I have also read that i can and cannot be found behind the radio if it has speed sensing volume (mine is supposed to). And I have also read that I can tap into one of my ABS wires on the drivers side of the car behind the rear seat.
I am getting pretty confused!

Thanks
Dustin

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Posted By: gus1
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 11:46 AM

Pull either the driver's or passenger's rear side panel. You will see the harness that goes to the rear of the car over the wheelwell. There will be a twisted pair that exits, wrapped in black tape, be a colored and a black. THis is one of the ABS wheel speed sensors. Use the non black wire. You may need to diode isolate your wire to keep the ABS computer happy.

Gus

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Posted By: matt_uk
Date Posted: April 21, 2006 at 7:43 AM

Hi,

You can always use a CAN Bus interface, they are easy to install and avoids the potential dangers of tapping unknown wires.