I believe you also need SGW (Secure Gateway) module bypass attached for anything newer than 2018. I've got vLinker too, and used it without problem on my 2016 500x (no SGW present)

Hi, Sorry to bump this post, hope you're still active. What bezel did you use to go from 6.5 to 7inch? I only found this matching mk2 500x 735679054 I got 7inch uconnect and 2 port usb hub but the mounting screws dont match and the existing 2016 radio trim leaves gaps around the unit. cannot find mu...