MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: njdudsbury on December 14, 2009, 10:06:57 pm

Title: ipod connection lead
Post by: njdudsbury on December 14, 2009, 10:06:57 pm: Hi all
I am thinking of putting a Ipod connection in my MK5 GTI. It has the standard single cd unit in it.
I want a lead to connect to an Ipod in the glove box. What I want is some control over the ipod through the head unit (ie up and down tracks and so on)
Anybody got any experinces and any advice you could share?
Cheers
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: TomB on December 14, 2009, 10:17:09 pm: Don't buy a Dension or a VW iPod kit, my one lasted about 5 months.

Get a Connects2 one if possible, they're more robust. They'll control the iPod via the playlist function but won't show track names.

If you have a changer, it becomes redundant so what you can do is swap it with an VW armrest iPod "shelf" from eBay and sell the changer to make most of your money back. It takes 5 minutes to install too, no stereo removal required.
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: keith on December 14, 2009, 10:51:50 pm: my VW one packed in 3 days after warranty ran out, swine!
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: mortygttdi on December 15, 2009, 08:51:28 pm: I got the internals of the ipod shelf from Maxitrol when I was up there on Saturday morning...He had it laying about so let me have it :happy2:

Any way I butchered it about and cut a small hole just enough for the bottom of the carrier to fit in and re-soldered it all together and came up with this.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050603.jpg&hash=499dfdb19e8e7d26866eb426f7536a02fb2e46a9)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050604.jpg&hash=0d53fe745153ff2ab0c580a5080fc40dc7eefaf5)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050614.jpg&hash=15b5e8301e39fda7d6478af94642cf3969454bf3)

Darren
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: TomB on December 15, 2009, 09:25:47 pm: Nice work there! I like the steering wheel too....one day!
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: Norbreck21a on December 15, 2009, 10:24:28 pm: Darren, have you got GTI clocks in yours now ?
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: mortygttdi on December 16, 2009, 06:05:20 am: R32 ones to be exact Andrew, the other highline gave up the ghost and just stopped working I think the board on the back had burnt out again??

Darren
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: Norbreck21a on December 16, 2009, 07:41:01 am: Sweet,

Shudder to think how much money you have spent.... hope the misses doesn't know :grin:

BTW, Should be getting my hghline fitted on Saturday. Any chance you could let me know what I would require to enable full functionality of the DIS (i.e. convenience menu etc) and typical prices ?

Take care matey :happy2:
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: mortygttdi on December 16, 2009, 02:54:16 pm: Andrew you already have the highline central electrics so your menu will have the light and sight?? all you will need is the highline convenience which is part number 1K0 959 433AR or CB or CR any of them will do :happy2: from the dealer they are Â£160 but I managed to pick mine off of ebay for Â£35 plus Â£20 postage :grin:

With the above module you'll just have to have the keys coded to the central locking.

Let me know how the highline fitting goes bud,

Cheers

Darren
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: Norbreck21a on December 16, 2009, 03:52:11 pm: How do you keep finding this stuff cheap on Ebay :signLOL:

Not fair.
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: mortygttdi on December 16, 2009, 06:08:11 pm: not sure but got the clocks for Â£60 :happy2: :grin:

Darren
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: Andy on December 16, 2009, 09:48:16 pm: Quote from: mortygttdi on December 15, 2009, 08:51:28 pm
I got the internals of the ipod shelf from Maxitrol when I was up there on Saturday morning...He had it laying about so let me have it :happy2:

Any way I butchered it about and cut a small hole just enough for the bottom of the carrier to fit in and re-soldered it all together and came up with this.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050603.jpg&hash=499dfdb19e8e7d26866eb426f7536a02fb2e46a9)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050604.jpg&hash=0d53fe745153ff2ab0c580a5080fc40dc7eefaf5)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1050614.jpg&hash=15b5e8301e39fda7d6478af94642cf3969454bf3)

Darren
looking good Darren,glad you got it working :happy2:
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: dubsport on January 15, 2011, 08:06:42 pm: Anybody any likes to the connects2 cable that TomB is recommending!! :happy2:
Title: Re: ipod connection lead
Post by: leetdi22 on May 01, 2011, 02:45:35 pm: Quote from: mortygttdi on December 16, 2009, 02:54:16 pm
Andrew you already have the highline central electrics so your menu will have the light and sight?? all you will need is the highline convenience which is part number 1K0 959 433AR or CB or CR any of them will do :happy2: from the dealer they are Â£160 but I managed to pick mine off of ebay for Â£35 plus Â£20 postage :grin:

With the above module you'll just have to have the keys coded to the central locking.

Let me know how the highline fitting goes bud,

Cheers

Darren
sorry for old thread
whats highline convenience ?