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Offline legg360

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1130 on: 23 December 2013, 21:32 »
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Thanks,looks like a trip to Halfords tomorrow before I go to the Dealers to be relieved of sixty phukin quid for the new and elusive iphone5 to mdi cable.
 first its 35 tax now its apple tax...merry mksixmas to all  :evil:

£60 for the MDI lightning cable :shocked:  think I'll stick with using my adaptor.

Think I will stick with my iPhone 4 to 5 adaptor also...

Not that I use it much, thats why you have Bluetooth.

Charging I guess...

I always connect using the MDI cable with an iPod/iPhone. I find that using Bluetooth via BT audio, doesn't give the full control over music selections as the MDI cable connection does.

Went to get a quote for Bluetooth to be fitted to my RNS510 by VW, wanting over £550! think its gonna be an ebay jobby as I only really want it for hands free function.
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1131 on: 24 December 2013, 09:21 »
Went to get a quote for Bluetooth to be fitted to my RNS510 by VW, wanting over £550! think its gonna be an ebay jobby as I only really want it for hands free function.

I've fitted a couple of these kits http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-BLUETOOTH-KIT-SEAT-SKODA-MFD3-RNS-510-RNS-310-RCD-510-RNS-315-5K0-035-730-D-/281230567384?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item417aa5e7d8 using this guide http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151928.0
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1132 on: 24 December 2013, 09:41 »
Went to get a quote for Bluetooth to be fitted to my RNS510 by VW, wanting over £550! think its gonna be an ebay jobby as I only really want it for hands free function.

I've fitted a couple of these kits http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-BLUETOOTH-KIT-SEAT-SKODA-MFD3-RNS-510-RNS-310-RCD-510-RNS-315-5K0-035-730-D-/281230567384?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item417aa5e7d8 using this guide http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151928.0

Yea that's the sorta thing I was looking at.. dunno why the deal gave me a funny look when I said I could do it for less then half  myself lol!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1133 on: 24 December 2013, 11:23 »
It narrowly missed disaster, when loads of coping tiles blew off next door's roof in the early hours.  Fortunately I had the foresight to park it further down the driveway last night, which saved it by a few feet.  Phew!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1134 on: 24 December 2013, 11:48 »
It narrowly missed disaster, when loads of coping tiles blew off next door's roof in the early hours.  Fortunately I had the foresight to park it further down the driveway last night, which saved it by a few feet.  Phew!

Good job you did, i was nervous last night as our neighbour is part way through an extension with stuff laid all over the place!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1135 on: 24 December 2013, 12:17 »
Went to get a quote for Bluetooth to be fitted to my RNS510 by VW, wanting over £550! think its gonna be an ebay jobby as I only really want it for hands free function.

got to love VW, you can pick up the kit for about £200-£230 on ebay or through Eddie-NL on mk5golfgti, in terms of fitting a friend of mine who has OCD on wiring and protection of cables put mine in and it cost me about £50 if that

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1136 on: 24 December 2013, 13:11 »
I wouldn't have thought that VW would offer to fit it. According to my local dealers, it can't be done as each car has it's own specific wiring loom and there are no official VW retro fit looms. The aftermarket kits that many of us have fitted use a third party piggy back loom that plugs between the radio and the cars harness, therefore it wouldn't carry a VW warranty.

I asked the question about fitting a rear camara to my Passat recently. The dealer said it couldn't be done. When I asked why, as surely all the parts should be available. They told me that as it is not an approved accessory and the coding is done remotely via VW HQ, any requests from the dealer for activation of non factory fitted items will not be given.

I think that they are missing a trick here. You can tick all the option boxes you like when ordering a new car, but when you buy a nearly new one, you have to take what's going. Surely they could make more money by offering Approved Used customers the option of specing their cars up too?
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Offline legg360

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1137 on: 24 December 2013, 13:18 »
Sorry should have said that my local VW dealer isn't a proper dealer if that makes sense, they call themselves a specialist independent volkswagen sales and service centre. He said they would buy a loom (prob an aftermarket one if VW wont provide it) and buy the Bluetooth module from VW and that's the bit that cost over £400
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1138 on: 24 December 2013, 19:00 »
Heres a pic of the Halfords 12000k interior lights I fitted couple days ago, nice and white no yellow and not turning the car blue

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #1139 on: 24 December 2013, 19:22 »
Washed,polished,wax and fitted a matt blk front badge gonna change it out for a gloss blk one and did some work on the splits :)