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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: 2014GTi on 05 December 2013, 12:39
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I rang my local Volkswagen dealer to get the prices for the MDI iPod cables....
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446M) - Red color
iPhone5/5S £70.00
How much!! :shocked: :shocked:
Does anybody know where I can buy a original iPhone4/4S cable cheaper? Or if anybody has a spare I am quite willing to either buy it or donate money to a charity :wink:
For anybody looking for a iPhone5/5S cable there is one on eBay for £45.00
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-MDI-cable-for-i-Phone-5-/171187457661?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27db914e7d (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-MDI-cable-for-i-Phone-5-/171187457661?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27db914e7d)
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I'm sure I only paid £25 odd off Amazon (red collar) :wink:
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I'm sure I only paid £25 odd off Amazon (red collar) :wink:
£25 sounds reasonable but I can't seem to find any :undecided: :cry:
I am going to keep my iPhone5 cable for future use... don't fancy paying £70.00. lol
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I'm sure I only paid £25 odd off Amazon (red collar) :wink:
£25 sounds reasonable but I can't seem to find any :undecided: :cry:
I am going to keep my iPhone5 cable for future use... don't fancy paying £70.00. lol
Have a look through my posts or have a search in the Media thread that's on here - I linked it in there!
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I'm sure I only paid £25 odd off Amazon (red collar) :wink:
£25 sounds reasonable but I can't seem to find any :undecided: :cry:
I am going to keep my iPhone5 cable for future use... don't fancy paying £70.00. lol
Have a look through my posts or have a search in the Media thread that's on here - I linked it in there!
Cheers mate, had a look at both the Amazon & eBay links.... none left :cry: I may have to borrow my brothers blue cable for the time being.
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I'm sure I only paid £25 odd off Amazon (red collar) :wink:
£25 sounds reasonable but I can't seem to find any :undecided: :cry:
I am going to keep my iPhone5 cable for future use... don't fancy paying £70.00. lol
Have a look through my posts or have a search in the Media thread that's on here - I linked it in there!
Cheers mate, had a look at both the Amazon & eBay links.... none left :cry: I may have to borrow my brothers blue cable for the time being.
The blue cable works fine, it just doesn't display album art nor can you play videos on screen - but you can still listen to your tunes!
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Phoned my dealer and he said they are not getting them in till next year :huh:
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i have a blue one... and need a cable for an android (S3) - but yet to see one that works :| ... meh! (Holding fire as the missus may get an iphone tho).
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Wow. £75 or £45 for the red collar iphone 5 lightning MDI cable?
That's some serious gouging.
Is this because they are still relatively new on the market? I think I will live without for the time being.
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i have a blue one... and need a cable for an android (S3) - but yet to see one that works :| ... meh! (Holding fire as the missus may get an iphone tho).
I need an android cable too. seen a few on fleabay but then decided to look on German fleabag. just need to translate into English when my laptop is working and I'll be ordering one. I've got both I phone/iPod cables (red and blue collar) but had to ask salesman for the newer one though.
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ooo mcmaddy, interested to see how you get on :) (I used to live in Hamburg :) ) - but more interested in the cable you test rather than the german translations hehehe :P
I currently use a nokia retractable charger, and it fits beautifully into the lighter socket, and has a faint blue glow, so kinda works with the rest of the lighting :)
Much prefer the sockets that face upwards, than the ones on the actual dash. As this nokia charger can be quite big, so falls out alot. (No issue in the GTD!)
Do we think that an S3 compatible cable will have any function other than charge? (I only have the normal sounds system).
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I've got a USB MDI cable I kept from my scirooco, think it only charges the phone not sure on access for songs etc But will swap with anyone for a red coller iPhone cable if wanted.
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I plan to just go the VW dealer and check all the Golf glove boxes for one and steal one.
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I plan to just go the VW dealer and check all the Golf glove boxes for one and steal one.
:rolleyes: :shocked: most will be the blue cables unless they have a car in with Discover Nav Pro. :wink:
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Can someone tell me the difference between the red and blue collar leads? I want to get one for my iphone 5S.
Ta
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The red collar leads let you play media from your iphone the blue have basic functionality.
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I ended up buying the iPhone5 MDI cable off eBay as my car didn't come with one, think Wolfsburg missed it :whistle:
All I need to now is a Red collar one... trying to get my dealership to swap it for the blue one. :cool:
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Does the red collar lead work with the standard head unit. My dealer is adamant that it has the Sam functions as the blue collar lead, unless I have a discover nav pro unit!
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Haven't tested myself as I don't have the red collar cable but I'm sure it has been posted in a previous thread that the red collar does work with the standard media unit and allow media playback.
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Can music still be played from a USB stick like it can via the MDI on the Mk.6 and Scirocco (using that cable of course)?
I am presuming yes given the accessory name is still MDI (multi device - not Apple device!).
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If you're lucky..you might just end up getting a lightning - 30 pin adaptor if VW's marketing has their way!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag145/jivemonkey2000/GTDBrochureExtract_zps6b92e968.jpg)
Wtf?! :shocked:
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Its crackers... I think the UK marketing department need training.
I have a iPhone5 MDI cable and so do cars build on/after BW45.
Maybe the have run out of iPhone5 MDI cables and using the cheaper method of putting in adaptors? :huh: