iPhone 5 lightning cable - picked one up today

[pauliem]

Got an iPhone 5 lightning to MDI connector today, it is OK but not as good as I had hoped:



It functions perfectly well, works much better than my previous cable.  Quite a bit more responsive and shows album art etc.

But the connector end is so damn big! It is bigger than the previous cable even with the adapter in width and it is not a really tidy solution.

Perhaps I was setting my expectations too high.

[AlanH]

It's ugly isn't it, and the cable is pretty stiff. I've got an iPod nano connected, and was thinking of attaching the nano to the sidewall of the MDI box in the storage area with a velcro disc, freeing up a little more space in there. Not sure it'll make a lot of difference though.

[Mk1Macca]

Green?

I'm pretty sure the one that came with my car is white. Bloody VW!

Do you have discover nav, or nav pro? If the former, can you play video from your phone?

[pauliem]

I dont have any Nav system - just the standard system with Dynaudio - already tried playing a video and although the audio was transferred to the car, nothing else was.

[Darlo]

How much was it mate?

[007]

It seems to be too short..

[Fabio Bignose]

Can anyone confirm that this lead charges the 5s also?

[mk7gti]

It does yes

[Darlo]

So if I have a standard stereo system and want album art etc to work on my display with my iPhone 5 could someone tell me which cable to buy as I'm now officially totally confused by this. How much am I looking at?

[mk7gti]

I own a green collar cable which works as expected. I believe the green collar is specific to the MK7 Golf! The dealer price is £70 but have a look on ebay to get a deal...