What a car!

[Pando]

reference the running in of an engine
Without being technical a new engine and its crank bearings etc are like a pair of newly washed jeans  -tight !!!!
You don't go sprinting about until they have lossened off

 

[nasnod]

After a frustrating couple of weeks searching behind every sofa I could find for the cash to pay for the GTI (during which the car has annoyingly just been sat there waiting for me) I picked it up on Saturday. Car is fantastic............ although I can see that the first 1000 miles are going to be frustrating to say the least! 120 done over the weekend and after numerous trips to see relatives I'd have thought that I'll have broken the back of it by the new year. Roll on 2007!

Motor provider have provided a good service to date (bloke decided to wait inside out of the cold whilst I spent about an hour looking round it before I'd pay for it  ) although I'll reserve final judgement until I receive a manual in English (currently have a German one  ), I receive the logbook from DVLA and I register it on the VW UK system and get the warranty set up 

Hello - I have just picked up my gti as well - with german manual - from motor provider.  They have been great.  It will be interesting to see when you get your stuff through such as manual, logbook etc... 

What are you going to do for an ipod connection?

Cheers

N

[laney]

Am probably going to get a Dension Ice link to either the glovebox or the cubby by the drivers knee.  Will probably try to fit it myself following the nokia phone kit guide the doc has posted.

[TeddyKGB]

Hi Laney!

I think we must have bought ours at the same time from Motorprovider Mine was the one without leather parked next to yours probably

Did you ever get your english manual? I am still waiting after almost a month

[farina]

I'm another with a Gti from Motorprovider.  Delivered to me on 18th Dec - all fine but with Dutch manuals.  No sign of any English ones...

Fitted a Harman Kardon Drive & Play - ipod sits in the cubby hole near the light switch.

[laney]

Fitted a Harman Kardon Drive & Play - ipod sits in the cubby hole near the light switch.

I've been a little distracted away from theis over Christmas but have started to look at the options again, so some questions:
Are you pleased with the results?
Does it charge the IPOD?
Do you control it from the head unit or from the ipod?
How much did it cost (if you dont mind me asking)?

Cheers

[farina]

I've been a little distracted away from theis over Christmas but have started to look at the options again, so some questions:
Are you pleased with the results?
Does it charge the IPOD?
Do you control it from the head unit or from the ipod?
How much did it cost (if you dont mind me asking)?

Cheers

See http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/ for details.

Yes very pleased with the results - mainly because you can navigate the ipod easily (from the little controller you get with the system) and can see the details of the track playing on the screen.  The colour matches the car well and the controller has a blue light on it (not on all the time) so it matches the blue lighting quite well.  You also have the ability to hook up any input (via a headphone cable) as well as the ipod dock connector so you can hook it into a different mp3 player or phone etc (obviously you can't control the thing connected via the line-in input).  As the controller and screen are stuck on it's easy to remove it if needed without leaving any marks.

The cons I think are:

• The wheel doesn't work exactly like the iopd - in that it doesn't fully rotate -only moves 1/4 of a turn.  If you hold it at the 1/4 turn position (and wait) then the position in lists is jumped (rather than scrolled fast).  You can adjust the percentage that is jumped (default 10% of the total list I think).  Not a huge issue and the other buttons duplicate the ipod (up/down/left/right) and big button in the middle.  Still easier than trying to use the ipod in a cradle or being restricted to 5 playlists with no tag data on the HU.
  
• You have to put the screen somewhere. I have it on the top of the dash near the drivers side window.  I have the control wheel just below the gear lever where it's easy to use.  The worry is that it may be a target for thieves. Given the IQ of your average tos*er they may think it's a sat nav screen.

Yes it charges the ipod.

See above. You don't control the ipod from the ipod (in glovebox etc) or the HU, but from the Drive & Play click wheel.  You see the details - menus, tag data etc on the small screen that goes on the dash.

I got it from ebay for £50 delivered (new) - see item 330016152504 - unfortunately they seem to have gone up a little bit.  Delivered in a couple of days.

I also had to buy a AUX adapter to connect the Drive and Play output to the 6 cd changer input rather than linking it via the FM output that the drive and play also supports.  Also from ebay (see item 120079391057) with no problems.  As with most of these ipod adaptors you will lose the CD changer if you have one.

So in summary, for installation:

• Take radio out (guide on this forum for phone kit)
  AUX adaptor plugs into back of radio (ground wire connected under screw that holds radio in).  Lead from drive & play plugs into AUX adaptor.
• Drive & Play screen stuck to top of dash (didn't use screws)
• Drive & Play controller stuck to area just below gear lever
• Drive & Play control box in area behind light switch
• Power and switched live taken directly from fuse box
• Various cables (power, controller, screen, output and ipod connector) plugged into drive & play control box
• ipod cable routed to small cubby box by light switch.

Took about 1 hr to install and most of that was deciding where to put everything.  Or just get someone else to do it!

Cheers

[laney]

Thanks for that farina - a really useful post.

It looks a better option to me than the Dension icelink (although slightly more work to fit!)

I'll hopefully be having a closer look at these over the next couple of weeks.