Alternative Ipod connections

[T30GUE]

Thats all I have to hand.

Seriously though, you can pick it up for £50 now which is a bargain! The dealer kit is woeful in comparison

Duzza,
I am having one of these fitted on Sunday. Where did you decide to put the handwheel and the ipod lead?  Do you have any more pics please?

I am thinking of putting the handwheel in the cupholder thing, so it can be hidden, and the pod either in glovebox or the cubby to the right of the steering wheel.

Like your screen in the middle, did you have to cut anything to get the cable through?  Can you read it ok?   

I was originally thinking of putting the screen in the corner of windscreen behind the A pillar.

Too many choices!

 

[duzza]

Thats all I have to hand.

Seriously though, you can pick it up for £50 now which is a bargain! The dealer kit is woeful in comparison

Duzza,
I am having one of these fitted on Sunday. Where did you decide to put the handwheel and the ipod lead?  Do you have any more pics please?

I am thinking of putting the handwheel in the cupholder thing, so it can be hidden, and the pod either in glovebox or the cubby to the right of the steering wheel.

Like your screen in the middle, did you have to cut anything to get the cable through?  Can you read it ok?   

I was originally thinking of putting the screen in the corner of windscreen behind the A pillar.

Too many choices!

 

I have the wheel down by the gear stick, toward the drivers side. I would seriously advise against putting it in the cup holder area! You wont be able to get to it properly! I have the lead in the glove box but its probably better in the cubby under the headlight switches tbh.

No probs reading the screen at all, you can adjust the backlight and contrast and can have different size fonts. From a few months use now I think the screen is right in the centre. No drilling required, the lead to the screen just runs around the top vent/grille thingy (under it obviously) and then out by the sensor as per the photo.

[T30GUE]

Thanks for the info Duzza!
 

[theBatch]

I had the same dilemma as you a few months back. I bought the Ice>Link and sent it back after 1day. Its just the VW headunit isn't up to the job of controlling an iPod.

So in the end i opted for installing a Connect2 Aux adapter with a good quality 3.5mm stereo lead, which simply plugs into the headphone jack on the top of the iPod. This way you can just use the iPod and can play whatever song you like, shuffle, skip etc.

I've got the lead coming out in the roller shutter storage thing by the hand brake. Left enough slack so i can easily hold the iPod when its plugged in. The sound quality is good (with the E

To be this seemed the best solution without changing the VW OEM headunit to an aftermarket one. I've take some pics if anyone is that interested

[zerolight]

Thats all I have to hand.

Seriously though, you can pick it up for £50 now which is a bargain! The dealer kit is woeful in comparison

But that's just an FM transmitter with a fancy display. The dealer kit, like the dension (which I've used in previous cars) takes a line level output from the iPod straight into the head unit for optimum sound. Granted it doesn't feature a nice display, but it does feature superior sound, which is what matters most. All I really need is the ability to click on a playlist and then have it shuffle it's way through it. On occasions where I'd want a specific album, it's pretty easy to pick up the iPod, select it, then pop it back in. Still happy I ordered the dealer kit.

[duzza]

Thats all I have to hand.

Seriously though, you can pick it up for £50 now which is a bargain! The dealer kit is woeful in comparison

But that's just an FM transmitter with a fancy display. The dealer kit, like the dension (which I've used in previous cars) takes a line level output from the iPod straight into the head unit for optimum sound. Granted it doesn't feature a nice display, but it does feature superior sound, which is what matters most. All I really need is the ability to click on a playlist and then have it shuffle it's way through it. On occasions where I'd want a specific album, it's pretty easy to pick up the iPod, select it, then pop it back in. Still happy I ordered the dealer kit.

Erm, no it isnt.

The HK kit takes a feed straight from the iPod via a lead and straight in to the heaunit via the conversion box. The sound quality is excellent. So to sum up, it does everything the dealer kit does but with its own display and allows complete control of the iPod not the watered down version the dealer supplies. Oh and at under half the price 

[zerolight]

On their website it says it uses an FM transmitter.

http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/

[farina]

On their website it says it uses an FM transmitter.

http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/

It can use the in-line FM transmitter but it also can be plugged directly into a line-in socket without using the FM transmitter.  An adaptor is used to link the drive & play into the head unit CD changer socket.

Yes it's better than the dealer kit - and only £25.

[Peely-wally]

Intrigued by the Harmon Kardon unit, a bit worried about security.  The wee screen looks like a GPS screen and we all know the problems on that front.  Do you end up having to disconect and hide the display unit?

[Peely-wally]

I had the same dilemma as you a few months back. I bought the Ice>Link and sent it back after 1day. Its just the VW headunit isn't up to the job of controlling an iPod.

So in the end i opted for installing a Connect2 Aux adapter with a good quality 3.5mm stereo lead, which simply plugs into the headphone jack on the top of the iPod. This way you can just use the iPod and can play whatever song you like, shuffle, skip etc.

I've got the lead coming out in the roller shutter storage thing by the hand brake. Left enough slack so i can easily hold the iPod when its plugged in. The sound quality is good (with the E

To be this seemed the best solution without changing the VW OEM headunit to an aftermarket one. I've take some pics if anyone is that interested

Am interested to see the set-up.