MDI niggles

[kennyc]

My iPod 5.5g video fits in easily with the cable, i havent tried the iphone but sounds like they are slightly taller?

Yeah there is no real place to put the phone in the "MDI Area". Better to leave it hanging out.

[G-rig]

Prob easier to use a separate USB/iPod and just leave it in there.

My last cable was in the glove box so couldn't be bothered plugging the phone in anyway, and annoying having to unplug it evetytime you leave the car.

[kennyc]

Does anyone know if there is an extension cable for the MDI? Like can you plug in a cable to the ipod MDI cable which extends it so i can place my iphone elsewhere?

Don't really like it hanging out the front or even in the console compartment.

[skeep]

i dont have an ipod but i use an usb to play my music and it works fine.

As a hater of all things Apple I can't help but grin

[G-rig]

Does anyone know if there is an extension cable for the MDI? Like can you plug in a cable to the ipod MDI cable which extends it so i can place my iphone elsewhere?

Don't really like it hanging out the front or even in the console compartment.

You could just buy the cable from the retrofit kit, is at least 600mm long from memory. It would plug directly into the MDI.

[kennyc]

You could just buy the cable from the retrofit kit, is at least 600mm long from memory. It would plug directly into the MDI.

Thanks G-rig, so do i get that from a VW dealer?

[G-rig]

Thanks G-rig, so do i get that from a VW dealer?

Yep.…

[kennyc]

Yep.…

Yeah will i called em up and they said they don't sell those so no luck. Ill just buy an extender online and see how it works.

[G-rig]

Yeah will i called em up and they said they don't sell those so no luck. Ill just buy an extender online and see how it works.

The part number is on www.my-gti.com

I don't know of the extender but I guess the long cable is part of the mdi kit then but should be able to order any part number?

[G-rig]

Thought i would test out the iphone & MDI today - i noticed that it can skip a song whereas my ipod doesn't.
Neither start playing at the first song when you hit > on the album folder.

May mention this to the dealer when I go in, but probably won't even do an audio upgrade if i can't get something this basic to work (and get an exhaust instead).