MDI part # 5N0057342. Best place to get ?

[Jaap74]

So you're saying that this part : VW SEAT SKODA MDI MEDIA IN IPOD MP3 USB ARMREST ADAPTOR | eBay is able to be installed in the glovebox ?

[GraveDilute]

Dude,

You pull the actual working part of the unit out of the armrest adaptor.
You lift the tabs on the armrest adaptor so that you can slide the actual working part out and then chuck it, it's useless.

YES, it fits in the glovebox.

[Jaap74]

Thats great. So the actual unit you take out sits behind the RNS 510 and it's just the cable that comes out through the glovebox ?

[GraveDilute]

I'm in the process of writing up the install details (refer to signature for link) but havent finished it yet.

The actual guts of the unit is installed behind the glovebox (you have to punch out the tabs you see there) and not the head unit and you then plug the appropriate cable into the adapter box.

I guess if you were only going to use it for an ipod, there would be some flexibility in that you could keep the unit behind the head unit (hidden away) and then run an extension cable from the adapter box to somewhere else in the car.

Something like this

[Jaap74]

Guys,

It's much cheaper than that.

The unit itself was about $90 posted from this seller

These prices are shipped to Melbourne.

The seller has quoted me GBP 33.00 for shipping. What did he charge you ?

[GraveDilute]

I pad 14.90 GBP.
Tell him he's dreaming. LOL

[Jaap74]

Sick of the back and forth so I just ordered and paid up

Thanks for the great advice mate !

[aVex]

Dude,

You pull the actual working part of the unit out of the armrest adaptor.
You lift the tabs on the armrest adaptor so that you can slide the actual working part out and then chuck it, it's useless.

YES, it fits in the glovebox.

I'm actually quite surprised that the MDI module is actually part of the armrest adaptor.

[Jaap74]

It does look the same shape in pictures that I've seen

[99_FGT]

I had been told this by a reputable source, but hadn't seen any documentation to support it to date. Great work GraveDilute.
Al..