Dension Gateway Five : combined ipod/handsfree , any good?

[john_o]

anyone had any experience with the dension gateway five product?
I have an RCD500 (in dash 6 cd changer) but not enternal changer or cables.

This kit seems to fit the remit of combining playing my ipod , displaying track data in the highline MFD and bluetooth hands free for my mobile.
I also have steering wheel buttons which I want to be able to use.

Any other recomendations gratefully received.

and a happy new year to you all when it comes   

Johno

[SteveP]

I like the dension stuff but haven't tried the latest Gateway, generally for the money they are pretty good 

[SeanyK]

Interesting idea...

I was going to go down the route of RCD510 & Parrot CK3000 Evo - I would lose my iPod functionality but was going to use an SD card to compromise.

This seems to solve that, perhaps offering better bluetooth (showing calls on the highline dash etc) although not sure if it makes the iPod fully controlable and not just 'track 1 cd 6' emulating a CD changer.

[john_o]

http://www.carstereos4u.co.uk/volkswagen-ipod-iphone-car-kit/gwf1vc1-dension-gateway-five-ipod-iphone-usb-bluetooth-car-kit-for-volkswagen-2148730-314038-.php

http://www.ipodcarkitdirect.co.uk/iPhone_Car_Kit/iPhone_Car_Kit/Music_%26_Handsfree/Dension_Gateway_Five/Dension_Gateway_5_for_VW

http://www.bluetoothcarkitdirect.co.uk/Car_Manufacturers/VW/VW_Dension_Gateway_Five

some info above, I have to say for me with full MFD and  steering wheel controls this looks a nice piece of kit 

£220 when I add an active dock for my ipod classic (which will go in the cubby hole behind the gearstick or in the glovebox)

[SeanyK]

Ordered one on Monday mate,

Get it from here, it's cheapest;

http://www.safensound.co.uk/densiondensiongatewayfivegwf1v21ipodcontrolforvolkswagen-p-1943.html

That said, it hasn't arrived yet lol, but it's been posted, UK Mail seem to be using snails as delivery vans though.

[john_o]

nice one 

which dock did you get ?

[SeanyK]

Dension IPO4DC9 9-Pin Dock Cable Kit for iPod

Thats the one I got.

[mortygttdi]

Doesn't work My mate who works with Dension has tested the new gateway 5 and it has a load of problems at the moment they are so bad all his stock is getting sent back.

Not working with white display or new mk6 MFSW tried in Tiquan and Scirocco
Not fully working with red display if you have highline? the nav is deleted and there is no mdi function.

Apparently Dension are onto it but when my mate spoke to the Dension rep they didn't seem very interested.

Darren  

[apollo13]

Doesn't work My mate who works with Dension has tested the new gateway 5 and it has a load of problems at the moment they are so bad all is stock is getting sent back.

Not working with white display or new mk6 MFSW tried in Tiquan and Scirocco
Not fully working with red display if you have highline? the nav is delated and there is no mdi function.

Apparently Dension are onto it but when my mate spoke to the Dension rep they didn't seem very interested.

Darren 

Oh no...........quick Shaun send it back!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vRSAlex]

Ive got the gateway 5 in the vRS.  Works ok 95% of the time.  Sometimes just needs a reset.  I dont have the skoda version of highline so I cant say if it would work with it.  I have run an update on the gateway which did help with some Ipod functions.  The handsfree works well too.

[SeanyK]

Oops... Hope it works lol, it arrived today! 

But it won't be until a couple of weeks before I can install it...

[zebby]

Would this work on a GTI with red half screen MFD?. I know I will have no fuctions on the screen, but can you control it via the RNS 510 touch screen, and button on the steering wheel.

Cheers chaps

[vRSAlex]

Would this work on a GTI with red half screen MFD?. I know I will have no fuctions on the screen, but can you control it via the RNS 510 touch screen, and button on the steering wheel.

Cheers chaps

Yes it would.  You just need to install an update on the gateway to turn off the can-bus always searching for the highline.

[zebby]

Would this work on a GTI with red half screen MFD?. I know I will have no fuctions on the screen, but can you control it via the RNS 510 touch screen, and button on the steering wheel.

Cheers chaps

Yes it would.  You just need to install an update on the gateway to turn off the can-bus always searching for the highline.

Excuse my ignorance, but how do I go about getting such an update???

Cheers

[vRSAlex]

Just pop an email to poughton@dension.com and he will help you out.