RCD300, Connecting an iphone 4

[Creatz]

Hi everyone

I just wanted to ask those of you who have connected your Iphone 3/3gs/4 to your RCD300
What kits have you used ? Whats the sound quality Like ? Can you change tracks and control the
Iphone from your stereo.

There are loads of kits out there on eBay,audio sites,VW dealer,But im hearing different things like:
Sound is bad, i use the aux in,it works but doesn't charge my iphone,it works but cant control it from my
Rcd300.

whats a good price and a decent kit that everyone goes for these days ?

Thanks 

[MitchGTI]

i was using a Parrot kit on my Gti it was awsome and im going to get anougher one when i get a mk5 again! its the Parrot MKi 9200, it has a little screen which u have full ipod control on and full phone/iphone control bluetooth ect! u can also use SD cards, usb devices Aux input and bluetooth audio! its great sound quality is awsome as it comes with its own amp! you can pic them up pretty cheap of amazon aswell now!
 hope this helps!

mitch

[Creatz]

hi mitch i used a parrot kit on my civic and the sound was terrible as it uses its own amplifier for the
music instead of the car one, the unit just broadcasts out of your speakers and i found the quality to be
very poor, i did like the hands free car kit  just music quality was rubbish

[MitchGTI]

Which car kit did u use? The mki9200 is the latest one ive had it in two cars now and its sound quality is awsome? Hence im getting anougher

[Creatz]

mki9200

when i asked about the rubbish quality they said that the kit has its own tiny amplifier
and just uses your speakers and not the car amp itself 

[MitchGTI]

ok..... who installed it? my friend done mine who works for ice installation shop and the sound quality is awsome i realy cant understand how yours could of been that bad? mines that good that ive got friends ordering them left right n center cause they love it and im jsut about to get a new one for my car my other one is in my work van

[Creatz]

Sextons in Swindon.

i had a Civic type S 2007 standard stereo,and when i cranked it up it was pants quality

[MitchGTI]

Hmm i reckon it must of been the speeker quality in my gti it sounded ace with the baze boost on aswell! And it still sounds good on full wack n my new corsa van! Strange! 

[Timvgti]

I bought the XCARLINK module and I can say that the audio, from my iPhone to my RCD300 is great!!! (CD quality)
It charges, I can use the buttons on my mfsw and rcd300 to control it (volume, tracks, play, stop, etc.).
It 'emulates' a CD changer, so when I choose 'cd1' on the RCD300, it goes in iPhone mode and I can choose a track directly from my iPhone.
When I choose 'cd2' till 'cd6' the iPhone goes in accessory mode and I can use cd2 to cd5 as playlists, made on my iPhone.
I also have the BT addon, so it works as a good Bluetooth carkit. It is also possible to stream music from the iPhone to the xcarlink/rcd300. The quality is good, but you notice that quality is better when connected with the cable/dock-connector.
No parrot or other streaming bt carkit can provide this audio quality.
It just emulates the o.e.m. cd changer and it uses the internal rcd300 (or rn510) amplifiers.
I can also still use my o.e.m. cd changer, because you can switch between xcarlink and cd-changer.

http://www.xcarlink.co.uk/product.php?productid=4&cat=2&page=1

(My iPhone 3GS sits in a leather Kuda Golf MKV console on the dash, so something like this: http://fotos.marktplaats.com/kopen/c/23/s3UL3qLk1LeL3rVIA93bQg==.jpg)