Weirdest Connections I've EVER seen....HELP

[vRStu]

MDI should work with your RCD according to this - http://www.my-gti.com/688

But you only have a very small part of it.

[vRStu]

That's alot missing 

Can I just have the ipod in the glovebox rather than armrest?

Yes, just needs a slightly different part number.

[johnhol78]

Yes the one with the Blue and Sand coloured plugs is the original.

MDI connection depends on what kit you bought but generally power, CAN and sound.

So the original is connected in the picture and the loose one is the parrot one?


Sorry just re read and saw that the one connected to the radio in the pic is the original OEM one.

just need to remove the other one?

[vRStu]

Yes that's what it looks like from your pictures.

However there is another retrofit which may well be an MDI.  I sort of recognise the adaptor.  The wiring loom that has the brown cable on it, trace that back and see if there is an interface on the end of it.

[vRStu]

Looking at the pictures I am starting to think there is an MDI already in there.  Did the previous owner give you the small iPod lead?

[johnhol78]

Brown one seems to just loop back on itself.....will strip the lot out tomorrow and have a second butchers.....

Would removing the glovebox make it easier to remove the retrofit one.....did on my BMW.

[johnhol78]

Looking at the pictures I am starting to think there is an MDI already in there.  Did the previous owner give you the small iPod lead?

Nope just a connection in the glovebox for an iPod.....this feeds into a connector block called an iPod Connector...

[vRStu]

The situation with the brown wire is, the original brown has been removed from the large (quadlock) connector and the smaller single connector fitted.  The brown from the retrofit wiring loom is spliced inside the loom to link the flying lead and another which the goes into the quadlock plug in place of the brown that was removed.  That I believe will be connected to the media device.

[vRStu]

That's an old school iPod adaptor the same as this one on my website -

http://octavia-vrs.com/cms/content/ipod-adapter

and explains the brown wire that I was trying to explain above.

[johnhol78]

Going to have to look tomorrow......but the iPod connector one side goes to my iPod and the other connects into the back of the stereo.........

Will have a root around and see if the MDI is there...

Wish I never started now.....or was given this cable...thought it would a case of plug in and boom........serves me right for thinking it would be simple...

Thanks for the help Stu....will post more pics etc tomorrow if you're about....

Think I owe you a beer...

[mb]

I removed that iPod adapter from my car last week & fitted the MDI. I'm not doing a lot tomorrow so can pop over if you need a hand

[johnhol78]

If you could that would be great.....do I need to buy anything else for this to work or would the cable I got (same as eBay) work with existing setup?

[vRStu]

The cable you have like this one -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-SEAT-SKODA-MEDIA-MP3-USB-LEAD-ADAPTER-GENUINE-MDI-/250780556664?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a63af9d78#ht_1718wt_907

will require an MDI to be fitted.

[mb]

If you could that would be great.....do I need to buy anything else for this to work or would the cable I got (same as eBay) work with existing setup?

You'll need the rest of the MDI kit as the lead you have just connects the iPod to the flying lead of the control box.

I've still got your number so will be in touch tomorrow

[mb]

This is what I got:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Media-In-MDI-Interface-RCD310-RCD510-RNS510-ipod-usb-/170618572901?pt=UK_AudioVideoElectronics_PortableAudio_MP3PlayerCarKits&hash=item27b9a8d065#ht_806wt_689