'58 plate headunit replacement?

[AMc]

Hi everyone, I have a '58 plate GTi I bought a couple of months ago.

It has the RCD300 headunit and a Parrot CK3100 installed with the display under the vent/over the headlight control and the mic installed up near the rear view mirror.

I added a Connects2 CTAVGIPOD009.2 to connect my iPhone 4S or iPod Classic but I'm still unexcited by the head unit sound.

I've just bought a second hand Pioneer AVH X5500 BT which I now need to fit.  As the unit has built in Bluetooth I'm hoping to plug in the mic from the Parrot and remove the CK3100 at the same time.
I've had the dash apart to add the iPod interface but I don't know how to get to the other side of the dash to remove the CK3100 display.

1 - Any recommendations for a loom adapter for the Pioneer?
2 - Any recommendations for a facia adapter?
3 - Any clues on how to get the CK3100 display and wiring out without destroying it?

Any and all help appreciated and thanks in advance!

[AMc]

Anyone happy to recommend their loom adapter and facia kit or am I going to have to take a leap of faith on eBay?

Anyone fitted or removed a Parrot CK3100 display from the vent over the light controls?

Thanks for looking!

[AMc]

FWIW I ordered a Connects2 CT24VW09 which is a very tight fit on the Pioneer cage but if you bend the inside slightly down you can ease it in.  There are no bad gaps and it looks fine.
Plastics are a good match for the dash and it doesn't sit proud.  The Connects2 trim panel around the outside won't snap into place because the Pioneer cage protrudes but the Pioneer one works fine.

FWIW The Connects2 CT24VW09 arrived in Schoche packaging and is actually AVW32317B I contacted Connects2 tech support who confirmed it was all the same thing.

Bought from liquidice-2008 on eBay
CT24VW09 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Mk5 2004> DOUBLE DIN + POCKET FASCIA FACIA ADAPTOR TRIM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&view=all&item=160875520926&tid=1096738386006&ssPageName=ADME:X:CPSSOSB:GB:1123

I'm pleased that with the facia adapter in place if I decide to change anything else it should take 2 minutes to whip the head unit out vs. the half an hour to pull half the dash apart to get behind the VW unit.

I also bought a harness adapter with the double Fakra connectors.  When I took the dash apart I discovered that a loom adapter had been used to fit the Parrot CK3100 so I didn't need anything but the aerial adapter which I snipped off the new loom adapter.  I guess I could have returned it and bought just the aerial part but I had everything apart and it was only a few quid.
Connects2 CT20VW04 Harness Adaptor Golf/Touran/Polo/EOS
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171286399176?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I was scuppered in using the Parrot CK3100 microphone as it was a different size jack to the Pioneer.  Again I could probably have bought an adapter but I decided to remove what was there and fit the Pioneer mic. while I was up to my eyes in dashboard  I was utterly baffled that the previous fitter had run the wiring around the passenger side, up the A pillar and across to the roof console but had run the display wiring to the drivers side.  I carefully eased the wiring out using a string guide to allow me to pull the new wiring back through if I needed to but in the end I ran my mic cable up and around on the drivers side.
The Pioneer mic clip is a PITA as it's designed to clip on the sun visor - but that means you can't move the visor up or down or out it over the side window - I dropped the roof console and clipped it on the passenger side pointing back at me.  Only a few calls will tell if that's good enough or not.

I also grounded the parking brake sensor from the AVH X5500B which should technically be connected to the parking brake switch - not because I ever plan on watching DVDs in motion but it looked like a monumental pain in the backside to route the cable through to the handbrake.

I also bought the advanced iPod/iPhone cable for the head unit so I can use AppRadio to put navigation on the display.  I suspect it's not OEM but it seems to work.
CD-IU201S / CA-IW.201S USB Video Adapter Cable for Pioneer iPod iPhone 3GS 4 4S
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121325576058?var=420276089287&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

And I ran a 3.5mm to 3.55mm aux cable into the cubby in front of the gear stick just in case I move from iOS to something else.

Anyway I hope that helps someone out.  

Now I need to reset the headunit back to factory settings, pair it up etc.