MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: Lukesgti on November 24, 2012, 06:43:44 pm

Title: Help!!! Changing 6 cd changer to iPod
Post by: Lukesgti on November 24, 2012, 06:43:44 pm

Hi I have a mk5 Gti with a 6 cd changer in the arm rest so I bought a iPod mdi to swap but I've tried fitting it and the connectors are different the one on the loom is rectangle and the one on the mdi is square anyone no if you can get adapters and if you can what the called and there can I get them ?

Cheers luke

Title: Re: Help!!! Changing 6 cd changer to iPod
Post by: Nodz on November 24, 2012, 06:51:21 pm

The MDI requires a different loom from the HU and I think the MDI only works with the most recent HU's like the rns510 etc. The only one you can swap the cd player for with out swapping looms is the iPod dock

Title: Re: Help!!! Changing 6 cd changer to iPod
Post by: brookesb32 on November 24, 2012, 11:34:48 pm

Quote from: Nodz on November 24, 2012, 06:51:21 pm

The MDI requires a different loom from the HU and I think the MDI only works with the most recent HU's like the rns510 etc. The only one you can swap the cd player for with out swapping looms is the iPod dock

Nodz is correct. The mdi unit only works with 2nd generation headunits (not the rcd300 or rcd500 for example). I'm pretty sure EddieNL on here could get you one. You won't remove the cd changer lead as it is part of the main loom so you jut feed the mdi loom under the console to the headunit

Title: Re: Help!!! Changing 6 cd changer to iPod
Post by: Lukesgti on November 25, 2012, 12:27:37 am

 :ashamed: ooooooo great hummmm

Title: Re: Help!!! Changing 6 cd changer to iPod
Post by: brookesb32 on November 25, 2012, 09:07:35 am

Just to correct my previous post I was meaning that Ed could get you the cable  :happy2: