MDI part # 5N0057342. Best place to get ?

[GraveDilute]

I pad 14.90 GBP.
Tell him he's dreaming. LOL

[Jaap74]

Sick of the back and forth so I just ordered and paid up

Thanks for the great advice mate !

[aVex]

Dude,

You pull the actual working part of the unit out of the armrest adaptor.
You lift the tabs on the armrest adaptor so that you can slide the actual working part out and then chuck it, it's useless.

YES, it fits in the glovebox.

I'm actually quite surprised that the MDI module is actually part of the armrest adaptor.

[Jaap74]

It does look the same shape in pictures that I've seen

[99_FGT]

I had been told this by a reputable source, but hadn't seen any documentation to support it to date. Great work GraveDilute.
Al..

[GraveDilute]

No worries,

I thought it was ridiculous that the kits were $250 plus on Ebay.
All up I paid $100 for the adaptor and $75 for the wiring harness.

Install is easy

[Jaap74]

The cable was about $75 from this seller

For the cable from the German seller you will have to request international postage. It was 15 Euros

Can you please clarify what cable you mean above ? When I click the link the Auction has ended.

Cheers

[Jaap74]

Actually just worked that out myself. I need this cable also then ?

KABELBAUM ADAPTER VW MEDIA-IN MDI RCD 310 510 RNS 510 | eBay

Ta

[GraveDilute]

Yes, the MDI kit from the UK is the adaptor unit and the USB cable only.
For ipod you'll need to buy an ipod cable (about $20 shipped from Ebay)

The wiring harness from the German seller is a piggyback harness to actually connect the MDI unit into the car head unit.

[Jaap74]

Brilliant, ordered..........now the wait !!!

[Jaap74]

Ok I got this in the post today :

VW RCD510 RCD310 RNS510 MEDIA-IN MDI IPOD IPHONE CABLE, Electronics, Cars, Bikes, Boats items at low prices on eBay.com.au

It's 28cm long, is that long enough ?

[SteveK]

Yes, the MDI kit from the UK is the adaptor unit and the USB cable only.
For ipod you'll need to buy an ipod cable (about $20 shipped from Ebay)

The wiring harness from the German seller is a piggyback harness to actually connect the MDI unit into the car head unit.

GD, I'll be interested in reading your write up. I've got the complete console kit and will rip it apart for what I need. Would love to see how you installed it in the glove box.

Cheers,
Steve

[Youngc29]

The link for the mdi kit is gone, harness is still there, any chance of a write up?