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I retro fitted mine and it took about 15 minutes start to finish - it's an absolute doddle.

As for the antenna, there are numerous different versions of the stubby ones. If the car didn't come with phone prep and nav then it'll just be an AM/FM antenna.

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I had the bluetooth kit supplied and installed by a nice chap called Stu. There's more information on his website. It's a website about his (now sold) Octavia VRS but the kit and installation is the same for the MkV Golf.

I'd originally planned to install the BT kit myself as it doesn't look too hard but I broke my leg a few months ago and still couldn't kneel down properly so I asked Stu to do it for me.

I'll happily install the RNS510 for you if you want, like I said, it's only a 15 minute job.

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Thanks for that link, one of the main reasons for thining about the nav upgrade is so I can have full functionality with the bluetooth, the advice I've had so far is that it isn't possible to make it work with my nav unit which is the old OEM one.

Very kind of you to offer to fit, any idea where I can source a unit?

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You could still fit that bluetooth to yours but it wouldn't display anything on the navigation screen,you would control it from stalk and it would display in the multi function screen between the clocks. It is a lot of money for so little function though and not really worth it,you are much better off getting RNS510 as the functions with this are much better.

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Got any more information about the iPod link? There are a couple of iPod links that VW sell. One of which is complete crap, and one that isn't.

How much is the one you're talking about?

I've got the better one (called MDI interface) and it does indeed give me full control over my iPod. The older iPod interface connects through the CD changer interface and doesn't give full control or track names on screen unlike the one I have.

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There is a 3rd one which has just come out called Media-in,it is a cable connection in glovebox same as the original ipod one but it displays the track names. It uses the same small cables as the armrest mdi,it is £140 for the unit then £20 each for Ipod usb etc etc cables.

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All fitted and up and running now, what a brilliant set up, haven't put anything on the internal hard disk yet but the media interface sort of makes that a bit obsolete really.

One thing i do need help with if anyone has the answer if I select a playlist and am listening to a track, there seems to be no way of going right back to that playlist, the selection option often takes me to an alphabetical list of tracks on the ipod?

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