iPod Connection for 2007 Audi A6?

[Polarbert]

Does anyone know what is the best way of connecting an iPod classic 8th Gen to the sat nav on an A6 Le Mans? Well not actually to the sat nav obviously but to the 'MMI' as Audi so brilliantly call it.

We found a device that seems to work, it costs around £300. Is there anything that can do full integration for less money?

Cheers chaps.

[Fireblade69]

Try a company called Hazzy Days in Hemel Hempstead. They do retro-fits for most VAG cars and the prices for items fully fitted and guaranteed are pretty good. They fitted my MFSW as quick as you like and they do travel around a bit so if you're nowhere near Hemel, (and God knows why you'd want to be), then they may be in your area at some point.

http://www.vwcruise.com/

Edited by Fireblade69 on Friday 18th June 13:50

[Dr G]

You're talking the thick end of 500 quid fitted for eithre Gateway 500 or a retrofit of AMI - there isn't a cheap solution unfortunately.

[Marshy]

If you're happy to get your hands dirty, I think it can be achieved for less, even the AMI retrofit route. There's a chap on the tyresmoke Audi forums who got all the AMI bits for his A8 (OK, different car, but similar parts & MMI setup) for two or three hundred quid. If MMI is recent enough, a bit of coding with VCDS is all that's left to do once the gubbins have been fitted. He managed to do it all on the A8 without removing the glovebox and in less than half an hour.

Now, I know the A6 is physically different, which might render all that invalid, but until I heard of this, I too thought I was staring 500 quid in the face. In fact, Audi flatly denied AMI retrofit was possible (because my car was too old). What they meant was that my software was too old - which is also fixable.

Summary: should be do-able for less...

[Dr G]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Audi-A4-A4-Q7-Music-...

Would appear parts are slightly less expensive than I thought; Gareth at Hazzydays charges £125 for installation only. Assuming you've got a glovebox CD changer you wouldn't need a new glovebox either.