VW MCD Sat Nav

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:51 pm

Installed and working

[img]http://gary_sproston.users.btopenworld.com/volkswagenpolo/vwmcdsatnav01.jpg[/img]

[img]http://gary_sproston.users.btopenworld.com/volkswagenpolo/vwmcdsatnav02.jpg[/img]

[img]http://gary_sproston.users.btopenworld.com/volkswagenpolo/vwmcdsatnav03.jpg[/img]

I will have to live without my 6 CD changer though unless I find somewhere else to mount it or sell it and get a boot changer. Not made up my mind yet.

A nice little christmas present for the polo!

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:56 pm

Very nice! How much was it and where did you get i from if you don't mind me asking?

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:56 pm

Looks cool

- does it just display arrows to guide you

Where did you get it and was it expensive

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:03 pm

Yeah it has arrows and a womans (horny) voice cuts in over the radio or CD.

I've been searching ebay for the last few months and this one came up last week, was Â£175 which I thought was quite reasonable especially as it came with the cd and gps antenna.

jmv · Post by **jmv** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:37 pm

look good to be fair, i am going to look into purchasing a sat-nav/dvd screened headunit.

jrw · Post by **jrw** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:07 pm

Why didn't you go for the MFD?

Could you not mount the CD changer in the glovebox or remove the passenger under seat drawer and make a mount for it there?

You can get the in dash extension leads from bluespot car audio.

emzino · Post by **emzino** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:26 pm

What is the MFD and how is better to the MCD?

jrw · Post by **jrw** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:15 pm

emzino wrote:What is the MFD and how is better to the MCD?

Erm, 5 inch colour screen with mapping!

speedsix · Post by **speedsix** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:44 am

jrw wrote:
emzino wrote:What is the MFD and how is better to the MCD?
Erm, 5 inch colour screen with mapping!

Can be bought off ebay for around Â£350.

Last time I checked there where a good few on there!

M7 · Post by M7 » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:09 am

i have a sony 6 disc changer for sale, with all leads required and the plug you need so it fits to a vag headunit with ease.

drop me a pm if you're interested

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:40 am

The MFD does look alot better but the MCD is a lot more subtle and just looks like a double din radio to the untrained eye so a bit less attractive to a thief.

The 6 CD won't fit in the glovebox but below the seat could be an option, will look into it in the new year. Thanks jrw for the website suggestion though. I would like to keep the changer as having the nav disc in all the time would be better.

Today I have sourced some removal keys off ebay as the dealer won't sell them to me seperately, can't get it out at the moment having realised the left rear speakers have stopped working!

jrw · Post by **jrw** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:41 am

No Probs Gary. It was the only site I could find that did the leads for the in-dash (the small blue connector). I wanted to keep the in-dash in mine because the boot mounted one is rubbish in comparison, it takes ages to change discs and doesn't buffer the music so you get a epic delay when it finishes one cd and goes on to play the next.

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:03 pm

Thanks for that, didn't realise the boot changer was a bit slower.

I know you can get a bracket for the in dash changer so I think under the seat is going to be the next challenge. Shouldn't be too difficult hopefully.

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:20 pm

Am I right in saying I will need this to mount it:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/din_box.asp

and this is the correct extension lead:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/idc_cable.asp

Will the 1.3m one be enough?

jrw · Post by **jrw** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:28 pm

GaryUK wrote:Am I right in saying I will need this to mount it:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/din_box.asp

and this is the correct extension lead:

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/idc_cable.asp

Will the 1.3m one be enough?

Thats right although I made my own mount for the glovebox:

(i've put the piece of carpet on the missing bit now!!)

This is the connector:

Think you will need the longer on as you would have to run it across from the back of the nav, across the dash, down, across the carpet to the back of the seat and then along the runners to the back of the changer!