Skoda Ipod Adapter

[Fabia 12v]

Right, thought i would post this as i'm sure there are alot more of you out there wondering this:

Fitted a Dension ICE Link Plus Ipod Connector last week and have been using it for the last week. I works great and is simple to fit.

I will post pics soon, but here is a link for anyone interested (its expensive - £115, but worth it)

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EDIT : SEE THURTHER DOWN FOR PHOTOS

[boyced]

cool, so whats the sound like? I've got a transpod which uses FM and it sounds ok, but not as good as CD's... Plus anyone trying to listen to 88.0 FM hears my music! lol!

[Fabia 12v]

sounds perfectly crisp just like CD.... helps having the Skoda DX as HU rather than standard stock HU improves sound no end even with normal speakers.

[boyced]

skoda DX? IS that an upgrade?

[Fabia 12v]

Originally Posted by boyced

skoda DX? IS that an upgrade?

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[Fabia 12v]

Well sorry it took a few days forgot to charge my camera.... here are the pics of the Ipod installed:

[boyced]

wow that looks pukker! although one thing I probably wouldn't have mounted it there, as it will A) get very cold with air con on and B) very warm in with the heating on... I think I would have mounted it towards the blanking plate (where the cup holder would go) on the passenger side...

Does the ipod get all its power from the headunit or do u need a seperate 12v supply?

[Fabia 12v]

Originally Posted by boyced

wow that looks pukker! although one thing I probably wouldn't have mounted it there, as it will A) get very cold with air con on and B) very warm in with the heating on... I think I would have mounted it towards the blanking plate (where the cup holder would go) on the passenger side...

Does the ipod get all its power from the headunit or do u need a seperate 12v supply?

All power from HU, it litterally replaces the CD Changer (unless ur clever with some wire and solder and wire up both thats what ive done!)

[johnpritt]

Looks good! I have the ICE>Link too and will be trasferring it (and my HU) to my new Octy when that arrives...one day.
I use a Brodit ProClip to hold my iPod, and my idea was also to fit it up by the central air vents. I use the iPod GUI, rather than the HU, to control the iPod, and having it up there makes it a lot easier to see and navigate.
One question for you: where did you pass the ICE>Link cable to get it to the back of the HU? I can see it sort of tucked up behind the cradle, but where does it go from there?

[Fabia 12v]

Originally Posted by johnpritt

Looks good! I have the ICE>Link too and will be trasferring it (and my HU) to my new Octy when that arrives...one day.
I use a Brodit ProClip to hold my iPod, and my idea was also to fit it up by the central air vents. I use the iPod GUI, rather than the HU, to control the iPod, and having it up there makes it a lot easier to see and navigate.
One question for you: where did you pass the ICE>Link cable to get it to the back of the HU? I can see it sort of tucked up behind the cradle, but where does it go from there?

Cable i've squeezed in-between the blanking switches and the dash it then runs down the glovebox loose then in the top right corner of the passenger footwell (close to bottom of glovebox) is a gap (nr footwell vent - stick fan on helps you find it) the just feed the cable through and you should see it pop up behind your HU.

I only done this so i could feed it in with sat-cables...... if your running normal HU and you still have a lot of blanking switches by rear window heater... just stick it through there and leave the chip on the little dash behind them.

[johnpritt]

Ah, thanks for that clarification, I can see it now