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Saturday morning project:

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Audi ipod adapter Part No.: 8E0-051-444

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extra cables hmm...

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WRONG cable for Concert II (that would have been too easy!)

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CORRECT cable for Concert II... nope, no socket there :(

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ipod cable

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wire ties (how nice of them) and the adapter

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note: my $5 radio removal tools from 42draftdesign didn't quite do the trick
autopsy later showed that even when fully inserted they're not long enough to 'click' in the latch. They depressed fully but I couldn't use them to pull out the radio.... a couple of flat blades did the trick!

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this bigger socket is what we need... bye bye CD changer!

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good to note how things used to be before taking apart (you never know!)

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to get all the wires out you have to unlock (push out) the purple-ish tab on the side of the socket (not really clear from 'ikea-like' instructions)

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pulling out didn't work in my case but a forceful push with a scredriver did the trick.. one at a time!

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i decided to put the ipod in the center console... with the car out of warranty and all the horror stories here about broken latches ($$$) I thought not to tempt fate and stay away from the glovebox :)
pulled out the switches and drilled an opening for the cable in the back

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snaked the cable through

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and

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voila!
even though you really can't see the hole I didn't like it 'gaping' so
I cut a small hole in a rubber plug (just big enough for the cable) and now it looks more 'finished' with no gaps or openings.. also keeps the cable nice and tight

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connected the adapter

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sheesh.. now the hard part!
put THOSE wires... in THAT socket

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Before..

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and AFTER

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with some close-ups for future reference

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remember to push the red locking tab back in!

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without too much force and without pulling the wires out!

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tuck in the adapter neatly out of sight

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SAFE... ok my code was... SAFE
ok let's see... CDC...omg... it works!

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gratuitous AUDI logo on ipod :)

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and you can do random!

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everything works as expected.. can access playlists FF/RW/SKIP

backlight times out as before and any press will bring backlight on but all controls are disabled

I really don't miss seeing the ID3 tag info
It does display on the ipod however

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... out of sight :)

worth the $ imo but a bit of a PITA to rewire the socket
amazing sound quality (over FM-transmitters) and very convenient OEM integration with (somewhat) lower cost than icelink

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