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I've got the VW TPK installed in my car which I probably won't use, so was thinking of taking it out, but I noticed it has a music feature, so if I can get the right USB/Aux in cable, I can use it to play my own music, rather than arse about with trying to set up the radio (RCD 210, which has no MDI or anything useful) to do it. I'd prefer this to going through the CD changer on the RCD 210 as then I can actually see the track info.
It's located by the driver's side A pillar, and the cable just disappears between a bit of trim by the side, so I'd basically want to remove the dashboard trim or whatever is required to get at it, to see if I can find somewhere to plug in the aux in cables, or failing that a way to take it out or at least hide the darned thing.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most grateful

It's all hidden behind the radio. Remove that and you can get to the control module and all the wiring

Ah right, so anywhere that I can connect the aux in to the bluetooth kit would be behind the radio? I took the radio out just to see what aux in options there were (there is an ipod dock already in, which runs of the CD changer). I wasn't sure if anything might be hidden behind any other bits of trim on the dashboard

Correct. That's where the dealers hide the control module for the touch phone kit

Considering how cheap and rcd310 or even an rcd510 is these days on eBay I would be temped to just upgrade and move up to MDI or the standard Aux in.

I did give that consideration so I might spend the £100+ on all the bits at some point in the future, but for now as all I want is the USB in function, I'll spend £15 on an adapter. Might as well try and use the bluetooth first as it's already there and therefore costs less
If I get too annoyed with it I'll just give up and find an RCD 310

I've had a dig around and found the control box for the TPK hidden underneath the radio, and I've identified the media in port on it, so now I just need the correct cable presumably so that I can input USB or AUX into that box and control it via the TPK.
I've found this on the German ebay, but I'd really rather order it from somewhere more local, as I don't speak German and don't want to wait 5 weeks or whatever for it to get shipped from Germany. There must be some stocked in this country somewhere, but I can't find anything by searching the product code on google

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VW-Touch-Pho ... 1077513747

000051905 Thats the part number - your local VW dealer can order that.

Ah right, wanted to avoid that as it'll probably be costly. I'll investigate to see if this will actually do what I want before spending lots of money on it....

It's worth asking how much it'll be as you might be surprised

I finally got ahold of the correct cable, and it seems to work very well playing music from the USB, however, there is no audio. I've read about there being a cable missing somewhere from the TPK to the AUX in on the radio or something, how can I get the sound from the TPK to come through the speakers?

You may need a different loom from the tpk to the radio. Has the rcd210 got an aux in?