2001 A6 Avant + Ipod = Killer Setup

[sideshowjohn]

Gear:
2001 Audi A6 Avant w/ Bose stereo
40gb iPod, 3G
Dension ice> Link : Plus
audi-ready mounting bracket

I had a pro install the Dension kit in my car. Cost $100 and 1 hour of time.

With the kit I got, you can either use the Dension interface or the native iPod. I like the iPod interface, as Im used to it. Using the Dension means setting up a ton of playlists...and with 40gb of music, that takes a lot of time. I simply put the whole iPod on random.

-Sound quality is fantastic
-Installation is smooth and good looking
-I went with the bracket that bolts in, rather than the one Dension can supply. And its $5 less
-I can use the next and previous buttons on the steering wheel, plus volume.
iPod powers up/down with the vehicle, which is slick. And once you set the Dension kit to use the native iPod interface, it stays in that mode.

Pictures here: http://darwinfx.com/audi.a6.ipod/

JC

[bhb399mm]

real nice setup... saw your posts on ipodlounge.

question: does the icelink display track info as advertised?