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Just in case anyone is interested - I went with the Dension Gateway Lite, with a Lightening cable adapter (bought both off Amazon). It was really easy to fit - I used this video (which is for a different adapter box) for removing the head unit although I did lose two bolts inside the centre console (no suitable magnet I'm afraid) An iPod 30-pin cable plugs directly into the unit, but for a Lightning cable (as on the iPhone 5 and newer) you need the Lightning adapter (which plugs into the USB port and then you plug your own Lightning cable into the adapter). If you have an Android phone or your music on a USB device you can plug them directly into the Gateway box as well. It's only the newer iPhones that need this extra adapter. I plugged the Gateway box into the head unit (dead simple - unplug the CD changer, plug it into the supplied cable and plug the cable into the head unit and Gateway box), then fed the box through into the glove box. From there I ran my iPhone cable under the console and stuck my cradle (which I took out of my old car) by the gear stick with velcro. Nice and neat with all the wires hidden out of view. At first it worked fine - I plugged it all in, switch the head unit to the CD Changer and then started Spotify on my phone. Then on the second day the Gateway unit stopped responding to the next/previous track buttons on the steering wheel. I checked the Dension website and they had a firmware update. Download the zip file, copy the firmware file to a USB stick, then plug the USB stick into the Gateway box. 2 minutes later, the Gateway box had restarted, and so far, everything is working perfectly. And as the Gateway box charges the iPhone and I've got the phone paired with the navigation unit over Bluetooth, when I say "Hey Siri" I can even get the phone to read out text messages and reply, or initiate calls, totally hands-free (bypassing the rather crappy voice commands built into the navigation unit. ("Hey Siri" is set in Settings/General/Siri - when you say it, the audio stops, the Bluetooth unit acts as if a call is incoming and the microphone becomes active so you can tell your phone what to do). So I'm really pleased with things at the moment. Hope that helps someone.

Sorry to butt in, but I've got a similar question ... I had a wonderful 2001 Saab 9-3 Aero HOT that had been refurbished by a couple of enthusiasts - I bought it with the idea of keeping it till it died. Well that day has now come and the scrapper is coming for it this week. One issue with a car that old was the audio system had no Aux in and nothing like an iPod adapter or Bluetooth - so I bought a DAB/Bluetooth/iPhone 1 DIN Kenwood head unit and fitted that instead. It meant missing out on the steering wheel controls, but it was worth it. Now I'm looking at a 2005 RX400H SE (if all goes according to plan should be picking it up later in the week). But again, I'm in the situation of no Aux in, no bluetooth and no iPod adapter. Well, it has a Bury handset cradle fitted, but that's bluetooth calls only, no music. So my question is - do I get a DIN adapter, replace the head unit and stick my Kenwood unit in? I guess that would mean losing the steering wheel controls again (any other side effects?) and I can't find any adapters on sale (although there are a few articles mentioning them). Or do I shell out for a Vaistech, or something like the GTA Bluetooth adapter? In the short term, I guess I'm going to be digging out my old tape adapter :hocus-pokus: