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Originally Posted by andycaca
next thing so sort out is the GPS receiver on the boot, no signal detected so i assume its the receiver thats dead.
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You can take it off fairly easily to investigate - boot lid interior trim off first.
On my old S8 it failed and when I looked inside it there was significant corrosion and I eventually wired in an aftermarket (powered) one, located at the very bottom of the rear window (outside) just in front of the boot lid so almost invisible as it was inline with the OEM one but smaller. A bit of rewiring/soldering was required on the lead as the aerial connectors used by Audi are rather different to anything you'd buy aftermarket.
I think I've posted pictures somewhere here of what I did, but only the external view, not where I ran the cables and patched in - actually inside the boot lid in the end as it was easier to get at.
This was before the days of A8parts of course and a new OEM one was a ludicrous price.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 30th August 2014 at 11:07 AM.
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