Which Phatnoise?

#1 30th July 2009, 09:56 AM

I know these can be fitted to an '8, but the ones I have seen for sale are not advertised as fitting it. They list A3, A4 A6 and TT I think. So are there different versions? Which do I need for a D2 FL nav equipped car?

Thanks.

PsYcHe · #2 30th July 2009, 06:30 PM

as long as it's a vag phatbox it'll work. You may need to flash the firmware if it's came from another car.

Also, you may need a different adapter cable. They are aawesome though

#3 30th July 2009, 09:02 PM

Cheers psyche! What should I be paying for one, brand new?

I'm new to all this...

The_Laird · #4 10th August 2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYcHe

as long as it's a vag phatbox it'll work. You may need to flash the firmware if it's came from another car.

Also, you may need a different adapter cable. They are aawesome though

I've got the Navigation Plus sat nav in a 2002 A8. Is that compatible?

I've seen list prices of close to £700, but I think Audi are off-loading them at closer to £150 at the moment

darrenjoe90 · #5 10th August 2009, 03:56 PM

i just asked tony this weekend about phatbox and he said he knows about somethig better and cheaper. just waiting for him to find out and let me know

The_Laird · #6 10th August 2009, 04:20 PM

Cheaper than £150?

PsYcHe · #7 10th August 2009, 07:31 PM

You can get the iPod adapter thingies for about the same price and they have similar functionality.

The PhatNoise works with all the head units up to RNS-E, though you may need to re-flash if it's used. It has voice prompts for playlists/albums/artists. Even the missus can use it!

thebluewhale · #8 10th August 2009, 07:54 PM

This thread

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=704

gives you the basics of what you'll need as long as you ignore the p1ssed off bits when nothing worked

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You can pick them up from about £80 second hand on Fleabay and they are a cracking bit of kit when its hacked.

I'd like to know what Tony has in mind as a substitute for it though.

CliveH · #9 10th August 2009, 09:59 PM

I fitted one in the S4 and it really was plug & play, everything worked first time.

A bit dated now compared to the likes of MP3 players and ipods but essentially does the same thing. I like it

Paid about £160 for a new one from US ebay a couple of years ago.

They're not made anymore and there's no support for Vista for the software which you use to set up all the albums on the removeable hard drive, so make sure you have access to a PC with XP on if you're thinking about getting one.

The_Laird · #10 11th August 2009, 07:54 AM

I've got a Dension iPod adapter fitted which plays Playlists on the stereo RNS 4.2) as if they were on of the 6 CDs from the autochanger.
But there is no information on the display, it just says, for example, "CD2, Track 34".
It's good in that you can have huge play lists, so you get more music than on 6 CDs, but it's track information on the screen that I'm interested in.
Any thoughts?

And is Tony on holiday????