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Old 10th September 2013, 08:39 AM
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Hi Sergey

If you've got a spare copy of the software on a disc as well then that's the kind of money I can afford to spend

Will be in touch - off for a job interview that's not quite an interview this morning.....

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Old 10th September 2013, 02:19 PM
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Yep, I have disk too, although googling for "VAG COM 908" gives result much faster. But get your job first! Good luck Adrian.
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Old 11th September 2013, 02:18 PM
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Well my module arrived courtesy of our sponsors today



Foam stuff has fallen to pieces - anything equivalent available does anyone know?

Bracket on order so will have to wait for a while
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Old 11th September 2013, 02:30 PM
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Any foam stuff used for packaging wrapped with Certoplast will be OK.
Remove knee panel and stick it to instruments panel.
Put module into driver's door pocket and wait for signal.

Then you'll decide where to attach it permanently.
You can drive for a couple of weeks without knee panel...
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Old 11th September 2013, 02:56 PM
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I'll see if I can retrieve any intact from the spare wiring loom I have
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From http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i...L000070757.pdf

"The successful reception of the long wave signal depends on the positioning and location of the clock. Insufficient signal strength or external electrical noises may prevent the unit from receiving a complete signal. The main reasons for poor reception are heavily reinforced concrete and steel structures, and close proximity to electrical units such as TV’s and PC monitors."

I think Audi moved receiver unit from standard recess behind instrument cluster to middle of dashboard for facelift cars because of new colour LCD display that can interfere with long wave reception. Just my guess.

If yes, then perhaps that makes middle of dashboard not a very nice place to fit receiver for cars with RNS-E.

On the other hand most of time car is parked, so LCD screens are off and receiver is always working... Just thinking...
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I would have thought that the main reason for not using that space could be shielding so that the signal isn't received.

I've no idea how much metal is around that area, but if the cowling/dash above the instruments more than just plastic with a metal supporting frame it might block the signal.
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From http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i...L000070757.pdf

"... close proximity to electrical units such as TV’s and PC monitors."

I think Audi moved receiver unit from standard recess behind instrument cluster to middle of dashboard for facelift cars because of new colour LCD display that can interfere with long wave reception. Just my guess.

If yes, then perhaps that makes middle of dashboard not a very nice place to fit receiver for cars with RNS-E.

On the other hand most of time car is parked, so LCD screens are off and receiver is always working... Just thinking...
The issue with TVs and monitors referred to is that associated mainly with the broadband radio emission which emanate from cathode ray tube devices such as old TVs and monitors. This is what enabled the old TV detector vans to check that you were watching TV .. and which channel. LCD/LED screens do not have the same problem but there may be some other elemnt of the system which cause problems. You will get stray electro-magnetic fields though from alternators, transformers, motors etc. Long wave HF (3-30Mhz) transmissions are fairly penetrative (much more so than UHF (1.3Ghz) satnav frequencies) and so require considerable shielding e.g. concrete, steel etc to prevent reception.
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Here in the south east we're nearer the transmitter than quite a few parts of continental Europe so think we should be ok. When they designed it hopefully they allowed adequate signal strength to penetrate a typical garage roof - not a lot to it apart from a few tiles and single skin brick

Sergey has a bigger issue with his metalised front screen which won't be a problem for many people fitting this
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This is what enabled the old TV detector vans to check that you were watching TV .. and which channel.
If these things really did exist (that is, with some electronic wizardry inside them, rather than just an empty van used as a scare tactic), then they must have been one of the daftest wastes of money ever.

Pretty much every home in the UK has a TV. The retaler has to inform the licensing people when you buy a new one, and they know everyone who has a licence. So why not just call on every home that doesn't have a licence?

Much cheaper and just as effective I would have thought.
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