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Old 31st October 2021, 09:46 AM
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Which begs the question, actually, what would the RNS or Symphony sound like with decent aftermarket amp and speakers? An aftermarket dongle which can play FLAC through the cd changer port might actually yield decent results and look OE.

Hmm...
Additionally this chap has linked his Iphone (I guess Android would also work) and has access to all features, even satnav I would assume.
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Old 31st October 2021, 10:01 AM
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He is just projecting his phone onto the tiny grainy screen of the RNSD nothing special in my opinion. You can't control it with the physical buttons in the head unit. You can't even 'legally' answer a call as you have to touch the phone to do it.

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Old 2nd November 2021, 06:30 PM
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I have bought another sterego cage from prestige to create all the appropiate bracketry..

The pictures below will also show how ill-fitting this 'dedicated' radio is....

I wish i had a 3d printer.. but i can probably just about manage with bits of MDF

Currently the HU is sitting in the cage on layers upon layers of sound deadning mat - didn't have anything else to hand at the time...
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Old 5th November 2021, 09:58 AM
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Managed to get the radio in perfectly.

To do this I removed the L shaped piece at the back (its rivetted so can be easily removed)



Removed the plastic insert/guide:



Screwed on a 17mm thick piece of skirting board in place where the L shape piece was:



Attached 2x 1mm thick shims with double sided sticky tape at either side of the radio to perfectly center it:




...and job done:

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Old 6th November 2021, 05:00 PM
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Got the radio in....




Last thing for tomorrow is to fit the wireless android auto/car play adapter:


One thing that worries me about is that it has a microphone on the actual dongle, but the head unit already has one. The dongle will be hidden out of the way behind the dash hence of no use.. I guess we'll see how it goes.

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Old 6th November 2021, 06:21 PM
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I'm liking this. Great work.
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Old 7th November 2021, 02:41 PM
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Android Auto/Carplay module fitted.
It took all of 5 minutes and works wirelessly and through a cable for both phones.

BUT, there is a strange popping noise in speakers as soon as its plugged in...



Once I have the solution for this I'll post an update.

The dongle I bought Is a very popular universal model, and not the one sold by icebox audio.. I may buy their one to see if it fixes the issue but it looks to me like more of a usb grounding problem... who knows.
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Old 16th November 2021, 07:49 PM
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Removed.

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Old 17th November 2021, 09:33 PM
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1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.

Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
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Old 17th November 2021, 09:53 PM
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Plug and play I think I can cope with. This level of work, not for me. Hats off to you Ronin...
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