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Dave McB 8th March 2013 03:30 PM

Er - can you not forward the Iphone on to the nokia while driving?

easy!

Architex_mA8tey 8th March 2013 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave McB (Post 54322)
Er - can you not forward the Iphone on to the nokia while driving?

easy!

He can, but he will be charged for any forwarding call costs - so in effect he will be charged on one mobile bill for dialing the other to forward it.
Suggest 2 options -

Option 1 - Orange had a business tariff called single number which meant you could have dual sims but on one visible number so that you could nominate one as the primary number and when that was switched off it automatically rang the second sim instead.

Option 2 is to get a tariff on the main mobile that includes free calling to any mobile at any time then if you divert the original mobile all call diversion costs will be free - tmobile do a tariff called full monty at the moment which gives you unlimited texts, data and calls to any mobile or landline for £41 a month which means you can use your iphone as a wifi hot spot as well for no extra costs!

The_Laird 11th March 2013 02:04 PM

I'm on giff gaff - cheap and cheerful.

But maybe this would do the job? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16in1-Phon...item3a5b5bba02

HPsauce 2nd April 2013 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious (Post 54316)
Jim,
Two Audi microphones are located in overhead light occupying two stock microphone grills.

Do all light units have both grilles or are there different versions?
I had a look at mine (FL D2, no phone prep) and there are 2 grilles but they are a fair way forwards, in front of the map light switches. :Confused:

I'm working out how to properly install a bluetooth phone kit (already wired in and working in "lashup mode") and need somewhere to locate the microphone.
I can see a small mark in the headling :tuttut: where a previous owner obviously had a microphone cable coming out from behind the front roof light etc. control panel very close to the driver, but I'd prefer something neater.

Can someone advise what the sequence is for removing that panel (with the lights and switches in) to feed a microphone cable to wherever I finally site it?

And is an Audi microphone (from A8parts obviously) likely to be compatible and better, so worth doing a bit of "splicing"? The microphone with the bluetooth unit has a simple 2-conductor jack connector so easy to swap.

The_Laird 2nd April 2013 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 55359)
Can someone advise what the sequence is for removing that panel (with the lights and switches in) to feed a microphone cable to wherever I finally site it?

.

IIRC, it just pops out. I'll have a look later and let you know

HPsauce 2nd April 2013 11:57 AM

I found a plausible answer here: http://forums.quattroworld.com/a8/msgs/71331.phtml
Though it's not clear how the 2 smaller panels come out - presumably prised out somehow, but no clues when you look at them?

The_Laird 3rd April 2013 05:04 PM

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Can someone advise what the sequence is for removing that panel (with the lights and switches in) to feed a microphone cable to wherever I finally site it?

The panel with the microphone does, indeed, pop out (so I assume the other one does too). There are copper coloured spring clips to the front (windscreen end) and fixed clips to the rear (see photos). A thin, flat blade inserted gently at the front end will pop it out quite easily.

I also took a picture of the electrical gubbins FYI

briang9 3rd April 2013 05:52 PM

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Not sure if it helps you or not HP, but just got my tame photographer to take these, sorry about the greasy marks on the plastic:tuttut:

anyhow when I got mine whoever fitted the old BT thinghy appears to have mounted the Mic as shown with double sided tape, and it works fine, did a pretty good job of concealing the wire too, so much so that I cant tell where its routed (and I never noticed before now that its not quite centred properly/OCD Mode off)

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...3&d=1365011507

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...4&d=1365011507

slopes off for the Mr Sheen and a soft cloth:o

ETA just popped back out and the cable just comes out through the join at the edge of the panel to the rear of the mic, but must admit never really noticed it before now. Are the grilles Notorious refers to those in front of the light switces either side of the sun roof control?

HPsauce 3rd April 2013 05:55 PM

Many thanks for that Your Lairdship and Brian, just had mine out and it's exactly the same except no microphone! +++
Odd that the microphone sits on the passenger side though......:Confused:
(though looking at the way everything is installed it could probably be swapped to the other side very easily)

The other panel with the lights in seems rather firmer and I didn't get it out, though I didn't try too hard just in case. :tuttut:

Now I have to figure out how to get a lead up there from the glovebox area.

IT 3rd April 2013 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 55500)
Odd that the microphone sits on the passenger side though......:Confused:

Now I have to figure out how to get a lead up there from the glovebox

Mic has always sat Passenger side. Seems to be one of the few cases where something was design for LHD and they just didnt both moving it over for RHD. Never seems to be a problem though.

Behind A pillar is easiest, lots of curtain airbag to work around though to do it properly. A piller trim wont come off unless you remove the grab handle and use needle nose pliers to pull the hidden tab than holds the trim firmly in place.

And watch the alcantara. If you crease it, its never quite the same and it *will* bug you every time you see it... ;)


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