Cup holder Lid and Phone holder
 

Noticed this morning when I having another look around and noticed the lid for the two cup holders near the arm rests does not open very wide.

It seems to open about 80% of fully. when trying to put something in there it wants to force the lid back more.
I've given it a gentle push and something is stopping it.
When removing the cup holders the lid gets in the way and makes it a bit of mission.

The Mrs also takes great pleasure is telling me that the wood in the centre a little shade different to the rest of the wood, I never really noticed this and put it down to the fact its at a different angle different light but she has a slight point.

When I was looking at the lid of the cup holders, I noticed the back of the console wood seems to lift up really easily. makes me think its been lifted up before.

How easy is it to remove the wood, that's if there is something wrong with the lid?

Under the armrests is what I think is the old phone prep. There's nothing there at the moment just some contacts and plastic clips.
the space looks wasted with that there, what's meant to go in there?
Is it possible or even worth putting it back as it should be or back to non phone prep version?

Cup Holder Lid:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...pswyyuzsh4.jpg

Wood colour:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psxa4bculm.jpg

Limited opening for central cubby
 

Hi,

I found a small coin had dropped down the gap at the back, limiting angle of opening. Still not got it out!

Richard

It was a business card on mine!

As boys said, it will be something really silly.
To take the centre console out you need to take the ash tray out, unscrew torx screw and just pull up the whole piece, as simple as that mate.

There where the contacts are you can just simply connect an iPhone adapter or something like that, or the original phone, whatever, if your bluetooth phone works then just don't touch it.

One thing, this contacts are 'live' as far as I remember and someone once put a bunch of keys there or something wet and it caused some electrical fault

I've already pulled out a business card and I think it is something like a coin down there I think.
I'll try and remove one evening and see what I can see.

I've got nothing under my arm rest, just the clips and contacts. I would like to put something there though.
The thought of exposed contact and something missing annoys me.
I've seen the phone on ebay for £50 but not the bit it clips into.

Had the same issue with mine..

Spent 5 mins with the end of a cable tie down between the partially opened lid and the rear of the trim, and hey presto, it's amazing how you can fish things out..

+++

I'll give the cable tie trick ago when I'm sat on the ferry after work.


This is the gap under my arm rest.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psfqw72iu8.jpg

Any recommendations on what I can do with it?

Thats a different setup to the one under my armrests, I am guessing you have the single one. The connectors for the handset are different as well, so not sure what would sit on that.

Looks like a pretty common Nokia design to me.

For fishing stuff out of gaps I've used various tools, including thin blades, but found that double-sided tape near the tip can help grip the offending object.
My most recent obstruction was a fuel card - Shell Drivers Club to be precise.

That's the Audi cradle.. You can get some adapters for iPhones, etc. but they're stupid expensive.

I've fitted two USB connectors to the back of mine and put a double USB charger underneath spliced into the rear lighter socket, works a treat, nice and neat, and you can just push the cables back into the cubby out the way.

I am considering removing the phone bits altogether and installing a wireless phone charger underneath it...

Single one?

I got two arm rests if that's what you mean.

I'd rather clip something in.
I'm going to try and stay away from cutting holes and such in this one.
I'm semi obsessed with OEM kit, so want to try and keep it all OEM the best I can.

I like that idea a lot.

Going by this link, I got a Gen II phone prep.
Audi Nokia Phone Cradle - Stoke Audi Parts

Nice list of compatible Audi cradles here.
http://www.stokeaudi-parts.co.uk/cat...Phone-Cradles/


I do like the look of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280559947299

You'll be surprised how few modern phones support Bluetooth rSAP that is required for that... the latest MMI FW 5570 adds a lot of the same Bluetooth functionality anyway (contacts, dialled numbers etc. are transferred from the phone). Or you could buy 5 year old Nokia with rSAP support and use that with it ;)

or just get a cheap cradle and a cheap phone and leave it while still using the bluetooth connected to my current phone?


Cheaper holder.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351028466233

Cheap phone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281289644279

Done.
The whole is filled and I got no exposed connections............But the Audi phone looks better.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161251961494

First off, will this fit in the middle phone holder with the correct cradle?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161251961494

Secondly, sorted out my cup holder but I got a bit carried away.

1, remove the ashtray and lift the wood trim up. Even without like that the wife is still convinced its different to the rest of the wood.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psqzozb823.jpg

2, Take a look at the dirt and find out it was a smokers car at some point.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psnr9qabyf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psm3p3x34m.jpg

3, with the cup holders out and the tray removed. Time to find out what's happening and how dirty it is.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psxf2urwv6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psj1rnzhn0.jpg

4, £1.25 stopping it from opening. +++
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psiroaifgu.jpg

5, Got a bit carried way and did a full strip and clean.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...pslwyxltxo.jpg

While taking the LEDs out I slightly damaged one of the cables.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ps5c6zw1ej.jpg

Easy enough to fix but annoyed with myself.

Tonight's job is to polish up the wood to see if I can remove some light scratches and clean the rest of the bits that's in the car.
I think I'm going to remove the other holders and ashtrays to give them a clean and remove the sticky residue from their past.

Other ideas
 

The other option is to remove the phone holder and install the bluetooth phone module instead.it leaves some holes, so you may want to also replace the cubby hole as I did (they take a while to turn up on ebay)

The phone module lives under the carpet in the front passenger footwell and is fairly easy to replace, just needs a replacement connector installed. If ollowed this guide

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....87&postcount=1
The bluetooth module is part number 4e0862335 and you can get the, on ebay every now and then for about £150
The replacement cubby hole part number is 4E0863075D has no holes but took about a year of waiting before I got one from germany in the colour I needed

Thank's for the info Somerandomguy.
I'm thinking of getting a cheap cradle and leaving it, they seem to be about £5 on ebay.

I got a BT in the car already and works flawlessly with my HTC, no really need to do anything with it I think. Its just that empty space. lol

Chatting to my dad about mobiles and what I'm trying to do, he said he has two 6020/6021 phones in a box not doing anything that I can have.
I went on ebay and picked up a 6020/6021 cradle for the car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ps1efa969e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psf5909ad9.jpg

Just got to wait on the phone now.

Going to take the bin out and give it a proper clean.

Well today I did install a wireless charger, decided to put it behind on-off switch so that I can decide whether it stays on when ignition is turned off.

To finish it off I am planning to make a new bottom panel with a cut-out for the phone, which would then stop the phone flying around too. Does anyone know where I could buy suitable material for that? Ideally it should be similar fabric as the tray is now. Have tried eBay but not much luck...

The trays are flocked aren't they?
I don't think its something you can buy and stick on.

how close to the pad does the phone need to be?
Could try some none slip mats?

Hi Scott, yes they are probably flocked. Doesn't have to be exactly like that, just something that will look tidy enough. The new bottom panel will cover the hole and connector too. I am using non-slip rubber mat as a stop gap...

Got a working 6021 for my holder, got a pay as you go sim card for it, little bit of customization and it's in the car ready to be used.

Hopefully it will give me a better signal and apparently the quality is better than Bluetooth.
Time will tell if it's worth it.

Nice kit Scott
Is the choice of the phone based in the nokia cradle??

Not sure why quality would be better, I and people I'm talking to can confirm the 8s bluetooth quality is amazing and I couldn't ask for more.

You know the sim in nokia, is that a clone of your original sim or another number??

The cradle determines what phone you use.
You can get iPhone cradles but they are like £100 each.

I get better signal with the in car kit cause it uses the car aerial.
Just a couple of people that I spoke to said it was clearer and generally better quality.

Its not a clone, its a new number and I got to forward my phone to the car phone each time. EE don't do 2 sims 1 number, which is a shame.
I'm tempted to see if I can clone my sim, it would make like easier.

Orange used to do a dual sim business tariff which I had in my A7. You just nominate which is the main sim. I nominated the phone sim then when I turned my phone off on getting into the car it automatically became my phone in the car on the same number.

I asked.
EE don't do that.

IM on EE and I have a duplicate sim ... just go in store and ask. Mind you I have a tablet and maybe they only give them out to tablet users ...

That's what I did and the said no.

I'll ask in another store when I'm passing.

I really don't think this is possible on a modern, secure GSM network for all kinds of reasons.