HP, The only thing that can be damaged are the clip's threads. Basically, where the bolts/screws go. Clips are available from audi and cost pennies. Just order some. The are used everywhere in car. Bolts/screws are also orderable and cost pennies.
You can now use cluster's adaptation channel 19 to switch on lower bit to make cluster aware of the receiver and then drive for some time without knee panel testing reception with procedure I provided. If you're happy with reception where car stays during night you're fine.
Because reception in my area is more challenging and/or my example of receiver can be a bit 'badly tuned' this is going to be a slow burner project for me.
I realised that if I open receiver case the antenna is separate-able from small electronic module that demodulates signal and converts it to electric pulses that go to cluster for further software processing. It is possible to change antenna to significantly more powerful one without cluster knowing of what I did. I want to try to do that, so it'll take some time.
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I'd rather drive on left
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