Fitting AMI Interface

[A8L Chick]

I have priced up the bits you need with Audi-and I can get them for £245 including VAT (petty sure thats the right price-I am within a £10 threshold...but I know it's less than £250-I have a brain like a sive)

Let me know what you want to do Only extra you'll have to sort out is potage from me to you

[tonupkid]

Originally Posted by A8L Chick

I have priced up the bits you need with Audi-and I can get them for £245 including VAT (petty sure thats the right price-I am within a £10 threshold...but I know it's less than £250-I have a brain like a sive)

Let me know what you want to do Only extra you'll have to sort out is potage from me to you

I've PM'd you

[Diablo]

Gents,

A question from an uninitiated simpleton: Will this set-up work on a 2005 (facelift) A8?

Many thanks.

[limoncello]

works on mine

[Godders]

I've ordered my parts to do the retrofit through TPS after getting the part numbers from my friendly dealer :

The AMI kit is : 4E0 057 785 F - N/Stk A4E0 057 785 D
The cable kit is : 4F0 051 592 A - N/Stk AMICABLESET

The dealer total for this lot is £231.00 including the dreaded, they quoted £399 including fitting and any necessary MMI update. There is a small discount through TPS (down to £212). The guy in the dealer told me the prices have tumbled for these recently. TPS told me there was 'plenty of central stock' when he checked availability.

My MMI is on an old version 2120 so I have also ordered the update CDs (Part # - 4L0 998 961). They are listed as a repair kit on ETKA and have a list price of just over £5. There is somebody on eBay punting these out for over £20 including PnP !

Is there any interest in me doing a write up on the update / install ?, if so I'll knock one together.

[Glync]

Hi Godders
I'd be interested in how you do this as I would like to add the AMI so if you can take a few pictures and add some notes ...much appreciated.

Forgive me being thick but who/what are TPS mate?
Also I have seen a few of the AMI parts listed on fleabay etc. and the final number appears to be different on a few does this make a difference as the unit looks the same and is listed as suitable for the D3 A8?

Cheers
Glyn

[Godders]

Originally Posted by Glync

Forgive me being thick but who/what are TPS mate?

You're not thick TPS haven't been around for a long time and I only stumbled on them by accident when I was getting a lot of VAG servicing coming my way.

TPS are Trade Parts Specialists, they are owned by the VAG group (VW, Audi etc) and general VAG genuine service parts are approx 40% off list, though I've found A8 parts, due to low volume, only get 10-15% off, plus normal parts (trim etc) only get a similar level of discount.

They usually only deal with trade sales but you can sometimes blag a cash account and get the discounts - plus if you have a local one they will deliver free

Originally Posted by Glync

Also I have seen a few of the AMI parts listed on fleabay etc. and the final number appears to be different on a few does this make a difference as the unit looks the same and is listed as suitable for the D3 A8?

Not sure of the difference I'm only going on what I've been told by the parts guy at Chester Audi, I wouldn't want the hassle of buying something not compatible and not knowing for sure if the unit was faulty or just incompatible.

[A8L Chick]

Originally Posted by Godders

I've ordered my parts to do the retrofit through TPS after getting the part numbers from my friendly dealer :

The AMI kit is : 4E0 057 785 F - N/Stk A4E0 057 785 D
The cable kit is : 4F0 051 592 A - N/Stk AMICABLESET

These are not generic part numbers accross all D3 A8's/S8's. Found this out when pricing up a kit for Tonupkid

My part numbers are different on my 07 '8. So make sure if anyone orders a kit you make sure you have the right part numbers for your own chassis number.

[Godders]

OK so MMI updated, AMI fitted and I've worked out how to get an external disk drive working with the AMI (much cheaper than an iPod)

I'm in the process of doing write ups, including one on managing mp3 tags and creating playlists but can somebody help me on how to post large pdf files ?

It's easier to create them in this format than post pics and text but the upload function restricts the filesize to 19.5K, the MMI doc is 478K, so not large by any means.

Also for those who have fitted the MMI to the cubby by the side of the CD player did you find the aperture wasn't deep enough for the unit (approx 4mm too short), if so what if anything did you do to make it fit (I feel the Dremel is itching to come out of its box) ?

I believe to make it fit in the A6 the back of the glovebox has to be cut out (friend had one professionally fitted recently and that is what was done).

I'd rather not resort to this kind of thing, plus the 8 has a mounting screw for the glove box behind where the cubby lies.

There is, as far as I can establish, only one part number for the AMI so I think the cubby housing, on the AMI, is standard and there isn't a shorter one. The aperture for the AMI in the glove box is deeper on the left to the right on a RHD car. I'm just wondering if the AMI was designed for a LHD car so the deeper part of the aperture would be in the correct place for the AMI cubby as the glovebox would be a mirror image of our cars - hope this makes sense.