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I would like to get Sat Nav installed in my 2016 S3, is it main dealer job or can it be done by a 3rd party?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Forget poor car maps.. Get yourself magnet holder in middle of air vents put phone and fire app WazeI would like to get Sat Nav installed in my 2016 S3, is it main dealer job or can it be done by a 3rd party?
Thanks.
...or better yet get yourself an apple CarPlay box and then use your device (both android auto and Apple CarPlay) on your MMI screen.
A lot of my customers are purchasing these and then those who are not confident enough to install themselves pop over for an installation:Thanks for all the tips, I have much to think about!
I do already, have a magnetic phone holder between the vents.
Thanks again,
John.
Can I have some more info on car play please?
A lot of my customers are purchasing these and then those who are not confident enough to install themselves pop over for an installation:
£184.49 35% Off | Wireless Apple Carplay Android Auto Module For AUDI B9 A5/S5/A4/A3 A6 A7 A8 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q7 B9 S5 MMI System Mirror-link Siri Voice
https://a.aliexpress.com/_BPoChG
not gonna lie, these are not fault free but they are a very cost effective way of getting navigation and device integration in to your vehicle.
A lot of my customers are purchasing these and then those who are not confident enough to install themselves pop over for an installation:
£184.49 35% Off | Wireless Apple Carplay Android Auto Module For AUDI B9 A5/S5/A4/A3 A6 A7 A8 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q7 B9 S5 MMI System Mirror-link Siri Voice
https://a.aliexpress.com/_BPoChG
not gonna lie, these are not fault free but they are a very cost effective way of getting navigation and device integration in to your vehicle.
I don’t supply these units as there is no real profit in there for me but I ask £45.00 to install for those are not confident enough to start removing trim etc. Boxes are pretty much plug and play but do need to be fitted in a place where their cables will not be stressed and where heat will not pose an issue. Glovebox will need to be removed.Looks interesting.
- What do you charge for install of one of these?
- Are all the existing MMI features still present (i.e. is this launched from an extra menu item?)
- Just what kind of faults do users experience? How bad is it (Android Auto in my case)?
I don’t supply these units as there is no real profit in there for me but I ask £45.00 to install for those are not confident enough to start removing trim etc. Boxes are pretty much plug and play but do need to be fitted in a place where their cables will not be stressed and where heat will not pose an issue. Glovebox will need to be removed.
MMI features and usage remain “as is”. The box sits in between the display screen and the media unit and is a pass-thru device I guess, until one of your control buttons is pressed and held, ie media or back for 3 seconds, in order to trigger the box. At this point display from the MMI is cut off and the box takes over with your selected options, CarPlay etc etc. Sound is via AMI or Bluetooth.
issues? Can be laggy and glitchy. For £200 nothing is gonna be perfect but there does seem to be a fair amount of software updates for these things to fix bugs. Sound can be an issue, this is a cheap box and it never going to give amazing sound quality however if connected over Bluetooth to the car then all should be good.
when these boxes first cake to market there were a number of issues and people were returning or binning them, the initial reason as to why I didn’t sell them as there was no way I could support / warranty these unless I asked at least double the money. Things have progressed since then however and I have fitted a lot of these recently, A LOT, and not had any bad feedback to be fair.
Download from website to USB stickThanks - how do the updates get applied? Do you have to get to the box?
Download from website to USB stick
I don’t supply these units as there is no real profit in there for me but I ask £45.00 to install for those are not confident enough to start removing trim etc. Boxes are pretty much plug and play but do need to be fitted in a place where their cables will not be stressed and where heat will not pose an issue. Glovebox will need to be removed.
MMI features and usage remain “as is”. The box sits in between the display screen and the media unit and is a pass-thru device I guess, until one of your control buttons is pressed and held, ie media or back for 3 seconds, in order to trigger the box. At this point display from the MMI is cut off and the box takes over with your selected options, CarPlay etc etc. Sound is via AMI or Bluetooth.
issues? Can be laggy and glitchy. For £200 nothing is gonna be perfect but there does seem to be a fair amount of software updates for these things to fix bugs. Sound can be an issue, this is a cheap box and it never going to give amazing sound quality however if connected over Bluetooth to the car then all should be good.
when these boxes first cake to market there were a number of issues and people were returning or binning them, the initial reason as to why I didn’t sell them as there was no way I could support / warranty these unless I asked at least double the money. Things have progressed since then however and I have fitted a lot of these recently, A LOT, and not had any bad feedback to be fair.
I would second that, I had an S3 with no nav and I got the Audi phone holder (should've kept hold of it and sold it instead of leaving it in the car!) which was excellent, Waze FTW!
My new (to me) S4 has HDD nav built in, I've used it a few times but still have a phone holder on the air vent and sometimes use Waze on my phone still. It's nice having the integrated system but I wouldn't pay hundreds for it, plus Waze/Google Maps will always be up to date and give you dynamic route changes depending on traffic.
uses USB port will be accessible from inside the glovebox, well the way I install themAnd USB stick goes into the unit placed somewhere where I can get to it without removing loads of trim etc?