Phone prep removal and double din conversion

[Thom Cottrell]

Hi all,

So I should be picking up my A4 Avant 2005 2.0TDI tomorrow and it has the phone prep attached to the centre console.

I want to remove this phone prep as I have a iPhone 6 Plus and if I end up with holes after I'd like to cover them up.

I've looked on eBay and seen you can get a replacement centre console cheap'ish but how do I know if it will fit my A4? I have navigation controls on my centre console next to the hand brake, will this be problematic? And would you say this is easy to replace?

My next question is, if I replace the centre console I'd like to covert the single din to a double din but can't find a cheap bracket to do this. Is this also difficult to do?

Sorry if this is asking to much, but I hate the phone prep thing.

Thanks

 

[Charlie Farley]

PM you chap...

 

[martin1984]

Hi good luck with your new motor as ive read you other thread i dont know about the phone cradle but doing the sigle to double is easy a bit of time is needed i have a link of how to. Youll find the part you need is cheaper from audi than second hand. the climate control you can cut down to fit or look for a cheap double din one.

 

[martin1984]

link for double din conversion
http://www.ranno.net/audi/RNSeInA4.pdf

 

[Thom Cottrell]

Thanks for the guide.

I would prefer to do as little cutting as possible as I'm just not confident enough and probably balls it up.

Looking around on eBay I found these:
Centre console
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252613368826

Stereo cage
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122271750167

If this would work and I can get both for less the £100 including postage, I don't see it being so bad.

 

[martin1984]

First part look ok if you have arm rest or are plaining to fit second you can get from audi for a bit cheaper brand new try mike in parts request for a price.

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[Thom Cottrell]

I already have he arm rest in the car so yeah hats fine.

As for the second part I've got the double dim climate control or steady I think it's double.

I'll try the parts section for it too.

 

[carlcall]

As Martin has said....try Mike in the Parts Request as you may be surprised that new parts are quite often cheaper than on eBay.