Other audi sat navs

[bradh]

Hi guys been offered an a6 sat nav head unit it's not a newer version older version with smaller screen but it been offered to me on the cheep , but I'm in sure on fitment will it fit my a4 I have double din slot already

So will I need any other cables adapters I understand that it could be fitted but a small gap is visible at the top of unit ??

Any one fitted one before ??

 

[quattrojames]

When I went to fit the RNSd from my A4 into my A6 it wouldn't fit, so I Imagine the reverse is true. They have removable fronts though, and sometimes you can buy other fronts on ebay.

 

[PetrolDave]

As well as swapping the front panel to an A4 one (which might be quite hard to get as the RNS-D was discontinued in 2004) you'll need a TMC tuner if you want the RNS-E to turn on/off with ignition and to get the nav instructions on the DIS (as well as being a TMC tuner it's also a CAN bus converter and without it the RNS-D and the car cannot communicate - the RNS-D talks a Bosch dialect on the CAN bus not the correct Audi dialect).

 

[bradh]

Ok guys thanks sounds like to much hassle

 

[quattrojames]

I paid well under £200 for the RNSd, TMC unit, autochanger and GPS aerial with a bit of shrewd purchasing.

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a4-a4-cabriolet-s4-forum-b6-chassis/196075-rns-d-install.html.

Someone already has first dibs on it, but my headunit will be available soon as I bought a new one for the A6. There was an eBay seller with brand new fronts available a while ago, but they cost similar to a good unit.

Here is a B6 one:

AUDI A4 A6 S4 S6 SAT NAVIGATION PLUS RADIO CD PLAYER RNS-D 4B0035192K & CODE | eBay

And here's a spares or repair unit you could take the front from:

AUDI A8 A4 A6 SAT NAV NAVIGATION PLUS S8 RADIO CD PLAYER RNS-D FREE POSTAGE | eBay

Don't give up at the first hurdle and you'll have a bargain

 

[bradh]

your a bad man quattrojames (added to my ebay watching list!!!!!!!) so if i was to win that s4 one what would i need to fit this to my car then??

tmc
gps ariel
cd changer

 

[bradh]

silly question but does the rns-e need the extra bits as well or does it just need the gps ariel??

 

[quattrojames]

Just the aerial I think. They have a single slot CD (I think) and they don't need the TMC as they're canbus compatible.

 

[bradh]

superstar again james just found possible a cheep rns-e at £250 sounds reasonable?

 

[quattrojames]

Sounds stolen!

 

[bradh]

Sounds stolen!

lol comes with code and just removed from a s4 due to up-grade ???

 

[quattrojames]

If it's a genuine RNSe at that price it's very very cheap. They're usually north of £400.

 

[bradh]

part number he has sent me is 8e0 035 192 B iv done google search and that comes back as an rns-d so back to searching

 

[PetrolDave]

part number he has sent me is 8e0 035 192 B iv done google search and that comes back as an rns-d so back to searching

+1

The first RNS-E for the A4 was 8E0 035 192 C, see Audi A4 / S4 / RS4 [8E/B6/B7] - part numbers | Audi Forum

BTW to retrofit an RNS-E if you have a Symphony II all you need is:
- wiring adapter (ISO to Quadlock)
- antenna adapter (car + Fakra to dual Fakra)
- hockey puck GPS antenna
- set of 4 Audi radio removal keys
- access to VCDS to check/correct the coding of the RNS-E, and recode the instruments (so the nav instructions show in the DIS)

It's a retrofit I've done at least a dozen times and should take no more than half an hour.

Obviously if you've got a single DIN radio then it's more involved as you have to do the single DIN to double DIN upgrade as well.