OEM style aftermarket GPS/DVD install. Stuck!!

First of all the oem units use the high and low k lines to turn the unit on and off they don't use a switched ignition feed like most aftermarket systems there was talk on the forum the other week about this problem and someone suggested there's a relay unit avaliable to switch the ignition using the k lines

I'm sure someone will be around soon to link to it think it might have been NHN


Secondly can u remove the glovebox/drivers side cover to get to the back of the unit to try and release the unit

Hi Gav, that looks like a lot of unit for the money if it's less than an RNS-E, can you buy them from their website? It only seems to have product info and no prices or ways to order? The TV unit looks like it does everything that you could ever want!

Let us know how you get on with the interface etc day-to-day if you get it working. Does it work with your orginal CD changer??

hi2gav said:

Thanks Gaz. To be honest i think i did something wrong with the aerials. The car has a double-aerial connector and my head unit was supplied with a lead that converted the two of these inputs into a traditional single one for my new head unit. The little green connector clips didnt perfectly fit into the car aerial plug so i 'made them fit'. When i tested the unit initially before actually fitting it into the dash i only connected one of these. Could this be the powere problem cause?

Regarding removing the unit, are you suggesting that i need to pull the dash apart to get it out? If so what parts exactly?

Thanks

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The k lines are different to the arial connections the k lines are used as data lines and the whole car has them each contol module uses them to comunicate with eachother. When the ignition is switched on and off the car sends the data down the lines and tells the radio what state the ignition is in wether to switch The radio on or off

In regards to removing the unit yes the glove box is removed by removing the dash side panel where the door closes then there is 2 bolts bolting the glove box in underneath the glove box in the footwell then if u open the glovebox lid you will see 3 or 4 bolts along the front edge of the box. The glove box should then drop down giving access. Hopefully u can get to the head unit

Then the driver side panle. Again remove the side dash panel where the fuse box is you should see a bolt near to the light switch which holds the panel undo this bolt, then look in the footwell again and there will be 2 bolts simillar to the glove box holding the panel up. After then it's a little gental pulling at the panel to get it to drop down. There's some little clips that hold the trim panel in

Once this drops down u can unclip the diagnostic socket from the panel so u can remove it for better access

Again you can unplug the glovebox wiring to remove it completely but dont turn the ignition on or else it will bring on the airbag light which needs resetting via vcds (assuming u have the airbag key switch in the glove box )

With regard to removing the unit, I also have one of these aftermarket units, and when I was first installing, I also had issue removing it.

Firstly, don't panic, you may not need to go as far as what Gaz is suggesting.

Try this.

Make sure that the keys are all dead straight and not bent even slightly. If they are bent, they might be the reason for your difficulty.

Insert the top two keys until you hear each one click into place. After they have clicked into place, make sure that you can pull then towards the centre of the car slightly. When pulled together, you would be able to pull the unit forward very slightly at the top.
If it's one of the top keys giving issues, then remove the problem key and insert slowely until just before the click...Just as long and you can pull the keys together, and pull the unit out on one of them.

Next up insert each of the lower keys until they click in place.
If once the bottom keys are inserted, you are not able to pull the unit out pulling on the top keys, then try the same trick as above, inserting the key until just before it clicks.

Hope you come right without having to dismantle the dash. Sometimes, it takes just a little bit of fiddling to get it out.
Also, if the above all fails, see if you can get hold of the original Audi removal keys.

Another tip that B5Nut told me is don't use cheapo keys. They tend to be slightly too thin, using a decent set should get it out no probs. I did think this was a load of c*ap when I got stuck with my RNS-E but after using some decent keys it came out in a jiffy.

Hi2gav I'm not a Machanic I'm a enthusiast like yourself I just do lots of homework and research on the net so don't be daunted about removing the panels because it's easier than you think

As stated by viceroy you might not have to take the dash apart