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  1. ian ditch

    Anyone In The Northwest With Vagcom? Rns-e Help!

    Thanks for this NHN, very informative. I have the bose harness with pin 7 grounded so i'm sure the pins are fine.... i cant see any other pins that may need moving?? reading Audi Radio/Navigation System (RNS-E) - Ross-Tech Wiki, what you have said does make sense.
  2. ian ditch

    Anyone In The Northwest With Vagcom? Rns-e Help!

    Hi N8, do you know what needs doing via the vag com??? would save me googling it. Where abouts in manchester are you?
  3. ian ditch

    Anyone In The Northwest With Vagcom? Rns-e Help!

    Hi Robin, thanks for the reply I don't know what needs altering via the vagcom, and to be honest, i'm just assuming that this is what is required to fix it. but google is my friend and i'll take a look around and let you know. many thanks
  4. ian ditch

    Anyone In The Northwest With Vagcom? Rns-e Help!

    Hi All, I replaced the original Symphony II stereo with a Rns-e unit about 12 months ago. Ever since the base seems to be of very poor quality compared to the old Symphony II. At the time of the install, i read up on what i needed and ordered the correct harness and ensured that the pin was...
  5. ian ditch

    A3 tdi 170 sline sportback cold start (2006)

    yeah Danny, exactly the same as your video shows, you can see your car shake when you start it, mine does exactly the same. there's no issue with the starter, it spins fine and the car settles and ticks over fine once running. did you ever fix this danny?
  6. ian ditch

    A3 tdi 170 sline sportback cold start (2006)

    Hi All My car seems very reluctant to cold start. i've always waited for the glowplug light to go off and the wife does too but when i try to cold start it the engine always struggles and feels like its rocking around the engine bay, how-ever when it does start it runs fine. within the...
  7. ian ditch

    HELP.....A3 dsg gearbox problems

    thanks influxsg, the car has a full audi service history so has had the gearbox oil changed 40k, it has now covered 56k and is 3 months out of warranty. there is a garage near me that is advertising 'audi diagnostics' , i'll give them a buzz and ask them to check it for us. i'll let you...
  8. ian ditch

    HELP.....A3 dsg gearbox problems

    had it returned home by a breakdown service via greenflag on a flatbed recovery truck. just tried it around the block, engine symbol still showing on the dash but the PRNDS were not flashing, anyway, it changed up a few times to 3rd gear then without warning the "PRNDS" started again and...
  9. ian ditch

    HELP.....A3 dsg gearbox problems

    can anyone help me with this??? wife just brokedown in our audi a3 2L diesel (170bhp) the auto greabox "PRNDS" lights are flashing and the gearbox symbol is showing on the dash. anybody any idea what the problem could be or if anyone has the diagnostic software and local to me (warrington...
  10. Audi A3 Sline 170 bhp tdi

    Audi A3 Sline 170 bhp tdi

  11. ian ditch

    looking for someone with vag.com in the manchester/liverpool area

    ok cheers, i've found this site has anyone used these people or this kind of service before? scratch that. the site doesn't accept the serial number anyway. any help would be appriciated
  12. ian ditch

    looking for someone with vag.com in the manchester/liverpool area

    There is a sticker on the top which is the serial number? the one starting with fwj?
  13. ian ditch

    Cars you have loved and lossed

    My civic type R.. i loved that car, its characture (something my new a3 is missing!) its fuel economy, reliablility and that fact that it went like s*** when you wanted it to. had to sell it to get the a3 for the wife to use in her new job.
  14. ian ditch

    looking for someone with vag.com in the manchester/liverpool area

    thanks for the reply lads, i've found S8Craig from the page listed above, i'll see if he can help me. if he can't i'll be givving staz1000 a buzz. Thanks all, i'll see what happens
  15. ian ditch

    looking for someone with vag.com in the manchester/liverpool area

    Have just installed a rns-e unit into my a3 but now its asking me for the pin code, which i don't know have spoke to audi who need the serial number of the rns-e unit but can't book it in to the end of next week. I think this can be found with the vag.com? in this correct? does anyone has...
  16. ian ditch

    RNS-e Adapter Cable Question

    Thanks for the reply, i've checked that link and found this, but what does it mean by 'have you a smal BNS navi'?
  17. ian ditch

    RNS-e Adapter Cable Question

    I've been searching this forum for details about the adapter for the RNS-e My car has the bose system, am i correct in thinking that one of these adapters currently on sale on ebay if the right one, all i have to do is remove one of the pins to enable the bose, also that the speakers are...
  18. ian ditch

    A3/S3 Photos Thread

    My current desktop image, soon to have RNS-e (the car, not the computer!)
  19. ian ditch

    Hi ppl, new Audi Owner saying hello

    Hello all I bought my new A3 over the weekend and have since found this forum, seems like a nice place. I would like to look at maybe fitting an rns-e unit it so i'm gonna have a scout around the forums and see what info i can find :eyebrows:, might be asking for info with both, finding a...