Hi all, I recently got my hands on a Navigation Plus system which required a bit of attention. The front face was not sliding down all the way so unable to load CD/DVD/SD cards. Spend most part of this afternoon and evening dismantling it checked the hardware was ok. I did find that a cable from the main control buttons was disconnected so reconnected and reassembled.
My vehicle a 2007 56 Audi S3 is fitted with a Chorus unit and it had the quad-lock so plug and play which was chuffed about. I only really wanted it for the looks and possibly the SD card as use the Nav on my Iphone which does the job not that i need it much. Because it was a spares/repairs unit I didn't mind taking the job on especially if it turns out at a fraction of a rns-e retrofit.
Plugged it all up and after entering the code it fired up radio worked fine with no signal issues. Clicked on the Nav and it came up saying CD/DVD Drive error visit closest Audi workshop. This lead me to think the DVD drive has issues however i have no Nav DVD but if that was the problem it would say no disk so went with drive problem. When pressing the eject button nothing would happen and wouldn't accept and cd's. SD card also didn't show up but after research i came to the conclusion that it was because it was a SDHC(not compatible) and not SD however may be wrong.
Took the unit apart again and noticed this. ( Rip in the ribbon cable from the CD/DVD Drive)
So my idea now is to replace the cable which is the cheaper option and if that doesnt work then buy a drive and fit that. The cable is quite hard to locate even online so if anybody has any pointers much appreciated another photo of it.
My next query is when fitting the unit initially I came across this KUFATEC adapter. I'm unsure what this is, my suspicions were that it may be a GPS antenna and if it is I may go ahead and set up the Nav after all, if anyone can help identify it would be appreciated. When I found it it was just sat behind the stereo with a lot of extra wire tied up and not connected to anything.
Just to recap my questions are:
1. What is the adapter shown in the pictures. What else would I need for a functioning Nav as it seems there is something missing of the end of it.
2. If anyone does know where on earth i would find the right ribbon/flex cable then point me in the right direction.
Also as i quickly remembered the unit is missing the main selector knob where could i find a cheap replacement. I have seen the chrome ones online but not really looking to spend 100+ on knobs.
Thanks for reading and any input appreciated
My vehicle a 2007 56 Audi S3 is fitted with a Chorus unit and it had the quad-lock so plug and play which was chuffed about. I only really wanted it for the looks and possibly the SD card as use the Nav on my Iphone which does the job not that i need it much. Because it was a spares/repairs unit I didn't mind taking the job on especially if it turns out at a fraction of a rns-e retrofit.
Plugged it all up and after entering the code it fired up radio worked fine with no signal issues. Clicked on the Nav and it came up saying CD/DVD Drive error visit closest Audi workshop. This lead me to think the DVD drive has issues however i have no Nav DVD but if that was the problem it would say no disk so went with drive problem. When pressing the eject button nothing would happen and wouldn't accept and cd's. SD card also didn't show up but after research i came to the conclusion that it was because it was a SDHC(not compatible) and not SD however may be wrong.
Took the unit apart again and noticed this. ( Rip in the ribbon cable from the CD/DVD Drive)
So my idea now is to replace the cable which is the cheaper option and if that doesnt work then buy a drive and fit that. The cable is quite hard to locate even online so if anybody has any pointers much appreciated another photo of it.
My next query is when fitting the unit initially I came across this KUFATEC adapter. I'm unsure what this is, my suspicions were that it may be a GPS antenna and if it is I may go ahead and set up the Nav after all, if anyone can help identify it would be appreciated. When I found it it was just sat behind the stereo with a lot of extra wire tied up and not connected to anything.
Just to recap my questions are:
1. What is the adapter shown in the pictures. What else would I need for a functioning Nav as it seems there is something missing of the end of it.
2. If anyone does know where on earth i would find the right ribbon/flex cable then point me in the right direction.
Also as i quickly remembered the unit is missing the main selector knob where could i find a cheap replacement. I have seen the chrome ones online but not really looking to spend 100+ on knobs.
Thanks for reading and any input appreciated
