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Hi all,
While I have lived with it for 12 years, the dated navigation experience in my 2010 S4 (MMI 3G High) is now starting to bug me. Although I have thought to just get a newer car, having driven various newer cars recently, it's only the nav experience in the B8 that leaves me wanting newer. And bettering the B8 S4 with something a few years old costs a lot of money.
Latest firmware and maps for the MMI doesn't solve my problem as it still won't factor traffic congestion. So I am looking at a 3rd party Android Auto kit so i can use Google maps or Waze.
On the B8 with MMI 3G High, the limitation for all the 3rd party retrofit kits them all seems to be that the car only supports Bluetooth for calls, not audio streaming or navigation instructions over Bluetooth ( I think 3G plus owners are Ok on this point). To have any audio from the 3rd party interface, the MMI has to be set to Aux. So to achieve navigation instructions from Android Auto, MMI is on Aux, therefore Android Auto has to be the source of any music, as the cars FM/DAB radio or MMI Jukebox cannot be used at the same time. Originally this put me off, but reality is I drive 99% of the time listening to whatever is on the same radio station and an internet radio app would be a simple solution, albeit a bit patchier subject to data reception and how well the app buffers I guess.
I am confident enough to fit this myself. I don't want to replace the original screen, nor do I even want to remove it for a touchscreen overlay.
I have narrowed my search to these two UK supplied options:
Bavarian Automotive:
Integrated Automotive:
Notable price difference between the two. I am not convinced the IA option worth the premium, unless anyone knows different.
Anyone had one or the other (or something else) that can offer feedback?
TIA
Graham
While I have lived with it for 12 years, the dated navigation experience in my 2010 S4 (MMI 3G High) is now starting to bug me. Although I have thought to just get a newer car, having driven various newer cars recently, it's only the nav experience in the B8 that leaves me wanting newer. And bettering the B8 S4 with something a few years old costs a lot of money.
Latest firmware and maps for the MMI doesn't solve my problem as it still won't factor traffic congestion. So I am looking at a 3rd party Android Auto kit so i can use Google maps or Waze.
On the B8 with MMI 3G High, the limitation for all the 3rd party retrofit kits them all seems to be that the car only supports Bluetooth for calls, not audio streaming or navigation instructions over Bluetooth ( I think 3G plus owners are Ok on this point). To have any audio from the 3rd party interface, the MMI has to be set to Aux. So to achieve navigation instructions from Android Auto, MMI is on Aux, therefore Android Auto has to be the source of any music, as the cars FM/DAB radio or MMI Jukebox cannot be used at the same time. Originally this put me off, but reality is I drive 99% of the time listening to whatever is on the same radio station and an internet radio app would be a simple solution, albeit a bit patchier subject to data reception and how well the app buffers I guess.
I am confident enough to fit this myself. I don't want to replace the original screen, nor do I even want to remove it for a touchscreen overlay.
I have narrowed my search to these two UK supplied options:
Bavarian Automotive:
Audi Wireless Apple CarPlay Android Auto MMI Retrofit Interface (A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Q5 Q7)
Benefit from Screen Mirroring, Waze, Google Maps, Spotify, Apple Music, WhatsApp and more with our Audi Wireless Apple Carplay & Android Auto Interface Kit. Compatible with most Audi's 2010-2019. We are UK Based and offer a 1 Year Guarantee. These MMI interfaces are Plug and Play - no coding...
bavarian-automotive.co.uk
Integrated Automotive:
AUDI MMI RMC/3G BASIC/3G HIGH/3G PLUS Retrofit CarPlay and Android Auto Kit – Integrated automotive UK
integratedautomotive.co.uk
Notable price difference between the two. I am not convinced the IA option worth the premium, unless anyone knows different.
Anyone had one or the other (or something else) that can offer feedback?
TIA
Graham