How did you take the centre (horn and audi logo) of the steering wheel out as im gona wrap the silver part of my steering wheel at some point tomorrowS-Line 3-spoke out and Audi TT 8J flatbottom in
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How did you take the centre (horn and audi logo) of the steering wheel out as im gona wrap the silver part of my steering wheel at some point tomorrowS-Line 3-spoke out and Audi TT 8J flatbottom in
You mean the chrome trims off the airbag?How did you take the centre (horn and audi logo) of the steering wheel out as im gona wrap the silver part of my steering wheel at some point tomorrow
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The flatbottom wheel and air ag are different from the sline steer.How did you take the centre (horn and audi logo) of the steering wheel out as im gona wrap the silver part of my steering wheel at some point tomorrow
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Nah bud the flat bottum one think of wrapping the silver parts around my mf buttonsThe flatbottom wheel and air ag are different from the sline steer.
You can take out the chrome trims but its a pain in the *** since they are melted on the casing of the airbag. I broke the trim out and swapped it for a new one which I put in place with some glue etc..
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Ah thats easy mate, get the airbag out and you can gently pull the trims up. It comes off as one piece (leftz right, bottom amd ring in the middle). Its held by a few clips inside the wheel.Nah bud the flat bottum one think of wrapping the silver parts around my mf buttons
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Cheers mate what about the remove the airbag ive stayed far away from airbags when removing stuff scared itll blow up lolAh thats easy mate, get the airbag out and you can gently pull the trims up. It comes off as one piece (leftz right, bottom amd ring in the middle). Its held by a few clips inside the wheel.
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Nah bud the flat bottum one think of wrapping the silver parts around my mf buttons
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I was also referring to this sorry for the confusionI just read your reply again, I think you mean the chrome ring ONTO your airbag right?
I'm not sure how that thing comes off, I bought mine flatbottom airbag without chrome strip.
What I mean is that the chrome trims around your buttons and on the bottom spoke come off as one piece.
They are hold together on a ring that's underneath your airbag.
Like this, not 100% the same but you get the idea
Just disconnect the battery when working with airbags. And never disconnect any airbag with the battery off (it causes errors on your dash).
huh? did I read it wrong?
Thought the aerials had to mounted likeOk it’s all in and working really well considering I live in a weak area. But pros and cons wise:
Pros:
Finally DAB on my RNS-E,
Stations displayed in a list and selectable from head unit,
Steering wheel controls can be used to select station (obviously)
Very easy to use ie update station list etc.
Comes with traffic report that you can turn off and on (from firmware 1.22)
Cons:
I have to loose my iPhone as a media in or switch cables when I want it connected. (Though I’m now building a switch for the armrest
Station buffer time can be up to 40 seconds of silence once you change station. Though that could be my area.
pics
it’s not gonna stay in the glovebox just there while I build a switch.
The units I put in are Dension DBU3GEN and aerial DAB1ANT
Thought the aerials had to mounted like
Your way looks cleaner tho
Hi got vcds but unsure as to where I should be looking for the central electronics?
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Hi guys I finally managed to get a DAB setup that I’m kinda happy with. For years I’ve been trying to find a as close to factory look as possible for DAB radio. I heard about the Dension DAB+U and have just got it connected and wanted to share the results.
I’m gonna start pulling the trims off and try to hide the aerial as best I can as I hate seeing stuff stuck to the screen etc. I’ll post other pics once it’s done.
The windscreen aerial has always put me off this mod, why don’t they use the shark fin aerial?
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You’d get poor reception aerials are supposed to be like masts. So the small shark fin just wouldn’t be big enough to get a decent signal without drop out. It sucks I know but it’s the way it is. The stick on ones have always put me off that’s why I try to hide it as best I can. Even though I can hardly see mine I’m looking at where to put it now.
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A shark fin antenna gives a better reception than a stick on windscreen antenna because it’s mounted on top of the car above the roof. A normal antenna on top of the roof would also be better than a shark fin antenna just because it is bigger.
However depending on where you are in the country your reception with a stick on windscreen antenna may be fine anyway if you’re in an area with good coverage.
I kinda see where you’re going but personally don’t think it’d be better as it’s about the length but to be fair I’ll happily give it a go and see what happens the kit I bought came with a fakra adapter and I’ve got a shark fin with a spare connection. Though I’ll also try the existing FM/AM aerial but again don’t reckon it’ll work or be much better as they wouldn’t give you a windscreen one if your current one can be used. Meh it’s a fun experiment either way
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Though I’ll also try the existing FM/AM aerial
Don’t bother. I was originally excited by the prospect of using the boosted signal from the existing aerial but found out that it only supplied FM as it filters out other frequencies.
To be fair that’s a good shout I’ll check ELSA before I start playing about tomorrow. But so far all I’ve seen online about the 8V is windscreen mounted after market ones. I had to fit DAB to a mk6 golf once. All I had to change was a booster and run a aerial to the head unit. As it was in the rear screen
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One maintenance item I hate is cleaning out the fender liner. Such a bad design
But on the bright side I finally tackled the airbag cover after having it lie around for 2 yrs
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Cheers for this explaination as it was something i was going to lost about but now i know how to remove it Brill . Will do it when i take wheels offtwo ways to do this.
first way in brute force removal. Just remove the liner screw next to the cap and pull off. If your lucky nothing will happen but doubt it,
second, remove wheel and then the arch liner screws and liner and put hand down into the cap area and push out. You will save the two tabs on top and wont break the main tab in the middle. The middle tab slids off the cap. If this breaks you will need a new one. THe installation process at the plant is just to push it into position. Removal and repair is more difficult. I am not happy with the design as all those leaves that land in the area next to the windscreen can fall in the gap and collect in that area. It's a bad design. I vacuum that area everytime before I wash and despite that effort, I still got that ****. My skirt is sealed from the road so I doubt its getting in there as no dirt was found by looking down the rear of the main skirt
I of course did the brute force as I had no idea how the install was. My middle tab did not break but the upper tabs did. They are not really important as I applied 3m tape as did the factory but now I know
I used to think Audi engineers where impervious to error but they just make the installation easy and then over engineer the repair