Moving back to the UK with my US PFL S3

[kc1174]

Have a few questions about moving home to the UK after 20 years in the states, and the 2016 S3s coming along too. Strangely I’m good with the shipping and import stuff, and it won’t need the inspection as I’m timing it just right for the 10 years (I already have my letter from VW with the date of manufacture), I just have a few random questions on NAR Audi S3s in the UK. Some questions might seem daft, but I’m trying to think through the whole thing. I don’t plan on selling it here and buying again back home - it’s only got 38k on it, I’ve had it since day 1, and replacing it back home would cost a lot more than keeping it and shipping it (around $2,500 and no import duty as I’m moving back with it).
1). I have the MHIG MIB MMI. I know dab won’t work as these units have Sirius and HD radio, but anyone familiar with recoding these to get UK/EU maps on them? Is it possible? Or maybe just forget that and retrofit CarPlay into it?
2). My front grille is OEM black optic with the front sensors and nowhere for a UK number plate to attach to. Front US plate brackets clip onto it, but not UK plates sadly. The sensors are also narrower on NAR than the PFL 8V EU one. Can anyone think of a workaround or part number for the front grille with the parking sensors?
3). Mine has the LED headlights and I’ve read they auto level when the GPS knows it’s in a RHD country so I’m not blinding people. With no way of testing, does anyone know if this is accurate? I read travel mode (which I can probably enable with VCDS) is just for bi-xenon lights not LEDs, so just wanted to check.
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts on these or if there’s anything I might not have thought about, I appreciate it.

 

[ma2kster]

Have a few questions about moving home to the UK after 20 years in the states, and the 2016 S3s coming along too. Strangely I’m good with the shipping and import stuff, and it won’t need the inspection as I’m timing it just right for the 10 years (I already have my letter from VW with the date of manufacture), I just have a few random questions on NAR Audi S3s in the UK. Some questions might seem daft, but I’m trying to think through the whole thing. I don’t plan on selling it here and buying again back home - it’s only got 38k on it, I’ve had it since day 1, and replacing it back home would cost a lot more than keeping it and shipping it (around $2,500 and no import duty as I’m moving back with it).
1). I have the MHIG MIB MMI. I know dab won’t work as these units have Sirius and HD radio, but anyone familiar with recoding these to get UK/EU maps on them? Is it possible? Or maybe just forget that and retrofit CarPlay into it?
2). My front grille is OEM black optic with the front sensors and nowhere for a UK number plate to attach to. Front US plate brackets clip onto it, but not UK plates sadly. The sensors are also narrower on NAR than the PFL 8V EU one. Can anyone think of a workaround or part number for the front grille with the parking sensors?
3). Mine has the LED headlights and I’ve read they auto level when the GPS knows it’s in a RHD country so I’m not blinding people. With no way of testing, does anyone know if this is accurate? I read travel mode (which I can probably enable with VCDS) is just for bi-xenon lights not LEDs, so just wanted to check.
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts on these or if there’s anything I might not have thought about, I appreciate it.

I eny your ability to do this. I'm wanting to bring mine to the US, but it proved impossible due to US import rules. Need to wait 25 years as opposed to 10!
I've seen UK number plates that are like the square-ish US plates. Have you considered those? I just looked it up and they are sold through online plate makers and DVLA legal; import plates or short plates is how they are known to be

 

[alps26]

You could get a number plate decal and stick it to the bumper itself, not the prettiest but will get you by until you can get a proper solution for the grille