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Yup, on =>MY2010 cars its one complete unit. They made a mess of the alignment on the 2009 cars so they changed it to a fixed unit.
Q3 Climate Control 8P Retrofit
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Yup, on =>MY2010 cars its one complete unit. They made a mess of the alignment on the 2009 cars so they changed it to a fixed unit.
Arkious
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The one I have purchased looks like this (minus the heated seats)
Also link the tools you purchased from Amazon plz
Also link the tools you purchased from Amazon plz
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WP_20150210_17_24_51_Pro by Tom Kinsman, Is the ambient lighting from the bottom of the climate control unit standard with the q3 unit?
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Hi mate, can you give me some more details on your leather knee pads? This is how the S3 should have come as std... I hate the cheap ***** plastic originals.
Is it a retro fit? or custom job?
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Haha, well that pic I posted is from the parkers review of the Q3. I got a little worried about the difference but will just have to find out if it works or not when it arrives.
I also love the Leather bits on the side, I've not found where to get them yet either
I saw both versions when searching for my HVAC panel. Not sure which models had the version without the manual re circulation button, but both are genuine. Not sure if it would work ,but personally I went with the one similar to the A3 unit to retain the manual re-circulation option.
The leather parts are part of the RS3 exclusive leather pack options. You can buy them direct from Audi. They sometimes come up on ebay also. You can get door handles, roof grab handles, sun visors, gear gaiter, hand brake handle, knee rests, centre arm rest, door leather panel with exclusive badge and ofcourse the bucket seats. I have all but the bucket seats as I thought they were a little overkill in a TDI.
The leather parts are part of the RS3 exclusive leather pack options. You can buy them direct from Audi. They sometimes come up on ebay also. You can get door handles, roof grab handles, sun visors, gear gaiter, hand brake handle, knee rests, centre arm rest, door leather panel with exclusive badge and ofcourse the bucket seats. I have all but the bucket seats as I thought they were a little overkill in a TDI
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Is the ambient lighting from the bottom of the climate control unit standard with the q3 unit?
The light is part of the non-smoking pack, where the ash tray is replaced by that storage area and has a red light. Easy to retrofit
.Some joker is trying to sell the rs3 knee rests for £500 on ebay.
tell me that isn't the going rate? and he's sticking 'RS' tax on them
Are they more reasonably priced direct from audi?
id love to sort my s3 interior out... its plastic plastic plastic as far as the eye can see... !
The door arm rests for example are SH*TE!
I would like to do that non smoker retrofit too!
tell me that isn't the going rate? and he's sticking 'RS' tax on them
Are they more reasonably priced direct from audi?
id love to sort my s3 interior out... its plastic plastic plastic as far as the eye can see... !
The door arm rests for example are SH*TE!
I would like to do that non smoker retrofit too!
Arkious
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I saw both versions when searching for my HVAC panel. Not sure which models had the version without the manual re circulation button, but both are genuine. Not sure if it would work ,but personally I went with the one similar to the A3 unit to retain the manual re-circulation option.
The leather parts are part of the RS3 exclusive leather pack options. You can buy them direct from Audi. They sometimes come up on ebay also. You can get door handles, roof grab handles, sun visors, gear gaiter, hand brake handle, knee rests, centre arm rest, door leather panel with exclusive badge and ofcourse the bucket seats. I have all but the bucket seats as I thought they were a little overkill in a TDI
Both versions have the recirculation option, the lower left button is a double press with 2 leds. But should turn up tomorrow and I will feedback if it works and what you gain/loose
I'd love to know the audi cost of those rs3 leather knee rests
Arkious
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Well it's all fitted and working perfectly. I decided to completely dismantle them both, taking the buttons out and switching them over too. So now I have the ability to switch off the climate control!
I have an airbag light though but I think that's because I turned on the ignition with the passenger airbag warning light unplugged. Gonna get it on vag com tomorrow
I have an airbag light though but I think that's because I turned on the ignition with the passenger airbag warning light unplugged. Gonna get it on vag com tomorrow
hollows wife
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i just changed the leds in the panel to white and changed the red filter behind the screen to a white/opaque one .
Arkious
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The light, not the switch. The one that's on the panel next to the hazard light switch.
And yeah that works too
It wasn't a switch, it was the passenger side light. And yeah there's that, but now I just click
And yeah that works too
Why did you have the switch for the airbag out?
And you can switch off the climate unit by pressing the - button until it reaches the bottom
It wasn't a switch, it was the passenger side light. And yeah there's that, but now I just click
Completed today ... as mentioned earlier don't bother with trimming the Q3 unit - just swap over the PCB into the A3 housing. Couple of protrusions on the interior of the fascia side needed to be trimmed to re-assemble the unit and then pop back in. So easy. Amazing how much more classy the white on black display looks ...
His version wouldn't have had heated seats.
The boards/casings are not interchangeable with seat heating.
You'd need to buy a complete Q3 unit with heated seats and trim/sand it down to fit.
Arkious
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yeah you won't 100% won't be able to Q3 board into the A3 housing if u have heated seats, its a doddle if you don't though.
Anyways finally got round to getting VCDS hooked up to the car and i set off quite a few faults for having things unplugged when i turned on the ignition! so guys don't do what i did and turn on the ignition without making sure everything is plugged in before testing!
I am still getting a fault shown on VCDS from the new climate control board, it doesn't seem to be causing any problems though but obviously it would be be better if it wasn't faulted. Can anyone with more VCDS experience offer any help/advice as i don't really know much about it
Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 8P0-820-043.lbl
Control Module Part Number: 8U0 820 043 D HW: 8U0 820 043 D
Component and/or Version: E87 Klimavoll 0100
Software Coding:
Work Shop Code: WSC 00000 000 00000
VCID: 326BFC4AAD8F6C8E527-8067
1 Fault Found:
00457 - Control Module for Network (J519)
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 209
Mileage: 39650 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2015.02.27
Time: 15:18:40
Freeze Frame:
ON
It says no signal/communication however it has picked up the fact the new part number as the 8U gives it away. Is it something as simple as renaming the label somehow?
Anyways finally got round to getting VCDS hooked up to the car and i set off quite a few faults for having things unplugged when i turned on the ignition! so guys don't do what i did and turn on the ignition without making sure everything is plugged in before testing!
I am still getting a fault shown on VCDS from the new climate control board, it doesn't seem to be causing any problems though but obviously it would be be better if it wasn't faulted. Can anyone with more VCDS experience offer any help/advice as i don't really know much about it
Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 8P0-820-043.lbl
Control Module Part Number: 8U0 820 043 D HW: 8U0 820 043 D
Component and/or Version: E87 Klimavoll 0100
Software Coding:
Work Shop Code: WSC 00000 000 00000
VCID: 326BFC4AAD8F6C8E527-8067
1 Fault Found:
00457 - Control Module for Network (J519)
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 209
Mileage: 39650 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2015.02.27
Time: 15:18:40
Freeze Frame:
ON
It says no signal/communication however it has picked up the fact the new part number as the 8U gives it away. Is it something as simple as renaming the label somehow?
Arkious
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Just found this info on the site, other people getting the same error. not the end of the world, it works
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/audi-q3-climate-control.205700/
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/audi-q3-climate-control.205700/
I was intrigued regarding this mod when I first saw the Q3. However, at night, to have just one section light up white is IMHO a waste. It lacks continuity. It needs a balance of other white LEDs to complete the look so will just save my money for other mods BUT big props for you doing the mod!
I disagree - IMO the red display actually looks out of place and rather dated. The the continuity is there with the updated white DIS and white on sections of the RNS-E.
Arkious
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Yeah I agree with downtothebone, if I still had my symphony installed, then it will have looked out of place. Bearing in mind that the clocks have 3 white LCDs so it was the only odd one out. Looks lovely with the RNS-E and although it costs a bit it really seems worth it haha
Got one sent over from an UK Audi wrecker
Fits OK 2010 S3 sportback....heated seats.
I ground 2.5mm off each side (left and right) on a sanding belt.
Removed the metal clips.
Removed the switch panel above climatronic.
Removed old climatronic.
Replaced climatronic and switch panel.
Cleared fault codes and adjusted as per earlier post above in vcds for the heated seats..
"with VCDS open the HVAC controller, click adaption, change the value of channel 26 from 65 to 55 to reduce temp".
.Working good.
More info on this German forum.
http://www.a3-freunde.de/forum/t139823-s1/8P-Q3-Klimabedienteil-in-A3-einbauen.html
Bazzle
Fits OK 2010 S3 sportback....heated seats.
I ground 2.5mm off each side (left and right) on a sanding belt.
Removed the metal clips.
Removed the switch panel above climatronic.
Removed old climatronic.
Replaced climatronic and switch panel.
Cleared fault codes and adjusted as per earlier post above in vcds for the heated seats..
"with VCDS open the HVAC controller, click adaption, change the value of channel 26 from 65 to 55 to reduce temp".
.Working good.
More info on this German forum.
http://www.a3-freunde.de/forum/t139823-s1/8P-Q3-Klimabedienteil-in-A3-einbauen.html
Bazzle
i don't think it looks better, that's why audi left it red n upgraded only the main display, it sticks out like a sore thumb...sorry, just my opinion...
Arkious
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Has anyone with these Q3 panels noticed that the screen auto dims in the dark and brightens in the light?
I thought i was just having issues till i went into a tunnel today just as i was changing the temperature and i seen the backlight brighten. My old panel didn't do this
Still working perfectly and looks so much better than the old red
I thought i was just having issues till i went into a tunnel today just as i was changing the temperature and i seen the backlight brighten. My old panel didn't do this
Still working perfectly and looks so much better than the old red
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Thought I'd share my problem here.. I did this retrofit on my MY2012 A3, and the Climate works fine (though it gives the error code for no signal/communication), EXCEPT with the webasto.
I have factory fitted aux heater (webasto), and when I press the button in the remote, dashboard light's up and I can see heater icon but after 1 second dash goes dark and the heater does not fire up and the Climate does not light up either. Same happens if I try to use timers from the instrument cluster. The heater fires up on manual start-up from instrument cluster normally.
I think theres some adaptation channels that I need to tinker with on the HVAC unit, as the remote didn't cause any response until I changed the value of adaptation channel 17 from "0" to "1" on HVAC (Used Q7 instructions as reference). Does anyone else have this problem?
Below is the full VCDS scan right after the retrofitting. Only the communication error fault code (Control Module for Network (J519)) keeps popping up after clearing.
I have factory fitted aux heater (webasto), and when I press the button in the remote, dashboard light's up and I can see heater icon but after 1 second dash goes dark and the heater does not fire up and the Climate does not light up either. Same happens if I try to use timers from the instrument cluster. The heater fires up on manual start-up from instrument cluster normally.
I think theres some adaptation channels that I need to tinker with on the HVAC unit, as the remote didn't cause any response until I changed the value of adaptation channel 17 from "0" to "1" on HVAC (Used Q7 instructions as reference). Does anyone else have this problem?
Below is the full VCDS scan right after the retrofitting. Only the communication error fault code (Control Module for Network (J519)) keeps popping up after clearing.
Just to add for anyone else doing this. 8U0820043G also works -
