Retrofit DAB to B8 S4 Avant

[elrao]

Kufatec do a retrofit kit for €499 which consists of a tuner, aerial cable and what I think is an amp (antenna module)

http://www.kufatec.co.uk/shop/en/Audi/A4-B8/8K/DAB-Digital-Radio-Retrofit-Audi-A4-8K-MMI-3G

Has anyone got any experience of fitting one?

I fitted a similar kit to my S5 (MMI 2G) without any issues (was second hand parts from eBay), was pretty much plug and play, no coding required.

Kufatech rep has said I would need Audi to remove component protection, just wondered why this was not the case with the S5?

 

[s8craig]

With the 2G car the DAB radio does not have CP, in the 3G car the radio/amp does have CP, so when you replace it the CP will kick in.

 

[elrao]

Thanks. So would fitting the DAB and plugging it in make the whole MMI unit go into meltdown until it was re-coded?

Just another way for Audi to ensure they get a cut of any retrofit work!

 

[s8craig]

No you will just have no sound until it's unlocked.

 

[elrao]

No sound from whole system?

Any idea how much it costs to have CP removed?