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08-29-2006, 05:00 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vehicle: 01' Audi S4 Twin Turbo / 00' VW Jetta VR6
Posts: 426
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archimense's Audi S4 worklog
I decided to start a worklog for my second carputer. I don't plan on doing any of this quickly, so expect this to be a slow thread.
The car is a 2001 Audi S4 all wheel drive twin turbo V6:
Currently I am thinking I will do a flush mount screen. The fold out screen I had in my last installation would bounce on bad roads. Here is what I have to work with.
The console in car:
The console with head unit cage:
The empty console:
I have been thinking about either a 7" or 8" touchscreen. If I go with a 7" I can just mold the screen bezel to a double din head unit installation kit and be done. If I use an 8" touchscreen then I would need to do some custom dash pieces to mount it. At the moment the 7" transflective screen that the MP3Car store sells is looking tempting
Last edited by archimense : 02-13-2007 at 12:27 AM.
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08-29-2006, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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I will say this much. There is a HUGE difference in the viewable are between the 7 and the 8. I didn't think there would be. Too bad there's not an 8" TF option avaliable any time soon.
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08-29-2006, 05:21 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vehicle: 01' Audi S4 Twin Turbo / 00' VW Jetta VR6
Posts: 426
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6  I will say this much. There is a HUGE difference in the viewable are between the 7 and the 8. I didn't think there would be. Too bad there's not an 8" TF option avaliable any time soon.
I noticed that last night when comparing the screen sizes. I'm really tempted by the 8", but after seeing the difference between a regular and transflective screen... I dunno....
Last edited by archimense : 08-29-2006 at 05:27 PM.
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08-29-2006, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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In my application (which I know is different from yours) I don't really notice a need for it all that much.
HOWEVER, having said that, I will jump on an 8" transflective if it ever makes it out...lol
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09-02-2006, 09:47 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mexico
Vehicle: 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0l
Posts: 70
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but ain't the transflective quality given by a film? can't it be added to any screen? i know that you can only get the 7" from mp3car.com, but there must be ways to get the film...
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Pics coming soon!!!
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09-03-2006, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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chomo - apparently the differences in the touch screens used by the 7 and the 8" monitors is what's causing the problem. I'm not sure of the exact differences, this is just what I have been told from the horses mouth.
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09-03-2006, 09:55 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, Korea
Posts: 1,025
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you can talk to horses!?
thats a nice car, my cousin has one, fack, i cant wait to have a car again
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09-03-2006, 05:42 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Greenville, SC
Vehicle: 2006 Audi A4 S-Line
Posts: 60
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metra makes a perfect kit to use to install a 7" into your dash. Replaces the symphony II perfectly. Check my worklog.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=84854 |
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09-06-2006, 04:25 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vehicle: 01' Audi S4 Twin Turbo / 00' VW Jetta VR6
Posts: 426
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Quote: Originally Posted by geekinsc
I just ordered a Metra kit to see how well it fits. Metra only came out with a kit for the 2000-2002 Audi A4/S4 with Symphony II radio a few months ago. Before that you could only order the kit for 2003 and up which didn't fit properly. |
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10-13-2006, 01:52 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 159
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Where can I get the Metra kit online for our 2000 S4?
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Black 2000 Audi S4 (Stage 1)
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10-13-2006, 03:35 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vehicle: 01' Audi S4 Twin Turbo / 00' VW Jetta VR6
Posts: 426
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The Metra kit part number is 99-9105 and it is for 2000-2001 A4's and 2000-2002 S4's with the Sumphony II radio.
I bought mine from Installer.com but AudoOutfitter.com also had it.
It's a perfect fit, other Metra kits for the A4 are not a perfect kit.
Here is the link to Installer.com
http://www.installer-data.com/item/d...php?it=99-9105
Last edited by archimense : 10-13-2006 at 03:35 PM.
Reason: Added link
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