RNS-E, have I bought the right version?

[Mr V10]

It is a lot nicer than the Pre-2010 version, Nick let me have a play with his RNS E. Shop, there is one on eBay for £389 or best offer with £20 delivery, the rest on there are around the £400ish mark. But you'll need a C5 RNS E faceplate too as they are A3 units, if you can buy a faulty C5 unit for the faceplate and then a 2010 A3 unit for the screen and guts. That would be ideal.

[Mr Footlong]

I have also been talked in to sticking in the bluetooth integration as of today, despite not using my phone in the car/ much at all really.

[chunky79]

Where do they put the Mic?? I have seen a few that are sh1te, not saying that you would accept that though

[Mr V10]

It goes under that plastic section bit where the interior lights are.

[chunky79]

That's where I have seen them before. Looks toss in my opinion. I know mine is visible but it looks better than the mess I have seen.

[Mr Footlong]

I will ask Nigel what his plan would be for the mic setup but after tearing out the old kit and hiding all the wires/mic away, I am not having any visible mic nonsense foo.....

[chunky79]

The ones I have seen have been put behind the light unit but had left a big sh1t mark.

[Mr Footlong]

The mic install would have to be perfect and invisible, otherwise no dice chief. Nigel was an utter perfectionist so I will be very surprised if it is something that I wouldn't like but I will let you know.

[Shoppinit]

Why not use the OE mic in the interior light console? Invisible.

And if your car had a phone prep then the mic will already be there and you can tap into the wires under the trim next to the handbrake.

[Mr Footlong]

The "phone prep" turned out to be an aftermarket Nokia job Shopp. I didn't even remember the make of the phone as I tore it all out the day that I got the car pretty much and hid what I couldn't remove easily. Original buyer was too cheap for OE phone prep as well as electric windows it seems.

I will need an interior light front trim panel for the OE mic, which is exactly what I am about to go looking for.

[bilko1]

Mine had a mickey mouse Nokia phone kit but still had the mic in the roof console which I use for Bluetooth and sds. Might be worth having a look Nick before you splash out.

[Mr Footlong]

95% certain that it isn't there Bilko but I will have another look thanks. This Nokia Job was an external mic jobbie that was velcro'd to the roof trim panel, made me squeal like a little pigy when I looked at it. How are you doing the SDS by the way? As in button.

[Mr V10]

You can do SDS if you revert to the four spoke steering. *shudder*

[Mr Footlong]

I would gladly fist myself and yank out my own transverse colon to fashion a steering wheel from it before sticking one of those on my baby thanks

[chunky79]

I would gladly fist myself and yank out my own transverse colon to fashion a steering wheel from it before sticking one of those on my baby thanks

Rule 1 if it ever happens!