Android radio ordered

[docurley]

What gps adapter did you buy? I was hoping to get one to allow my alpine head unit / gps to use the Audi antenna.

Here you go.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adaptor-Anten ... 5b18383a0f

[docurley]

o tonight I had a little more time to play but on my way to work I discovered a crap load of feedback coming though the speaker and tonight I found the issue. There are two looms and one hooks in to the other to get round the bose system but it is the secondary loom which is picking up the noise.

Loom on the left was the issue.

So to get round the issue I used my hi low speaker adapters and fed off the main loom speaker outputs.



Here's a video of the unit in action
https://youtu.be/BaRgzNnvVv4

[TomRS]

Thinking about getting my dad one of these for xmas..

Whats the deal with the Bose compliant ones, which one have you got and what other kit do i need... basically everything i'll need to fit it while im off work after xmas.

Thanks

[docurley]

If I get time I will lost all the bits needed with links but this unit was bose compliant but for some reason the unit was giving dreadful engine noise so I bypassed the issue but I will list those parts with the rest.

[PetrolDave]

for some reason the unit was giving dreadful engine noise

That's not an uncommon problem with aftermarket ICE installs in Audis especially RS4s.

Remember the head unit is in the dash and the amp is in the boot, so what you can get is a great big earth loop comprising the RCA cables and the body of the car. With the battery in the boot and the body of the car used as the battery return the problem is worse in RS4s than in A4s or S4s.

[MikeFish]

I had the same problem. I ran a nice thick earth cable from the battery straight to the stereo so the amp and head unit had the same earth but it made little difference. In the end an inline suppressor was the only way I could find to fix it.

[docurley]

Suppressor is what I was after but no one had one but will order one on ebay and see if I can swap back.

[docurley]

Update:

Plus:
The unit been working well and the sound quality when using PowerAmp app is amazing, I have never heard the Bose sound so good.
Touch screen is so refreshing and I now use WAZE for my GPS program which I love, I now have full internet abilities if needed and can download music on command or with teamviewer software on my PC and Stereo and can download straight from my PC.

Bad:
Very tight fit behind the unit
Buttons and drink holder get stuck (need to look and see if I can adjust)
Radio sound quality lacks base (looking to switch to DAB) but tunes in great also this may get resoled once I root the unit and install a different EQ
The Bose part of the loom caused a load of engine noise in the system which I have been told is a issue possibly caused by the battery being in the boot but I have got round that with the hi/lo converters.

Conclusion todate

Is this better than the aging RSN-E......... hell yes
will I switch back.......... never
Is it perfect........ No





OK here's a list of what I Bought.

Head Unit (It says UK but it not but true to there word I did not pay any import duty)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Quad-Core-A ... Sw7hRWQDdz


Aerial adapter (note stereo comes with a single adapter not tested by me)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TWIN-FAKRA-TO-D ... 3aaeb157b5

Bluetooth Dongle (For Torque)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Mini-ELM3 ... 4ae02c7d61

GPS adapter (Allows use of stock GPS)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AD-GPS-011-GP ... Sw9r1WC9Px

HI/Lo Line converters I have bought some other adapter which will be plug and play but not tried them yet)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PAC-SNI35-Adj- ... rds=SNI+35

3G Dongle (took a monthly rolling data contract out with GiffGaff for £7.50 for 1GB)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111772340685? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Also on order and yet to test:

DAB adapter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151167807992? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Additional aerial adater for DAB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151735303790? ... EBIDX%3AIT

[pule333]

Would you say this is the same? Comes with a few more extras.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311619601295

[docurley]

I would look for the new 5.1 version with dab built in.

[pule333]

I would look for the new 5.1 version with dab built in.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282048542186
This looks goooood!!!

[docurley]

They mention everything but ram which is strange, I would not go with anything less than 2gb on these new units.

[pule333]

They mention everything but ram which is strange, I would not go with anything less than 2gb on these new units.

That is very strange. You are right! I missed that info. Messaged the seller.
The older on 4.4.4 only has 1gb of ram.

[Rw@@dy]

Would love to know what these are like in real life

[docurley]

They mention everything but ram which is strange, I would not go with anything less than 2gb on these new units.

That is very strange. You are right! I missed that info. Messaged the seller.
The older on 4.4.4 only has 1gb of ram.

Yeah mines got 1gb of ram which is fine but I do wish I could add more and I like the idea of the new units.