Hello and a Question

[RS6Avant]

First off i'd like to say a big hi to everyone. I've just bought a 04 RS6 Avant (Misano Red) after realising my S4 Avant was just a little too small.
My question is this, how do you know if you have the DVD version of the satnav? The car i bought had the battery removed when i went back to check so i couldn't verify it, it does say Navigation Plus on the screen tho.
Would be nice to know as im thinking of getting a DVD changer so i can put some music dvd's in.

[Nige_RS4]

I don't think that the sat nav being DVD or CD-ROM makes a difference to whether you can connect a DVD changer to your head unit - it should already have the correct inputs to allow you to connect a DVD player ... see this post on AW - http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/397858.phtml

Dans Nav+ site has been pulled for some reason - this was easily the most informative site on the net for Nav+ queries ... http://www.tvwiz.net/navigation/

[RS6Avant]

I was more interested in finding if i had crap nav or good nav and then starting the search to replace it with the DVD one

[Nige_RS4]

Try ejecting the disc in the headunit and see if it is a CD_ROM or DVD??

[EuroSag]

Coincidentally, I also own an 04 RS6 Avant in Misano Red and mine is a CDROM based unit, so I suspect yours will be too. As far as I know, the DVD system was only fitted from approx 54 plate onwards, but I stand to be corrected.

As stated above, you can pretty much get most changer's to work with either headunit anyway.

[RS6Avant]

Can you fit the DVD based system? That is, just swap them over?

[EuroSag]

Funnily enough, I looked at doing exactly the same thing a few weeks ago (following the failure of my CD system). I was advised that it 'should' be a question of simply unplugging the CDROM headunit and plugging the new DVD one in, but would stress the key word being 'SHOULD'. I don't know of anyone who has actually done it, so you could find yourself (and your car) being a bit of a guinea pig!!!

FYI, my CDROM headunit ended up being changed under warranty and they told me the CD ROM headunit costs between £1500 and £2000. So, for the DVD one, I suspect you are talking big money. I doubt you will find one in a scrapyard - but you never know.

All the best

Lee

[peterb]

Funnily enough, I looked at doing exactly the same thing a few weeks ago (following the failure of my CD system). I was advised that it 'should' be a question of simply unplugging the CDROM headunit and plugging the new DVD one in, but would stress the key word being 'SHOULD'. I don't know of anyone who has actually done it, so you could find yourself (and your car) being a bit of a guinea pig!!!

I swapped min about three weeks ago. Not difficult, but it is worth buying a decent plug and play adapter from someone like Kufatec. Do be aware that the TV tuner will also need to be changed - the CAN bus interface is different between the tuners for the CD-based and DVD-based Nav+.

FYI, my CDROM headunit ended up being changed under warranty and they told me the CD ROM headunit costs between £1500 and £2000. So, for the DVD one, I suspect you are talking big money. I doubt you will find one in a scrapyard - but you never know.

The units do pop up on ebay fairly regularly, many of them from Poland - supposedly from wrecked cars!

My total spend has been just under £900, and I'm now in the process of selling my old kit.