New B7 owner, prepare to flame for being lazy!

[Surrey Sam]

Swapping from a pre-2010 RNS-E to a 2010+ RNS-E should take you less than 15 minutes - including checking/correcting the coding and clearing any fault codes (if you have BT).

Not if you have to swap the face plate over Dave.

[neilparf]

Swapping from a pre-2010 RNS-E to a 2010+ RNS-E should take you less than 15 minutes - including checking/correcting the coding and clearing any fault codes (if you have BT).

Not if you have to swap the face plate over Dave.

Looks like this one isn't needing a face plate swith - A4/S4 /RS4:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271099555354

[Surrey Sam]

Swapping from a pre-2010 RNS-E to a 2010+ RNS-E should take you less than 15 minutes - including checking/correcting the coding and clearing any fault codes (if you have BT).

Not if you have to swap the face plate over Dave.

Looks like this one isn't needing a face plate swith - A4/S4 /RS4:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271099555354

Yes, that'd save a lot of time/hassle and Dave’s original 15 minute estimate would be about right.

One thing to bare in mind - It's my understanding that the SDS is a firmware hack for those eBay units, so if the car was to ever be updated with later firmware you'd lose the SDS feature; thus requiring a later firmware hack to be re-applied. If you go for an H version RNS-e then it is an SDS compliant unit and should keep the feature regardless of updates.

[neilparf]

Yes Sam - I knew that would be a firmware hack - but that's interesting on the H version. I kinda had a guy feeling that would be lost on future updates - the guy is gonna throw the SDS in for nothing - however, I'll search further on a H version...

Nice one, Sam...

[neilparf]

G and H is SDS compliant for Euro RNS-e - rest are hacked from what I can tell...

[Surrey Sam]

No problem Neil, that sounds about right.

It took me over 6 months to find an H version and the usual channels know that they carry a premium too

[Rick_RS4]

Ahhhhhh rumbled!!! Sorry Rick - I've been flat out and the camera and upload has escaped me - promise it'll be sorted tomorrow. Forum promise...

cross your heart

[neilparf]

I'll eBay my children, Rick if I don't!

[neilparf]

No problem Neil, that sounds about right.

It took me over 6 months to find an H version and the usual channels know that they carry a premium too

30 mins on eBay and Google confirms that, Sam! Bugger.

SDS - mmmm, with Bluetooth Siri via the microphone it's somewhat more intelligent. But the SDS currently is archaic; but I guess it's how you use the RNS-e daily and if SDS figures in to that...

But my OEM mantra kicks in and a hacked non H would be a bit void for where I want my RS4 wants to be...

[neilparf]

Enter engineering mode on the RNS-e and rewrite the flash file hack to the RNSE??

[neilparf]

Ahhhhhh rumbled!!! Sorry Rick - I've been flat out and the camera and upload has escaped me - promise it'll be sorted tomorrow. Forum promise...

cross your heart

Just for you, Rick:
http://youtu.be/-QFj1Xhy4cs

[Mr Footlong]

A big thank you to Shopp. After I drilled out all the holes in the donor front discs he sent over to me and fitted them today, all brake judder is gone!

Question(s) time guys:

1. I can't stand the metal part on the RS4 standard wheel. I turn in to roads etc one-handed most of the time and for parking etc I do the same. I normally use the bottom of the wheel a lot so the metal drives me mad and I don't use that part of the wheel at all. I am contemplating having the TTRS MFSW wheel fitted, which will include relocating the Sport button to the dash and a new right stalk for all the menu functions. It is strong money (that I should be saving, not spending currently!!!!), is it really worth it? Heart is telling me yes, head is telling me no! I do have a BT kit sitting here that has to be added in too. Do I "have" to do SDS at the same time, will I really use it? Pretty sure I have a H revision 2012 RNS-E

2. I had the time to check the coding on the RNS-E that I put in yesterday and it is way off. I have done a best guess for what the coding should be but can anyone help confirm please. I am going with this so far:

03?91??

1st ? - Treble Speaker Diagnosis/Optical Parking Aid – No idea what the first one is and I have standard front/rear sensors for parking, nothing else.

Sound Characteristic – She has Bose so going with 9 there?

2nd ? – No AMI, no Sirius as not a Yank, no analogue input, so should that be 1?

3rd ? – It has the TV Tuner (not that it is of any use) and it has a cd changer, so should that be 4?

Thanks guys.

[PetrolDave]

I take it any correcting, clearing and coding is straightforward? Pretty savvy regarding these things... VCDS on its way.

I reckon it's dead easy, read the coding/adaptation guide on the Ross-Tech wiki http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.ph ... 28RNS-E%29 then write down the values in your current RNS-E and just make them the same in the new one.

[PetrolDave]

03?91??

See http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.ph ... 28RNS-E%29 you need 0309114

You also need to set adaptation channel 8 to 255 to turn off GALA (not needed with Bose AudioPilot which is what we have).

[Mr Footlong]

Lol, that would be fupping logical and really obvious, should have thought about that thanks, will stick the old lump in tomorrow and see. What I will say is that even before the swap, Vagisil was reporting back that the defunct TV tuner wasn't coded anyway