Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
Hi,
Just got my A6 and I love it so far. Only things that are bugging me is the Mid oil light has come on. I have a oil changed booked for Monday. And I notice the driver headlight vibrates when in park or stop. Not that I hear it but i can see the reflection of it. I want to install navigation does anyone have the RNS-E ? I think it looks nice but I would like to hear from someone that has one. If I did decide to go with it I would like to know what extra's i need to get. Do I need to buy anything seperate with it ? Is it just plug and play ? what back up cam etc. Thanks for your time. Banks |
Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
Originally Posted by Banksno925
(Post 174617)
Hi,
Just got my A6 and I love it so far. Only things that are bugging me is the Mid oil light has come on. I have a oil changed booked for Monday. And I notice the driver headlight vibrates when in park or stop. Not that I hear it but i can see the reflection of it. I want to install navigation does anyone have the RNS-E ? I think it looks nice but I would like to hear from someone that has one. If I did decide to go with it I would like to know what extra's i need to get. Do I need to buy anything seperate with it ? Is it just plug and play ? what back up cam etc. Thanks for your time. Banks |
Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
Where is the best place to get this? Prices are all over the map, as it were. I am uninstalling my aftermarket unit, that is basically crap.
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Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
I just ordered a 2011 RNS E from Zawa from another forum. Just google him or ask me and I can point you in the right direction. I cant wait. Its running me $1600 but the OEM looks great and every one that has one of these units loves it. In my truck I have a Avic unit but in the Audi the RNS E just looks so sweet.
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Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
I am just going to let everyone know , I received my new RNS E Navigation From Zawa.
Its the new 2010+ model and I love it. I had him program it for my C5 and it works flawless. Also a paid a few bucks more for him to customize my bezel on the unit to match my dash. I have been a past AVIC user and after having to repair it I decided I wanted OEM. But the 2010+ RNSE is not possible some said. But Zawa knows his S$^@. I will post some pic's tomorrow for you guys to drool over lol. I am pumped and it looks so good and clean, The steering wheel controls " MFSW" work, Displays on the dash 2x's 32 Gb sd cards LOL you know how much music that is ? I dont even have 64 gb of music on my computer . I now have my navigation and to think its the same that comes in the new Audi's and lambo's. I just wanted to share this with my fellow Audi owners in case you are looking for navigation. I plan on getting the St radio and Blue Tooth modules from Zawa in the future. If any one has question let me know. And thanks zawa for the purchase. Banks |
Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
I put mine in almost a year ago. The one I had was not a new unit, it was from a wrecked 4.2 40V model. Had some meddling to do with the wiring but everything looks clean and just like it was a factory option.
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Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
Originally Posted by LR Audi
(Post 179338)
I put mine in almost a year ago. The one I had was not a new unit, it was from a wrecked 4.2 40V model. Had some meddling to do with the wiring but everything looks clean and just like it was a factory option.
Yea most of it was plug and play unless you wanted the GALA wire working. I had to take out my dash clusters and tap into the GALA wire But it was easy with the help I had From Zawa and Rich. Besides I took the cluster out to mount the Nav antenna back there anyway. |
Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
I did it all while replacing the burnt out information centre on my instrument cluster so all the wiring took me a lot longer than I expected but it worked perfectly fine for me. Now I have a new LCD panel and RNS-E and it looks great.
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Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
I have a Kenwood DNX7140 that I bought from Sonic Electronix online and installed 2 years ago... and it's great. Has everything - Garmin gps, bluetooth, ipod/usb input, dvd, etc. on a 7" screen. I downloaded an audi emblem pic for the startup screen and set the colours to red to match my dash. It looks great, but if I had to do it again, I might save some money and get a 6" screen with more buttons. I haven't seen the newest RNS, but what I have is IMHO better than the old RNS and half the price.
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Re: Just bought a 04 A6, Navigation suggestions ?
Originally Posted by gpolci
(Post 179806)
I have a Kenwood DNX7140 that I bought from Sonic Electronix online and installed 2 years ago... and it's great. Has everything - Garmin gps, bluetooth, ipod/usb input, dvd, etc. on a 7" screen. I downloaded an audi emblem pic for the startup screen and set the colours to red to match my dash. It looks great, but if I had to do it again, I might save some money and get a 6" screen with more buttons. I haven't seen the newest RNS, but what I have is IMHO better than the old RNS and half the price.
Nice, But from my prior / younger years " Being A Bass Junky" Meaning amps and subs. I have owned a kenwood unit and had a lot of problems after the 1st yr. My last head unit was a Avic from Pioneer. I loved it but again they are built to break and I paid around the same for it. I replaced 3 flex ribbon cables at $300 a piece and I still have the unit in my truck , But All I get is a black screen. The ribbon went again , But this time I am done with it. I can still use the cd and radio but I have a black screen, so no Nav or back up cam anymore. Also I really liked the look of the stock unit. If you cant afford the new RNS-E then you have many options even the RNSE clone. But in the end I bought Audi for quality , So I went with stock. I have out grown the after market looks for the most part. Yea I don't have touch screen but that's just one less thing to break. I was iffy on buying it at 1st, But after I installed it I am very happy with its options and performance. My wife loves it, it doesnt have any glitches, Adam did a great job. And I dont care what unit you buy, None will look as good in the car as the Audi RNS-E But again not saying that there isn't nice units out there just as good or better. But I would buy it again after my experience. |
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