Audi S3 8P3 CustomCode Stage 2 PSS

[guile]

No worries. Yea I'm in Bris. PM me closer to when you're thinking of doing it and I should be able to meet up.

laminex showed up yesterday mate. i'm back in bris from 25th jan to 2nd feb so if you are around between those dates i'd really appreciate the advice on fitting please...

[guile]

small update from last time i was back in bris. unfortunately i didn't get much time as i was helping a mate get ready to sell their house. i used to park my car there too so means the a3 has to go…

i managed to get the speech dialogue system working (sds). i'm getting a bit more familiar with all this retro fitting business and enjoying the use of the full functionality. i took a couple of boring pics which can be seen below; i didn't take too many as i was concentrating getting the car back together before dark (most of the photos below are "borrowed")…

removed the headunit with the 4 removal keys...



removed 2 screws from underside of glovebox...



removed side cover with a plastic trim removal tool and the removed the screw...



removed the 4 screws from inside the glovebox...



removed the last 2 screws from the underside of the glovebox...



finally lowered the glovebox down and disconnected the interior light...



removed the glove box entirely...



i then unbolted the 4 bolts holding the seat in, disconnected the electric seat motor and airbag wires (i didn't disconnect the battery so ended up with and airbag warning light on the dash, thanks gav for fixing as usual). i then unclipped the bluetooth module box and fished the connector through the hole in the carpet...



i wired up some 4 core house alarm wire from jaycar. it was really thin and given the chance again i'd go slightly thicker. good thing is it doesn't bulge the carpet and the sds works well so not all bad. cloth tape (yet again) to the rescue for the oem look. the wiring diagram can be seen below to understand how i added the 4 wires...



the arrows show the route i used to get the wire up to the rns-e. i used a wire coat hanger with electrical tape on the end so it didn't scratch anything. the additional cable was linked to the rns-e so the microphone could get hooked up. lets hope it can understand my yorkshire accent tha nos…



it was a 2 stage process to fish the wire through. i removed a heating vent and got the wire to the vent opening first, then secondly took it from the opening to the back of the rns-e unit…



for anyone wanting to do the same and so i could get my head around the wiring without stuffing anything up i made the following basic diagram. i bought the repair wires from audi and they come with terminals on both ends so one wire is equal to 2 connections i.e. 3 repair wires needed total...



part numbers of repair wires for anyone wanting to do the same mod…



i also put the below info together from various different sources on the net. lots of info out there but in different formats and some contradict each other. i hope the pin outs below are correct and so far everything works well...

[Auditude]

Yeah that's cool. Either of the weekends would be fine. So 26th or 1st. Whatever is easiest for you.

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[guile]

Yeah that's cool. Either of the weekends would be fine. So 26th or 1st. Whatever is easiest for you.

nice one mate, cheers. i'll be in touch nearer the time and see what works best for both. probably the second weekend for me as the first one will be taken up by getting the a3 ready to sell. that is my main priority at the moment so the s3 has taken a back seat lately...

[Auditude]

Must have missed your last post somehow. No worries man. Just let me know when you've decided

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[guile]

Must have missed your last post somehow. No worries man. Just let me know when you've decided

thanks mate, so far it will be the first weekend in feb if you're around...

[Auditude]

Yea that's cool with me

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[guile]

so i've been working on the next phase of the project. i promised myself i won't buy any of the following gear until i have fitted all the parts sat waiting to go on;

solid gear shifter mounting and linkage bushes, forge silicone water coolant and carbon canister hoses, oem non smoker ash tray removal kit and i've also got some wheels and tyres lined up…

once all the above is complete the credit card will be coming out again for this lot:

P3 Cars Integrated Vent Digital Gauge Audi 8P A3 – (p3-vent-gauge-a3-tt-er)
P3 Cars Integrated Vent Digital Gauge Analog boost sensor – (P3BST100)
USP Drop In High Flow Fuel Pump: FSI/TSI (USP-FP-AWD)
Genuine RS4 Fuel Injectors (079906036D)
Genuine RS4 Fuel Injector Repair Kit (06D 998 9071KT)
Genuine RS4 Fuel Pump Controller (8E0 906 071A)
Genuine RS4 Fuel Pressure Valve (079 130 757)
Genuine G410 Low Pressure Fuel Pressure Sensor (06E 906 051K)
Genuine Fuel Filter (1K0 201 051K)
CTS Turbo Throttle Body Spacer 2.0TFSI (CTS-HW-0083)
Aluminium Dipstick - 2.0TFSI (14100)
ECS Magnetic Sump Plug With 10 Copper Washers (ECS-5386)
Fluidampr Engine Damper 2.0TFSI (551211)

the existing boost gauge will get removed and eventually swapped out for a water meth flow control gauge. the old boost line will get hooked up to the analog sensor for the p3 gauge. while the intake manifold is off i will also remove the old engine cover fixings to tidy the bay up...

[guile]

so against my better judgement i've decided to install a rear reversing camera, this retro fitting thing gets addictive…

i have the kufatec multimedia adaptor "basic" from when i bought the car. as far as i can see i need a couple of extra items and i'm good to go. going to cost about 150 beans all up so at that price it would be rude not to, even if it is for girls…

RNS-E Gen 2 afaik (already came with car)
Kufatec Multimedia Adaptor Basic Product Nr.: 35537 (already came with car)
Kufatec IMA - Harness - Audi RNS-E - "Basic"/"Basic-Plus" Product Nr.: 35542 (already came with car)
Kufatec IMA - Harness - Rear View Camera Auto Switch - Audi RNS-E Product Nr.: 35676 (ordered and arrived)
Kufatec Adapter - additional video Integration Product Nr.: 35570 (ordered and arrived)
Waterproof 140 Degree Car Rear View CMOS PAL Video Camera (ordered and arrived)
Standard RCA Splitter Audio Video Cable (ordered and arrived)
Standard Automotive Relay Switch and Wiring Harness (ordered and arrived)
a couple of extra bits to get the camera to work. it should activate automatically once reverse is engaged…

[guile]

managed to get my rns-e to play video and slowly getting there to try and get as much out of the system as i can…



i'm looking to fix a radio signal fault that is being picked up due to the the retro fit of an rnse navigation system. it is the only fault when performing the scan and it's fcuking with my ocd so it's got to go.

from what i have read i need the following parts to fix it. they have been ordered from brisbane audi and i'll be picking them and hopefully installing them on my next r&r.

000 098 652 1m female to female Fakra cable
000 098 692 30 cm male to male Fakra adaptor
8P4 035 225B Upper antenna amp
8P4 035 225 Lower antenna amp
1C0 973 119B Three pin connector housing x2
000 979 009 Repair wires x3

what an enthralling diagram…



that is all, apologies for the boring update. i do have some more exciting news to come regarding wheels and rubber but i'll wait until i've picked them up...

[guile]

for my future reference here is the vag-com codes i think i need to set up my rnse properly. if anyone can spot any mistakes or have a any suggestion for different codes please feel free to comment. i'm really not comfortable with vcds coding thing…

16 - Steering Wheel
0004041 - old
0004041 - new

17 - Instruments
0005728 - old
0005708 - new

37 - Navigation
0209757 - old
0229755 - new

56 - Radio (Analog RNSE)
0209757 - old
0229755 - new

77 - Telephone
0001292 - old
0001222 - new

i might need this too...

37 Navigation
-> Channel 010 (Region)
0 - Northern hemisphere (Europe, North America)
1 - Southern hemisphere (Australia)
2 - Southern hemisphere (South Africa)
Reverts back to 0 after loading software update

[guile]

finally decided which wheel size i'm going for, not quite sure on the style yet but we'll see…



retract by 3mm but that should help with the slight rubbing i'm currently getting...

[14nce]

am i reading correctly?

You have ordered a wheel with less stance??

With it clear the strut at +48 and 8.5?

[guile]

am i reading correctly?

You have ordered a wheel with less stance??

With it clear the strut at +48 and 8.5?

yes mate, if all goes according to plan with the next power upgrade the 10mm extra rubber might come in handy...

going to order 3mm spacers to see if I can get away with et47 to bring the wheel out to the previous stance. planning on giving it plenty on the track so don't want any rubbing this time around...

[14nce]

Tarmac turbo kit?