Hi all, firstly let me say what a great invaluable forum this is!
Bought my first A2 in March as a cheap run-around, fixed quite a few of the usual A2 issues(CCU, Rear seals, door straps, shocks etc) then caught the bug!
Modded a few other areas as you can see in my sig……so much for cheap run-around!!
All of the problems I had were quickly diagnosed by a quick search on this forum.
Or by some very helpful forum members like Sarge who helped me diagnosed a faulty CCU/drivers door loom……..thoroughly nice chap and knows all about A2s'.
I have not written on the forum before as everything is pretty much covered already but I have read many articles with great interest.
I recently installed a dock for my A2 as I missed having a sat nav, didn’t have the cash to upgrade to an RNS-E one so I decided to use my iPhone 4 instead.
Off course you can use any dock you like, iPhone, iPod, Smartphone etc.
A few people have commented on how is looks very OE and they want one for their car so I thought I would put up a short guide on how to do it.
Bought my first A2 in March as a cheap run-around, fixed quite a few of the usual A2 issues(CCU, Rear seals, door straps, shocks etc) then caught the bug!
Modded a few other areas as you can see in my sig……so much for cheap run-around!!
All of the problems I had were quickly diagnosed by a quick search on this forum.
Or by some very helpful forum members like Sarge who helped me diagnosed a faulty CCU/drivers door loom……..thoroughly nice chap and knows all about A2s'.
I have not written on the forum before as everything is pretty much covered already but I have read many articles with great interest.
I recently installed a dock for my A2 as I missed having a sat nav, didn’t have the cash to upgrade to an RNS-E one so I decided to use my iPhone 4 instead.
Off course you can use any dock you like, iPhone, iPod, Smartphone etc.
A few people have commented on how is looks very OE and they want one for their car so I thought I would put up a short guide on how to do it.
1. Start by removing the trim under the clocks, grab it from the bottom/sides and pull out.
2. Cut out a hole in the leather about the same size as the front profile of the dock you buy.
and stuck some number plate tape on the bottom of the dock so it will stick to the top of the steering column.
6. Connect the add-a-circuit to the fuse box(You choose permanent live or ignition) and wire the car lighter socket on. Place it into one of the square holders above the fuse box.
7. Plug the micro USB adaptor in and plug your phone cable to it.
8. Thread the cable up so it comes out just under the clocks. (I used and old iPhone cable as it won't be seen!)
I use a free sat nav program called WAZE, but there are many apps around for various tasks that you might need.
Enjoy