Bala_de_plata
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Definitely interested if a kit comes out to retrofit this in place of half DIS!
The miniFIS would be a better choice if you have a half DIS. It is a similar project of a German enthusiast and A2 owner. The miniiFIS is not that powerful as ColorMFA. Nethertheless, it can offer oil pressure indication (oil sensor is included in the kit), the feature ColorMFA doesn't have. Cruise control is also supported etc.
Another important thing: clock panels with full DIS have a grey socket on the back side and it is missing on the back of a half DIS panel. All in all, I am not saying that bringing together ColorMFA and half DIS is not possible. It just might be challenging...
I have one miniFIS to sell as I got full DIS and then colorMFA. I ordered it last year when I saw first photos. More details on installation here.
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PM me if you should be interested in this.
I'm a soldering god, I could hand wire memory expansion packs at the age of 16 directly onto the chip pins. As long as I can see it I can solder it.
I've got an A2 1.4Tdi with full DIS.
That sounds good. I made a long trip to Moscow this summer in order to get ColorMFA installed. Well, we had some issues with a clock panel as it came out of a British 1.6 FSI and was doomed to reborn in a diesel car ;-)
The most important question is: Would you be eager to repeat everything and install ColorMFA in other cars? It usually takes up to 6 hours including disassembly of a steering wheel, etc. I mean, doing it for yourself is not a problem, I guess. You might get requests regarding installation from the whole UK and beyond. Would you be ok with that? Well, rejecting is not an option
What concerns installation price, I hope I can find somebody who will not ask hundreds of pounds for installation of ColorMFA in the future (we speak about doing it for A2OC forum members in the UK or outside it). Actually, that is none of my business but I know how it should work in a forum community when somebody takes such responsibility.
Let me know you thoughts, lads. Sorry for a tedious post.
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