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Hi, I have got an 11' A6 S Line, which is also my first Audi. I want to add a CarPC and still look stock, so I would ideally use the MMI screen ut add touch screen functionality. with this in mind I have a couple of questions below - 1) How can I tell what generation and version of MMI I have? 2) What is the screen resolution on the MMI screen? i.e. 640x480 3) What is the connection type used to connect the screen to MMI? 4) What is the connection type used for the AUX input on the screen Thanks

Hi, I just wanted to do a little write-up of some relatively major mods that my beloved 3.7QS FL has undergone recently. I got my 8 in May-07 and I fell in love with the colour and the interior combo. I had upgraded from a Mondeo 1.8TD so the 3.7 V8 felt plenty powerful. At the time, I hadn’t realised how many options were available and I (foolishly in hindsight) though I’d done pretty well on the gadget front. Having been on the forum for the last 18 months and having met some of you, it became clear quite quickly how wrong I was… I had a list in mind of all the things I really wanted to have that I didn’t and they included Bose, Satnav, Sun blinds, TV and a way of playing video from external sources for things like media players, video cameras and possibly a reverse camera. And so off I went to Ian and Dave from A8 parts as I knew that they had done a number of upgrades for 8 owners and I really felt that they had the expertise I was looking for. After a number of discussions around specs and what the best options were, I took 2 days off work to drive the car up to their premises ‘ooop norf’ to have the above installed. Here are some pictures of the process… While the guys from A8parts went to work, I managed to do some work using their wireless connection and cleaned all my seats with liquid leather cleaner and conditioner. I also had a proper nosy around looking at all the parts they have available and boring them silly with countless questions. Honestly, it’s like an 8 owner’s dream playground being there…so much cool stuff and it makes it obvious why they are as knowledgeable as they are having (I believe) had around 40 A8/S8 go through their hands in the last year. While the entire interior was out, we installed a set of A/V cables that runs from the TV tuner in the boot to under the armrests by the gear stick, allowing for easy plugging in of other media/video devices inside the cabin. So as well as watch TV, I am now able to view other media. I skydive and film a lot of my jumps and I can now plug in the DV camera and watch some of the jumps I did earlier that day if I want :D

Hi, I'm just uploading some photos on behalf of Dave from A8parts who has been on the forum but asked me to help him upload his photos of recent work - upgrading his pre-facelift A8 to a facelift. I've put the photos into 2 animations taking the front end off and putting the new one back on. I'm sure he'll be along to comment and but here they are none the less. -Oli PS - Awesome job Dave...looks really good! Before & after piccie!