Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Leonard Hofstadter

That looks great, really lifts the interior alright!

Harcrid

Looks good. Is that one of those AvinUSA type headunits?

jayo26

I ordered it direct from China as I have seen lot of dogy videos on the build quality with avin usa.

It's the newer 2gb/32gb version works really smooth.

jayo26

Vide quality not the greatest and there is a protective film on screen but you get a good idea how they work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_c9TXI5w38

ION08

That completely Transfroms the interior of that car. Fair play

Harcrid

What would really finish it off is to clean off all the fingerprint marks! :-)

jayo26

Harcrid wrote: »

What would really finish it off is to clean off all the fingerprint marks! :-)

It still has the factory film over it. I've ordered screen protectors for it.

Harcrid

I mean around the climate controls. :-) Mines the same though, hard to keep it clean.

jayo26

Harcrid wrote: »

I mean around the climate controls. :-) Mines the same though, hard to keep it clean.

That bloody yoke cant be kept clean even more so when you have a kid that climbs in and out of car anytime you doing something with it.

rizzodun

jayo26 wrote: »

That bloody yoke cant be kept clean even more so when you have a kid that climbs in and out of car anytime you doing something with it.

You let your kids in your car??

MetzgerMeister

Jayo that's some job! I was thinking of doing the same in my F30 but I always thought it would be prohibitively expensive

jayo26

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Jayo that's some job! I was thinking of doing the same in my F30 but I always thought it would be prohibitively expensive

No mate it's nearly the same setup for the f30 mate your replacing the sticky up screen but the hardware and internals are all the same.

The way I seen it is as long as the screen was good quality then it's a no brainer because I couldn't upgrade to a bmw wide screen for anything less then 800 euro and with this in getting android and and navigation and reverse camera all in one.

The screen itself feels really solid like a Samsung tablet quality.

Truckermal

jayo26 wrote: »

No mate it's nearly the same setup for the f30 mate your replacing the sticky up screen but the hardware and internals are all the same.

The way I seen it is as long as the screen was good quality then it's a no brainer because I couldn't upgrade to a bmw wide screen for anything less then 800 euro and with this in getting android and and navigation and reverse camera all in one.

The screen itself feels really solid like a Samsung tablet quality.

How much for everything do you mind me asking as I looked at a few with the small screen and it was a deal breaker!

masterboy123

Brilliant job on your BMW with new screen and reverse camera.

I am trying to source android system for my C class 2015 model but no luck. Want something where I could mirror the phone screen. Any ideas?

MetzgerMeister

jayo26 wrote: »

No mate it's nearly the same setup for the f30 mate your replacing the sticky up screen but the hardware and internals are all the same.

The way I seen it is as long as the screen was good quality then it's a no brainer because I couldn't upgrade to a bmw wide screen for anything less then 800 euro and with this in getting android and and navigation and reverse camera all in one.

The screen itself feels really solid like a Samsung tablet quality.

Does the new screen need coding?

lassykk

6 years ago I got this and got it fully resprayed Aegean blue when I bought it. Think it's stood the test of time well!

Pics straight after the work was done here:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80781617&postcount=13

I know this wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea!

mossym

first ever brand new car. came from an 11 520d to this, A6 black edition. loving it so far

jayo26

Truckermal wrote: »

How much for everything do you mind me asking as I looked at a few with the small screen and it was a deal breaker!

All in it cost me 460 euro after paying import tax and to be honest that's a bargain compare to the bmw equivalent.

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Does the new screen need coding?

No coding needed whatsoever just two fibre wires need to be plugged into the new plug it's really easy to install.

jayo26

masterboy123 wrote: »

Brilliant job on your BMW with new screen and reverse camera.

I am trying to source android system for my C class 2015 model but no luck. Want something where I could mirror the phone screen. Any ideas?

Does yours have the screen on the dash as if it's just stuck on above the airvents?

masterboy123

Yes, please see this pic.

jayo26 wrote: »

Does yours have the screen on the dash as if it's just stuck on above the airvents?

masterboy123

A6 black looks brilliant. Share some interior pics also, enjoy

jayo26

masterboy123 wrote: »

Yes, please see this pic.

I'll pm you

Ivefoundgod

jayo26 wrote: »

I'll pm you

Any chance you'd PM me too? Same model, same year. Had thought it wasn't possible.

jayo26

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Any chance you'd PM me too? Same model, same year. Had thought it wasn't possible.

Hi mate I'm not fully up to speed on the mercs but here is a quick search for the w204 and w205

Ouchangbo 10.25 inch Android 6.0 car audio player radio for Benz C Class W204 2011-2014 with gps bluetooth 8 core
http://s.aliexpress.com/Bz6FBNNz?fromSns=Copy to clipboard

Ouchangbo 8 core Android 6.0 auto radio gps navigation for Benz GLC GLA CLS CLA A C Class 2016-2017 with 1080P video 10.25 inch
http://s.aliexpress.com/aeEVJBf6?fromSns=Copy to clipboard

I don't know anything about the seller but 95% positive feedback is good for all express.

vectra

Last proper wash for a while, Damn you hose ban

BArra

bought a 2016 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8T (Ice Silver, with black roof) in the past week, liking it so far, very refined power, coming from a mk2 Focus ST and R56 Cooper S

mossym

masterboy123 wrote: »

A6 black looks brilliant. Share some interior pics also, enjoy

thanks...a few more

AndyBoBandy

I saw the gear stick, and it made me sad its not an Auto.

Big Nasty

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I saw the gear stick, and it made me sad its not an Auto.

Was just about to post the same thing!

mossym

yeah previous was an auto, had limited choice here as hardly any units left, was the stick or nothing

I suppose the chap bought what he fancied
I spent a week in an Octavia VRS diesel that was DSG equipped recently and in 2016 spend a week in the small Audi (A1 maybe) that had a 7 speed DSG, great yokes but I can still see the certain appeal of a manual tbh even in larger cars.

ShadowHearth

BArra wrote: »

bought a 2016 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8T (Ice Silver, with black roof) in the past week, liking it so far, very refined power, coming from a mk2 Focus ST and R56 Cooper S

Another Ibiza Cupra brother on boards! I am not alone!
I know 100% somehwere in industrial park where misses works there is a red cupra too. Met it few times when going to pick her up. We mever traveled same direction though.

BArra

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Another Ibiza Cupra brother on boards! I am not alone!
I know 100% somehwere in industrial park where misses works there is a red cupra too. Met it few times when going to pick her up. We mever traveled same direction though.

Been looking for a while, they don't come up too often!

masterboy123

Lovely A6 mossym.

I am sure you will be enjoying the latest technology features in it.

ShadowHearth

BArra wrote: »

Been looking for a while, they don't come up too often!

Well, I picked my one brand new. There was only one for sale back then, but it was the 1.4 version for almost 15k.
1.8 version is way better and even standard ones come with touch screen unit and manual. I might be optimistic here, but I think these versions will keep value a bit better.

I love it, very fun to drive. Light and has a good chunk of power. Very nimble.

MidMan25

BArra wrote: »

Been looking for a while, they don't come up too often!

The OH has one, she'll be selling it next year when her PCP ends

Tuco88

mossym wrote: »

yeah previous was an auto, had limited choice here as hardly any units left, was the stick or nothing

Stunning car love the interior. I have a A4 Quattro thats a manual very happy, you made the right choice. The automatic boxs tend to give trouble, if you have a look at the audisport.net you will see a few treads on the topic and poor mpg.

Best of luck Sir.

masterboy123

It's just a personal opinion, but I like Merc interior way more than Audi or BMW. The Boeing adapted air vents, free space in mid console (auto gear lever attached to steering side), light coloured interior.
Again it's a personal preference.

Tuco88 wrote: »

Stunning car love the interior. I have a A4 Quattro thats a manual very happy

Nonoperational

mossym wrote: »

yeah previous was an auto, had limited choice here as hardly any units left, was the stick or nothing

Have a 172 black black edition. Think it's a really great car. By far the best I've had.

SBPhoto

Lovely A6 mossym, well wear. I drive a 161 A6 SLine, love the car

bear1

Guess who's back? Back again...







And made a slight change to the centre console.

joujoujou

bear1 wrote: »

Guess who's back? Back again...

[...]

It took a while... :cool:

bear1

joujoujou wrote: »

It took a while... :cool:

It took 3 months to get that car back.
I tell ya going from a 1.3 corolla rental with 90 odd horsepower to that with almost 3 times the power of the corolla was a bit of a shocker
The number plate is still destroyed and I've no plate holder but cause of the way it is here I'd need to take a day off to get the plate remade.
I'm kinda tempted to leave it off... looks much better.

joujoujou

Italian size plate would be OK, I'd say.

bear1

joujoujou wrote: »

Italian size plate would be OK, I'd say.

Is it legal here? Cause I thought about it..

joujoujou

No, unfortunately, it's not.

Rowley Birkin QC

Wait, wait....put away the pitchforks!!

Noccy_Mondy

Posted this car plenty of times before but it's 7 Years to the day since we picked her up. Treated it to a spruce up. Hasn't missed a beat yet. Still going strong at 10 years old. NCT tomorrow, we'll see how that goes :rolleyes:

Nonoperational

The much hated VAG diesel out for some sun....

Really happy with it. Auto, BOSE sound, heated leather etc

Toyotafanboi

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I think they are a great looking car, for their era anyway.

Big investment in necessary maintenance last month and this month it's due tax, insurance, NCT and an oil change. If that all goes fairly smoothly I'll be pretty pleased.

Was driving it today and admiring how there's not a rattle or a knock from the chassis or the interior and it sits at 130km/h as comfortably as something far more modern.

Have been keeping it clean with the dry weather.