2004 B6 A4 1.8T quattro Sport LE.

[Error404]

very nice Jase, will have to tap you up for some info when i come to fit RNS-E to Helen's B6 S4.

Where will you mount the rear view camera?

[Jas11n]

very nice Jase, will have to tap you up for some info when i come to fit RNS-E to Helen's B6 S4.

Where will you mount the rear view camera?

Give me a shout Alex. There's plenty of info on the web, but it's sketchy until you are actually doing the job. Can't beat someone on the other end of PM/email or the phone for a few of the trickier bits.
I just had to play it by ear.

The camera replaces one of the rear number plate light reflectors

[Error404]

thanks Jase, I will take you up on that some time

awesome, didn't realise it was an OEM camera, I guess it was an option on the B7?

[Jas11n]

Yes mate, was an option on the B7.
The OEM camera is silly money. The one above is a copy from the far east.
It also has night vision Cool stuff.

[dgacampbell]

Sweet work Jase

[europeanme]

Thanks gents

@ Mike. She's deffo a 163 (120kw or thereabouts). Engine code BFB.
Someone, probably the last owner, must have stuck the red T on her.

Would get 190 with a remap, but I've got a 380hp RS4 for [clarkson]POWER[/clarkson] when needed

would have been a nice surprise though, eh!!?!?...

how many times did you get carbon fibre strands in your hands??.... BTDT

[europeanme]

It also has night vision Cool stuff.

now thats

[Error404]

Yes mate, was an option on the B7.
The OEM camera is silly money. The one above is a copy from the far east.
It also has night vision Cool stuff.

[A80Avant]

how many times did you get carbon fibre strands in your hands??.... BTDT

you also get that with the lava mat! damn!

[Jas11n]

Bit of an update.
Autodim rear view mirror fitted. It's from a 2003 A3, £24 bargain from fleabay.
Easy enough job again.
Wired into a couple spare terminals inside the interior light. Switched 12v when the lights are switched on.
Six pins on the autodim light, I only needed pins 1 and pin 2 (1 = switched 12v and 2 = earth)
Everything self explanatory from the pics. Third time I've done this on various cars (S2 and A6)













The couple of spare terminals. The top one is the earth.







Finger covering the light sensor on the rear, tricking the dimmer into thinking it's dark. Light present on front sensor means it dims down.






Anyone with a 1.8T 20v engine will probably be aware of the sludge/contaminate issue in the sump, causing the gauze in the oil pickup tube to block up? No? you should be.
This can lead to low oil pressure to the top of the engine, increased wear and ultimately, failure..........big style.

Whilst I'd not experienced any problems, that little voice was nagging away at me. So, had the car into local specialists to get this issue checked and they found this;











A random picture leeched from the net of what it should look like when new;



So, the guys removed the sump, cleaned it out, replaced the oil pickup tube and I also asked them to replace the oil pump as a precautionary measure.
New oil and filter of course.
Lucky escape me thinks as this would have got worse and the engine may have popped.

Parts not that expensive;

Pickup tube = 06B 115 251 @ £7.30 + VAT
Seal for above = N0 282 222 @ £2.49 + VAT
Oil pump = 06A 115 105B @ £65.00 + VAT
The usual for oil (I use VAG Platinum) and a genuine filter.

[Jas11n]

Had planned Friday to do a few things (B7 S-line alloy gearknob and B7 RS4 pedals). But all that changed at 05.30.
Allie went into labour. My daughter Charlotte was born weighing 6lb 14oz at 18.43. Allie was a star. The whole show done on gas and air only. She was fully dilated even before we got to the hospital.
Probably THE single most traumatic thing I've ever been through. I really don't know how women do it.



One happy and proud dad.

Jase..

[dgacampbell]

Congrats to you and Ali M8, hope all are doing well!

[RustyNut]

Congrats Jase!

[TimE-J]

Congratulations!

[gavs20v]

Fantastic news jas. love to the family. You planning on catching up on numbers with your bro's brood? Lol