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Re: AUDIo

Hairy green toads from Mars made Nathan B. Thomas say:

> I've been curious, with regards to Audi stereos- if I replace the factory
> head, is there any way to keep the nifty station display in the instrument
> cluster on my 1990 V8?  I wouldn't think so- does it just stay blank?
> Do later Audi stereos still have this feature?  Could I retrofit one into
> my V8 (I know the new ones are really wide...but I thought that if I took
> the lighter out of the V8 there would be just enough room).  As is I hate
> to mess up the 'original' look of having that display in the instrument
> cluster, but I would love to have a head-controlled CD changer rather than
> the FM-transmitter add-on changer I have now.  Opinions?

As far as I know, no aftermarket units can drive this display.
It stays blank for radio functions, but still works normally
for everything else (autocheck, warnings, etc.)

BTDT on three cars.


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