rso81 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ugh...the shop I took my car to... They did a great job with the installation...GREAT job! But putting the pieces of my car back together??? Stuff be rattl'n! I have a follow up appointment on Monday. Not the worst thing in the world, but if they need to fix this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
koush Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 No, sorry I'm not that Koush. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ok all of you guys with the new units lets start seeing some Youtube vids of them in action. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sofakng Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Well, I have the following five units on my work desk: Pioneer AppRadio3 (SPH-DA110) Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX Kenwood DDX770 Kenwood DNX8901HD Kenwood DNX891HD I've been testing them with my colorimeter for maximum brightness (luminance). I'm going to post some lengthy details soon, but preliminary results show the AVIC-8000NEX much, much, much brighter than anything else. It's even brighter than my Google Nexus 5 smartphone. I'll post lots of details and calibration reports on all these units soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I plan on putting up a youtube vid of my 8000 radio in action tomorrow. I work 12-14 hour shifts, so I'm pretty drained when I get home. My FB friends have been asking for this as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Please highlight the navigation. I'm interested to see if they have improved it from the piss poor navi they've been using over the last 4-5 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 My wife's Tucson has an AVIC-Z110BT, and I will definitely say that navigation has come a long way. It is VERY VERY fast! No lagging here! I'm not going to be driving as I video record, so I am not sure how exactly you want me to showcase the nav capabilities. I was just going to walk through various menus, unless you guys have better ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I was just going to walk through various menus, unless you guys have better ideas? Thats what I had in mind. Show the different options and settings if you can as well as the actually navi graphics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Alright, will do. Graphics are gorgeous by the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 It is horrible on the Z series IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 wife has a Z110BT.....I agree! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasure Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 How do you like the 8000NEX in your TT now that you've been living with it for a month? Any complaints? Did you get the steering wheel controls worked out? I've been following this thread carefully since I have a 2012 Audi TTS, and I'm about ready to purchase the 8000NEX. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 The radio is awesome. Havent used it in about 2 weeks. My car got hit and im still waiting for the insurance to send an adjuster. Its under investigation because it was a hit and run. I pulled out the radio. Since I got the radio I got the itch to buy a subwoofer box and amp. Just installed the mono amp today. gonna test out the sub tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 How do you like the 8000NEX in your TT now that you've been living with it for a month? Any complaints? Did you get the steering wheel controls worked out? I've been following this thread carefully since I have a 2012 Audi TTS, and I'm about ready to purchase the 8000NEX. AWESOME, another TT driver To say the least, it's incredible. You have the factory OEM radio that was as of 2010. I missed that by one year (darn!) but it obviously doesn't matter anymore. People complain about everything man. What they don't realize is how shitty Audi's head units are. This upgrade was worth every penny! I owe the viewers of this thread a YouTube video. Sorry about not getting back to you all! I've been very busy (I even go to work on my days off!). Once again,,my bad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rso81 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Jbrasure....keep one thing in mind... I did find the culprit to my steering wheel control issue.... The MODE button on the steering wheel...before upgrading, it toggled between displaying the outside temp, and phone numbers last dialed on the Central display in the gauge cluster.... With the PAC audio kit, mode still toggles that, and changes the source I'm listening to on the 8000nex. Here's what causes my issue....if my central gauge display is displaying a phone number (to which it will say "please pair phone", bc it's no longer with the OEM radio), changing the volume switches out the source to something else. It's when the central gauge display is NOT toggled to phone mode, that volume up/down does not have an impact. Make sure your installer is aware of this. Make sure the installer COMPLETELY disconnects the mode button from the central gauge screen. I was going to bring my car back and have them fix that minor glitch (it's really not a big deal), but I decided I'll wait until Maestro gains some Audi support....if I'm gonna have my car taken apart again, I might as well shoot for an upgrade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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