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How To Eliminate Car Audio Ground Loop Noise from USB Chargers

auxiliary ground loop noise isolator box

I’ve been annoyed with the static ground loop noise on my Audi A8L after installing the TV tuner with auxiliary and bluetooth streaming. The bluetooth when plugged in to the charger, the ground loop noise is unbearable, the same with the auxiliary cable connected to my iPhone when the lightning charger is ON. I did

2016 Tesla S 75D Autopilot In Action

Tesla S autopilot

A coworker of mine has a new Tesla S 75D, the last year life time free charging ended. He gave me a ride to show me the ride and the Autopilot that Tesla’s been talking about all these years. It was quite impressive. The car is fast, but the interior and the ride can’t beat

Clean Clogged AC Drain Hose Causing Water Under The Carpet

Water condensation on top of rear AC Duct

While removing the passenger side carpet to disable the MMI Screen motor, I noticed the carpet foam was soaking wet.  Thanks to Audipages post, I removed and cleaned out the AC drain hose. I couldn’t believe there were so much stuff stuck in that little hose. After cleaning it, drove with AC on for about

Disable Audi A8 D3 MMI Screen Motor

Audi MMI 2G Screen

When the battery’s dying, the MMI screen started to make noise and stopped in the middle while going up. I believe it may be its time to die, so I disable the motor from moving up/down every time we turn off /on the ignition.  I set the switch to off after the MMI screen is

Replace Audi A8 D3 Battery

EverStart Maxx H8 vs Audi H9 Varta Battery

After 11 years, my 2006 A8L Varta original battery 4E0 915 105 A 850CCA died over a few weeks and it no longer held charge. I bought a battery from Walmart EverStart Maxx H8 with 900CCA to replace it. The H8 is the same size as group 49 which is smaller than the original Varta