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How I Replaced Left Mirror Motor On 2008 Q7

Q7 left mirror motor

Last month the right side mirror stopped working, the 6 pin mirror now cost over $250, so I found a refurbished company on Aliexpress and paid $112 shipped. It does work but not as good as new but it’s OK for me. The right side is 4L0-959-578-A instead of 4L0-959-577-A left (cheaper), the “A” is

Replace Q7 Brakes

Our wonderful Q7 brake pads warning light was on @61850 miles. We drove for a few hundred miles to 62221 before we replaced them, the front brake and rear brake pads still have some pads left, I think we can drive for another 1000 miles. This would be our first set of brakes since new

Installed Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Onto A5 B8 Cabriolet

Audi A5 B8 CarPlay

I’ve been using Apple CarPlay since 2017 and I think it’s the best and safest hand free system for cars. I installed all cars with Apple CarPlay and our newly acquired 2014 A5 Cabriolet with MMI 3G+ is getting one installed. There are many vendors out there, but the important one for me is that

How To Modify MMI 3G AMI Cable For AUX Audio Inputs

MMI 3G AUX External Audio Mode

There are many AMI cables sold on Ebay and Amazon, some are made not to work due to mis-configured the iPod detect resistance. For iPod and USB drive to work, the iPod detection resistance must be 18.7k ohms (pin 21 and pin 22), for the AMI to be in the AUX External Audio Mode, the

How To Charge Or Jump Start Audi A5 B8 Cabriolet

Positive and Negative connection

Audi newer cars are very particular about how we jump or charge the battery, if we don’t do it correctly, it may damage the Power Management System or Battery Management System or even ECU and other expensive Electronic Components. Most Audi Batteries are in the trunk on newer cars, therefore they always have positive and