Replace Audi sat-nav
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Some lowlife helped themselves to the RNS-E sat-nav and audio unit from my Audi last night. 
By the power of Google I've found OEM Retrofits in Bradford who look like they will supply and fit a replacement. Has anyone dealt with them or have any suggestions for alternative suppliers ?
By the power of Google I've found OEM Retrofits in Bradford who look like they will supply and fit a replacement. Has anyone dealt with them or have any suggestions for alternative suppliers ?
On speaking to OEM Retrofits (very helpful) and to the police it seems that there is a hotspot of built-in sat-nav and audio theft in north east Leeds. If that's the case I might not bother replacing it and just go for a cheap and cheerful radio until the thieves get caught (or move on).
Thanks for the offers of help gentlemen, that's much appreciated. 
After a lot of head scratching and calculating we've decided to 1) go through an insurance claim and 2) find somewhere much safer to park the car.
The police are treating these incidents as a high priority as they are so rife i.e giving them significantly more attention than they would normally for a vehicle crime. A policeman we spoke to said he was about to call another victim whose built-in sat-nav had been stolen for the FIFTH time
After a lot of head scratching and calculating we've decided to 1) go through an insurance claim and 2) find somewhere much safer to park the car.
The police are treating these incidents as a high priority as they are so rife i.e giving them significantly more attention than they would normally for a vehicle crime. A policeman we spoke to said he was about to call another victim whose built-in sat-nav had been stolen for the FIFTH time
An insurance claim for that? I guess you have protected NCD then?
I bought my last RNS-E for £350 so they aren't that expensive these days.
(Not every secondhand one is stolen - plenty come from written off cars and others come from the factory after reconditioning, hence the eastern European connections for some of them)
I bought my last RNS-E for £350 so they aren't that expensive these days.
(Not every secondhand one is stolen - plenty come from written off cars and others come from the factory after reconditioning, hence the eastern European connections for some of them)
Ian1976 said:
An insurance claim for that? I guess you have protected NCD then?
I bought my last RNS-E for £350 so they aren't that expensive these days.
(Not every secondhand one is stolen - plenty come from written off cars and others come from the factory after reconditioning, hence the eastern European connections for some of them)
There was damage to the door and the lock was pulled out which made the difference.I bought my last RNS-E for £350 so they aren't that expensive these days.
(Not every secondhand one is stolen - plenty come from written off cars and others come from the factory after reconditioning, hence the eastern European connections for some of them)
Hi,
I've just had mine done. They're not stealing to order. They're stealing for the satellite chip inside the system. They're smashing the unit up purely for this chip as someone has found a way of using the chip within a Sky + or Sky HD box as a way of getting all the subscribed channels for free.
Sky need to do something about it but they wont. Same thing is happening to VW and Skoda's that have the same system.
Its happening all over the country now.
I've just had mine done. They're not stealing to order. They're stealing for the satellite chip inside the system. They're smashing the unit up purely for this chip as someone has found a way of using the chip within a Sky + or Sky HD box as a way of getting all the subscribed channels for free.
Sky need to do something about it but they wont. Same thing is happening to VW and Skoda's that have the same system.
Its happening all over the country now.
The Sky comment has been around since the dawn of time. There's no circuitry inside a stereo, GPS unit etc etc etc that can decrypt any encrypted TV system (I've worked in the industry for the last 6 years, working for companies who do the security for Virgin Media, and lately Sky).
It started off with Ford stereos being nicked (6006/6006e 6 disk in dash used to be nicked all the time as it would fit pretty much any Ford). I guess they've moved onto VAG kit due to the popularity of the models these days and the fact that a unit will fit any other models.
It started off with Ford stereos being nicked (6006/6006e 6 disk in dash used to be nicked all the time as it would fit pretty much any Ford). I guess they've moved onto VAG kit due to the popularity of the models these days and the fact that a unit will fit any other models.
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