Finished Head Unit Install on 2007 Audi A4 that has Symphony 2 Sound System.

[GenesisWhip18]

does the audio system sound good?, like does it got a nice bump to it?

[Xarpolis]

@GenesisWhip18 I was surprised at how good the factory speakers sounded in this car. I mean, it doesn't have the bass of twin 12's, but it hits pretty good. Especially when listening to like Young Jeezy or anything Techno.

[GenesisWhip18]

@Xarpolis word man, i was thinking about getting one soon, not trying to drill you with questions but is it reliable, and worth it to pay alot for maintence and tune ups and so on, and do you know if they last a pretty long time? lol sorry

[Xarpolis]

@GenesisWhip18 There really isn't that big of a price break with owning this car over other cars. Granted, I give it 93 octane (the most expensive) gasoline, and getting oil changes costs around $75, but other maintenance isn't terrible. I would say if you're worried about a few dollars breaking the bank, chances are this isn't the car for you. You can get a similar Honda, but it just won't drive as nice. That's the big selling point for Audi. They drive incredibly.

[GenesisWhip18]

@Xarpolis oh nice, well i got the money just didn't want to have ti pay that much more if it was, but since you say it's not that bad at all and it drives great im going to check one out, when you say oil changes around $75 is that at an dealership or a car shop? and how often do you change your oil?

[Xarpolis]

@GenesisWhip18 I take it to my local dealer. They give me a much better rate than like... Jiffy Lube. Plus they have the proper tools. I've taken it to Jiffy Lube before, and they left half of the mounting screws off when they re-attached everything, just because they didn't have the proper tool to put everything back in place. It was a hassle.

As far as getting Oil, I do it every 4000 miles, so roughly every 4 months.

[GenesisWhip18]

@Xarpolis Nice man what's your mileage on this? and two more questions, have you had any major problems with this since you've had it? and what's your mpg?

[Xarpolis]

@GenesisWhip18 My car is an '07, and just hit 66k miles. I haven't had any real problems except my 3rd gear syncro went bad, so the dealer took the car for a week to replace it. The work fell 100% under my extended warranty, and the dealer even provided me with a replacement A4 while mine was getting worked on. $0 out of pocket for that.

As for mileage... It's only 23mpg at the moment. Something is keeping it low like that, but I haven't yet figured it out. Should be 28ish.

[MrTrc626]

@Xarpolis How to i remove the dash kit after fully installed in the dash. The clips on mine have it so socked in there i feel like im going to shatter it to remove it. I need to do the rca convert and i have the unti already installed. any ideas?

[Xarpolis]

@MrTrc626 There really isn't a "good" way to remove the mounting kit for these vehicles. They snap into place, so you need to cut them to remove it.

That was an extra mounting kit that I had, so I removed the snapping brackets prior to this fake install. I just set it up that way for the sake of the video. I put a brand new kit on after.

[nefkntym]

Do you have any more info on the pac adapter install? I want to know more about the steering wheel controls.

[Xarpolis]

@nefkntym There really isn't much to say about the steering wheel controls. You simply wire it in (it wasn't very hard) and follow the instructions to get it to work.

If you're able to install the radio itself, the steering wheel control module is EASY. It's like 3 wires total.

[stsski14]

did you have to run an extra power line from the battery of your A4 to the head unit? I bought the PAC adapter from crutchfield and it says the constant power wire can't handle more than 1 amp. Not sure if this is true.

[Xarpolis]

@stsski14 No, I only needed to run an accessory wire. The +12v constant had enough power to handle the new head unit without any issues.

[flir67]

what model of pioneer head unit is that. I have 2002 a6 and looks identical to yours and about to replace my symphony II with bose unit.. nice video...

[Xarpolis]

@flir67 This head unit is an AVH-P3200BT. There's currently a newer model (3300BT) and you can get either of them on Amazon.

[jcass6279]

what color are the rear speaker wires? i just bought the same head unit and i want to be able to hook up the rear door speakers too.

[Xarpolis]

@jcass6279 If you have the factory radio still, it should have a decal on the top that shows you the schematics for the cars wiring harness. This will show you which wires are the positive output for Rear Speaker, as well as the common ground.

[HiHye84]

Hey, Nice install., I have a Q . I have a double din installed and my rear speakers wont work, i herd you mention that you did som modification to get that to work, can you tell me how you did that? my rear speakers play it at verrrry low volume 

[Xarpolis]

@HiHye84 If you're able to hear any audio from the rear speakers, then you're already in good shape. Now keep in mind, I'm referring to the rear door speakers & tweeters, and not the deck above your trunk.

If you can't hear anything from your rear doors or the rear door tweeters, then you'll need to do the green and purple RCA cable fix that I did on mine.

From there, it's simply a fact of going into your radio options and changing the fade to like 30% front, 70% rear.