My '17 S3 Arrived
11-29-2016, 07:39 PM
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My '17 S3 Arrived
Hi all,
Got my '17 S3. Delightful. Fast, tight.
Debating between a ProClip mount (I already have the holder), which attaches just to the right of the center console, under the glove box (pic attached) vs. a Clear Mount with swivel, which many of you already know about. Any points of view regarding pros/cons on those two options?
Car definitely needs a detailing....direct sunlight reveals some subtle swirling and other imperfections. In other words, prep could have been better, I'd say. But it'll be great. I'm enjoying the Navarra.
What would you recommend for my first things I should do to the car along with a good phone mount? Tint for sure. Thinking about may be OptiCoat? Any other simple hacks or mods I might want to consider? I'm not doing any performance stuff, I'm talking little things that might be subtle improvements to the car.
Issues thus far: The driver's side exhaust pipes make a subtle ticking/rattling sound at idle, like something loose in there. Also, idle at 900-1k RPM in Comfort or Auto mode (higher idle speed in Dynamic) sounds a bit droney and rough. Car could definitely use more sound insulation, I'd say that for sure. Also, toggling to CarPlay is a bit slow and convoluted.
Otherwise, just driving and learning the systems, and really enjoying it. Lots of tech to get my head around!
Cheers!
Got my '17 S3. Delightful. Fast, tight.
Debating between a ProClip mount (I already have the holder), which attaches just to the right of the center console, under the glove box (pic attached) vs. a Clear Mount with swivel, which many of you already know about. Any points of view regarding pros/cons on those two options?
Car definitely needs a detailing....direct sunlight reveals some subtle swirling and other imperfections. In other words, prep could have been better, I'd say. But it'll be great. I'm enjoying the Navarra.
What would you recommend for my first things I should do to the car along with a good phone mount? Tint for sure. Thinking about may be OptiCoat? Any other simple hacks or mods I might want to consider? I'm not doing any performance stuff, I'm talking little things that might be subtle improvements to the car.
Issues thus far: The driver's side exhaust pipes make a subtle ticking/rattling sound at idle, like something loose in there. Also, idle at 900-1k RPM in Comfort or Auto mode (higher idle speed in Dynamic) sounds a bit droney and rough. Car could definitely use more sound insulation, I'd say that for sure. Also, toggling to CarPlay is a bit slow and convoluted.
Otherwise, just driving and learning the systems, and really enjoying it. Lots of tech to get my head around!
Cheers!
11-29-2016, 10:45 PM
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So I tried the proclip and I felt like it blocked too much of the passenger side access to A/C controls, seat warmers, ... etc. It was also a really tight fit and I didn't like how it was pressing into the leather of the dash by the A/C controls. The mount itself with the screws showing also detracted quite a bit from the look of the car for passengers. So I've removed it for now. The noise it made when removing still makes me cringe, since it has a bit of a hook on the plastic pieces where it wedges in and was clearly designed to be a permanent solution.
That said, the reason I haven't gone with clearmount is because I like being able to just slide my phone into a holder and have it charge. With clearmount, the best case is having a wire dangling down the middle of the dashboard. It's not as elegant from that perspective and the look without a phone is somewhat unusual. I'm also not sure how well it would handle fingerprint-press unlocking and messing with the phone while mounted. The fact it uses a metal plate also makes me wonder if it would affect the ability to use NFC for payment.
There really aren't many good places to mount a phone, even with a custom mount. Only other places I can see is to have it really close to the arm rest or semi-laying down on one of the curved-up edges of the center console by the cupholders. If that makes sense at all.
That said, the reason I haven't gone with clearmount is because I like being able to just slide my phone into a holder and have it charge. With clearmount, the best case is having a wire dangling down the middle of the dashboard. It's not as elegant from that perspective and the look without a phone is somewhat unusual. I'm also not sure how well it would handle fingerprint-press unlocking and messing with the phone while mounted. The fact it uses a metal plate also makes me wonder if it would affect the ability to use NFC for payment.
There really aren't many good places to mount a phone, even with a custom mount. Only other places I can see is to have it really close to the arm rest or semi-laying down on one of the curved-up edges of the center console by the cupholders. If that makes sense at all.
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