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Old 07-27-2022, 06:52 PM
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Just installed mine and I'm very happy with the quality and larger images for my old eyes. I did have to trim off a little tab on the factory harness cause it wouldn't plug into the decoder, and had to find the right dip switch setting. My seller from AliExpress included no instructions so I had to hunt some down. Now I'm just waiting for the trim pieces to come in from my local dealer, or I could just cut the old trim for the left and right pieces. Don't really care about the center one cause you can't really see it.

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Old 07-27-2022, 06:54 PM
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Now if I could just activate wireless CarPlay that would be fantastic!
Old 07-28-2022, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bluonyx
Now if I could just activate wireless CarPlay that would be fantastic!
That's a feature of the MMI unit unfortunately.
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Originally Posted by bluonyx
Just installed mine and I'm very happy with the quality and larger images for my old eyes. I did have to trim off a little tab on the factory harness cause it wouldn't plug into the decoder, and had to find the right dip switch setting. My seller from AliExpress included no instructions so I had to hunt some down. Now I'm just waiting for the trim pieces to come in from my local dealer, or I could just cut the old trim for the left and right pieces. Don't really care about the center one cause you can't really see it.


The did you order the screen from Aliexpress or only the decoder. Sorry I'm not clear.

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Old 08-22-2022, 05:38 PM
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Buying my A4 off lease tomorrow and already ordered a B9.5 screen for my B9 as well over the weekend. Just not sure if I’ll need the decoder/upscaler.
Old 08-22-2022, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by danshonin
The did you order the screen from Aliexpress or only the decoder. Sorry I'm not clear.

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Ordered the screen off eBay, the decoder off AliExpress and the dash pieces from my local Audi dealer.
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Originally Posted by bluonyx
Ordered the screen off eBay, the decoder off AliExpress and the dash pieces from my local Audi dealer.
I want to buy the 10.1 screen too but am Ok withe 12.3 in Android screen I got from AliExpress. Serves me fine for now. The only issue is that the MMI is stretched a bit simce the resolution of the MMI is lower then the screen capacity.

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Originally Posted by B9_a4Steve
Buying my A4 off lease tomorrow and already ordered a B9.5 screen for my B9 as well over the weekend. Just not sure if I’ll need the decoder/upscaler.
Try it without the decoder first.
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda
Try it without the decoder first.
That was my plan until last night I pulled the trigger on ordering the decoder with expedited shipping. Ill try it without the decoder first and if it turns out I don’t need it, Ill have it listed here in the classifieds.😂
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I finally finished my conversion on my 2019. The screen came from a 2021 and the upscaler from Aliexpress. The installation wasn’t too bad and went smoothly. The only issue I noticed is a little purple line at the top of my screen regardless of input/source. Im thinking its the possibly the upscaler? The scree came from a 2021 with 2k miles and was packed extremely well. Attached some pictures of the install and the purple line at the top of the image.





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