moonstone
Tyre Kicker
Completed this today and so updating this thread with complete instructions. This is a fairly complex job and so if you've not done anything like this before, I don't recommend you start with this. This is a retrofit for an experienced DIY'er, rather than a novice.
I strongly recommend that you read this guide in its entirety before you attempt this or order parts.
This is a fairly meaty job this, with two options. You can either buy a complete kit from KUFATEC for over five hundred quid, which contains everything you need, fitting instructions and (I think) one of their coding dongles, or you can pull all the parts together yourself for much less and try to work out how to do it on your own.
I've gone for option 2 but KUFATEC have been quite competitive on the wiring looms, so I've purchased those from them directly (there is a snag with this so read on). Here's a list of the parts that you need. Note, that if you really want it, it makes sense to fit the automatic parking assist at the same time, but this also requires you to fit two new sensors in the rear bumper so it becomes a much bigger job. I did it on my RS5, used it twice and never bothered with it since. My M5 has it and the one time I used it, it kerbed an alloy! So I'm not doing it this time. If you want to do it, you need another parking module that supports it and a switch-bank in the cabin that has the button.
Tools & Parts needed:
3x Wiring Looms -1 for the sensors on the front bumper, 1 to connect the parking control module to the aforementioned loom on the bumper and 1 to connect the switch and speaker to said module.
4x Parking Sensors
2x Parking sensor holder brackets (4 if your using the original grill or if your grill doesn’t have mounts)
1x Parking control module to replace your existing (that supports the front sensors)
1x New cabin switch bank that has the parking assist button on it (you can't buy the button separately)
1x Speaker Unit - This goes in the cabin
1x Sealy Parking sensor hole cutter (allows you to punch the necessary holes for the sensors without any burrs that you'd get from drilling.
Firstly the wiring looms:
You can pull together second hand looms but I found new looms from KUFATEC to be cheaper. However, I did hit some snags:
Bumper wiring loom:
This works out of the box. No modification required. This loom has the plugs for the side sensors that are used for automatic parking as well. If you're planning on retrofitting that, you can use the same loom.
Parking Control Module to Bumper:
Thanks to the different location of the Parking module control unit on RHD cars, this loom is too short and so I had to extend the cable. I did this by using some spare 1.5mm/18awg gauge wire that I had and some heat shrink connectors. I extended the loom by around 2 meters, which is probably a bit longer than needed. There are 8 individual cables in this loom so you'd need 16 metres of 1.5mm wire.
The heat shrink connectors that I use are these. They're excellent for a variety of projects including this one:
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You just stick both wires in and use a heat gun to shrink and melt the solder inside.
Control Module to Switch & Speaker loom:
This connects the new speaker to the control unit and the switch bank. Again this is geared for a LHD car where the speaker is mounted very close to the control unit. Not so on a RHD where the speaker and control unit are on opposite sides of the cabin. You can either choose to mount the speaker somewhere else or extend the part of the loom to that runs to the said speaker to allow you to mount it in it's OEM location (behind the switch bank on the roadster or behind the glove box on the coupe). In my case I decided to mount it on the drivers side of the dash near the control unit.
Parking Sensors, Module, Brackets & Speaker:
You'll need four of these and two different types:
2 x 5Q0919275C - These are for the grill and are angled so that the connectors don't foul the crash bar cover etc.
2 x 5Q0919275B - These are standard sensors that will go in the bumper. You'll need to paint these and I recommend that you do it before you fit them.
4 x 5Q0919133 - These are the rubber sealing rings that go around the sensors that seal them to the bumper. If you have a look on eBay you'll find many sellers that sell the sensor with the ring included.
Parking Control Module: Your current module is labelled as a 4K module (4 sensors), we need to replace this with an 8K module (or a 12K module if you're planning on fitting automatic parking). Required part numbers as follows:
For cars built before 09/07/2018 - 5Q0919294K
For cars built after - 5Q0919294M
If you want to have automatic parking - 5Q0919298K
I went for option 1 (my car is a 2015) from ebay.
For the brackets that hold the sensors in place, I recommend OEM brackets. I've used generic ones on a previous project for a car and the sensors sat too proud of the bumper. In this case you'll need two of these: 1S6919492F for the bumper. My car has an aftermarket grill that already has PDC mounting slots but if you're using an OEM grill, you'll also need another two of the above (which you may need to trim) and two trims for the grill. These will vary depending on your year and model. So I suggest you head here: https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW select your model and year and search for "Parking Aid" under the electronics section.
The part number for the speaker unit is 5Q0919279
PDC hole cutter:
Get yourself ones of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142437509025 If this link is no longer working, you want to google "Sealey VS318 18.2mm"
This allows you to punch a perfect sized hole in the bumper for sensors without leaving any burr marks that you'd otherwise get if you were drilling.
Cabin Switch Bank:
Unfortunately, you cant swap out individual switches so you need to replace the entire switch bank (below the main vents) with one that has the button for park assist. There are various combinations of this depending if you have a retractable spoiler and/or auto-parking. Click here and you can find the part number your need based on the PR codes you're car has: https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW/TTRS/898/9/941/941050
If you don't know what PR codes are, these are the option codes that your car has. A bit of googling will give you the info you need and you can find the codes for your car on the build sticker on the boot.
In my case I found a switchbank on ebay that had Parking Sensors (but no automatic parking) and the button for the spoiler. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155113165200
I strongly recommend that you read this guide in its entirety before you attempt this or order parts.
This is a fairly meaty job this, with two options. You can either buy a complete kit from KUFATEC for over five hundred quid, which contains everything you need, fitting instructions and (I think) one of their coding dongles, or you can pull all the parts together yourself for much less and try to work out how to do it on your own.
I've gone for option 2 but KUFATEC have been quite competitive on the wiring looms, so I've purchased those from them directly (there is a snag with this so read on). Here's a list of the parts that you need. Note, that if you really want it, it makes sense to fit the automatic parking assist at the same time, but this also requires you to fit two new sensors in the rear bumper so it becomes a much bigger job. I did it on my RS5, used it twice and never bothered with it since. My M5 has it and the one time I used it, it kerbed an alloy! So I'm not doing it this time. If you want to do it, you need another parking module that supports it and a switch-bank in the cabin that has the button.
Tools & Parts needed:
3x Wiring Looms -1 for the sensors on the front bumper, 1 to connect the parking control module to the aforementioned loom on the bumper and 1 to connect the switch and speaker to said module.
4x Parking Sensors
2x Parking sensor holder brackets (4 if your using the original grill or if your grill doesn’t have mounts)
1x Parking control module to replace your existing (that supports the front sensors)
1x New cabin switch bank that has the parking assist button on it (you can't buy the button separately)
1x Speaker Unit - This goes in the cabin
1x Sealy Parking sensor hole cutter (allows you to punch the necessary holes for the sensors without any burrs that you'd get from drilling.
Firstly the wiring looms:
You can pull together second hand looms but I found new looms from KUFATEC to be cheaper. However, I did hit some snags:
Bumper wiring loom:
Cable set Park Assist sensors front bumper for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
Specific cable set for retrofitting the Park Assist for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
www.kufatec.com
Parking Control Module to Bumper:
Cable set Park Assist Control Unit - Front for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
Specific cable set for retrofitting the Park Assist for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
www.kufatec.com
The heat shrink connectors that I use are these. They're excellent for a variety of projects including this one:
.
You just stick both wires in and use a heat gun to shrink and melt the solder inside.
Control Module to Switch & Speaker loom:
Cable set Park Assist sensors front bumper for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
Specific cable set for retrofitting the Park Assist for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda
www.kufatec.com
Parking Sensors, Module, Brackets & Speaker:
You'll need four of these and two different types:
2 x 5Q0919275C - These are for the grill and are angled so that the connectors don't foul the crash bar cover etc.
2 x 5Q0919275B - These are standard sensors that will go in the bumper. You'll need to paint these and I recommend that you do it before you fit them.
4 x 5Q0919133 - These are the rubber sealing rings that go around the sensors that seal them to the bumper. If you have a look on eBay you'll find many sellers that sell the sensor with the ring included.
Parking Control Module: Your current module is labelled as a 4K module (4 sensors), we need to replace this with an 8K module (or a 12K module if you're planning on fitting automatic parking). Required part numbers as follows:
For cars built before 09/07/2018 - 5Q0919294K
For cars built after - 5Q0919294M
If you want to have automatic parking - 5Q0919298K
I went for option 1 (my car is a 2015) from ebay.
For the brackets that hold the sensors in place, I recommend OEM brackets. I've used generic ones on a previous project for a car and the sensors sat too proud of the bumper. In this case you'll need two of these: 1S6919492F for the bumper. My car has an aftermarket grill that already has PDC mounting slots but if you're using an OEM grill, you'll also need another two of the above (which you may need to trim) and two trims for the grill. These will vary depending on your year and model. So I suggest you head here: https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW select your model and year and search for "Parking Aid" under the electronics section.
The part number for the speaker unit is 5Q0919279
PDC hole cutter:
Get yourself ones of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142437509025 If this link is no longer working, you want to google "Sealey VS318 18.2mm"
This allows you to punch a perfect sized hole in the bumper for sensors without leaving any burr marks that you'd otherwise get if you were drilling.
Cabin Switch Bank:
Unfortunately, you cant swap out individual switches so you need to replace the entire switch bank (below the main vents) with one that has the button for park assist. There are various combinations of this depending if you have a retractable spoiler and/or auto-parking. Click here and you can find the part number your need based on the PR codes you're car has: https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW/TTRS/898/9/941/941050
If you don't know what PR codes are, these are the option codes that your car has. A bit of googling will give you the info you need and you can find the codes for your car on the build sticker on the boot.
In my case I found a switchbank on ebay that had Parking Sensors (but no automatic parking) and the button for the spoiler. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155113165200
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