Removing a parrot ...
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On a more serious note its going to be best to remove the HU and have a dig around since you could wire it up in several ways.
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Assuming its a single din 8P (newer shape) its not too bad getting the Audi radio out - if you have the keys (might have them lying around somewhere) although it really freaking hurts your fingers & can take some doing to get the keys in properly.
Once your behind the radio you can pull down the aircon unit easily and get decent access - then it gets a bit more interesting - The parrot will have to have been plugged into a power line, maybe in the fuse box and has its own harness that sits between the Audi loom and the audi radio.
Hopefully it should be just a case of unplugging the parrot loom, finding the parrot box and pulling it and all the cables out (or just cut them out if you don't need the parrot)
Once your behind the radio you can pull down the aircon unit easily and get decent access - then it gets a bit more interesting - The parrot will have to have been plugged into a power line, maybe in the fuse box and has its own harness that sits between the Audi loom and the audi radio.
Hopefully it should be just a case of unplugging the parrot loom, finding the parrot box and pulling it and all the cables out (or just cut them out if you don't need the parrot)
Not sure about Parrot, but the HU is easy to remove and install in an A3.
Only issues I had in my sisters A3 was threading through the power cable from he battery through to the boot... absolute mission to find a whole in the engine bay. Also, if the car has the upgraded Audi sound system then to get the rear speakers to work you have to bypass the seperate Audi sub amp in the boot.
Only issues I had in my sisters A3 was threading through the power cable from he battery through to the boot... absolute mission to find a whole in the engine bay. Also, if the car has the upgraded Audi sound system then to get the rear speakers to work you have to bypass the seperate Audi sub amp in the boot.
If you are capable of wiring a stereo you can uninstall a Parrot kit. Depending on what model it is you may end up with mounting holes or residue from adhesive patches and be prepared to remove a lot of interior trim to get the mic cable out.
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on the (latest) A3 its pretty easy to route the cable without ripping the dash apart. It does depend on how lazy the installer was though i guess & if you want to keep the mic (~£15 to replace) just snip off the mic and tuck the cable in
