stock 2007 a4 sline

[joshanderson]

hey guys, hope all is well. i just got a 2007 sline a4 quattro AUTOMATIC!!!(sux, but im in sales)
love the car totally pumped its dolphin gray.
have been lurking here for a while a buddy of mine is one here with a b6 s4.
Only thing i have done so far is tint the windows, snub mount and just keep it clean!

none the less last sunday my son threw a hotwheels car at my rsn e and cracked the screen.
i have searched everywhere i can think of online and am hearing different things everywhere.
audi of riverside is telling me that i can not replace the screen, i have to replace the whole unit and because my screen is f****d it can not be deemed a "core" thus costing me like $2500 installed.
i have seen some posts to where people are replacing the screens. has anyone had any actual expierence in this or is it all hearsay. any input would be greatly appreciated!

[cheemn]

2,500? just get one here from the classifieds for like 700 ish and put it in yourself. Others will chime in shortly I am sure. Sorry but no idea on fixing the screen alone

[F1Tod]

Welcome to the site and Audi ownership.

[yycools]

The easiest way is to buy a used US RNS-E and swap it. It should be plug and play, like cheemn said, the going rate for a used RNS-E is around $700, $600ish if you shop around (ebay and such). You can also sell your unit too, it should still worth 2-300 even with a cracked screen. After everything said and done, you'll be good to go for around $3-400 out of pocket, alot better than $2.5k the stealership charges....

btw, there are RNS-E screen available on ebay from time to time, but it's pretty expensive, the last one I saw was $300! swapping the unit is a far better choice.

[SEXICÄN]

Congrats on the new car!

LOWER IT [up]

[joshanderson]

ya im totally stoked on the car for sure. i love it. i have been VERY happy with it.
why do you guys think it would be easier to do the unit swap for ~$650 opposed to a screen swap for ~$300?...................just curious.

[b7a4GT30]

you can source the screen (which is the entire front peice that slides up and down when you insert a disc) i belive haggie has them over on audiforums.us for like $300 and he even includes a quick 10 minuete video on how to swap it.

[BillRiley]

Check ebay for replacement screens.