A5, S5, RS5 B9.5 Matrix LED Headlight Activation Information...

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With the advent of new technology comes the unfortunate side effect of regulations that do not allow North American owners to have the full functionality of what that their car can offer. Luckily there are ways to activate items that are not generally available for the North American market and one of the most useful and advanced are the full matrix high beams that so many new Audi models come with but do not function in North America. These can now be activated along with some other lighting functions depending on your model and factory fitted equipment:

• Genuine Audi OE Software + Parameters
• Full Matrix LED High Beam Functionality
• Full Laser High Beam Functionality (if applicable)
• Blue Laser High Beam Accent Lighting (if applicable)
• All Factory Systems Stay Fully Functional
• No Wiring or Physical Installation Required
• Remote Calibration Included
• VAS Interface Included
• Instructions for Software Installation Included

Website Link: Matrix LED Headlight Activation Product Information <-Click Link for More Information

Information:
A little disappointed with your matrix LED headlights only acting like standard LED headlights? This package has the tools and software coupled with a remote session to activate the full matrix LED and/or laser headlight functionality for your North American model to get the most out of your headlights. This only works with models that have factory fitted matrix LED headlights. Not sure how matrix high beams function, please take a moment to watch the video above.

Blue Laser Light Activation - For cars with laser equipped headlights get the most from those as well as the laser only blue accent lighting to set your car apart from the rest.

Confirming Fitment:
If you are unsure if these product applies to your model please contact and supply your VIN so you can be informed if this applies to your vehicle: [email protected] *Note this product only applies to 2020+ post-facelift models.

Ordering:
Ordering is completed through the website with the product link above. A VAS interface will be sent out for your purchase or rental depending on your selection. VAS rentals are supplied with a UPS return label (*note that VAS rentals are only available within North America). Instructions are included for setting up the remote session which can take as little as 15 minutes but can take longer for 2024 models which require additional work to activate.

In the event that a future dealership visit removes the full matrix functionality this can be re-activated at no labor cost. The VAS interface is required for re-activating after a dealership visit that removes this functionality so it can be beneficial to purchase that interface for future use. If you choose to rent the VAS interface a deposit will be held until the interface is returned within 15 days of departure to your location. Once the interface is returned the deposit will be voided.

Questions:
If you have any questions or needs other than those posted above please don't hesitate to PM or email: [email protected]

Cheers!

[ninjamanRS5]

You're out of Dallas, Texas? Nice! Do you plan to roll out any initial product discounts? $1250 is a big ask for a simple headlight functionality upgrade.

I'm asking about the discount because Pacific German in Orange County does it for $900 & it includes the blue laser upgrade.

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You're out of Dallas, Texas? Nice! Do you plan to roll out any initial product discounts? $1250 is a big ask for a simple headlight functionality upgrade.

I'm asking about the discount because Pacific German in Orange County does it for $900 & it includes the blue laser upgrade.

This product was added late last year and an introductory sale was available through December '23.

Activating the matrix functionality and the blue laser lighting together is $949.

You have the option of buying the VAS5054A interface for $300. This is useful if you are worried about your dealership wiping the activation in a major service or recall. Then you can re-activate easily for free by setting up a new appointment.

You also have the option of renting the VAS5054A interface for free. You just have a $300 authorization that is held from checkout until you return the interface in 15 days from departure and then the authorization is voided completely, no charge for use of the rental at all.

Cheers!

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Recently Frequently Asked Question:

Q. Am I being charged $300 for renting the VAS interface?

A. No, only a $300 deposit is being taken on checkout and held for the VAS interface rental. When the VAS interface is returned after your rental the $300 deposit is voided completely.

Hopefully that clears up any questions on the rental deposit.

Cheers,

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Audi is moving to a stricter security protocol which some of you have already run into this while trying to code simple things on your 2024 models. Due to this stricter protocol we have been preparing so that the activation service and other remote procedures are never interrupted.

We have moved away from the venerable, tried and true VAS5054A interface to the more advanced DoIP capable VAS6154A interface. These new VAS6154A interfaces will make activations faster plus after quite a bit of testing and sorting all of these interfaces that come with your order from Europrice will be fully updated to handle the newest SFD2 security protocols which are coming soon.

This means new activations and any re-activations for current customers will occur without skipping a beat when the newest security protocols are put into place, plus shorter activation times!



Website Link: Matrix LED Headlight Activation Product Information <-Click Link for More Information

Don't get caught out with the wrong or non updated equipment that won't be able to activate everything that you want or even anything at all when SFD2 is fully implemented.

If you have any questions or needs other than those posted above please don't hesitate to PM or email: [email protected]

Cheers!

[wolfepack88]

I may be repeating a question here, but can my new 2024 Sportback (Prestige, if that matters) have the Matrix Laser light activated. I see everything on the website says up to 2023. So is the 2024 possible or no go?

[wolfepack88]

I went for a drive in my new 24 Sportback Prestige and I noticed the Blue Auto symbol and then briefly a white line with the laser/asterix symbol show up on the dash. A few second later it went away. Does that mean the matrix lights are activated? I will check my PR codes in my trunk to see if has the right 8G4 code I think it is for matrix-activated. Hopefully someone here can clarify for me what I am seeing. Thanks in advance for any info.

[BlindingRS5]

I went for a drive in my new 24 Sportback Prestige and I noticed the Blue Auto symbol and then briefly a white line with the laser/asterix symbol show up on the dash. A few second later it went away. Does that mean the matrix lights are activated? I will check my PR codes in my trunk to see if has the right 8G4 code I think it is for matrix-activated. Hopefully someone here can clarify for me what I am seeing. Thanks in advance for any info.

Not necessarily. My 22 light comes on as you described. The high beams get brighter but that is it. None of the true matrix laser tech actually works as it should.

Crazy when I was in the BMW world, activating the laser tech is their headlights cost be 200 bucks.

I can't over the cost of this mod for Audi's.

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[ywang98]

Audi's shouldn't cost more than BMW's. It's driven up by greed since not many people can do this, flashing existing files into the headlights. It's not like the vendors did the R&D to write the actual files. If that was the case, then yes, they should charge that much. These are OEM files that the vendors got from somewhere.

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I went for a drive in my new 24 Sportback Prestige and I noticed the Blue Auto symbol and then briefly a white line with the laser/asterix symbol show up on the dash. A few second later it went away. Does that mean the matrix lights are activated? I will check my PR codes in my trunk to see if has the right 8G4 code I think it is for matrix-activated. Hopefully someone here can clarify for me what I am seeing. Thanks in advance for any info.

Unless the car was previously owned and the original owner activated the car you would not have the full matrix functionality activated from the factory unfortunately.

Cheers,

[BlindingRS5]

Audi's shouldn't cost more than BMW's. It's driven up by greed since not many people can do this, flashing existing files into the headlights. It's not like the vendors did the R&D to write the actual files. If that was the case, then yes, they should charge that much. These are OEM files that the vendors got from somewhere.

In January he was charging 949.00 for the upgrade with laser. Now it costs 999.00! It must be that inflation.....lmfao.

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In January he was charging 949.00 for the upgrade with laser. Now it costs 999.00! It must be that inflation.....lmfao.

Sadly the price on the laser activation went up because of complaints from other resellers of this service about pricing being too low...

These matrix activations have their pricing ultimately set by the tech who does the final remote work. To make this product simple to order and a hassle free process Europrice stocks the VAS interfaces for purchases/rentals in the US and handles the VAS rental process (shipping, prepaid return, tracking rentals, deposit authorization and void, etc).

Cheers,

[BlindingRS5]

Sadly the price on the laser activation went up because of complaints from other resellers of this service about pricing being too low...

These matrix activations have their pricing ultimately set by the tech who does the final remote work. To make this product simple to order and a hassle free process Europrice stocks the VAS interfaces for purchases/rentals in the US and handles the VAS rental process (shipping, prepaid return, tracking rentals, deposit authorization and void, etc).

Cheers,

Wait, so you raised your prices because they were better for your potential customers based on the wants of your competitors?

Why would you save the customer the $50.00 bucks and take on more customers from your competitors to better your profit margin to cover the extra expenses you offer?

Also, please address why the BMW laser tech in their headlights costs customers only a few hundred dollars in comparison to Audi?

The price difference is DRAMATIC. Leaves the imagination open. Others have accused the reasoning to be greed, it may be something you may want to address.

Perhaps an explanation of the complexity or what goes on behind the scenes so we have a better understanding of the cost associated?

Just my .02 cents.



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Wait, so you raised your prices because they were better for your potential customers based on the wants of your competitors?

Why would you save the customer the $50.00 bucks and take on more customers from your competitors to better your profit margin to cover the extra expenses you offer?

There is essentially one tech who does the bulk of matrix activations in North America. They resell the activations through companies like Europrice. They also resell through installation shops.

When Europrice teamed up with the tech who does the activations about a year ago pricing was advised and followed like with any resold product. However seems like some installation shops that also resell the product were bothered that Europrice's pricing was lower by $50 so the tech advised that the price be raised. When reselling any products there are pricing guidelines like MAP (Minimum Advertised Pricing) or just hard retail pricing rules. This was just a hard retail pricing rule, so out of my hands.

Also, please address why the BMW laser tech in their headlights costs customers only a few hundred dollars in comparison to Audi?

The price difference is DRAMATIC. Leaves the imagination open. Others have accused the reasoning to be greed, it may be something you may want to address.

Perhaps an explanation of the complexity or what goes on behind the scenes so we have a better understanding of the cost associated?

Just my .02 cents.

Again, this is a resold product from another company so Europrice doesn't set the pricing. It's like how CETE Automotive requires their pricing always be at retail without discounting. It's just their policy.

A very capable and smart tech was able to determine what was needed, how to get it, how to use the data needed, how to make the activation work remotely quickly without huge program downloads locally onto each laptop. Having now worked with the tech for over a year on matrix activations and now other complex retrofits I can say that I am nothing short of impressed. I thought I knew a lot about the factory diagnostic systems and tools.

The cost, as far as I can tell from seeing the inner workings to a degree, is that the data is very hard to come by, specific to application, requires deep knowledge of the factory diagnostic programs, the systems on the cars themselves and how to make it work per application without causing harm to the modules/systems involved. Possibly BMW data is easier to come by and does not require as in depth a procedure to make work (sorry, I know little to nothing about BMW lighting systems)?

Several customers have come this way after attempting their own matrix activations or going through lower cost services only to have issues and errors that can only be fixed by this tech. I've personally developed something like 30-40 Audi European taillight retrofits (from bulb to LED, from LED to OLED, NA to RoW for export, etc) and now a handful of full matrix headlight retrofits for newer models. Amazingly those are not as complex as the matrix activation process as far as I know.

Sorry for the lengthy response, but figured more information and insight was better than less.

Cheers,

[BlindingRS5]

There is essentially one tech who does the bulk of matrix activations in North America. They resell the activations through companies like Europrice. They also resell through installation shops.

When Europrice teamed up with the tech who does the activations about a year ago pricing was advised and followed like with any resold product. However seems like some installation shops that also resell the product were bothered that Europrice's pricing was lower by $50 so the tech advised that the price be raised. When reselling any products there are pricing guidelines like MAP (Minimum Advertised Pricing) or just hard retail pricing rules. This was just a hard retail pricing rule, so out of my hands.



Again, this is a resold product from another company so Europrice doesn't set the pricing. It's like how CETE Automotive requires their pricing always be at retail without discounting. It's just their policy.

A very capable and smart tech was able to determine what was needed, how to get it, how to use the data needed, how to make the activation work remotely quickly without huge program downloads locally onto each laptop. Having now worked with the tech for over a year on matrix activations and now other complex retrofits I can say that I am nothing short of impressed. I thought I knew a lot about the factory diagnostic systems and tools.

The cost, as far as I can tell from seeing the inner workings to a degree, is that the data is very hard to come by, specific to application, requires deep knowledge of the factory diagnostic programs, the systems on the cars themselves and how to make it work per application without causing harm to the modules/systems involved. Possibly BMW data is easier to come by and does not require as in depth a procedure to make work (sorry, I know little to nothing about BMW lighting systems)?

Several customers have come this way after attempting their own matrix activations or going through lower cost services only to have issues and errors that can only be fixed by this tech. I've personally developed something like 30-40 Audi European taillight retrofits (from bulb to LED, from LED to OLED, NA to RoW for export, etc) and now a handful of full matrix headlight retrofits for newer models. Amazingly those are not as complex as the matrix activation process as far as I know.

Sorry for the lengthy response, but figured more information and insight was better than less.

Cheers,

Yes, the long response was very insightful. Everyone who comes by this thread will appreciate the explanation on both issues. Thank you.

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Since the number of models and model specific options has grown a fair amount each group will now have their own dedicated page for information regarding matrix activation. This will hopefully reduce any confusion as to what options, if any, apply to each model.



Website Link: A5, S5, RS5 Post-Facelift Matrix LED Headlight Activation <-Click Link for More Information

If you have any questions or needs other than those posted above please don't hesitate to PM or email: [email protected]

Cheers!

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There have been questions lately about how a VIN plays a part in matrix activations (and other processes) and it appears there's some misinformation being passed around that should be corrected...



- How it Works

Above is an overview of how Audi's diagnostic network functions. When every car is finished in production a Specified vehicle configuration is saved with Audi on their Carport database. This Specified vehicle configuration contains all of the data, coding, adaptations and other information related to the car and is tied to the car by VIN.

The Actual vehicle configuration will be the current state that it is sitting in your driveway. So if any firmware, parameters, coding, adaptations or other changes have been made your Actual vehicle configuration now varies from what is saved with Audi on the Carport database.

If during a dealership visit a complete Specified versus Actual comparison is performed the diagnostic system will detect the changes that have been made throughout the car because the Actual configuration of your car varies from the Specified configuration on the Carport database. When this occurs the car will be reverted to Specified configuration.

This is when any changes to your coding, adaptations, engine tunes, activations, etc. get wiped.


- Matrix activations are supposed to be specifically tied or built to your VIN: FALSE

With matrix activations and other processes performed through a VAS interface ALL of the data being used is identical per module. e.g. Simply put if the part number of the module that is being flashed or parameterized is the same between 2, 3 or 2000 cars the exact same data is being used. There is no VIN specific data or data altered to match your VIN, just data that is proper for the module that is being worked with.


- Matrix activations can be tied to your VIN so they will never be wiped by a dealership ever: FALSE

No work of this nature can be reported by a third party to Audi's Carport servers to change the Specified configuration of your car. There is a specific process that requires an SVM code that comes with Audi supplied retrofits, repairs, recalls, updates and changes that will report back to Audi's servers to change your Specified configuration.

All third party matrix activations and processes do not have SVM codes because those only come from Audi. No third party company offering activations or processes like these can change your car's Specified configuration on Audi's servers.

Don't be fooled by any company or person claiming this as it's not possible to do.


- There is a chance that a matrix activation from Europrice will get wiped when you visit a dealership: TRUE

There is a possibility that when you take your car to a dealership that a matrix activation will be wiped, it's rare at the moment. It's not common that the complete Specified versus Actual process that fully reverts your car back to stock is run every time your car has work done at a dealership.

However if your matrix activation does get wiped we've got you covered with lifetime free re-activation so long as you own the car. (If you did rent a VAS interface there is a $35 re-rental charge and round trip shipping, zero cost if you purchased a VAS interface)

Hopefully this helps clarify a few bits of misinformation and was also a bit enlightening on how Audi's diagnostic systems function.

If anyone has any questions on this, other aspects of the diagnostic system or activations please feel free to post here or email: [email protected]

Cheers!

[NJS5]

That was a good read Alex, thanks for posting it.

[Jroyalty7]

Anyway you guys can figure out how to code out Audi presense so I don’t have to shut it off every time I get in the car lol… great sale by the way! You guys do this remotely through the customers computer correct? If I wanted to have this done how long does it typically take? Thanks in advance.

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Anyway you guys can figure out how to code out Audi presense so I don’t have to shut it off every time I get in the car lol…

Added to the list of things to research and test.

great sale by the way! You guys do this remotely through the customers computer correct? If I wanted to have this done how long does it typically take? Thanks in advance.

This done remotely and depending on the options you select, the number of activations, the speed of the wifi you are using it should usually take 15-30 minutes or so.

Cheers!

[Jroyalty7]

Added to the list of things to research and test.



This done remotely and depending on the options you select, the number of activations, the speed of the wifi you are using it should usually take 15-30 minutes or so.

Cheers!

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Bit 0 maybe?

[Jroyalty7]

I give up Tapatalk sucks so bad now I’ll be back to post a screenshot


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[EdgarFriendly]

600 bucks to activate the full headlight features?? Less than 100 for any bmw product. Why is Audi sooooo special?

[Diokhan]

600 bucks to activate the full headlight features?? Less than 100 for any bmw product. Why is Audi sooooo special?

https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...1#post15102584

[BlindingRS5]

PM and email sent. Thanks Alex.

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[corydd]

Does anyone know if there's a shop in the Bay Area that does these activations? I would love to do it, but I don't have a PC or a garage with wifi access.

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PM and email sent. Thanks Alex.

You have an email!

Does anyone know if there's a shop in the Bay Area that does these activations? I would love to do it, but I don't have a PC or a garage with wifi access.

You could borrow a Windows laptop for half an hour or so and do this at your local Starbucks or anywhere with free wifi.

Cheers,