Solar Sunroof + Dynaudio options

[briscowings]

The Audi A6 used to have the solar sunroof option and it was in the "summer package"
It was very expensive and I heard mixed reviews of its effectiveness


Thanks
Ken

[Jakarta Expat]

Originally Posted by nrs5

@ TREGinginCO

Oh... Is that an actual solar sunroof on a touareg?! Cool if it is... also, are you sure that the sunroof has the ability to charge the battery as well - not just power the car blower? - because that is what i was led to believe (which didn't make sense to be honest - i had the same original thoughts as you.. until told otherwise)

The thing is - i can't find any real literature about the actual one that will be fitted on my Treg... even on the UK websites - unless im being really daft about something and missing it completely...

@ Yeti

Glad to hear you want one too!! - shows it is a good car... am rather dissapointed it cant be ordered with DSG (the new gearbox!!) and i know that i risk the fact that they may update all models within a year to the new system!?!? but hey... we cant win them all...

Go to this website, I have been palying with differnet country sites, if I remember correctly one of the ME country sites (Saudi or Abu Dhabi in english) had some info about the Solar Sunroof.

Worldwide > Company > Volkswagen International Homepage

[Jakarta Expat]

Originally Posted by nrs5

@flipper dog
I am in India - so DVD maps are out of the question as for now!! of the whole system is a bit of a silly expense, but for the ability to view the backup cam!! (and possibly a map release for India in a few years time)

@all_americans
I am in india - no VW Touareg here officially - am actually placing an order direct with VW Germany, and a lot of the options i want are not for that (indian) market!?!?!?!, and i said then that my money is not for VW - they soon turned around, and let me have my spec... guess they want indian business?!?

The CEO of VW Indoenesia told me the biggest problem with NAV outside of Europe is with the format of the reading NAV units, it is not flexible enough for the whole world and you cannot just make changes in the format via the software like you can with other cars such as Mercedes and others. The same applies with the DVD formats, in my Mercedes I can read and play any DVD I want but with VW's DVD format it can only read EU formatted DVD movies ect ect.

[Jakarta Expat]

Originally Posted by nrs5

Photos will do once it arrives = 2mths from now!

The duty rate in india is approx 130% (net on-the-road), so for a car invoiced at 50,000 USD, I have to pay around 115,000 USD!!! So As you can imagine, there will be very very few customers, and therefore servicing should be their top priority - one because of the segment they cater to, two because of the small customer base...

Same import tax issues here but my 09 V6 TDi will cost a total of USD 135,000 USD to bring in and put on the road. I am looking at importing it on my own.

NR55, you may want to look and check with Germany as to whether you need to order the "hot country unit" from Germany. 2 main differences. The glue used on the dask board is a different type, if you import a unit destined for a cold country after 4 years the glue will not hold up from the intense heat over those 4 years and the dashboard inserts will just start peeling off. Also a hot country unit will include a 2nd smaller radiator, not a real problem but the car will run a few degrees hotter. I got this info direct from the CEO of VW Indonesia who he himself is a Touareg fanatic...........

[nrs5]

Hey Jakarta,

Thanks for the feedback! I have infact got my Treg!! And am mighty pleased with it!! (baring a few forgotten options, but they will be sorting that out soon enough...) I haven't really figured out the solar sunroof yet, and to be honest, it doesn't seem all that effective or well designed! - wanted to get a feel for the car before i posted on here though.... pics will follow jus as soon as the weekend comes! (he says!!!

Cheers.

Neil

[xtant]

the dynaudio systemshould sound amazing. I replaced my stock speakers with dyn's and its god like. I do have way more wattage running them than volkswagon does but it should still be verry clean.

[Jakarta Expat]

Originally Posted by xtant

the dynaudio systemshould sound amazing. I replaced my stock speakers with dyn's and its god like. I do have way more wattage running them than volkswagon does but it should still be verry clean.

Thanks for that info, I'm a bit tough on speakers, I will definitely order the system, I blew 2 of the 10 speakers in my Mercedes within 9 months of getting it new..........

[xtant]

I recomend an alpine vehicle hub pro and some ampifiers. It will be perfect and not that difficult.nut it will cost some money.