This tool fits any VAG ashtray as the mechanism is similar. To your particular question: yes, it will fit Q7 2014 too

Glad to hear you found my video informative😊

Exactly why I just went by my local Audi dealership and asked the service department if they would pop it out for me. They were more than happy to do it...said it was probably the only time that tool had ever been used there :)

Appreciate your positive feedback on the subject! Glad to hear my video was of assistance.

By using the FORCE/mallet you'll probably break the metal pins of the housing - but its definitely an option of you want just to disassemble and remove the housing - without reusing/assembling it back later... :)

@@RetrofitGuy nah. The metal pibs are protected by the plastic housing. The "just hard enough" rubber mallet whack simply dislodged the metal holes from the plastic tabs holding it in place.

Best option just lightly tapped it and came out nothing broke.

@@Steven-yf2ef yes- I should clarify my comment that by “whack” I meant “an appropriately strong tap to dislodge the tabs”

@@DavidHeyburn Yeah I had a mallet from a leather kit didn't even use a strong tap, just held it while I tap it bit by bit and came out. As I need to still use it but spray painting the center console.

It has to move in all 4 directions. Try putting some effort maybe - as it may be "stuck"?

@@philip00010 Found The issue, the spring was stuck inside preventing movement, took it out put it back on the button push slightly hard and it snapped back into place now it moves all 4 sides 👌 Thanks for the info bro 🤜

@@541_CoyotePower Glad to hear you are all set! :)

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Replacement kit part number is 8K0 998 068 A. Hope this helps.

Thanks! :)

Thanks for emphasizing on this one!

And how to remove the current joystick ? Mine is stuck and it doesn’t come out

If so - you actually need 2 picks and 4 hands: 2 hands to push 2 picks in opposite directions, 1 hand to hold the housing and 4th one to actually pull housing... :))) Feasible - but really not straight forward... :)))

@@ozeraner Use spring part from binder clip. Works like it was made for it.

@@1stRanger thank you for this brilliant idea!

Hey! I bought at my dealership. Mine is with "perforated leather with black stitching". Part number 4L1713139AK QPY. Hope this helps.

@@philip00010 @Philip K Thanks a lot for the quick response and help I'll go check it out and see what comes up on the tub. Thank you very much.

You should not be pulling the orange plastic out but just the metal part if both teeth of the tool are pressing the inner walls of the cigarette lighter cylinder. Once you insert the tool - be sure you rotate it until you feel the "click" - meaning those tool teeth actually got "caught" in the cylinder holes... If all "caught up" and still seems you pull everything out - I may assume its all stuck / rusted there due to age. There is a need to apply some pressure but not too much.. Depends on condition of cigarette lighter...I may assume you have no choice but to pull and 50/50 you break the yellow plastic surrounding... Hope this helps.

@@philip00010 cool thank you very much! idc if I have to buy a new orange/yellowy part because there is a coin stuck inside and now already for like 4 years I cant use it so it will probably be just pulling and see what happens ;) thanks for the help!

Hi. Assuming whole cigarette lighter was pushed in somehow - its the surrounding plastic/leather housing that somehow got enlarged. In this scenario I can only recommend to disassemble that housing and get access to this lighter from the back - and remove it as its pushed all way in now. To disassemble plastic - you will need to remove rear air vents, possibly read climate, to get access to screws that hold that housing in plastic. Or try removing just the vents first - as it may give you access to the cigarette housing - so you could get it out...Then disassemble it as per my video - and assemble back in the that leather/plastic housing - if the hole is not broken/enlarged/damaged obviously... Hope above info is of a benefit, and helps. Thanks.

@@philip00010 it was me that pushed it in..interesting, I can't open a cap on a water bottle but I have enough strength to push a cigarette lighter through the wall. Lol. I did look at taking the vent apart. It appears the rear vent is attached to a whole unit to the front, making this a big job for a small issue. I left it go. I tried to get it back through the hole and I can not. Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. I think your videos are excellent. I appreciate your time and work.

@@e.shealer2417 Thanks for kind words. Appreciated. I'm more than confident those 2 rear vents can be ejected as one piece - and it can give you enough room to get access to that problematic cigarette lighter socket - but of course triple check - as you do not want to damage the vents themselves because those fenders are very delicate and can break easily. Stay safe out there! Regards.

Taillight blinkers' color was initially upgraded by me to yellow from stock red - but it does not matter in this case - as the "sweeping circuit board" LEDs - as currently installed - are yellow, and whole board is replaced in the taillight as part of the process - to achieve this "sweeping" effect...

Q5 can be slightly different though vs Q7 but I'm sure the idea stays the same. Email sent. Let me know where you are stuck and I can try to assist the best I can.

You should have done nothing wrong. Just inserting the joystick into copper fixation rod - and that's it. Rod has no "special" position - it always points to center. So you say vig wheel works and volume also - nothing more... All the buttons and knobs are connected to same board underneath - and should work - especially if you have light... Maybe one of buttons stuck? Check them all... Is the joystick you just replaced also working? is it inserted correctly? I mean maybe you "missed" the rod somehow? Just a wild assumption...

@@philip00010 Feedback the day after: It works just fine now. I guess the Problem was somehow connected to my approach: The MMI was switched on during my replacement work. Maybe this caused some small current/voltage loss and provoked an error which disappeared overnight. Otherwise idk what could‘ve cause the issue yesterday.. :)

@@PressurenFlames Glad to hear you are all set! :)

Glad to hear this info helps! 🙂

Glad to hear! :)

Hi. No unscrewing required. You just pull it out. Its just a small thin metal rod the button is sitting on. Installation same way: just push new button in while applying firm pressure - until it goes in. Hope this helps. Thanks.

@@philip00010 Thank you.

@@philip00010 How firm? It sits in there loosely, really press it down? I afraid ill break it. Thanks

@@tallwelch if sits loosely but same level as it should - maybe the button's plastic leg is already broken and just hangs on the metal rod of MMI? Technically it requires some force to push it down on the rod. Try to pull the button up and see if its leg is not broken. if all good - push it firmly until is reaches the end - lining up with the center knob that this button is part of... hope this info helps.

I have no experience with MB but assuming their lighter has same removal technics - the tool should work exactly same way...

Well as I was mentioning in the description of this video - I was replacing the glass, upgrading it to "Double/Аcoustic glazing" glass. Some Q7s were equipped with option called "Acoustic/Security Glass" which is thicker glass (sandwich of 2 glasses) for less outside noise and more durable to breakage obviously...

@@RetrofitGuy WOW! I did not know that even existed. Very cool! Missed that detail in the description. Did you notice a difference in sound after switching the glass?

@@BMJAUDI Well I also added Sound Deadener insulating the door lower part - and here is definitely a difference. Less outside noise.

The main function of this joystick is to scroll the navigation map. In addition, pressing the joystick button on the top - acts as "enter"

@@RetrofitGuy oh ok thank you thought its also for the multimedia

joystick base/leg is the one what gets broken - its made of plastic.... The joystick plastic base is inserted into metal pin inside MMI itself... once joystick's plastic breaks - its "hat" stays on MMI - until you touch it - where it falls off eventually from the metal pin of MMI. Metal pin never get's broken - joystick does - due to fact its fully plastic - and applying pressure on it over years of usage , mixed with exposure to sun - makes the plastic base of joystick crack eventually... Hope this info helps.

RetrofitGuy How to you actually remove the old broken piece and install the new replacement piece? Does it unscrew, or do you pry it off?

Same problem here...

@@keithwatson4707 You can just pull it off.

I took a small screwdriver and just pried out the stuck plastic part. Was also afraid to damage something, but that flips out quite easily when you lever it out