The cut 'wire' is nothing, it's a bit of string used for QC at the factory when they check for water ingress. It's found all over the interior used behind trims. But you're right about the tracker, thats where they're installed, that's why the carpets cut. As for the gateway, that's got an embedded sim, which receives your data from the Audi back end server such as web services, remote unlocking from the myaud app, last location etc which is why the theives removed it, hence why your MMI isn't working and the dash is showing component protection.

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

Ahh that may explain some things in the next video then. 👌🏼

@philgornall

9 ай бұрын

Amazing comment. Fantastic advice and you clearly know your stuff 👍🏼

@jayacourt8282

8 ай бұрын

Take a bow Progers, great knowledge 👌🏻

@oneville1321

8 ай бұрын

Agreed - I got this in my boot too

@wandango5913

8 ай бұрын

Great explanation, would this have any relevance to taking the mirror off? Maybe some sort of inbuilt camera

Always ready for more audi content. Hope the rs6 c6 will show up again on the channel

This is if not already fast becoming my favourite channel on KZread. You need ya own show , you showing some major bollocks doing what you do . My only complaint is and I'm sure I speak for all ...Not enough videos . I find myself wanting to watch one after the other just to see how things turn out , literally can't wait. Congratulations on everything.

@christopherwright6066

9 ай бұрын

Agreed. I'm not even that in to cars and I love watching this.

@gregorrigobert5744

8 ай бұрын

It’s okay… ain’t no Matt Armstrong though

@g3o76

8 ай бұрын

stick with youtube , better content without networks taking a cut

@craig2238

8 ай бұрын

No one cares tho

@user-zg2mx9oo8w

8 ай бұрын

It’s stolen recovered, via auction and not straight off the street. He’s the new legal owner.

they cut the carpet looking for a tracker as the starter cut is in that fuse box and feeds are quite often taken from that fuse box. the lose wire is a airel for the keyless entry and start. the module will also be for the telematics and removing it will stop the factory tracker working. Nice car for the channel

@FINDITFIXITRESTOREITBUILDIT

9 ай бұрын

​@@Username.Login.Password I fit trackers and ghosts in cars like this all the time

@FINDITFIXITRESTOREITBUILDIT

9 ай бұрын

​@shivadow the keyless start just repets the key signal from the key.

@FINDITFIXITRESTOREITBUILDIT

9 ай бұрын

with the signal booster being used all the car sees is the key so it has no idea the signal is being boosted. I don't think there's a way to detect the signal booster. keep your keys in a Faraday box and get a imobliser fitted to your car.

@bohr_II

8 ай бұрын

@@shivadowthe booster just replicates the key signal so as far as the car is concerned the key is present.

@OH2023-cj9if

7 ай бұрын

They simply use a lock pick or make their own key. Once inside they take a module out and replace it so it matches their own key, or they simply code a new key to the car and drive off as they do with BMW and Land Rovers. It takes less than 45s to get in and drive away. All the fancy alarms do nothing. You need a basis immobiliser and hidden switch on the fuel pump. Also move the OBD2 or change the type of socket and make an adaptor to give to your garage. Simple cheap effective ways to protect your car. All those expensive immobilisers and alarms run from the existing circuits, so if they are tampered with, they are of no use. Don't be scammed by alarm companies.

Great work dean. Big risk at that money. The Only problem i find with stolen recovered cars is they are never worth hpi clear money as it’s so easy to find it’s been stolen with sites like total car check for £4. Then it instantly puts people off wanting to buy for the same price as a non stolen one and it will always have that stigma. Get it raffled off.

Dean you are one of my favourite channels. The content you are putting out is unreal. Just grabbed some tickets for the RS3

Stunning car Dean. Looking forward to this project. I predicted you'd bought it for £25k

Ooooh, nice little find there Dean. Looks epic and a lovely motor. Glad you managed to get it started and hopefully just a re-code plus the carpet and other little pieces to get it back to normal! nice one mate!

Love these videos, I’ve smashed through a load of these videos recently been a real big fan of fixing up cars since I can remember! Deffinatly throws motivation out there for people who just want to give it a go and see where it takes you! If you ever need a hand 😅 I’m all for it.

this is kinda of repairs I enjoy the most. awesome video thanks Dean!!

It was a big risk Dean without a shadow of a doubt. However you know what you are doing and even if it went wrong somehow you wouldn't make a loss. It is always nice to see a hard working guy like you get a bit of luck like this. Cheers, Bob

Jeez, you got some big balls Dean! I doubt there's anyone else who would have taken this car on! Hope it continues to work out for you, huge risk. Huge reward!

Full power jaminess there, squire! Pretty sure that once all modules are installed as intended, the gateway can be coded accordingly. 🙌🏼💪🏻

Big gamble pays off Dean, love these cliffhangers until you validate the engine will start. Audi know how to charge for a bit of carpet ! Great content, looking forward to the journey on this one 👍🇬🇧😎

Dean your vids are just so cool mate no messing about screaming down camera proper buzzing it started be worth some tickets for this when sorted ….

Excellent result Dean, this one is gonna be potentially relatively easy. Great to see your gamble paid off, well deserved! Lovely car, can’t wait to see show it turns out 👌🏻

Great one Dean glad you luck paid off looking forward to seeing nx video 👍

Super nice find Dean!! Awesome! Looking forward to this one 👍

Wow, who's a brave chap. Gonna be a great motor. Luv you're videos. Cheers.

Hells bells what an absolutely blinding choice you made. I’m gonna go with some gut feeling from experience led you to make this astonishing decision. No way you fell on luck to this extent. Testament to your knowledge and insight Dean. What a stonker of a motor that is. This must surely give you a route to a nice tidy well earned profit. Good on ya mate!

You were due some good luck, you were incredibly brave at £40k, well done!

All I can say is fair play mate. That was a huge gamble and looks like it’s gonna pay off big time. You’ve got some plums on ya to take such a risk but that’s testament to how well you and the channel are progressing. A sweet sweet motor in the best colour. Looking forward to the rest of the journey with it and maybe winning it on your competition platform lol 🤔. You never know 🤞🤞

To be fair its about time you caught a break Dean!! Congratulations on getting the car running 👍🏼

Love the content dean! Going places mate. Will the rs4 be raffled off once complete? Be grabbing hundreds of tickets if it is 🤣🤣 love the nogaro blue

Very lucky! Favourite channel! Keep up the excellent work pal!

That looked like a headache until you fitted the new control unit, stunning car 👌

What a score,I'm looking at these atm for myself,this channel is spanking the content lately 💯

Great video Dean, interesting car and nice colour too. I know you've explained a bit but perhaps you could tell us what checks you do on stolen cars like this one, my dad always used to say cars in the 90s (from police experience)could be "sabotaged" with needles and other nasty stuff. Do you carefully check physically or do Copart do that and guarantee it? I'm also fascinated by the how and why the car was stolen. My thoughts would be they didn't realise the rarity of the colour? Could have been an error, and do you think you'll get to the bottom of what they were looking for and indeed have you located a tracker? Finally as an "armchair" mechanic, are you going to look at the "running history" of the car , especially when stolen and perhaps share what the thieves did , ie how fast ? How long? In a pursuit? Soz for being an anorak! I like the car, but the only RS for me in your premises is a Rallye Sport one!!! Best wishes, Ben 🇬🇧🇺🇦🚌🚐

Incredible find! Especially if everything turns out to be fixed with coding the module

Just found this channel and I'm loving it

Wow brilliant news you got it started, hopefully nothing else is wrong and you have a great buy , great video .

The Gateway module in any VW / Audi is the communication gate to the vehicles network, if it’s dead or missing the car will be completely dead. See this in many stolen vw group cars,will need correct software to function correctly

Superb easy fix the gateway can probably component protected so of you've access to odis remove the protection then code it to car hopefully take it out safe mode

Beautiful car dean and good luck with the build

You definitely got some BIG BALLS dean, huge gamble! Makes fantastic content though lol. Definitely one of my favourite channels on KZread, keep them coming fella 👍

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Love these RS4’s great piece of kit! Esp the nogaro blue looks lovely

I guessed £29k obviously way off, lol. It’ll be a beautiful car once all squared away. Look forward to seeing it restored to full glory.

Excellent video mate ..you've definitely got a good motor there ....

Lovely car - my S5 is in the same colour. But I do like an RS4 estate..... good bit of luck on the issues. Looking forward to seeing this "build"/rebuild :)

Diagnose Dan's latest video gives a good explanation of what a gateway module does.In this case removing the gateway module will rob the tracking device of the information it needs to function by shutting down all the modules within the car.

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I assumed it would be something like that

@mercedes_and_more

9 ай бұрын

Actually Diagnose Dan had a stolen A5 or 6 that was dead and he showed how to bring it back to life 👍👍

Brave man at 40k looking forward to this one hopefully a quick turnaround and i will get some tickets

chuffed for you that you got it fired up. seen it on copart and it looked lovely. you are brave man buying it without knowing if it was running.

Big gamble paid off! Good luck with the repair

Genuinely delighted for you Dean. Nice one.

Think you were exceedingly lucky! Some you win some you loose, well done! Hope its an easy rectification

RS4 Noggo what's not to like. You have done well there, one of my favourite Audi colours and cars so looking forward to the next installment.

Incredible when that started I felt relieved for you. Like bonus Dean and at £40k big gamble for sure. Great how fast you get things sorted. So relaxed the way you approach it. I love your channel Cars for Paul and of course Matt Armstrong oh and Volkswizzard. That’s my weekly entertainment for sure. Keep up the hard work. Ps: if you or any of your viewers ever want a new website, SEO or Tech help give me a shout at we can always do a deal at Support on the Spot regards Damian

Ironically you have also stolen this car, haha. Amazing job mate, keep up the great work.

@SavingSalvage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Stunning colour, love the interior.❤

Thats a great car and nice you found the fix to start it.

Great result..More of an educated guess than luck.. I think you did very well on this one..Love the colour!!

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Wow.. that feeling you would of got in your stomach when you connected the control module and the car responded to the key and then when you open the door and saw the dash all lit up.. that must be like winning the jackpot.. Fairplay to you though.. it was a gamble that paid off.. 👍 👌

Great buy and hope it turns out to be a winner for you. 👍👍👍👍

Looks like a winner bud, good work.👍🏼

Ow mate that is an absolute result for you there. Well done 🙌.

Brilliant channel 👍🏻

Wooooooogieeeee! Great channel pal - keep up the good work but get some sleep!

you did ok, I'd probably only have bid to 30k with those risks but courage wins. You did real good.

Fair play mate! Saw this in copart had you written all over it 👌🏽

Gonna be a good series this one. You also bought that from the Copart near me 👌

You have the force with you young man…

Great gamble mate!

That's a bit of a result. I watched a Diagnose Dan video this week on what the gateway module does and it was my first thought when you powered it up and got little response

Love this car! Hope it comes up for raffle im all in on that.

Balls of steel! Well done!

The interior is all ripped/cut out to get at the tracker… they know the main spots the trackers are hidden. After driving away, they get somewhere quiet, and work quickly to find the tracker, they don’t find it, they usually leave the car and monitor it and see if anyone finds it, if it remains after 48/72hrs or so they are free to drive to their work shop and strip the car and sell the parts.

Great video, big gamble for sure but it looks like a good one, it’s a shame you couldn’t get a carpet from a new write off

Hey, dont need to take it to the dealer. Just buy a vcds its easy to code. Gateway needs to be programed to whats inside your car should be pretty easy to find out

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

you cant get rid of component protection with VCDS bud

I'd say it was a little rich for an unknown, but given it's hpi clear and its only going to be a couple of grand in parts and labour to fix then it's a good buy.. Risky though lol 😆 well done.

Definitely one of the main modules under the rear seat. Hopefully your good with that.

What a cracking bit of luck with the car, great car, can't wait for the next vid, let's have an hour long special !!, Top work Dean.

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

I wonder if they went for the Telematics so Audi can’t remotely shut the car down when stolen,well you got one hurdle completed Dean 👍😉💪

Dean must have some big goolies taking a risk this big, still a great project young man.

Its not to bad being Dean, buying these exclusive cars like its a new boxershort. But I love it. Always checking KZread to see if you uploaded a new video. This blue Audi is a money maker, I guess you can make 15k on this car. It was a gamble but it turned out fine. Greetz from the Netherlands.

5:37 me making car noises in my head like it turned on lol loveing the video so far. That's my favorite color car to.

thankyou Dean,,i think youve got yourself a bargain here,,,👍👍

Hi Dean. Jesus Dean well done. I knew these cars are not Cheap but there very expensive but probably well worth it. I have never driven or could afford one. But fair play to you for taking that chance. Whoever gets this Car will be so happy. 😅😅 🇨🇮🇨🇮

I bet you bought the gateway from that same car 😂

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

😂

Beautiful car Dean. This should be a fantastic car when it's done. That Sty looks painful on your eye mate.

Wish I lived close enough to enter your competitions. 😢👍

This is going to be a great set of videos. You need to raffle this because I want it! Do think 40k was way too much though

What a car another great find Dean

My days the wiring and chopped stuff can affect the car. Can the brake light switch under the pedal turn the brake light out at the rear ? Thats annoying but u are the man 👍

Annoying about the carpet but on the whole, congratulations on a stunning purchase. About time you had a bit of luck!

Gorgeous Audi there. Bought my tickets as well 🤞

It’s the CAN gateway they removed, essentially the main hub/router for everything on the CAN network (so essentially everything electrical). What a result for it being such a cheap fix 👀

White wires in the foot well are for water testing from factory normally have little pads on the end.

Such a Jammie bugger Dean 😂, but yeah a real heavy risk at £40,000, well done at dodging a BIG BULLET and hope it all works out good 👍🏻.

That white wire that is cut is a water test sensor from when they do a water test at the factory. They cut them like that after the test. Nothing to worry about.

Tried to locate the tracker by looks. The mess they make ripping stuff off to find it b4 the cops find them lol. Good luck, nice motor

hey man i notice of new videos the mic is litel bit loud Volume / Normalized 5% / 4% (content loudness 1.9dB) some old videos dont have this problem just notice this. this is from seat lean cupra video 40% / 40% (content loudness -0.2dB) 👍👍

@SavingSalvage

9 ай бұрын

It’s the wireless mic, it’s starts off really loud and gets softer as the clip goes on. Really annoying and not sure how to fix it

This is a prime reason why i overlooked buying an M4. Decided against it as I couldn't leave it anywhere relaxed in the knowledge that it would still be there when I came back.

@statementleaver8095

9 ай бұрын

Faraday bag for Key & Disklock on Steering wheel Blocks booster and Key emitter signal = Car stays where You park it 👍🤟🤟

@MattyEngland

9 ай бұрын

​@@statementleaver8095Then they'll just wait for you to come to the car and threaten you with a machette, either that or they'll break into your house while you're asleep, then do a similar thing.

@statementleaver8095

9 ай бұрын

@@MattyEngland Well that's the difference between Me & You Step foot in My house and I won't restrain Myself from killing an Intruder........Certain Death! You believe the Police are here to Help???? NO!!!

Lovely car Dean. How can it be stolen and recovered, but not recorded?

15:12 £900 for a bit of carpet…….! Fook that I’m spray glueing some felt down 😂

Looks like you were bricking it brov.....😂😂😂.....u ain't gonna make much...fair play, for takin a punt....respect mark....

Awesome car Dean love it, I reckon £22,500

Those white cables on the passenger floor are just for the factory - they don’t do anything after the build. They leave them in taped to the body 👍🏾

Got to love noggy blue 😮‍💨

Would it make financial and logistical sense to maybe remove the passenger seat only, and cut and "splice" a new section of carpet to avoid dismantling the whole interior? It could be joined under the passenger seat and up the passenger footwell and under the centre console with minimal expense/effort and with absolutely no joints visible. People repair and patch house/business carpets all the time, why not with a car carpet?

looks great