{"product_id":"topdon-usa-vw-avm-panels-lac04-14-diagnostic-accessory","title":"Topdon USA VW AVM Panels (LAC04-14) Diagnostic Accessory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"divider\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-ew8kwapfc4\/images\/stencil\/original\/image-manager\/golden-bar.png?t=1681903157\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"kd-main-product-feature-container\" class=\"kd-main-product-feature-container\"\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"h3 accordion\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-product-feature-continer kd-flex-row-2\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-prouduct-feature-item kd-prouduct-feature-content\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTopdon LAC04-14 AVM Calibration Panels for Volkswagen and Audi\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is not a tool. It is a target, and understanding that distinction is most of what you need to know before ordering. The LAC04-14 panel set gives a Volkswagen or Audi around-view monitoring system a known, printed pattern to look at during calibration, so the vehicle can work out exactly where each of its cameras is pointing. The scan tool tells the car to calibrate. The panel is what the car calibrates against.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThat makes the accuracy of the panel itself part of the accuracy of the finished job, which is the argument for buying the correct pattern rather than improvising one.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWhat an around-view calibration actually needs\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA surround-view system stitches several wide-angle camera images into one overhead picture. It can only do that if it knows precisely where each camera sits and how it is aimed, and those relationships change whenever a bumper, a mirror housing, a tailgate or a windshield is disturbed. Calibration is the procedure that re-establishes them.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDuring the procedure the vehicle is asked to look at a pattern whose geometry it already knows. It compares what it expects to see against what it does see, and it derives the correction from the difference. Every part of that chain depends on the pattern being right: correctly proportioned, correctly printed, flat, clean and undamaged.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWhy a target is a precision part\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt is tempting to look at a printed panel and see a printed panel. The vehicle does not. A pattern that is scuffed, creased, faded, sitting on an uneven floor or laid at a slight angle produces a calibration that completes successfully and is quietly wrong, and a quietly wrong surround-view calibration is worse than an obvious failure because nobody investigates it. The car will show a picture. The picture will simply not correspond to where things really are.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTreat these panels as measuring equipment. Store them flat, keep them out of sunlight, keep them dry, and retire them when they mark rather than working around the marks. A replacement target costs far less than a comeback on an advanced driver assistance job.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eVehicle coverage\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTOPDON specifies this panel set for around-view monitoring calibration on Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. Because coverage on driver assistance calibration is defined per model, per model year and often per camera package, the sensible order of operations is to look up the specific vehicle you have in front of you in your scan tool's calibration coverage before you order the target. If you would like us to confirm a particular vehicle against TOPDON's current list, send us the year, model and trim and we will ask on your behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWhat else the job needs\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA target on its own does not calibrate anything. You will also need a scan tool capable of running the around-view calibration routine for that make, and the space and floor conditions the procedure calls for, which usually means a level surface, controlled lighting and room around the vehicle. If you are assembling a calibration capability from scratch rather than adding a target to a setup you already run, talk to us before ordering individual pieces so the parts you buy actually work together.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShops already calibrating driver assistance systems\u003c\/strong\u003e and adding Volkswagen and Audi around-view coverage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCollision centers\u003c\/strong\u003e whose repairs routinely disturb bumpers, mirrors and tailgates that carry cameras.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGlass and body specialists\u003c\/strong\u003e who would rather complete the calibration than sublet it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMobile calibration operators\u003c\/strong\u003e who need a replacement for a target that has been damaged in transit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Box\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe manufacturer's description for this listing identifies it as the around-view monitoring panel set for these vehicles and does not publish a piece count or a frame. We are not going to state a quantity that the data does not state. If you need to know exactly how many panels arrive and whether any mounting hardware is included, ask us before ordering and we will confirm it against the carton.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eCertification and conformity\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNothing in the data supplied for this accessory claims a third-party listing or approval, and we do not print approvals that a product does not claim. This is a passive item with no electrical function, so what governs its use in practice is the vehicle manufacturer's own calibration procedure rather than an independent listing. If a manufacturer repair program or an insurer requires calibration to be performed with equipment approved under a named scheme, get that requirement in writing and check it before you rely on any aftermarket target, this one included.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eShipping and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis item ships free within the lower 48 states, so there is nothing to add at checkout. Targets are flat, light and easy to damage in transit, so this is one of the items where inspecting the carton in front of the driver genuinely matters. A crease or a corner impact on the packaging can mean a panel that is no longer flat, and a panel that is no longer flat is no longer accurate. Note any damage on the delivery paperwork before signing, and unpack it the same day rather than leaning it against a wall to deal with later.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWarranty\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWarranty handling follows the process on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mechanicsuperstore.com\/pages\/warranty-claims\"\u003ewarranty claims page\u003c\/a\u003e. For a printed target the realistic claim is a manufacturing or transit defect, so check the panel over and confirm it is flat and unmarked as soon as it arrives rather than at the moment you first need it. Do not attempt to flatten, trim or repair a damaged panel before raising a claim, because a modified target is both outside the warranty terms and no longer trustworthy as a measurement reference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"divider\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-ew8kwapfc4\/images\/stencil\/original\/image-manager\/golden-bar.png?t=1681903157\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"kd-main-product-downloads-container\" class=\"kd-main-product-downloads-container\"\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"h3 accordion\"\u003eDownloads\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-product-downloads-continer kd-flex-row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-prouduct-downloads-item\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-img-container kd-flex-row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-img-item\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5442\/9831\/files\/vector.png?v=1742916126\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003ch5\u003eBrochure\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-img-item\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5442\/9831\/files\/untitled.png?v=1742916130\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003ch5\u003eManual\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-img-item\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5442\/9831\/files\/vector-1.png?v=1742916133\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003ch5\u003eWarranty\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"kd-prouduct-downloads-item\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"divider\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-ew8kwapfc4\/images\/stencil\/original\/image-manager\/golden-bar.png?t=1681903157\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TOPDON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54965170831699,"sku":"LAC0414","price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/progradewarehouse.com\/products\/topdon-usa-vw-avm-panels-lac04-14-diagnostic-accessory","provider":"PRO GRADE WAREHOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}