I love your car Sam! One of the nicest S3's I've seen. The wheels and coilovers are on by the way And the coilovers have seemed to have settled as well (They've been on for about 2 weeks now). I'm hoping to have some pictures up this weekend.
Mmmm I love winter, skiing, getting traction when no one else does and icy cool intake temps
I love your car Sam! One of the nicest S3's I've seen. The wheels and coilovers are on by the way And the coilovers have seemed to have settled as well (They've been on for about 2 weeks now). I'm hoping to have some pictures up this weekend.
I think my inlet mani might freeze this year with the big FMIC on!
Sam are you still running standard SMICs?
No need to paint it black its so wide you can't tell its not a radiator
Haha but again, from what I've been told FMIC's are illegal unless fitted from factory
Yeah I'm not sure everyone abides by the law but the filth here are particularly petty, more so to the jap cars though. A friend had 6 "defects" raised to his car and basically has to get it through an SVA like test where they even take pics of the engine bay and check it against stock! So they can be quite anal...
I've been reading up on PCD adapters and it seems to be a grey area but I may look into getting some bits "engineered" in the future. It's very overkill. Not even Germany is this strict.
RTA said:The fitment of wheel spacers (or adaptors for dual wheel conversions) between the wheel mounting face
and the road wheel is not permitted unless fitted as original equipment by the vehicle manufacturer.
Thanks dude. It feels way quicker than when I took you out in it the other day with the new N75, the old one must have been shafted.
Yeah definitely get some photos up. I bet it looks awesome! The coilovers improve ride don't you think? New top mounts help too.
Yeah man, I had N75 issues before as well. A new N75 always puts a smile on your face haha.
The coilovers made a massive difference in terms of handling. The car corners so much better now. Looks so much better I managed to grab a pair of top mounts from Seb as well.
Hopefully there is a meet or cruise soon. S3 Represent
Hey Sam got a few good dealers around for Audi, and for parts roughly 20-40 some times even 200$ cheaper then Audi in Australia. they come from Audi in Germany. my supplier is BWA AUTOS in Seven Hills NSW BWA Automotive for Porsche BMW Mercedes VW Audi
i also use awesome-gti.co.uk which i just bought brand new B12 with portliness eibach combo and ARB's with bushes upper struts and many more items shipping is a ***** if its heavy been quoted 280 pounds.
i would also try alto parts in North Ryde, ASV euro car parts in villawood NSW
Good mechanic i take my a3 at in Artarmon NSW is scuderia servizio European Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo | Scuderia Servizio European
they charge me usually 120$ /hr a pain but cheaper then Audi atleast in Sydney it is.
i hope this my aide you now or in the future mate but after my fair share of ****ty mechanics they haven't messed up yet with me.
So the car is currently 1 week into the 2 weeks they've quoted to do the above work so all going well I'll get to pick it up this time next week. I hope it's mint!
Before it went in I fitted the aero front and rear wipers. Got them from the German eBay. They've all genuine parts.
They do look a lot cleaner but most people won't notice!
I know of 3, maybe 4 other S3's in the area. A couple have posted above We'll have to do it after I've got my FMIC on of course!
How do people get the wipers to sit like this? I have to have my passenger side blade sat much higher otherwise it hits the plastic at the bottom...