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[pauldazzle]

Hi everyone. Just bought my first Audi yesterday, it's a 2001 A3 1.8T Quattro in indigo blue. 3 door with black leather. 77k FASH. Alledgedly remapped to 220bhp with miltech exhaust & turbosmart plumback DV. Not sure if I like the Turbosmart DV, but will live with it for the moment. I've set it to recircle as I really don't like the boyracer phisssh noise.
I've owned 3 VW mk4 Golfs the last of which was a Tornado red petrol Anniversary Revo stage 1, which I absolutely loved, & have been sulking ever since I sold it last August.
Gotta say first impressions of the A3 are very favourable, certainly the interior is more refined than Golf with some nice subtle touches.

Anyway does anyone know how to remove the Concert head unit? also where is the diagnostic port? I have VAGcom & just want to see if there any hidden issues, but I'm damned if I can find the port.

 

[1animal1]

welocme to the forum mate...diagnostic port is under the ashtray in front of the gear lever.....

HU removal is via the double pronged tools

 

[Pooch121]

Welcome Pdazzle

Piccies?

 

[lloydsta101]

As above, the Diagnostic Port is beneath the Ash Tray compartment.

For the Concert, I bought a pair of the following removal keys (you can get them cheaper from Hong Kong... depends how long you are willing to wait ):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-Au...S_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP?hash=item20aa522b6b

 

[pauldazzle]

Found the diag port, it's on the underside of the dash near the bonnet pull.
Volume control on the Concert cassette player is faulty & can't see any slots for the removal key

 

[A3Tom]

Found the diag port, it's on the underside of the dash near the bonnet pull.
Volume control on the Concert cassette player is faulty & can't see any slots for the removal key

At the very bottom of it mate, above the climate unit....2 slots along the bottom edge of the head unit...they are there...trust me!.

T

 

[pauldazzle]

Welcome Pdazzle

Piccies?

Will post some piccies tomorrow, as it's been peeing down here all afternoon. The car has the standard 16" alloys on that I don't really like, & will be replaced with 18's soon. At the moment it's a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing, which I quite like, but not for long

 

[A3Tom]

Will post some piccies tomorrow, as it's been peeing down here all afternoon. The car has the standard 16" alloys on that I don't really like, & will be replaced with 18's soon. At the moment it's a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing, which I quite like, but not for long

I'm wanting to go the other way to you...stock rims back on so it blends in...sleeper

 

[pauldazzle]

I've owned 2 Revo stage 1 mk4 Golf's, & this would leave them both for dead. Crikey it's stupidly quick, & no torque steer. WOW.

 

[pauldazzle]

At the very bottom of it mate, above the climate unit....2 slots along the bottom edge of the head unit...they are there...trust me!.

T

Thanks, I'll have another look tomorrow.

 

[1animal1]

ah crap.... yeah sorry diag port was for pre facelift....yours is FL and so where you have found eeeek

 

[pauldazzle]

I'm wanting to go the other way to you...stock rims back on so it blends in...sleeper

If you want to do a deal for my 16" Competitions with Michelin Primacy's let me know.

 

[<tuffty/>]

I'm wanting to go the other way to you...stock rims back on so it blends in...sleeper

...you gonna put some of those little blue lights on like the other 'sleepers' you have at your place?

<tuffty/>

 

[pauldazzle]

Had a few little niggles to sort out. Alarm kept going off randomly, which I solved by taking the alarm siren box out, & sure enough when I opened it up the batteries had leaked all over the PCB board.
MAF sensor was knackered too, bought a genuine new one from TPS for £75 exchange.
New wheels fitted today.
Car is pretty dirty as it's been raining for most of the last 7 days.

 

[pauldazzle]

 

[Nilz]

Welcome to the site dude, car looks good, but you need to slam dunk the funk!!!

 

[Paul @ Unit 9 Remaps]

welcome and nice car, the leather looks in excellent condition