Recent content by blackturbo

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    Headlight restore

    I did mine yesterday with the 3M kit - Took about 45 minutes but I have xenons back!
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    Random leak - S3

    Are they headlights easy to remove? had the bumper off to realign it and it seems a mass of once only clips on plastic trims under there!
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    Random leak - S3

    Weird thing is its only coming out when the car is running - Hose for the headlamp washers seems ok. Guess I need to take half the bay apart to find out where its coming from! :S
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    Random leak - S3

    Headlamp washer hose is blanked off - Where else could it be leaking from?
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    Random leak - S3

    Washers are still working but take a long time to push the water through? Leak is running off the cooler on the drivers side.
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    Random leak - S3

    Hi guys, So someone very kindly bumped the front of my S3 - I thought the only damage was the bumper coming loose. But now that I have taken the bumper off I can see that when I start the car water runs down and drips off my intercooler! Now the intercooler appears in tact and the fluid is...
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    Smooth/Aero Rear Wiper Arm

    Got a mk5 one on my mrs' mk4 anniversary - alot smarter than the boring standard ones!
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    S3 fuel gauge - Gauge issue or pump/sender issue?

    Ive had 2 A3s and a TT previously which didnt so Im thinking its a fault! As the rest of my dash is ok im guessing its the sender but i'd rather it was diagnosed!
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    S3 fuel gauge - Gauge issue or pump/sender issue?

    Basically below half a tank my fuel gauge is useless and fluctuates every 1-2 seconds from 150 miles down to 0 and anything in between!! Ive had clocks sorted on a TT due to a faulty fuel gauge but that was a different issue as it never went below half a tank! Im assuming its the clocks but I...
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    S3 brake fluid warning light!

    So the story goes - I changed the front brakes on the S3 yesterday as they were as good as wafers! This cleared the pad sensor light that I had on the DIS but I now have the brake fluid warning light!? Did lose any fluid and I would have thought that depressing the calipers to fit the large...
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    Fault code: 00561

    Thanks for that mate, thats where I pulled my info from originally but wasnt sure whether to start under the bonnet or under the car!
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    Fault code: 00561

    VAG-COM'd my car the other day and got this error, I know its to do with the mixture adaption and is likely to be either a hose split or the exhaust blowing but I was just wondering where to start lookng really. My A3's is the 1.8T so I was wondering if anyone has had the same error come up...
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    Rear speakers

    Excellent thank you! Now to find the plug in the dark! :rockwoot:
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    Rear speakers

    Coolio, well im assuming if its Bose speakers the sub will also be Bose so will give it a try, is it fairly obvious whats what when its out? Cheers
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    Opinions plz.

    What fitment are they mate? I could be interested but im guessign they are 5x112?