Recent content by bucks_a4

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    Advice on price?

    Hi guys I am thinking of selling my A4 as I need some funds for other things. I wonder if you might be able to give me an estimate on what I should be looking for? Its an 02 1.8T Sport, Denim Blue (i think thats the name of the blue), Leather, 86000ish miles. The bodywork could do with...
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    Swapping radio and climate control help

    right, thanks for that, im not gonna be doing that, havent got the time for all that, i assume the radios are just interchangeable providing i have both codes? maybe i will try to replace the buttons on the AC unit instead.
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    Swapping radio and climate control help

    ive searched but cant find any references to it, if someone could confirm or deny that would be good Thanks
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    Swapping radio and climate control help

    Hi guys need some help quickly if possible, long story short, my buttons on my radio and my climate control have been scratched/rubbed off, common problem i think, not a huge issue, but my dad has a company b7 a4, which he is giving back next week, and they have agreed to swap my parts over for...
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    Just changed my battery

    ok thanks, i should probably been more specific. I take it its the wire that runs near the wireing loom, but where abouts is the sensor that i need to move it away from? sorry if thats a stupid question but i havent looked under the bonnet yet due to the weather here. Will this achieve the...
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    Just changed my battery

    ok...can you give me any idea of which wire?
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    The best place to buy parts?

    i got my thermostat at eurocarparts, something like £45 quid. Gets to 90 now in about 3-4 mins
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    Just changed my battery

    i dont know the difference between the s3 and s4, if i remember the bosch chart correctly, the amps and Ah are the same if not higher, and the battereis are the same size. The s3 comes with 3 year warranty adn the s4 comes with 4, but i dont know the other differences. Bosch say the S3 is for...
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    Just changed my battery

    was it an S3? they also had s4 and 5's but i didnt want to splash out on those
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    Just changed my battery

    no problem, youre right, do need to check cars fully, but i did give it a good going over. Anyway, its done now, just need to get it sorted. All the things left are things I knew about anyway. Any advice on the relay issue?
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    Just changed my battery

    Yeah and ive only had the car for about 1.5 months! its getting tougher to fit in doing these things now the days are getting shorter, helps that im self employed though. The brake problem is just annoying, those 3 beeps everytime i start the car, however i do hope the battery has cured it...
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    Just changed my battery

    What a job that was! nice and easy on all the other cars ive had, this was a pig! but had to be done as it nearly didnt start at all this morning. I couldnt afford a top range battery unfortunately, so i went for a Bosch S3, are these ok? 3 year warranty anyway so not overly worried...
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    Just changed PAS pump

    Finally managed to change my pump today to get rid of the awful groaning noise on steering, after being diagnosed as the pump. IT was a bit of a nightmare, managed to get the car into service position but didnt remove anything else so it was a tight working area. After a lot of swearing, finally...
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    Possible to change PAS pump without service position?

    i didnt take any photos but i had to put the car back together anyway without doing the job so when i give it a go again, ill try to get some. Might need to get a couple new bolts to replace my stripped ones, hope audi dont charge the earth for them
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    Possible to change PAS pump without service position?

    pretty sure it is, i cant see anyway to do it without, got a haynes today and says the same. anyway, managed to get the bumper off and everything else needed. It was actually pretty easy with the haynes, but couldnt for the life of me get the impact absorber bars off, bolts were solid, ended up...