Recent content by Felix A3

Are you sure the speaker isn't waterproof?

Is your instrument backlighting usually on all the time, irrespective of whether the lights are on or not?

I had the same problem with mine. Turned out to be a dry solder joint where the main connector for the rheostat attaches to the circuit board. If you remove the main lighting switch from the facia you can then detach the rheostat (dimmer switch) from it, carefully take the rheostat apart and...

The speeedometers in most VAG group cars read about 5mph high up to about 60. Beyond this they get further out the faster you go. I recently tested a VRS Octavia that was reading 18mph high at 130mph

There might be a blockage in the system. Its not unusual for the dessicant bag in the receiver dryer to break up and you end up with balls of dessicant spread throughout the whole system. It tends to block up the TX valve first (or orifice tube) which then causes overpressure in the system.

Nice little mod youve done there Nigel, if you think its worth having then its worth doing ! Its nice to see some one working out the wiring for themselves, it may help in other ways if you ever have an electrical problem. Just for info you dont need the diodes, the red wire from the...

Thats not a real Mini its a BMW !

The funny thing is that most of the cleaners that the dealers use involve turning the A/C onto re-circ and then leaving the cleaner in the passenger footwell to discharge itself into the ducting system. So they get to sting you on labour for doing next to nothing except for starting the car and...

The smell is caused by bacteria that thrives in the damp A/C evaporator. One trick that usually works is to remove the pollen filter, turn he blower fan to about half speed then spray some anti-bacterial kitchen surface cleaner into the intake. There are cleaners available that are...

Thought this may be the case. Its not un-common for someone to input the wrong vehicle details on the fully auto machines. IMO you cant beat the traditional method of gauges, botte of refrigirant and weighing scales.

Thats a really nice install Geoff, better than having charging leads dangling all over the place. Its only slightly lower than the RNS-E so i dont see it causing any problems. As long as you happy with it, nuts to everyone else

Thats g0od news anty ! Wish all climate problems were that easy to cure :thumbsup:

Put yourself in the dealers shoes, he can only sell you the newest car that is avaliable to him at the time, when you ordered your car the facelift wasn't availiable. When he orders your car he is committed to having it once it is built, if you change your mind about having it he could well be...

A lot of modern A/C stations are fully automatic so all you have to do is connect the high and low pressure hoses select the vehicle from a database and hit the go button. It then goes through the evac, vacuum and fill cycle on its own. If they have selected the wrong variant A3 from the...

I wonder if they have charged the car using the gas weights for an 8L A3 ? That would explain the overcharge because the Autodata info says that the 8L 1.9tdi takes 750-800g.