Recent content by mitalm

Hi everyone, 2004 Audi A3 2.0TDI BKD Engine, 154k. Over the weekend the smaller fan attached to the radiator wouldn't turn off and drained my battery accordingly. I read around and found that its a common fault and is often easier to replace the whole fan assembly. So I've been looking around...

Hi guys, Just moved to North East London (Woodford), I've had the chattering alternator pulley problem for a while now and have taken it to one or two garages and they've all told me they'll check the cam belt tensioner first when I hand the car in, showing they're not totally aware of this...

Cheers guys! Much better looking am I right? Yeah the parts are a pain to find, I kept an eye on eBay for a while and also considered hitting up my local scrappy as the parts are pretty easy to remove. Good luck!

Thought I'd do a write-up as a while back I wondered how easy it would be to remove the aluminium surround and replace it with the leather gaiter, it also happened that the updated gear knobs were slightly nicer too. Anyways I managed to find an entire DSG gear linkage for £40 on eBay with the...

Had the same issue with the plastic hooks slipping out of the metal boot anchors, I just put some cable ties through the metal anchors and then around the plastic hook, not pretty but works well. I knew about the different clips for the A3 boot anchors, but this method literally cost me...

It's so sad but I'm absolutely addicted to this thread! The work and effort you're putting into this car is nothing short of incredible! I'm so jealous of all the mods you're installing! One thing I thought I'd mention, will you be putting a boot open switch in the drivers door? As that's...

Just recently replaced my compressor, local garage could source a recon unit for £250 excl VAT. Managed to find one on Eurocarparts for £170 incl postage. Had it fitted for about £90. Air con is now ice cold! Heres a link to the same part if you need it, might have to put your reg in but should...

Hi Dan, I wrote a thread on a Grom Audio box I fitted to my car, sounds like my requirements were similar to yours, I primarily use Bluetooth to play music back, hear map instructions and any other phone audio through my car speakers, I then use the USB connector with my iPhone cable plugged in...

2004 140 2.0TDI mapped, still pulling hard and coming up to 140k!

Yeah if you have auto-dimming wing mirrors then they cost a s**t tonne more than just heated glass, I somehow managed to find one on ebay that was £100... Saved me a bomb as the only other place was the dealership at the time. Failing that just keep an eye on eBay and you might get lucky like me!

Interesting, might look into that, however usually my car is at home/near home and more often than not I know someone with leads. But always worth preparing for the unexpected I suppose. Cheers!

As the title suggests, my air con has just recently broken with two separate garages telling me that the compressor has gone. That's fine as I read up on it and it seems it can happen every now and then, but last night the condenser fan ran ALL night and killed my battery! The only reason I knew...

No problem haha! I have an iPhone 5 and simply use the usb port to charge the phone, I use bluetooth for everything else. I'm assuming you'll want to play music through the USB port? If so then you can just buy a Grom box that allows just the iPhone input (it also has a auxiliary for anyone...

No problem! :) Err my car is an 04 plate so the DIS system is pretty old, I think that on newer cars it may display information, however don't hold me to that! Worth checking with Grom Audio themselves as they are quite helpful over the phone. I usually have my phone in the holder so I use...

I use a Grom Audio box that plugs into the cd changer port on my Symphony 2, this gives you bluetooth connectivity for music streaming and phone calls (will mean you'll probably have to get rid of your Parrot) it also gives you an auxiliary cable and a usb port all of which you can play music...