Is my car a special edition?

Maybe for different years, mine is grey and black leather and I've got black headlining.
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David Withers said:
Maybe for different years, mine is grey and black leather and I've got black headlining.
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True Dave, I stand corrected, sorry mate. I've just been having a read through and it seems there is a few different varieties, I thought they were black. Sorry dude. I'm still quite new to this Audi stuff as have only had mine since late September and this is my 1st time in a forum!
 
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Smidger said:
True Dave, I stand corrected, sorry mate. I've just been having a read through and it seems there is a few different varieties, I thought they were black. Sorry dude. I'm still quite new to this Audi stuff as have only had mine since late September and this is my 1st time in a forum!
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No worries mate, my first Audi and also first car forum that I've followed.
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most of the special editions, came with two tone trim seats etc in differing colour scheme's black/grey etc, but there were a fair few trim levels that were optional on the special editions, all black super supple valcona trim being one for example, other types were also fitted, so nothing is really standard fittment in these models, just depends on weather a specific car had the extra options fitted on top or instead of the option allready factory fitted, i'm sure you get my drift, but the two tone black/grey was fitted to a lot of the special eds petrol/ and desiel varaints, i do like it to be honest, a nice contrast but prefer my valcona for the softer feel.
 
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Is there any way of finding out how many special eds were made? Are they all 220 bhp and Quattro. Mine has the rs4 wheels drilled discs, and a full black leather pack,is this just a part of the black optics pack?
 
I'd like to know that also, mine has DTM wheels, drilled discs and 220bhp (although I have a dodgy engine, got scammed on a private buy but its still very quick) and I have the correct chassis code WUA and not WAU.
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your chassis number will be the key identification tool, special editions were produced in many variants , petrol and deisel etc and not just in A4 format, but as this section is just for the A4 B7 version then we'll stick to that for now.
If your is a 2.0tfsi special edition then it will be in one of two variants, saloon or avant, engine spec is the same as the DTM power plant as they share the same BUL engine, this engine was only fitted to the DTM and 220PS special editions either saloon or avant .
Two version were made , the first having all the goodies already listed earlier in this thread with the 18" ronal spoke rims that were also fitted to the DTM, hence why they get called "DTM's", the revised model which was basically a facelift job came with black optics pack ( grill , roof rails , etc etc) otherwise the same car just a more dark and agressive appearance.
if your car does have the larger drilled disks, black grill surround, roof rails ,black headlining, rs4 type rims it may well be a special edition V2 model, but your chassis number will confirm if its a spec ed and where it was manafactured, a lot of owners upgrade there cars so it may well look like one but VIN numbers will be correct.
 
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What's dodgey about your engine mate?
 
A4 rob, you know your stuff mate!! Thanks for helping but still can't get my head around the VIN numbers. What are they and where do I look?
 
nope , i'm not that up on them , just have an interest in them .
To be honest though, the special editions are not really what you would call "special" , i did a bit of research a while back on production numbers and a fair few left the production line, so not really special in the true sense, but they are probably the top spec A4 B7 , the S4 is better still and the RS4 , well top stuff.
I like to think i drive something a little bit special, as do all of us, thats why we buy these cars, its having something just a bit more special and exclusive, there may be 1000's out there but i love mine and its special to me so that is all that really matters.
 
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What's dodgey about your engine mate?
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My fault has being new to Audi's I didn't dig around enough and missed one the engine codes.
I have an AXX block and head which is the same cc etc as a BUL.
All my cars stickers and codes are correct and also BUL including all the timing covers etc.
I've been told all my electrics and management are from the BUL (220ps engine) but I would like to know how to confirm this.
I went back to the Guy I bought it from and he "says" he has no knowledge of whats happened, It had its BUL engine in it in 2009 as I've been onto Audi through its (full) service history (although the last 5 years Halfords and Kwik Fit full history and receipts.
The cars had the cambelt done, ignition coils, new discs and brakes all before I bought it.
In august the oil pressure warning came on and I took it to VWAudi Tech and they carried out an oil change, they told me that it was in good order apart from an oil leak which is coming from a liquid metal repair in the front of the engine. Even they couldn't work out why the engine was swapped and why a new cambelt was fitted within the last year.
The leaks stopped now by the way.
In october I bit the bullet and had the oil pick up changed, the garage confirmed that the old one was starting to block but funnily enough I've still had the pressure warning twice since but both times after sitting for an hour in traffic and then driving up a slope (car park first time and flyover in a traffic jam the 2nd).
So do I source a BUL and put it in or drive it till it breaks but as said its running great with no leak and the garage that changed the pick up said that the sensor may be a cause as it had good pressure. Also my engine has to have some value.
For what I paid for it I could only by a 120000 mile car, mines 77000 with all those jobs already done.
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A4 rob, you know your stuff mate!! Thanks for helping but still can't get my head around the VIN numbers. What are they and where do I look?
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Easiest one is on the front windscreen, if yours starts with WUA then you have an SE.
 
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Yeah had a look today and it has all the things you guys have mentioned. Very interesting indeed I've even been on YouTube looking at the GmbH factory! Sweet
 
the other easy ID method are the exhaust tips, factory fitment on these are black 80mm tips with a slight downward slash cut.
unless your back boxes have been replaced with non standard or had the tips changed they should be as above, they are on mine , well for a few more days until i lop them off for some nicer ones.....
 
look under the bonnet chap , left side near air filter should be a label with GmbH on it.....
 
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A4Rob said:
the other easy ID method are the exhaust tips, factory fitment on these are black 80mm tips with a slight downward slash cut.
unless your back boxes have been replaced with non standard or had the tips changed they should be as above, they are on mine , well for a few more days until i lop them off for some nicer ones.....
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I've got them, what replacements are you looking at?

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A4 rob. I've got the same car as you mate but mine is still totally stock. I'm thinking more power mate, what you recommend? I was thinking revo stage 1. Been quoted £400 by local Audi specialist(had cam belt and stuff done by him he's good) what you reckon?
 
to be honest i was going to spend a few pennies on the engine but decided against it, i find the map on the 220 BUL engine fine for my needs,(220 uses a different ecu map to the normal 2.0t engine), it makes me smile when ever i drive it, just put decent 98ron in it and i goes like stink, if your engine and aux parts all in good shape then why mess with them, i find it can be a recipe for disaster sometimes, deffo a case of "if it's not broken dont fix it " .
I have done all the known issues with the engine to date so i'm happy with it .
 
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to be honest i was going to spend a few pennies on the engine but decided against it, i find the map on the 220 BUL engine fine for my needs,(220 uses a different ecu map to the normal 2.0t engine), it makes me smile when ever i drive it, just put decent 98ron in it and i goes like stink, if your engine and aux parts all in good shape then why mess with them, i find it can be a recipe for disaster sometimes, deffo a case of "if it's not broken dont fix it " .
I have done all the known issues with the engine to date so i'm happy with it .
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Thats what I want to know about mine, VW Audi tech seemed to think my mapping was BUL although I don't know, its v quick though.
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This ecu mapping millarchy can be a bit of a mine field i think, so many different permutations etc, i supose it all depends on what your are hoping to get from the car performance wise, i could very easily loose my license with my car as it is.....it does go like stink, even moreso on cooler days, i quite like the somewhat spontaneuos delivery of the BUL map sometimes, just gets up and goes, wahooooooo.
I have driven a few standard map 2.0t's and the power delivery of the BUL is quite different, deffo more of a torque band too, well thats my thoughts.
I find a bit odd that your BUL engine was swapped over, all the parts are still available as are the engines in full and short motor format, maybe it was a cut price repair from the previous owner.
 
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This ecu mapping millarchy can be a bit of a mine field i think, so many different permutations etc, i supose it all depends on what your are hoping to get from the car performance wise, i could very easily loose my license with my car as it is.....it does go like stink, even moreso on cooler days, i quite like the somewhat spontaneuos delivery of the BUL map sometimes, just gets up and goes, wahooooooo.
I have driven a few standard map 2.0t's and the power delivery of the BUL is quite different, deffo more of a torque band too, well thats my thoughts.
I find a bit odd that your BUL engine was swapped over, all the parts are still available as are the engines in full and short motor format, maybe it was a cut price repair from the previous owner.
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Quick swap for a quick sale I reckon as the car had high mileage quite quickly in its first few years, the Guy I bought it from only did maybe 20k in 6 years.
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when i bought mine last june it had 29k on the clock and one owner from new, purchased from west london audi as an approved used car with full warranty, i had more issues with it than you could shake stick at, all sorted now but i did have a new short motor fitted, complete new turbo and aux valves etc, complete new power steering rack and pump, and a load of other bits all over the car, so nothing surprises me anymore with these cars.
 
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when i bought mine last june it had 29k on the clock and one owner from new, purchased from west london audi as an approved used car with full warranty, i had more issues with it than you could shake stick at, all sorted now but i did have a new short motor fitted, complete new turbo and aux valves etc, complete new power steering rack and pump, and a load of other bits all over the car, so nothing surprises me anymore with these cars.
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Been quoted £1000 plus vat for a recon BUL with a years warranty unfitted or £800 plus vat for a secondhand BUL.
Still thinking about it as my engines still runs fine and must have some value.
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v-max or similar high octane flavours, if you have a quick look in your users handbook they do recommend the use of super unleaded whenever possible, and also quote lesser performance output when using 95 or similar, i have found a noticeable improvement in performance and running when using the better octane fuels.
 
Ah ok. It's a fuel. My closest garage is a shell so I put v power in 99% of the time. The odd time I've been caught out. (vPower not in use or super market garage) and I can also feel a significant difference. I've read that the engine can suffer a big problem with carbon build up so I tend to try and use decent stuff. Not sure if it makes a difference there really
 
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A4 rob. I've got the same car as you mate but mine is still totally stock. I'm thinking more power mate, what you recommend? I was thinking revo stage 1. Been quoted £400 by local Audi specialist(had cam belt and stuff done by him he's good) what you reckon?
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for my thinking none of these are really what you'd call stock as they dont all leave the factory as the same base model if you follow me, i doubt very much you'd find many that are all the same, they all seem to have differing specs even though they came of the same production line, there doesnt seem to be any real pattern to there spec's, so maybe that does make them a bit more special, a lot came with options as standard some without, some came with a whole shed load of options , it just varies from car to car..
 
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Ah ok. It's a fuel. My closest garage is a shell so I put v power in 99% of the time. The odd time I've been caught out. (vPower not in use or super market garage) and I can also feel a significant difference. I've read that the engine can suffer a big problem with carbon build up so I tend to try and use decent stuff. Not sure if it makes a difference there really
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yes they can suffer from it and moreso under certain conditions , best plan of attack i have found is to give my car a good run once a week and use a lower gear for a while and get the engine working a bit more , over 3k rpm , the engine goes into cleaning mode at 3k and over , the higher running temp does help burn off carbon build up that can and does accumalate when running at lower engine speed and colder engine operating temps.
 
Yeah fair enough rob. I've noticed a few differences myself. Engines seem pretty much the same (spec ed BUL 220) but extras vary quite a bit. Mine is the saloon so not sure if it varies from the avant but I've seen diffent steering wheels. Some with the sline sticker some with the suede stuff starting with a v.
 
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the good thing is that a fair few options any many parts from other variant will retro fit , just look through this a4 b7 section and you will be amazed at the changes that can be made, some small, some pretty big, but all doable, the only real downside to all this is the drain on your finances, you'll need deep pockets once you start though.
 
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Ha ha yeah I've noticed that already. I bought it in sept this year with only 41k on it. I put a new cam belt on it (£400) just for peace of mind. 07 plate and manual recommends 75k or 5 years so wanted it done. Just got tracking done and new Pirelli zero's on it (£500) and she runs sweet. I total understand your ' if it's not broke...' Comment about getting a remap. I've toyed with the idea but as you say, Every weekend I park the work van up and fire up the Quattro and the smile doesn't leave my face till I've burnt £20 worth of fuel.
 
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