Facelift retrofits to pre-facelift

RedRS3Reilly · Oct 9, 2016

I'm going buy the red caliper anti rattle springs, look smart.
I think we should try a group buy for the rear lights so we can go dynamic indicators, see how many folk are interested.

batch · Oct 9, 2016

RedS3Reilly said:
I'm going buy the red caliper anti rattle springs, look smart.
I think we should try a group buy for the rear lights so we can go dynamic indicators, see how many folk are interested.

Mate can you let me know when you get the calliper plates? @mjr901 and I can't find them!

RedRS3Reilly · Oct 9, 2016

batch said:
Mate can you let me know when you get the calliper plates? @mjr901 and I can't find them!

You will need to order them from Audi, just need a Reg from a facelift car and they will order them, they are called anti rattle clips with s3 logo if you are speaking to the Audi parts dept, I will post up part numbers and pics when I get them anyway

Rob2k68 · Oct 9, 2016

ghentkatarn said:
I've ordered a facelift rear bumper to my p/f/l a3. We'll see if it would fit or not

WoW - looking forward to the pics !!

RedS3Reilly said:
I think we should try a group buy for the rear lights so we can go dynamic indicators, see how many folk are interested.

I might be, think @DJAlix was looking into this some time back.

ammo-mcr · Oct 9, 2016

ghentkatarn said:
I've ordered a facelift rear bumper to my p/f/l a3. We'll see if it would fit or not

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very interested to see if it fits , it should be fine and would set your car off , i would love this upgrade too

RedRS3Reilly · Oct 11, 2016

RedS3Reilly said:
You will need to order them from Audi, just need a Reg from a facelift car and they will order them, they are called anti rattle clips with s3 logo if you are speaking to the Audi parts dept, I will post up part numbers and pics when I get them anyway

Ordered a set of red caliper plates today, same part number as the black ones, just need to stipulate that it's the red ones from the fl that you want £70 for the pair

RedRS3Reilly · Oct 12, 2016

RedS3Reilly said:
Ordered a set of red caliper plates today, same part number as the black ones, just need to stipulate that it's the red ones from the fl that you want £70 for the pair

After all the discussion with Audi parts dept, they arrive in today, got a call to say they opened the packs up and they are black

A3 steve · Oct 21, 2016

Any idea yet if the Facelift Black Edition grill will fit a PFL?

paradigital · Oct 21, 2016

A3 steve said:
Any idea yet if the Facelift Black Edition grill will fit a PFL?

Not without the bumper at least, which will mean lights, possibly front wings, maybe even bonnet.

A3 steve · Oct 21, 2016

paradigital said:
Not without the bumper at least, which will mean lights, possibly front wings, maybe even bonnet.

That pretty much rules that out then......

Rob2k68 · Jun 21, 2017

Facelift red caliper plates now available for PFL owners with the red caliper option looking to replace the black plates for the FL look :-

A8V0698221B £30.71 each

(Courtesy of Boydie)

RedRS3Reilly · Jun 21, 2017

paradigital said:
Not without the bumper at least, which will mean lights, possibly front wings, maybe even bonnet.

I'm sure the only things needed are the grill and bumper, everything else is the same

paradigital · Jun 21, 2017

@RedS3Reilly, If you change the bumper, you'll need the lights. I haven't measured the dimensions of the lights to know for certain that they will mate up with the PFL front wings, they might do.

azibux1 · Jun 21, 2017

Will defo need lights if you're changing the bumper as the new ones have that 'sharp' design to them, PFL is more rounded

(compare my user pic here to @paradigital's sig pic)

RedRS3Reilly · Jun 21, 2017

Ye

azibux1 said:
Will defo need lights if you're changing the bumper as the new ones have that 'sharp' design to them, PFL is more rounded

(compare my user pic here to @paradigital's sig pic)

yes, forgot to state the obvious change lol

computeratelier · Jun 21, 2017

Rob2k68 said:
Facelift red caliper plates now available for PFL owners with the red caliper option looking to replace the black plates for the FL look :-

A8V0698221B £30.71 each

(Courtesy of Boydie)

Do they fit on FL black calipers?

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Rob2k68 · Jun 21, 2017

computeratelier said:
Do they fit on FL black calipers?

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Yes - they are interchangeable the brakes are the same.

Never seen that colour combo before!

Tom.H · Jun 21, 2017

Rob2k68 said:
Yes - they are interchangeable the brakes are the same.

Never seen that colour combo before!

Do they pop off/on easily Rob? Considering popping mine off and scanning it to remake the logo if it's easy enough.

-Ju- · Jun 21, 2017

Great thread @Rob2k68, can't believe I've not seen it before!
I actually prefer the red calipers with the black clips though tbh, I think the red clips are a little ott imo

Rob2k68 · Jun 21, 2017

Tom.H said:
Do they pop off/on easily Rob? Considering popping mine off and scanning it to remake the logo if it's easy enough.

From what I’ve seen yes just prise off evenly with a screwdriver wrapped in a cloth to protect surrounding paint or use a plastic wedge trim removal tool. Looks like dowels/pegs going into a clip that’s in a hole in the caliper casting .....

Rob2k68 · Jun 21, 2017

-Ju- said:
Great thread @Rob2k68, can't believe I've not seen it before!
I actually prefer the red calipers with the black clips though tbh, I think the red clips are a little ott imo

Thanks mate ;o) It has a new lease of life thanks to the red caliper plates.

Couple of updates :-

Dynamic F/L rear lights are now appearing on some PFL cars. Budget £700 for the lights and £250 if fitting with an adaptor module which is far simpler and takes maybe 1/2 hour to fit. If you are brave then modules are not strictly required but you need to run a wire tap from the body controller to all 4 lamps as the FL lamps have an extra pin. Allow 3-4 hours for this if you know what you’re doing. No VCDS coding required for either method.

Internal switch gear lighting being white on the FL I’ve seen a couple of posts saying that the gear indicator can be difficult to read in bright sunlight. No quick fix to reverse polarity to change colour it appears that all switches are different including steering wheel illumination and heater panel. Quite an expensive mod this one probably why I’ve not seen it done ...... yet.

RedRS3Reilly · Jun 21, 2017

computeratelier said:
Do they fit on FL black calipers?

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Yes indeed they do

azibux1 · Jun 21, 2017

Quite easy to remove although I don't think they fit as tight after being removed once.

I put some no more nails behind there just as a precaution

Boydie · Jun 22, 2017

They need pried off - i used a flat head screw driver and a microfibre cloth to lean it against the caliper

Pry at each end where the location lugs are then they should just pop off

They are not as thin or brittle as the S4 ones which were a pain in the *** to remove

Just blow out the hole and press the new ones in - I didnt add any glue or anything as later down the line I will more than likely change them again due to fading

Rob2k68 · Jul 5, 2017

For the F/L lamps retrofit for fully dynamic rear indicators here’s an excellent ‘how to’ courtesy of Larbel ....

http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/pfl-to-fl-dynamic-taillights-conversion-guide.331293/

Alternatively you’ll need some modules like these ....

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