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Not yet. I don’t have the equipment. I am leaning towards failed rear struts actually.

Hi all…. My boot is only partially opening. Weirdly I noticed yesterday that the rear wiper and heater were not working, and then the tailgate when I went to open the boot. Today the rear wiper is working again but the tailgate partially opens on the internal release and not at all on the...

Thanks all... Have spoken to a few of these guys. They either don't have them on the shelf of they have to remanufacture. I think it's becoming clear that a used diff is the most pragmatic option.

Emailed SJB Autotech in Basingstoke who are one of a few DSG rebuilding specialists in the south. They don't know of anyone who rebuilds them.

Thanks...

Thanks. I've not used AMD before but both the Guildford indies have worked on the car. I don't think either are specialised enough to do the rebuilding work if I went down that route.

Yeah cheers… well… I know a shiny new one will cost circa £10,500 + vat coding and probably labour. So that’s a no! Maybe £2,000 for a used one. I’m told by my indie that the later models are less problematic - I think there are subtle revisions based on the diff part code and a later letter...

Hi, Has anybody had their sports diff replaced or refurbished? Mine (09 B8) has all the common age related problems. The electrical fault and the seals inside leaking. My main solution would be to replace with a used working unit, however, just wondering how feasible is to have the diff...

Thanks…. Sounds expensive! Leak is rear near side. Hopefully it’s only the drainpipe….

B&O amp died / mmi on and off... got the common water leak. How do I fix this... I see Boserepairexperts.co.uk offer a repair on the amp... Does anyone know if the MMI is in the box below and will need separate repair.... Main issue is stopping the water leak, I assume from the sunroof drainage...

Me too - NHN, can you sort me out - also, does it need to be coded to the car?

Is this it? - such a bad design. There is no way the ball joint is serviceable.

Hi all…. Total ballache - my S4’s rear view mirror has shattered. The ball joint which positions the mirror seized and snapped the moulding on the inside - which to be fair is totally brittle anyway. Since it’s a dimmable mirror and also contains a forward facing sensor (all of which works fine...

Hi, I am looking to upgrade the DAB tuner in my B8. I don't suppose you have the details of the seller in Poland do you? I'm hoping I can find the DAB+ tuner and drop it in without any coding issues. Also, is this the same setup for the B&O with MMI 2G high? Thanks.

Again, really handy. Thanks. Luckily dark headliner but latex gloves will be a must. Yes, curtain airbags going off would be a disaster and making me think twice about attempting!

Thanks. This is really useful. I pulled both fuses and recalibrated but I’m thinking it’s a broken cog too. I will order one before I attempt to take it apart. Is it a pig of a job?

I’ve just joined the B8 S4 club. Lovely specced early car. Only problem I’ve noticed is the sun shade will not open. Previous owner had a new battery fitted and the roof had to re sync - I did that. The shade motor I can hear whirring - unless there’s a calibration process I’ve missed, it could...

Hi, MOT due soon and pre inspection has flagged up needing a replacement exhaust from after the cat, which I replaced last year. New is going to be expensive from what I understand, and at this stage in the cars life, I'm not prepared to put huge sums into it. Quite happy to go used to keep it...

What was this problem? Fired my elderly 1.8t up this evening and could not get the engine above idle. Just lumpy and juddering. Cranked it again and it cleared, although feels down on power. I’ve had reluctant cranking a few times over the last year. More often it’s fine than not, but it is...

I'm looking at moving on my B6 190Q after ten years and 115k in my ownership. The B8 2.0 225 quattro S-line black seems to be the natural place to look for something that hits the same sweet spot in performance/practicality and cost. Quite surprised that on such a high spec model I can't seem...