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    Traction Control Warning Light Coming On

    bringing back an old post as i am pulling my hair out with my issue. my 2001 S3 amk engine has the traction control light constatntly, i bought the car with the light on. I scanned the car and the only fault was lateral acceleration sensor, electric circuit failure, i have had it scanned...
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    IPod adaptor installation issues

    sorry to drag this back up but im after some guidance. I have a 2001 y plate face lift. I have a concert tape up front and a 6disc changer in the rear with a sub is this a gen1? what cables are out there that can intergrate an ipod touch/i phone?
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    i had an old style ps3 and it had the yellow light of death problem which is due to heat from the machine messing soldered circuitry onthe PCB's, i saw a youtube video of some kid putting his ps3 under a duvet and ramming a hair dryer in there. within 5 minutes his ps3 was working, i tried it...
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    Audi A3 8L Dash Display Dead Pixel Repair

    i tried it 3 times, first i packed the DIS frame with one layer of insualtion tape and it made no difference, 2nd time i packed the DIS frame with 3 layers of insulation tape and still no better, 3rd time i removed the insualtion tape, applied more heat to all areas of the DIS the ribbon cable...
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    Help me get my quattro working

    I recently bought my s3 with the traction control light on and it won't turn off. the front wheels just spin in the wet and it has no grip at all. i have scanned it with vagcom and its bringing up "lateral acceleration sensor" circuit failure. i cleared the code, went for a spin and the...
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    some of my shoots

    im looking for a cheap wedding photographer. are you willing to do a fellow audi member a good deal???? very nice pictures too.
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    well as promised, her is my s3, these pics are from today, the car was cleaned saturday, so excuse the dirty matts and dusty paint. (if anyone has a spare 18" rs4 i can borrow for 2 weeks i would really appreciate it, mine are in a primer grey and i need to have them painted one at a time and...
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    no joy with a new hazard switch, i have tried 3 now and every one of them beeps, but the one on the car just clicks. im going to remove all the indicator bulbs and check they are all the same wattage, im also going to run a hair dryer over the insides of the hazard switch to melt and dodgy...
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    i like to clean it before i show photos of it. weather permitting i will have pics up on sunday it has genuine rs4's but the silver is very dull almost grey, it looks like the lacquer has gone murky. the previous owners must have used too much wheel acid or too much concentrate of wheel acid...
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    Mileage Adaption

    vag tacho can do it can't it? with a usb to obdII lead. or so i read
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    the part ECP supplied was a genuine vw part, it came in the white and grey box with all the vag logos etc.
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    ECP stock them £34, picked one up but instead of clicking like mad the thing trys to beep like mad now and badly. so Ive returned it and they are ordering me a new one incase the one i had was dodgy. the part munbers were the same except mine had a K and a trebble clef on the end of the part...
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    hello, mk1 s3 newbie owner from wales

    Thanks sarah, im having a night mare at the moment as I need a new hazard light switch as mine clicks like crazy, I Bought this morning from euro car parts with the same part number only difference being a differnce with one letter on the end and lack of a trebble clef. ive tried the new switch...
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    hello, mk1 s3 newbie owner from wales

    Hello, I picked up my S3 last night after a 6 hour round trip, 2001, mineral grey, ivory leather, revo map, forge recirc, 18" rs4's, this is my first audi but not my first encouter with the 20vt engine. previously had a mk3 ibiza cupra and transplanted a s3 225 engine into a mk3 golf...
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    check out mc animal lol. will go and order one today then, will GSF or ECP stock them or is it a dealer part only? thanks in advance
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    so is it a relay or a hazard switch? I want to order one today if I can. by that statement I guess you can tell I bought the car. it turned out to be a nice clean one for a change. It has a few niggles I need to sort like, traction light is on and wipers are dead slow. I will scan...
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    it looks like im going to see this s3 tonight. hpi check came back all clear so only time will tell if shes had a bump or two lol. the seller rang me earlier and said a problem has happened today with the car. suspicious !!!!! he said when he indicates it works as normal, when the...
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    I knew I would get replies like that re a TT lol I forgot to mention that i've enrolled to do NVQ hairdressing so a TT is justified lmao.
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    thanks guys. im toying with this or a tt 225. i know a tt is a bit girly but its one of those thing i have to own before its too late. i think im going to see this audi tomorrow night. will hpi check it later and hope its clean. will let you know. thanks for your help so far. shayne
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    what colours for mk1 s3?? new buyer help

    i know this is a silly question and i may get shot down in flames but you chaps in the know maybe able to say yes or no. how much is it worth? y plate facelift, mineral grey, ivory leather,18" rs4's, chrome mirrors, forge recirc, revo remp, k&n pannel filter. 110k full service majority...