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  1. NickB

    Show Us Your Beading Shots

  2. NickB

    Updating MMI Navigation

    I bought an update from this guy You may have to update the MMI firmware too (I did)
  3. NickB

    South Wales S3

    No, that was the last day I owned the car. I was swapping it for a new Mercedes in 2016. Back with an Audi again now.
  4. NickB

    South Wales S3

    I'm in the 'diff and have had a couple of S3s (RSQ3 at the moment) Still got my old reg S3 CYM on retention if any of my S3 driving fellow Cymry are interested....
  5. NickB

    Audi Connect has expired. Renewal question

    They extended mine for free. I don't think Audi have worked-out how to monetise this yet so, for the meantime, it's free.
  6. NickB

    Audi Connect has expired. Renewal question

    I contacted Audi Customer Services and they extended mine for another 12 months
  7. NickB

    Imola Yellow S3 BAM from Dubai

    Forgotten just how good-looking the 8L S3 was (still is). I bought one in 2001 and would have loved Nogaro Blue but that wasn't available at the time. Next choice was Imola but my (then) wife didn't approve, so I went for Mineral Grey. Sadly, I was doing big mileages back then and had to let...
  8. NickB

    Out of date MMI maps. Help!

    I bought the latest maps from these guys: https://upgrademyaudi.net It required an MMI firmware update too. Cost about £100 in total and any further map upgrades will be about £60 a time, unless and until a new firmware is required. There's a lot of reading and video watching to be done and it...
  9. NickB

    RSQ3 First go at launch control...

    It was much better than my first time. I could've done with 'launch control' then!
  10. NickB

    RSQ3 First go at launch control...

    I've had my RSQ3 for almost 4 weeks now and have resisted the urge to try the launch control - until today. Before I did, I dragged-out the VCDS to have a peek at what the previous owner had done - only 1 go in 52000 miles, what a saint! Well, I can report that it was such a hoot that I...
  11. NickB

    Speed Camera van :-(

    At a constant speed it's very accurate providing the smoothing algorithm is up to the job. On a motorway you can also calibrate against the 100m marker posts with a stopwatch.
  12. NickB

    Speed Camera van :-(

    On my two previous Audis the speedo would read about 4mph under the true speed pretty much across the board. My current S3 has satnav and the speedo reads no more than 1mph over when calibrated against GPS. I don't know if the speedo is linked to the onboard GPS but I regard it as spot-on and...
  13. NickB

    Bose Audiopilot Sporadic Volume Levels & Hissing During BT Calls- Fixes

    Yeah, I get that it's by design, but it's a pretty dramatic change in volume c/w the GALA I've had on other Audis.
  14. NickB

    Bose Audiopilot Sporadic Volume Levels & Hissing During BT Calls- Fixes

    I don't notice any hissing but the volume drops quite considerably when I come to a standstill. Bugs the hell out of me.
  15. NickB

    Which position do you leave your switch in? And does it matter?

    Assuming you don't have electric folding mirrors, you could turn the knob so it's pointing down ;)
  16. NickB

    Roofbox for a4 Avant

    I had a Thule Alpine 100 with my old S3 but swapped it for an Alpine 500 when I got the A4 Avant so I could fit skis in. Now I'm back in an S3 and need to go back to a shorter box. I've also got a pair of Thule aero bars with clamps for roofbars going spare now..................
  17. NickB

    Which ipod ?

    I'm using a 120Gb Classic that I snagged from eBay. My little 2nd gen Nano works fine too. I love having all of my music available rather than a big pile of CDs cluttering-up the glove box.
  18. NickB

    Cold start - blue smoke

    The same as tr3m5 or shagged piston rings
  19. NickB

    HOW DID WE NOT THINK OF THIS?????????????

    £2 on Amazon with free delivery
  20. NickB

    Cold start - blue smoke

    Are you burning oil?