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    Pre facelift saloon led to post facelift led saloon rear clusters

    Evenin' can folks clear this up for me please, already got led rear light clusters but they are not the facelift variant. On a saloon not the avant. How big a job is it to switch to post facelift rear clusters? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    B8 xenon headlights

    Not to put too,fine a point on it, they are dire.... can barely tell they are on or see the road in front of me. What's the best plan, new bulbs that are updated or something else? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    What stage remap

    Pre facelift s4, 50k miles, full history, no faults found, all stock. Going to be booking in to see Rick @ unicorn developments in the new year, have a budget of around a grand to spend... from ricks Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/UnicornMotorDevelopments/posts/1371446799546713:0) it...
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    Improving audio?

    Hello, bought myself a b8 S4 a few weeks ago, absolutely love it, remap is first on the cards, but shortly after has to be addressing the quality of audio, its terrible for such a quality car. Now, having bought second hand, I bought off service history and condition rather than hold out for...
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    Chow! Au Reviour!

    Sold the S3 yesterday so I just wanted to say thanks to a few people on here for all their help with fixing the S3 over the last couple of years haha. Particularly Badger5 and Tufty for their contibutions to threads and certainly to Nick @ R-tech who did the best remap on the s3 ever!!! But also...
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    Shipping engine parts cheaply?

    ANyone used a reliable firm for shipping heavy engine parts around? I have to ship a cylinder head which is pretty heavy and the quotes are coming out at more than the head is worth haha
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    Low level input wiring pigtails

    Anyone know where I can get some low level input wiring harnesses? I'm trying to do a neat install from the Bose Sub plug and take the line outs and remote on from the plug directly to the amp. I will use spade connectors at the plug end but the amp end needs a quad block.... I've tried ebay but...
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    Help me understand wheel sizing...

    OK, so I want some new wheels but before I get bid happy on the bay, I want to be sure of the right width, ET and PCD so I buy the right ones the first time lol. At the same time, I'd like to build in some way of removing the daft sunken look where the wheels are not in line with the body when...
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    Found a boost leak, check your S3 now!

    I've had a boost leak for ages and haven't been able to track it down, new clips, hoses removed and inspected but nothing... And then I checked the hard pipe that goes between the two intercoolers and there were no less than 3 small holes where the mounting sections meet the hard pipe! I've...
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    Which mods give the most to least hp increase over stock?

    Think this could be a useful thread for newbies who are after more power from their engines... I think it's generally agreed that a remap is the cheapest and largest gain to be had but what's next after that? 1. Remap (£250 and ~40hp) 2. Badger 5 3" TIP? (£150 and 20hp?) 3. 3" downpipe...
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    Diagnosing which wheel bearing is dying...

    The S3's poorly lol! Got a whining drone from one of the wheels and a squeak once per tyre rotation when doing between 5 and 20 mph... I've had the wheels up and spun them and there's no play in any and I can just hear the rear pads grinding in the sticky calipers lol. What's the best way of...
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    Painting front bumper grills black

    Anyone got any pictures of this done either black or dark grey? Preferably on a silver S3 :)
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    New MAF but still low g/s in vcds...

    Following on from sandips logging session this week, I've put a new bosch MAF in and I'm still getting slightly low readings (154g/s) following a full throttle 3rd gear run. Anyone had this before?
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    New coil packs loom from where

    Trying to investigate a very mild miss fire on my AMK and so first step was to swap the plugs out. Undoing a coil pack and there's cracked insulation on some of the wiring (and that's before I strip it right back!) Any recommendations as to where I can get a new loom from? Happy to cut and shut...
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    Replacing rear tie arm bushes (at the hub end)

    So I had a go at this last night and didn't get very far.. Tie arm bolt out and the arm off the hub but the bushes in the hub would not move at all. Didn't want to try the socket and threaded rod trick as wasn't sure I could get the new bush in. Any ideas as to how's best to remove / replace...
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    Issue boost leak testing AMK

    Wondered if anyone had any advice for me here - I connected a boost leak tester to the MAF, undid the oil filler cap, clamped the PCV hose and filled her up with 1 bar of air... Now she wouldn't keep 1 bar in her but I couldn't hear a leak anywhere... Except, there was a bunch of air rushing...
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    Wishbone rear bushes

    Planning a big suspension overhall soon - got new rear arms and bushes and was planning on doing top mounts and wishbones at the same time. I was going to replace the rear bush in the front wishbone with the TT none-voided bushes but dont know if these can be pushed in without the use of a...
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    New rear tie arm bushes

    Anyone know of a source for some OEM (none poly) ones other than Audi? Tried vwspares, EuroCarParts and a google search but nothing. Don't really want adjustable ones, just OEM replacement...
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    Are S3 bonnets the same as A3 bonnets?

    Got a keyed bonnet and front wing. Had many quotes to fix them but they are £££> Wanted to see what the costs were on finding a silver bonnet from an S3 / A3 if they are the same?
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    Removing valve cover issue

    Ok, so got most bits off and the valve cover is free but it stuck near the cam pulley and won't come off. What's the fix???