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    The computer display, horizontal lines + fuzziness

    I have read that it is definitley a DIY job if you are brave and careful/steady handed, there is a post on here somewhere abut it, basically you need to remove the cluster and un attatch the screen, gently clean the terminals (dont quote me but i think with electrical terminal cleaner on a...
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    Involuntry sideways s3 (scary) please help!!

    Checked tyre pressures the day it happened, i went back to the corner last night and got out, the road is sooo slippery, i could skid along it with a bit of a run up! the bit i parked in however was grippy as a track, i THINK the roads here have been gritted and heard when wet, makes for a dodgy...
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    Involuntry sideways s3 (scary) please help!!

    Its on all corners, even on a narrow country road if u turn the wheel sharply it feels light on the back, ive had it a month and its always been nothing but grip all the way... Might try an see if my local garage will do the allignment, or is this something that requires all the posh...
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    Involuntry sideways s3 (scary) please help!!

    No ice surely as the sun has been out for the last few days, i know its still cold but after driving the same road for 4 years day in and day out on days where ice lays elsewhere, there has never been ice on these corners (not saying its impossible of course!) I am in cornwall and wok outside as...
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    Involuntry sideways s3 (scary) please help!!

    What was your car driving like? and what sort of price would i be looking at for that???? Cheers for the reply!!!
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    Involuntry sideways s3 (scary) please help!!

    Hey all, i was driving to work yesterday when i went round a corner at a normal/safe speed and the back end of my 2001 s3 let go..... I know it wasnt speed or anything as i remember when i first bought the car, being on the same corner trying to get a bit sideways and not being able to as there...
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    Re-map Rolling road shootout???

    Haha, no! I was hoping to answer the most asked question on here! For everyone! There would finally be a definitive answer as to which map is best for each personal preference...... When i started the thread i was thinking one of the big companies would be into showing their muscle and...
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    Lowered S3 with standard ride quality possible?

    Another thing...... Money is tight as im still paying for the car, would it be ok to use just springs and buy new dampers at a later date and use the same springs? say get h&r springs, save up and replace newly worn shocks with bilsteins as ess three has???
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    Lowered S3 with standard ride quality possible?

    Thanks for the length reply:icon_thumright: Sorry, i didnt mean to imply that i thought the arbs will lower anything, i meant i was hoping it would give a good improvement to handleing at any height Can anyone second this? I dont mean to say i dont believe you, not at all, after reading a...
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    Re-map Rolling road shootout???

    Hahaha do we have the first candidate to represent revo!?!
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    Re-map Rolling road shootout???

    http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?p=455967#post455967
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    Re-map Rolling road shootout???

    I have been looking throught the poll of re maps for the 1.8t, it made me think, all the figures given on the day of the map can vary so much between cars and companys, has there been a RR shootout to finally determine the best power, torque and drivability of each map? All on the same RR and...
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    Lowered S3 with standard ride quality possible?

    Hey all, i have spent the last 3 years driving a MK2 Golf fitted with FK Konigsport coilovers, i live in cornwall so the roads are a discrace! there may be a few A roads that arent too bad but the rest of the road network is seemingly laid by idiots who cannot lay flat roads and especially cant...
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    Best place for service items?

    Im NEVER gunna use euro car parts again, was disgusted with the service and their inablility to send the correct parts..... when u think u are saving money with the prices they offer and then end up payin so much more in phone bills and returned items which are still replaced with wrong ones...
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    Best place for service items?

    Hey all, my 2001 s3 has jus clocked over 100k:sorry: and is also telling me its time for a service, i really cant afford to take it anywhere and want to do it myself as im not too bad with a spanner (fitted an audi 16v engine to my 1.6 golf driver:readit: ) can anyone suggest wheres best to go...
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    DIY diagnostics software

    :hubbahubba:
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    DIY diagnostics software

    thanks, will have a look at ross tech Whats an rs3 by the way jesters3?????
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    DIY diagnostics software

    or this even http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-A2-A3-A4-A8-Q7-TT-S2-S3-80-200-USB-interface-Cable_W0QQitemZ220170709215QQihZ012QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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    DIY diagnostics software

    Hey all, im looking into getting some software for my 2001 S3, my sister also has an a3 so i was thinking it might be useful for resetting service times, clearing faults etc if i start to play with my engine a bit. Can anyone recomend software to use? VAG com etc? and will a 30 pound usb wire...
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    Does this S3 manual look any good?

    a week!!?? would i be saving money on electricity if i got the cd then!!!?:w00t: