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    Conversion from pre-facelift double grill bumper to facelift S-line bumper

    Mine is identical to the picture above, is this a simple bumper change or does it need the full front end swapping?
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    2.0 TDI cylinder heads

    Afternoon all, I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light of the issue for me. I believe I may have a cracked head on my bkd A3, although it could be just a head gasket failure, I won't know until I strip it down. So, I plan to buy another head just incase, worst case scenario, while it's...
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    UPDATE!!!! Fix it! So it was the cluster. I bought another second hand cluster off eBay for £19 and swapped the front circuit board with my cluster and everything works as it should. So the lesson learned is it’s not always the coolant temp sensors!
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    Update: Still no temperature gauge! I’m beginning to think it’s the cluster now. The alternator fuse had popped, I can only think I’ve shorted it out while replacing the thermostat. New £5 fuse from VW and the alternator is charging again. The new fans should be turning up tomorrow so...
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    Update: If it’s not one thing, it’s another. So I replace the thermostat tonight, my god is that a horrible job to do. Started it up and bled the system, no movement on the temp gauge. I then turned car off, convinced it was hot enough to show some sort of reading and the needle pops up to...
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    I believe so, the small return at the top of the header tank is push water back into the tank
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    Thanks for posting this, unfortunately it did overheat yesterday, it popped the temp sensor out of the right hand side and dumped the coolant, I pulled over and let it cool down and topped it back up, it appears to be fine but I won’t know until the thermostat is replaced. I did read on...
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    Lunch time update: The top radiator hose gets hot, bottom hose is warm, so definitely needs a new thermostat. I have one so I’ll update this again later.
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    I’ve not checked it, but I will replace it this evening. I’ll update this with the results
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    Coolant temperature gauge not working and no fans - 2.0 tdi bkd

    Evening all, I’ve tried the search button, google and praying but I can’t seem to get an answer for what the “F” is up with the temp gauge on my a3. So it’s a 2005 a3 2.0 tdi bkd engine. I have no temp gauge, the engine gets hot, I have heat coming through the vents but no reading on the...
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    Few Pics

    love the MTM rims mate, look like they grew there!
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    Tesco Super 99 dropping rapidly!

    lol my average is 22.9 atm lol but thats mainly around town with my heavy foot. seen 32 on a long run.
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    How did this happen???

    apparently, he got new wheel nuts or bolts and they weren't the exact same thread pattern so once they where put under stress they just gave up the ghost on him.
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    Pic request - S3 in silver on bbs lm's

    can anyone help here? cheers
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    hard wiring inverter into the boot - S3 8L

    I don't have a 12v socket in the boot though :(
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    hard wiring inverter into the boot - S3 8L

    excellent pic! cheers mate. I don't wanna butcher the wiring to find out it's no good, if ya know what I mean.
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    hard wiring inverter into the boot - S3 8L

    Yeah that's exactly what I want to do, but which wire is a live when HU on? it's only a small inverter (I mean tiny, not much bigger than the plug it's self) so it can be hiden in between the sub and rear light.
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    hard wiring inverter into the boot - S3 8L

    I've got a power inverter for my s3 so I can run the ps2 in the car, I've got it all plumbed in but I have to run the power cable to the front so I can plug the inverter in. So what I wanna do is hard wire the inverter in near the sub and cd changer, so does anyone know of the best place to tap...
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    S3 exhaust exit options

    I've been looking at exhaust for quite some time now, but all I can seem to find are twin round exit exhausts, does any one know of anyone that makes different ones?
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    Any tuned S3 owners in South London/Surrey?

    I'm up for a meet down that way!