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Hi all I have recently tried to fix my pixalated screen on my dashboard following various threads, and it did not fix the problem. Next i ordered a new screen off ebay which was £34 free delivery. The advert said it would need to be soldered in by a competant person, so my freind who solders on...

I've changed my sump and put new oil pick up pipe on 3-4 wks ago, ive had the warning light come on a few times just as ive pulled into my road recently, i have checked levels and they are fine. is it likely to be a dodgey sender or is my oil pump going to want changing? i dont have access to...

Hello, removed rear left panel inside, found a round multi-pin connector in its own harness with nothing attached to it??? any ideas

Hi all, my suspension is standard with new shocks on the front and the only part i've uprated is all the bushes. I cant lower the ride hight as i wont get it up the drive, but i do want to reduce the body roll so i guess its the arb's? i've been thinking that the r32 setup is the way to go for...

I changed some of the fuel lines around my fuel rail months ago when I fitted a boost valve. When I took my injectors out to clean them a while back I noticed they appeared to be cracking (they were not cheap cr@ppy ones but they were from halfords.) I tightened all the jubilee clips up and off...

Went to my local Maplins yesterday and bought the ultrasonic cleaner, i dont know if it was just my local store or not, but they were on special offer and with a bottle of the cleaning fluid they only came to £29.00 . I did my injectors which came up lovely and did my irridium plugs too, i...

Hi people, i need new front and rear bumpers for my 99 plate. Called Audi and they want over £300 just for the front, which was damaged when i bought the car. I pulled in at a local garage the other night to get some milk and when i came out to get in my car i had a 100yd walk to the nearest...

Just got myself some new NGK iridium plugs heat 7 , i've had the preasent set in there for nearly 4 years without any probs but i thought i would renew them with the service i have just done. i didnt gap the previous ones i just put them in out of the packet. But i've had quite a few mods done...

I know I should be looking in the classified section but dose anyone have a pair of mirror covers going cheap? Just had one of mine smashed off! Mine are purple , I'll settle for black or the S3 ones because I think my chances of matching the purple is non existent . Any help or ideas would be...

Diving along this afternoon and the temp warning symbol came up on the dash, the needle went straight up to 120 and stayed there. I was on a duel carrige way at the time so i had to keep going. On with the heaters and minimal rpm, i cruised home and the temp stayed at 120!! When i opend the...

The A3 8l has got a leak in the pipe that goes from the air con unit to the radiator down by the horn. The rad has been moving around because it has two screws missing from it, and it has rubbed a hole in the aluminium on the pipe. this has been done on one of the FMI pipes. Audi want £109.80 +...

I'm getting really bord of my 1.8T now and i wanted to go for a KO4 with a decent map, After looking at this i might as well by an S3 which i dont think the misses will go for. Any suggestions would be good? Hello Nick, Thank you for your enquiry ref your A3. I would recommend going for...

My 1.8T drives round fine all day without any problems, but when i try and launch it in first and take it to the red line it wont go into 2nd (really annoying). I've got an uprated clutch and flywheel and i've had the fluid flushed and replaced without joy. Has anyone got any ideas What to try next?

Managed to break my dipstick tube today while changing the thermostat, how dose the rest of it get removed? i gave up because of bad light. I will get a new one tomorrow, I'm hoping it will be self exsplanitary, but the way my luck has been going lately. Is it held in with a screw somewhere?:(

Can the airbags be disabled in the 99 plate 1,8T? I've just bought a new born baby seat for my car to bring my baby girl home over the week end, and most cars i've been in have a key insert to disable the airbags. Not mine, or is it hidden somewhere?

As the title says i want to uprate the suspension but i dont want to lower it , as i have issues getting the car up my driveway. I have pro flex bushes all round but the car dose wallow a bit in the bends. I'm quite sure the struts and springs are factory fit and as it is a 99 plate i think this...

Will Cupra R calipers and discs fit on my 1.8 T ? Or will i need to buy some kind of adaptor? i'm only on about the front ones.

I put a regulator on my 200 bhp 1,8T the other day and its currently set at 3.2 bar is this about right or have i got some adjustments to make?:think:

Hello all , I went up to London yesturday from kent and my clutch started slipping in fith gear on the motorway when i put my foot down. is this likely to be adjustable or is the clutch on its way out? it has not done it in any other gears but it is mapped at 200bhp. Also i've noticed that gear...

Hi all i'm after some speakers to replace the standard cr@p in my 99 A3. I dont want to have to cut anything around i just want to remove the standard ones and screw in some replacements front and back i dont even want to replace the tweeters. All i want is something that will take a bit more...