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    Market Research For A3 Owners (pays £200)

    Been sent this by a family member, thought id send it out to fellow A3 owners. Read below. We have an interesting project for owners of the cars listed below that have been bought / leased from New in the last 3 years. Qualifying Cars: Audi A3, (3-doors) Audi A3, (5-doors) Sportback...
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    S3 brake help??

    I finally got round to fitting my s3 brakes to the a3 today but as usual i have run into problems. The struts on my car are 50mm but the hubs i have got from ebay are 55mm, can someone with etka help me find out if the hubs from a s3 come in the 50mm type or am i better off looking for 55mm...
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    S3 Brakes Dust Shields?

    I'm going to be fitting s3 front and rear brakes to my A3 on the weekend and i was just wondering something, i have got some hubs from a tdi so that my hubs and calipers carriers are separate units, would s3 dust shields fit these hubs also does anyone have a part number i can quote to TPS please.
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    Seat belt fault

    Bit of advice needed guys, i have fitted mk2 tt seats in my a3 and have fitted the resistors to the aigbags to disable them, but im still getting a fault code coming up for the seat belt switch, is it just a case of turning the warning buzzer sensor off and then resetting the codes or do i have...
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    Big Thanks

    Bit late i know but i just wanted to give a massive thanks to Jonny (Jb0o) on hear for an awesome job he done retrofitting cruise control on my A3 last weekend. Top Guy and was good chatting to you mate. Anyone thinking of getting cruise control give him a shout. Mike
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    Air Bag Warning Light

    Because ive fitted TT seats to my A3 ive had to fit resistors to the loom of the airbags for the seats as they are not compatible with A3's. I did the passenger side first and the yellow 'passenger airbag off' light went out. But i did the drivers side and the red dash light is still on. Will...
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    US spec Indicator mod

    Ive been looking at doing the US indicator mod, i was just wondering, is it legal? The kit ive found is on German eBay: Tuning US Standlicht Blinker Audi TT A2 A3 A4 A6 80 100 on eBay (end time 08-Apr-11 14:03:31 BST)
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    Automatic boot opening?

    Just been reading ed38 forums and come across this, any chance it could be done to an 8p? http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edoc/MK5RearHatchPop.pdf
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    WANTED: A3 N/S Wing

    Sorry to put this in this section bu the classifieds wont work for some reason. Some ******** decided he didn't want to look in his mirrors and so pulled out on me, drove off before i got his plate. Please let me know if you got a spare one, its for a 8P A3 03-08, only in akoya silver...
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    Coil Pack Melted Today, HELP!!!

    Just done and service on my A3 and had to take off the coil packs to get the spark plugs out, when we took off this one it came out and look a bit odd but didn't think anything of it and just replaced it afterwards. took the car for a test drive and it cuts out 2 mins down the road. check the...
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    TT Seats in a A3

    Im thinking of fitting Mk2 TT seats in my A3, does anyone know if they fit? Thanks Mike
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    S3 Brakes on my 1.6

    I just tried fitting Audi S3 brakes to my 2005 a3 1.6 fsi, but have found that i need new hubs, the hubs on my car are single units with the caliper mounting brakets and the S3 ones have the mounting braket seperate. Can anyone shed some light on this problem and do i need S3 Hub on is it...
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    S3 brakes under 17s

    Right ive done a search but cant find anything on this. Ive just bought some s3 brakes for car but im not sure they will fit under my 17s. Can anyone shed some light on this, i dont want to spend all that time fitting them to find they dont fit under the wheels. Thanks
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    S3 arches on A3?

    Hi evryone, ive got myself some 19x9 wheels to go on my a3 and im not too sure if they will fit in the arches, ive done some calculation and in theory they should fit. If they didn't could i fit s3 arches to add some space? Thanks Mike
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    Will This Steering Wheel Fit?

    Right, seen this steering wheel on ebay, just wondering if it will fit on my 1999 audi a3. The wheel in question...
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    Help With new headunit ?????

    Right just got myself a new headunit for my 99 a3, managed to get a CDA-9887R, and got a wiring adaptor from caraudiodirect.com, tried fitting it today and it powers up fine i just get no sound i cant figure it out, someone please help. Thanks Mike
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    WANTED: Front bumper and bonnet

    As title: had a bit of a bump on the front drivers side of my A3, so i need a front bumper and bonnet preferably in dark met blue, think it may be called Lanzar blue. Thanks Mike
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    S3 Engine Bay Covers, Retrofit?

    Is it possible to retro fit these engine bay covers in a non s3 engine bay. Thanks Mike P.S. if anyone is selling either of these items could you get in touch please.
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    Found rust on your roof?

    Right, i found rust on the roof of my 1999 a3, its on both sides near the guttering. i read on here that it is a common place and should be covered by audi 12 year anti corrosion warranty. So i took it down to audi chingford, they inspected it. Got a call day after saying that it was rejected...