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hi, as per my message below, just cut a little chunk out of the plastic backing plate they supply and then the mirror will fit fine assuming you have the correct one. They do quote dimensions in their advert.

Hello All, Quick update, I did order the mirror glass in the link below from ebay. Initially they sent me the drivers side but then they got it right and sent me the passenger side which I was after. The mirror is exactly the same the size and shape as the old one. They also ship a smaller...

Cool - Are the A3 mirrors the same as the S3 mirrors? thanks Brian

Hi All, I managed to crack the glass in my wing mirror this morning on my 2002 S3. Audi want £32 for a replacement, before I do that is there somewhere I can buy a heated replacement mirror and blacking plate for less? I looked on ebay and they are mostly 96 - 2000 and I assume I have a...

Hello All, My 2002 S3 has starting humming from below and I suspect I need a new exhaust. Can anyone give me an idea of how much the standard rear part costs fitted? also where would be a reasonable place to get it done? - I dont like Audi... Thanks Brian

Hello Cambell, Yes I am very pleased with the car. One other thing I did at the same time was replace the seal around the beesting roof antena. My seal was looking horrible and cracking so I followed the other thread on here and bought one of those base seals of ebay for £3 from seller...

YEAR AND VEHICLE MODEL: 2001 S3 DETAILS OF RUST FOUND: Very slight Bubbling on passenger roof rail TIME TO WARRANTY CLAIM FROM FIRST NOTICING IT: 1 weeks HOW LONG YOU HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME: 17 months DEALER APPROACHED: Reading Audi OUTCOME (APPROVED, REFUSED)...

Hello All, Reading audi took three weeks just about to fix my car. I had the bumpers and tail gate done at the same time and by the time audi finished repairing the rust on both sides of the roof they had repainted the whole car minus one door. The car really does look like new now and I'm...

Hello, It took them just under 3 weeks so I wouldnt worry too much. Thanks brian

Hello All. I got my S3 back this morning from Reading Audi. It turns out they took the weather strips off the roof and both sides were rusting although only one side was visible. So they painted the roof and blended the rear quarters in also. I also had the bonnet and bumpers done and it...

Well Reading Audi have had my S3 for coming up to 3 weeks now and all this time I've been driving a chevy kalos (not good) I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'll report on how it looks. I have had the bumpers painted as well so fingers crossed for a mint finish. cheers Brian

Hello, thanks Fran, yes I thought £100 per panel was good value too. The reality is that me spending £500 on paintwork wont actually add any value to the car and in terms of resale I suspect will do very little. My car is in superb condition for a 2001 car, it just has some very subtle marks...

Hello Chaps, I went along to the approved repairer this week (reading accident repairs) and they told me that they were only going to spray the side with visible rust on the roof and then blend in the rear quarter. they also said that if I wanted any additional panels painted they were £100...

Hello, Thanks for the reply. The reason I ask is because I have a little parking dent in my rear wheel arch and I was wondering if they might fix that as part of the blending. Also I have a really scruffy plastic insert on my rear bumper, I was thinking of having my rear bumper painted and...

Hello All I am thinking of replacing the rear plastic trim insert in the rear bumper of my 2001 S3. I think the part is 8L98073417DL and about £60. I'm wondering how hard it will be to get the old one off without damaging the painted section of the bumper? thanks for any advice Brian

Hello All, I got my 2001 S3 rusty roof work approved by reading audi. Can anyone who has had the work done advise if there are any logical extra pannels that I could have painted at extra cost that make sense? Do they just spray the roof and rear panels? I thought someone on the thread was...

My 2001 has a bubble of rust on the bit of trim on the bootlid (not the bootlid itself) if you look at the bootlid there is a section of trim that sits over the rear bootlock. It seems this section on the facelift cars rusts. Speaking with Audi the chap said he had seen this before but it never...

I took my S3 to reading audi last week and the guy from the associated body shop seemed happy that it was a warranty job. I got a call today saying that I needed to go back since they had lost the camera images they took. I suspect that Audi UK have told them to go back and measure the paint...

Hello All, Mine is a 2001 and I noticed the rust this week. I probably clean the car twice a week so it can only have bubbled up this week or so. I'm taking it to reading audi this morning. Will let you know. Cheers Brian

Thanks for the replies. Is the trim part easy to remove? it's just I expect I'll need to get it repainted. thanks Brian