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    central locking and alarm leds

    hi everyone. my central locking stopped working so with the great advice off here i replaced the graphite fan wotsit within the c/l pump and the c/l now works again off the fob, button etc etc. but the small alarm leds no longer flash. when i lock the car the indicators and hazard switch...
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    strange mot advisories!

    so I don't come on here so much but do still check bits from time to time. anyway, my recent mot advisories were too odd not to share. rear coilovers are only 2 years old (although paint has come off) I changed the oil at the weekend and when i removing the filter I got it on the ac pipes and...
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    Audi A3 1.8T misfire

    Morning all. I am looking for some guidance. I have a 1.8T AGU. Last night it was driving fine with no problems what so ever and hass been fine for a while now. This morning jumped in (after a very heavy nights rain if that makes a difference) and it appears to be running on 3 cylinders. It...
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    sheared hub nut

    Hi all. The car was feeling odd and i notice the centre cap was missing. The hub nut has sheared the drive shaft stub on the front passenger side. Any ideas? Car is lowered. Audi a3 aug.
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    car starting problems

    Hello all. I have a AGU 1.8T poweres T-reg A3. Problem is the thing won't start. Heres a list of what has happened: Car seemed to struggle to start. very slow turning starter. fired on 3rd or 4th turn until one day it didn't. RAC jump packed it and it was fine for a few weeks. At this time i...
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    window reg problem

    so my window has been having difficulty winding back up recently. it clicks but does nothing. today while fixing a rattle in the door it did the same. tapped the regulator with the screwdriver handle and it worked again. so is it on its way out? is it repairable?
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    two second question...oil filler cap rubber seal

    is it supposed to have a rubber seal? mine hasn't. AGU. cheers.
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    rear windscreen replacement

    so can this be done diy or is this bonded specialist only stuff?
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    custom audi discs

    is it me or are these kinda cool... AUDI A3/S3/TT CUSTOM 312mm FRONT BRAKE DISCS | eBay UK
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    car i fit a bootlid IN my boot

    looking to buy a bootlid. anyone know if i can fit a bootlid INSIDE my boot. its an hour and half journey and has no glass so can't just swap it over or drive up there with no lid on! cheers, Steve
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    another flat tyre

    ***! another one! thats 3 tyres in as many months. I am seriously underimpressed! and just after the wheels have been painted so no doubt they will scratch them as they are reverse fit so clamp onto the outer lip. damn! damn! damn! and breathe...
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    diy wheel refurb

    so i decided lime green needed a changing as was getting sick of people commenting on them. I think with the pink, the green was just too much so have gone satin black.. back on car tomorrow hopefully, but for now heres a before ad after pic.
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    boost dumping

    following a conversation in the pub last night with my mate who has a jap car with atmospheric dv i wanted to check something. any time i go over 0 psi and let off the accelerator i can hear the diverter valve dumping, higher psi, louder the dump. Now he said his will only dump over 5 psi of...
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    surge

    would someone mind explaining what it is, how it feels and what causes it? I' just curious :)
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    grille badge

    morning all. I need some ideas. I have an A3 with a reiger front bumper which takes an S3 grill. Having finally sourced a grill for sensible money i have fitted it and what a difference! I am going to paint the surround black and keep the rings chrome (maybe carbon wrap). anyway, waffling, i...
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    new day...new problem - idle

    this happened in my old car and it sorted itself out so i think it is because the ecu has been out and it needs to get into shape again, but thought i'd ask. rev engine, under load or not and revs drop to 400rpm, straight up to 900rpm, up and down 2 or 3 times then levels and is fine. was...
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    sending my ecu off in post....

    ...to get it mapped by Jason at more-bhp. read lots of good stuff and he is very reputable and for £99 i can't go 'that' far wrong. ecu took about 10min to take out which was great. post tomorrow and it'll be back on friday. before anyone says it, no it won't be tested or rolling roaded but...
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    tt arb same as s3?

    hi all. i have an a3 with driveshaft / arb issues due to over lowering :) i bought a tt arb off ebay and paid the guy last wek. he just emailed me and said he has sold it...muppet. anyway he has offered me an s3 arb. am i right in thinking the s3 arb is same as the r32 so will fit sae way...
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    setting up new headunit help

    so i've got a bose stereo with a cheap and cheerful sony with an autoleads adaptor. worked fine but headunit died so i bought a new one, a kenwood KDC-W7031 (Kenwood KDC-W7031) with ipod interface. problem is the new HU is seriously complex with the ability to adjust speaker types, HPF, LPF, cut...
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    stereo advice please

    evening all. not sure if anyone remembers but a while back i established that i have a bose stereo but front and rear speakers are the standard 4ohm ones for some unknown reason! now the reason i bring this up again is that i have bought an all singing and dancin kenwood headunit so would...