I went with a westfalia Detachable tow bar. No fitting problems at all. Its the OEM German Towbar that Audi fit although Audi UK wont fit it. I Pf Jones'd it!! :)
I've not had time to go to the tip..............So I've still got it.
It wont be around for long. So if you want it then you'd better arrange a pick up sharpish. Give me a PM
Needs painting and the primer colour isn't matt black, more of a dark grey. The one on your car would be painted too.
The trim cost less than a ton and painting by Audi was £140. I went to an Audi Approved bodyshop (the same bodyshop Audi was going to use to paint it) and they said £120 but...
Cost of a new OEM one must be around £90. Painted another £100 (by Audi Specialist)
If you have need of a Brilliant Red rear diffuser in good nick and you live nearby or might be passing one night then your quids in.
Weigh up the fuel cost and see if its worth the drive.
I would be willing to...
I am using a Skirt with hatch now (for a tow bar) and I have no more use for my S3 Skirt/Spoiler/Bumper/diffuser trim thingymajig whatyacallit.
Dont forget that this is just the lower part of the trim so it is only suitable for attaching to two-part bumpers type A3/S3's bodywork. If you only...
I did it for my S3 2008 8P
http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a3-s3-sportback-8p-chassis/159264-s3-3dr-towbar-audi-spoiler-hatch-2008-model.html?highlight=towbar
Do you know (or any theory) why a LHD S3 EU is type approved and the RHD UK isn't? Or is it just that it wasn't factory fitted?
Are there any RHD countries that have S3's type approved for that country?
Also whats the type approval law. If Swatch was stopped and they saw his EU tow weight...
If the LHD S3 is approved (which it must be) and Swatch got pulled up then if he proved the LHD is passed as towable then he might be able to argue that point. Are there any LHD 8P S3 drivers on here? I'd like to know the LHD tow weights info.
I got a new spoiler with hatch painted up when I got a towbar fitted.
I went to an Audi Approved Paint shop and gave them the proper Audi colour code. The chap then said he'll have to check what shade it was and came back with different swatches of the same color code to match up with my car...
If you want the Audi Spoiler with hatch then thats what you have to fit. They dont do the normal S3 spoiler with a hatch. Even the westfalia website states that you have to order the spoiler with hatch if you want to fit the towbar. If you want to try modifying the S3 spoiler to put a hatch in...
I just want it for a the cycle carrier. I'm not the shortest bloke on earth but I hate sticking an MTB onto a roof rack. And I'm not gonna use a bike carrier hanging off the back of the hatch and have it scuff my car up.
The portilo can carry 3 bikes and folds compactly to fit in my...
I'm not towing anything. I wanted a cycle carrier that I could lock and I didn't want a roof rack.
The thing that puzzles me is that on Audi's own computer system, A LHD 3dr S3 is allowed a towbar and the spoiler with hatch as an option and the option is a westfalia towbar and also the...
Yes it can be done and I bought the spoiler with hatch from Audi
PF Jones fitted a detachable westfalia Towbar to my 2008 3dr S3 yesterday.
Before
New Audi Spoiler with Hatch
Westfalia Detachable Towbar
Spoiler with hatch from Audi
Spoiler painted to match
Towbar fitted...
Before
New Audi Spoiler with Hatch
Westfalia Detachable Towbar
Spoiler with hatch from Audi
Spoiler painted to match
Towbar fitted today by PF Jones in Sunny Manchester
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