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    S3 8L Double DIN conversion

    Will do. Actually, I have a friend that lives in bstoke but works in Farnham, would that be of help to you? If PM works for you on here PM me to stop diluting this thread :)
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    S3 8L Double DIN conversion

    Farnham, Surrey. Off the top of my head the HVAC was about £80 off eBay and the dual din cage was provided by NHN, at about £100. Out ATM but can double check what the bits cost me when I get back if you want?
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    S3 8L Double DIN conversion

    Guys, I have a brand new double DIN cage assembly available and the correct HVAC unit for it (albeit with beat to hell buttons sadly, took me 9 months just to get this) that I don't need as I never got around to doing the conversion and am selling the car. 8L0 858 005 A - Cage 8L0 820 043L - HVAC
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    Using TPS?

    I use TPS where possible but currently I have to deal with a contact at TPS Tonbridge and get the parts delivered to a friend's house that is in their catchment area, real pain as he is an hour away... I tried TPS Guildford before and they stuck 2 fingers up at me. I wasn't a n00b, knew exactly...
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    2002 S3 8L power loss, stalling, misfiring - Help please

    I had thought of something along the lines of that but hadn't looked at the actual element to decide for myself, makes sense. I will cut a small channel in to the top back ofyour heatshield to let the MAF sit the traditional way up and route the cable through. This is an odd one tbh as the MAF...
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    Heater matrix bypass

    Absolute sods doing that to you at this time of year, that is borderline dangerous imo. From what you have described what the others have said sounds bang on. I had to do it on an old A6 of my mums as it was more hassle than the car was worth to fix it so drove for as long as possible then...
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    Any friendly VAG-COM/ VCDS owners in Guildford or Surrey area?

    I am in Farnham and have VCDS too if needed. Beachbuggy knows about 10 bajillion times more about VCDS than me though of course :).
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Always wanted one is all, well, that and I am 6'7" so not exactly a midget either. I was driving 6.9L old Auto mercs around on private roads by 13/14 (awesome mum!) so developed a taste for big fast barges early on I think. I have done the rice rockets to death (also had a modded mkII MR2 turbo...
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    2002 S3 8L power loss, stalling, misfiring - Help please

    Sorry for the slight derail but I have a MAF-related question on these too. Due to cable tightness going to the MAF, I moved things around yesterday at the same time as modding the wing feed pipe slighty and as it stands, the MAF is upside down, as in the plug is at the bottom, not the top. I...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Duuuuude, there are a number of clickable links in my sig :). The main link doesn't have the newest/best photos but gives you an idea of what has been done to the car and here is a link to some of the more current photos - RS246.com Forum :: The World's #1 Audi R, S and RS Enthusiast Website...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    I was thinking about a modded diff just the other day you know but I am well out of my depth on that. I haven't had custom diff for years. Again, I should be selling the LCR really so shhhh lol.
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Yep, the 6 is a total yawnfest, every time I turn the key I think to myself why on earth am I driving this slow, uncomfortable chunk of crap :yum:. Seriously though, while the LCR is a hoot, in stock form they just aren't nearly quick enough (like the S3 stock, massively run out of puff imo...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Yes I do but in my "defence", I am 35, still don't own my own home, don't have any kids and **** away money like a muppet at the best of times. The idea is to sell the LCR as I bought the S3 to replace it but it grows on me more every time I drive it, that and it sailed through the MOT...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    FMIC in the spring, woman driving it and she almost never uses full throttle, I have VCDS so can go logging if I think it may need to be done before the FMIC is in place and beefier rods are planned at the same time, subject to Mr Badger wanting a crack at the car too at that point :). Let's...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Well, while I haven't driven the car yet, madam has and loves it. Not 1 single negative thing to say at all, all positive. I was expecting her to complain about increased cabin noise etc but nope, all she has said is that the cabin may be slightly noisier on idle and that is it. I have told her...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Nah, I know that results are only as accurate as the rollers that they are put on some can be conservative/liberal with the numbers, but it won't be going on the rollers again until the FMIC/rods/bigger turbo work possibly, get done.
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    Yep I totally agree, rods are on the books for a few months down the road, too much forked out this month so will have to take the gamble. Madam doesn't tend to plant her foot so hopefully that should help with the longevity before getting the rods and possibly a bigger turbo, along with the...
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    S3 at AmD Essex for loving/modding, anything else to add to this list while there?

    AmD have finished fettling the S3 and they (Ben especially) have been absolutely first rate in how they have dealt with me. He has taken so much time to bat across the various in-depth details to me about the S3 work and has always done his very best to accomodate me changing the posts etc...
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    Help please :( Passenger window not going the whole way up!!

    I had this with the one we just bought, caught it during the test drive. With precise timing after pressing the up button, careful jiggling and a bit of patience I got the window back up. had that fixed before picking the car up. You have got no choice other than to persuade it up while...
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    Floor mats

    Sorry, I meant to take more snaps. These are close up, which won't be flattering but you get the idea: