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    HELP!!! NIGHTMARE!!! Trying to upgrade from 288mm to 312 discs....major problems

    Eddie was quick to send out the new carriers, no extra charge, while I stil had the old carriers...so they are honest, and they will sort it out, I have confidence in that...but just a bit frustrated going to my garage twice now, having them get the car up and wheels off, and the carriers not...
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    HELP!!! NIGHTMARE!!! Trying to upgrade from 288mm to 312 discs....major problems

    Cheers Dave, you're a great help. I think you are right...I am buying this set up in black. The seller is certain they will fit a 2009 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 140 CR 8PA Sportback... Brake Pad Set, disc brake BOSCH - 0 986 424 797 for your car lowest prices - Brakes - Disc brakes - Front brake pads...
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    HELP!!! NIGHTMARE!!! Trying to upgrade from 288mm to 312 discs....major problems

    Here are some other angles of what I think are the 312mm, the larger ones stamped with 740 in the previous pics. cheers Dave
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    HELP!!! NIGHTMARE!!! Trying to upgrade from 288mm to 312 discs....major problems

    Hi, I have a 2009 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 140 CR 8PA CBAB....I finally found the carriers I need, they are ATE, and they are 312, I believe they are from a 2009 170 CR version of my car which comes stock with the 312mm (I was first sent the ones stamped 801 in the pics, which are the exact same as on...
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    DPF delete and remap questions

    on an audi a3 2009 there is a bolt cover over the dpf....I watched my mechanic bolt it back over where the dpf used to be....again, take care of your engine, use a cleaner and v-power, and go to a proper place like revo or evo to get a removal regen, and your local garage could a toss if the dpf...
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    DPF delete and remap questions

    Also, do realise you can't see the DPF unless you pull parts off, and really have to look...all you local garage is going to care about is does it pass the smoke test, and if you take care of your engine and injectors....
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    DPF delete and remap questions

    so.....you fit a cat and do a regen...its just fine, and you can't 'look' and see if the DPF is removed...all you need to do is pass the smoke test...and if you get a good dpf removal regen, even without a new cat, you're fine...use good diesel fuel injector cleaner and use v-power...
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    DPF delete and remap questions

    why do pre-DPF pass MOT all the time?
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    Bilstein B6 Shock Absorbers

    HI, Have a 2009 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 140 CR BPA CBAB (remapped, DPF removed/regen) and I want to know if I only buy one set, it better to have the front or rear? How much of a difference is it to add both front and rear? Or must I add front and rear? And what sort of labour cost are we talking...
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    Code on 312mm 2009 Audi A3 170PS CR 8PA CBAB Caliper Carriers....

    yeah, sorry, sometimes I put caliper when I mean carrier, I know I can use my OEM carriers...I just nee the discs, pads and carriers, but I want to make sure the code on the 2009 170 CS carriers is 740 before the numptys at Nirro send them out...I don't want to get the WRONG carriers again..and...
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    DPF delete and remap questions

    Just had a remap/DPF removal/regen through evolution via Automak in Edinburgh on a 2009 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 140PS CR 8PA CBAB. The car is a new car, and without a doubt the DPF removal is the way to go, I also popped in a Green cotton air filter...Graham at Automak let me look under the car, and...
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    Code on 312mm 2009 Audi A3 170PS CR 8PA CBAB Caliper Carriers....

    Hi, Nirro Ltd sent me, after I made it CLEAR I needed 312mm carriers to upgrade the 288mm discs on a 2009 Audi A3 140PS CR 8PA CBAB...The code on the ones they sent me had 801...the ones on the car also had 801...I believe to bloke I spoke to at Nirro said the code on the Carriers he thinks are...