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  1. rayh77

    how low on 18s

    Look under the car, check out at what angle the dog legs are at now, (as dont know what suspension your on) you can lower them to your choice, but in my opinion ya can lower them to the point they are flat,.horizontal, as soon as they start pointing upwards (from car to ball joint) you start...
  2. rayh77

    ESP Light always on - ABS pump / control unit issue?

    For the 01435 code, if it's 2001 facelift, check if the brake sensors are on the master cylinder, if so no ABS unit needed just change the sensors, it will be the one nearest the bulk head under the res, but would change both whilst in there, the signal will be low due to falling sensors
  3. rayh77

    Spotters thread for A3/S3 8L chassis

    Merlin purple 2001 S3, 19 OZ Racers,N Wales
  4. rayh77

    Fault Code

    Read up on N75 bypass, worth a read , threads are on forum
  5. rayh77

    vcds purchase

    Alright Pal, Seen your post about having VCDS then registering with RossTech, thinking of doing the same, just wondering if you knew if you can reset the Steering Wheel Alignment with the VCDS light setup you got, i.e. Does it give you access the the Basic setting and recoding...
  6. rayh77

    vcds purchase

    Alright Pal, Seen your post about having VCDS then registering with RossTech, thinking of doing the same, just wondering if you knew if you can reset the Steering Wheel Alignment with the VCDS light setup you got, i.e. Does it give you access the the Basic setting and recoding etc.. Cheers Ray
  7. rayh77

    ESP 4 w ESP Lateral Acceleration Fault

    The readings on mine are changing when moving the wheel, so although it's a long shot, recon prev owner might of changed the sensor but not reset on Vagcom, well that's what am hoping anyway.. if not I'll bite the bullet and buy a new one. Cheers again m8
  8. rayh77

    ESP 4 w ESP Lateral Acceleration Fault

    That meant to say 006 was sound though
  9. rayh77

    ESP 4 w ESP Lateral Acceleration Fault

    Cheers for the replies fellas, S3ben, seen a few on EBay, but recon might have a look inside see if anything's fixable but probs buy a new one, Rupe, cheers for link, need full version of Vagcom which gonna get next couple of days so can try the reset, as when I checked channel 004 the other...
  10. rayh77

    ESP 4 w ESP Lateral Acceleration Fault

    Alright folks, got ESP light on constantly and lateral acceleration fault code (01423) Rears don't seem to be kicking in when losing grip, just fronts spinning, any yodas got any ideas or had same problems ? Any inputs appreciated
  11. rayh77

    Headlight replacement

    nice one thanx very much for your help reckon polishing up is the forward thanx again much appreciated
  12. rayh77

    Headlight replacement

    Sound what you done that with mate? Here are some pics of new and old units so you can see the difference Old unit is round hole and plastic locking circle and casing inside unit is different Old unit
  13. rayh77

    Headlight replacement

    Cheers for the reply m8, was hoping that the headlight would need modifying and not bought the wrong one, llf! Will put a pic up tomoz hopefully of the new and the fitted units, so ya can see the problem, the casing looks different and bulb fitment really different (headlight casing inside the...
  14. rayh77

    Headlight replacement

    Alright Folks, I have recently purchased a replacement Headlight unit (Old one was Foggy) gone to change the headlight but previous owner had fitted a HID kit so the headlight that should fit dont fit ! Could anyone tell me if I need a different Headlight unit or do i need to mod the one I...
  15. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    No worries pal, should of read it properly, thanx again for help mate appreciate it
  16. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    Well I can safely say I've just made my first forum balls up, al read replys properly in future, read Tuffty's reply wrong, llf, cheers Karl, good job none of ya know i got quals in Engineering, would of looked a right muppet , cheers again fellas , appreciated Ray
  17. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    Cheers fella, going through replacing pays atty the mo so will giv ya a holla if need one, thanx again Ray
  18. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    Cheers fo r the advice mate, spend the coin on new recirculating valve instead, the standard DV on her is wet and probs leaking by the looks of it, thanx again Tuffty
  19. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    Nice one , cheers fella, Hitting 0.7,0.8 Max, gonna get meself N75J valve or new N75 not sure yet, only Fault on VAGCOM is lateral speed sensor, so will sort that first, cheers for the reply Ray
  20. rayh77

    Standard Boost for 2001 AMK S3

    New S3 owner here, could someone please tell me what the Standard boost pressure should be of an AMK S3 2001??