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    Four month service interval!

    Evening all, I own a 2012 2.0 TDi (140) BE A3, first registered in February 2012; bought the vehicle in January 2013 and I immediately had the car serviced by my local Audi main dealer on 19/02/14 (18856 miles) and asked the car be placed on the LongLife Service schedule. Just less than 12...
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    MPG on a 1.9, 2.0, 1.6 TDI

    I'm getting about 48mph (mixture between of roads and journey length) from my two year old 2.0 TDi; I calculate the mph figures myself and wouldn't necessarily trust the DIS for an accurate indication. Expecting a slightly better return as the weather warms up. Dave
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    RNS-E 2013/14 Maps Discs

    Welcome to the forum. The part number for the latest 2014 version is 8P0060884BQ. It comprises of two disks: DVD 1/2 - Western Europe and DVD 2/2 Eastern Europe. Will cost about £200.00 from Audi! Dave
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    Retrofitting an AMI to 2012 MY A3

    P1040786_zps66891c4e.jpg Photo by J0hnst0n00 | Photobucket Evening All, I have a 2012 BE and am (still) thinking of retrofitting an AMI in the glove box. As per the attached picture the airbag switch is on the right of the ‘box; has anyone retrofitted an AMI, or have a factory fitted unit...
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    Disc locked in RNSE

    Bez101 did you get my pm? Dave
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    Disc locked in RNSE

    Thanks bez101, whereabouts are you based? I will be in Sheffield city centre between 3 and 6 tomoz. Dave
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    Disc locked in RNSE

    Thanks for your replies so far: @udi A3 – thanks for the offer ninjakid - I thought it was a case of enabling the eject button and then replacing the 2012 disc with the newer version; does the new disk also have to be coded? bez101 – I have pm’d you Dave
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    Disc locked in RNSE

    I have a 2012 sat nav disc that appears to be ‘locked’ in the CD slot of my RNSE mk II; I have just upgraded to a newer sat nav disc and now need to remove the existing disc. Can the disc be ejected without VCDS (I know it probably defeats the object) or a making a trip to the main dealers...
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    A3/S3 Photos Thread

    Hi pole_to_pole, Looks good in the sunshine; if we ever have anymore I will give mine a good going over. Used to have a 1.9TDie Sport too (Sportback) in phantom black, before the car we have now, a great car that looked really good when polished up. I particularly like the last three...
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    CD Stacker/Changer Replacement iPod/USB For Audi A3 8P

    Hello Shaikly, Is it the Audi Music Interface (AMI) you have for sale? (part number 8P0057785).
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    Glove box

    Thanks Nigel, there's nothing wrong with the one I have; I am thinking of an iPod AMI install in the glovebox and am looking out for a box which already has the hole cut. The glovebox I saw for sale included the CD player but has the airbag switch in the centre. Dave
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    Glove box

    Morning, I want to purchase a replacement glove box for my 2012 A3; the one in the car at the mo has the passenger airbag switch on the right. Would a box with the switch in the centre cause any complications? Dave
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    A3/S3 Photos Thread

    My 2012 BE; 140PS. Purchased in January this year with 17,800 miles on the clock. Some nice factory fitted extras: interior light pack, open sky system, black roof rails, sat nav and the optional colour. Anyone else got one in Deep see blue; pearl effect? I haven't seen another since buying...
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    Pressed plates on my A3

    Evening, Just to be clear; I am merely a customer who has bought plates from Autostyle. I am not connected with the company in any other way! Dave
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    Alloy wheel refurbisher recommendations

    Hello Sam, Did you get your alloy's refurbed? Are you pleased with the results and any photos of before and after? Dave
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    Pressed plates on my A3

    BMW.styling does not appear on my plates: From the listing: BY LAW, THE FOOT OF THE PLATES BEAR OUR NAME AND POST CODE AND BSAU145D IN SMALL LETTERING The name that appears is Autostyle Limited is very unobtrusive. Dave
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    Pressed plates on my A3

    James, I recently also purchased pressed plates from PRESSED METAL EMBOSSED CAR REGISTRATION NUMBER PLATES (REG PLATE) NO GB LOGO | eBay I choose mine with a logo. I can recomend the plates and the supplier. You might also need some plate surrounds if you don't fancy drillin' 'em (or using...
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    Alloy wheel refurbisher recommendations

    Afternoon, Can anyone recommend an alloy wheel refurbisher in the Chesterfield/Sheffield area? The OEM rotor wheels on my 2012 BE s-line could do with a good seeing-to! Thanks. Dave
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    A3 S-line BE service puzzler

    Evening all, Collected our new A3 S-line Black Edition last Wednesday, so are still getting used to it. It is approx. 20 months old and has 18,000 miles on the clock and some nice extras (factory fitted sat nav, black roof bars, panorama sun roof, interior light pack and special paint job; deep...