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  1. Platty

    Rear Tie Bars

    Not Audi ones......These are what I have on the rear of the MINI. One of my lower arms snapped a couple of weeks ago....... I was ****** lucky in that it only happed 50yrds from my house on the way home from work. I drive nearly 60miles a day on bumpy, windy B roads......I'm not known for...
  2. Platty

    S3 8L Double DIN conversion

    I'm just going down the same road swapping a single DIN to a double DIN on a facelift A3. I've bought an A4 adaptor face plate which will require some fettling to shoehorn in. The AC controller I'll need to change, but I'll first see if the sides can be trimmed to match the curve where the...
  3. Platty

    A3(8L) 1.9TDI Quattro rear subframe sawp

    Thanks Tuffty, I'll go with an S3 item in that case. Jojo, there's more rust than subframe! I'll be fitting new brakes/discs and swapping out bushes anyway. It'll be easier to do it all on a bench then just swap the lot over.
  4. Platty

    A3(8L) 1.9TDI Quattro rear subframe sawp

    Anyone able to offer advice?
  5. Platty

    99 s3 wheel alignment issues

    I had the same issue with my MINI. I ended up finding a company with a Hunter alignment machine who had no problems with the height issues I was having. No good to you where I took it as i'm the other end of the country, but it's a Hunter machine you need to ask for when ringing round :thumbsup:
  6. Platty

    A3(8L) 1.9TDI Quattro rear subframe sawp

    After having a look under the car a couple of weeks ago I noticed the rear subframe is rusty. Most probably an MOT failure so I'm looking into swapping the whole thing out. Having seen a few S3 subframes going on eBay, does anyone know if they are compatible? I assume the control arms are...
  7. Platty

    New member

    Hi All, I'm Mark from Gatwick area. I bought my first Audi a few weeks back, it's an A3 1.9TDI Quattro. Bought to become my daily driver as I was putting too many miles on my MINI. There's a few issues I'll be addressing aesthetically, other than that a good service and possibly a remap as...