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Hi All, Trying to find a gearbox for an A3 1.6 sport. There's a few on ebay. Are there any better gearboxes that could be used instead? One off a 1.8T for example? Can they be interchanged or are they different? Many thanks, Paul

Hi All, So my 1.8t sport failed the MOT. Looks like the previous owner has hacked away at the subframe. I've picked u a replacement on ebay and am going to replace wishbones at the same time. Does the subframe support the engine on this car or can I safely remove it without engine support...

Hi All, So today I finally got around to removing my passenger dash airbag in order to fit the replacement I ordered a while ago. I forgot that the plug was missing on the main loom because it broke and now I don't know what colour wires on the loom go to which colours on the airbag! ****...

Hi All, My air conditioning has never worked since buying this 1.8t sport (1999). I've been reading as many forum posts as I can find and managed to find that the smaller of my 2 cooling fans was seized. I replaced it yesterday in the hope that the AC would start working but no cold air at...

I may be doing a clutch change on an 8L 1.6 on Saturday. I can't find any guides on doing this online. Done a few clutches on other cars in the past. Does anyone have a guide they can point me to or able to explain the process on the A3 here? Anything particular to the A3 that would make this...

Hi all, I will need to swap my instrument cluster out at some point. The LCD is ******** and I think I've damaged the speedo from trying to repair the LCD. It sounds like I'll either need to invest in some specialist cables and software or just pay someone to do it. I've read a bit about...

I have an airbag light I need to clear - I've been reading up on the probable cause of the faults which doesn't sound too difficult. I bought a cheapo cable - Yeah, sorry, it's been talked about to death on here, and have been trying to use VCDS lite but I get communication errors. No big...

So, today I thought I'd try and fix my dodgy LCD in the instrument cluster. I was following a guide I found on the interwebs but I only got as far as removing the speedo needle before realising I could get to the LCD without removing the dials. Pulling all the needles off is a horrible idea...

Hello all, I've just picked up a 1999 A3 1.8T sport and am loving it so far. I used to drive a Volvo 480 Turbo before moving to a little Fiat Seicento to save some money but after a quick test drive, I have the turbo bug again so had to buy it and the Fiat is getting dumped! I'm working my way...