Following my recently deceased A3 ('My first thread detailing this is awating approval 'Slippery When Wet), I am now the owner of a 2.0 TFSI Sline Special Edition. And believe me itâs certainly âspecialâ.
First the NSR rear anti roll bar link arm needed replacing, once that noise was rectified it uncovered a whole manor of other niggling issues. So I booked it in to a garage. It was diagnosed. I approved the repairs and that should have been that. Unfortunately it hasnât been so straight forward.
They misdiagnosed the cause. More work was required. I went in for the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] time to collect after being told it was ready only to find they had not replaced parts I had been charged for. I complained. It was replaced. I went in to collect it for what was hopefully the final time, this time I actually managed to get into the drivers seat! My happiness was short lived though. It turned out they had removed the issue but replaced it with another more sinister one, one that that turned out to be the dreaded steering rack!
So now after 3 and a half weeks a ton of money later the garage still have my car and have now agreed to replace the steering rack FOC which is marvelous. Iâm over the moon, however, I now have a dilemma.
I know what driving on sheet ice and aqua planning feels like, and the standard Audi A3 steering isnât far off that experience, itâs lifeless and provides no feedback. Which got me thinking after reading a few threads in the past that the TT rack is a direct replacement for the Audi A3 one?
So my question to those in the know is will my 56 plate, 07 registered Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Sline Special Edition be able to have an Audi TTâs steering rack (of similar year) directly installed with no issues or added cost? Are there any issues that come with doing this, and if so, what? I am aware the steering ratio is different and therefore requires fewer turns to get to full lock? Other than that though Iâm clueless. Oh and last but not least are the parts any different in price? If itâs getting replaced FOC it makes sense to get one that enhances the car and the drive so long as it doesn't cost a silly amount to have the prefered TT one.
P.S. Sorry for if this has been covered Iâm not too good at finding what I want in search engines.
P.P.S I have to have this discussion with the guys tomorrow so I would really appreciate anyone whoâs in the know to shed some light on the situation ASAP.
Many thanks.
First the NSR rear anti roll bar link arm needed replacing, once that noise was rectified it uncovered a whole manor of other niggling issues. So I booked it in to a garage. It was diagnosed. I approved the repairs and that should have been that. Unfortunately it hasnât been so straight forward.
They misdiagnosed the cause. More work was required. I went in for the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] time to collect after being told it was ready only to find they had not replaced parts I had been charged for. I complained. It was replaced. I went in to collect it for what was hopefully the final time, this time I actually managed to get into the drivers seat! My happiness was short lived though. It turned out they had removed the issue but replaced it with another more sinister one, one that that turned out to be the dreaded steering rack!
So now after 3 and a half weeks a ton of money later the garage still have my car and have now agreed to replace the steering rack FOC which is marvelous. Iâm over the moon, however, I now have a dilemma.
I know what driving on sheet ice and aqua planning feels like, and the standard Audi A3 steering isnât far off that experience, itâs lifeless and provides no feedback. Which got me thinking after reading a few threads in the past that the TT rack is a direct replacement for the Audi A3 one?
So my question to those in the know is will my 56 plate, 07 registered Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Sline Special Edition be able to have an Audi TTâs steering rack (of similar year) directly installed with no issues or added cost? Are there any issues that come with doing this, and if so, what? I am aware the steering ratio is different and therefore requires fewer turns to get to full lock? Other than that though Iâm clueless. Oh and last but not least are the parts any different in price? If itâs getting replaced FOC it makes sense to get one that enhances the car and the drive so long as it doesn't cost a silly amount to have the prefered TT one.
P.S. Sorry for if this has been covered Iâm not too good at finding what I want in search engines.
P.P.S I have to have this discussion with the guys tomorrow so I would really appreciate anyone whoâs in the know to shed some light on the situation ASAP.
Many thanks.
