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A great mod Joe. And a great write up. Did you get anywhere with the main dealer and the ECU update? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Liking those wheels. Good luck with your sale Rhyss. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Reflecting on your 9J x ?18? et52 wheels, I expect you'll hit the suspension strut like smurfworth says. But a simple spacer will push your wheel out away from the strut. This leaves only the wheel arch left to worry about which you can avoid by choosing just the right spacer thickness (to...

For what it's worth, I managed to squeeze a set of 245s onto my 8P in January this year. Tight but no rubbing anywhere at all. Cannot be certain this will work for an S3. Here are the numbers for my stock 2005 A3 (8P) 3.2 Sportback: Original: 225/45 R17 on 7.5J x 17 et56 New: 245/35 R18 on 8J...

Quite tricky to work out in your head. I have used this calculator in the past to great effect. Maybe you'll find it helpful: https://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Am no expert so can never offer you complete certainty. That said, I agree it doesn't look good for your alternator and/or pulley/belt. Before you spend big bucks on it, you might be able to further rule out other electric faults cheaply. A VCDS (or similar) scan can point out some electrical...

Do these electrical problems occur ONLY with the engine running? Or also with key on position #1 WITHOUT engine running? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The range of possibilities is considerable. Try this to get you started: www.obd-codes.com/p2187 If you reset the fault code, does it reoccur?... Best of luck D2W

Hi MattTi Your symptoms and your uncertainties sound very like my own. Very difficult to explain to a garage. Bearable but not pleasant. Makes you almost frightened to drive the thing. Have you read this thread:... http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/index.php?threads/Advice-re-3%2E2-QS-DSG.122319/...

Many thanks to all those contributing to this thread. After four visits to two garages, I googled the phrase "Audi A3 3.2 hesitation" and this thread popped up. It describes our symptoms perfectly: - Hesitation under light/modest acceleration. - Feels like misfire but isn't. - Still...