Recent content by MarkS_S3

Yeah I gave up in the end haha. Will stick it into the garage and they can sort it for me!

hey guys, after a bit of help. My 2011 s3 was getting a lot of wheel spin all of a sudden - a scan showed the code 00448 (v181) connector for the haldex clutch pump to be the problem. I've got the car up on Ramps at the moment and can see the haldex control unit with 2 connectors going into the...

They look smart, I need to refurb and don't think I'll be going down the road of diamond cutting as its just too expensive. Out of interest how much can I expect to pay for getting alloys painted? Does the finish last?

Signed. What a ridiculous idea!

Anyone got pics of the diamond cut rotor alloys but fully powder coated? Any colours will do - just looking for some inspiration!

I'm up in Aberdeen

Thanks for all the responses, I'll start searching for someone local who can refurb it. And yes, £700 for one wheel without a tyre! Absolute madness. Puts you off even checking Audi in the first place lol.

So I was washing my car last week and noticed that my front driver alloy has corroded quite badly around the diamond cut rim. Pretty surprised that it's happened so fast as was cleaned about 3 weeks prior and definitely wasn't rough around the edge! Don't have a pic but basically it's corroded...

I bought a small amount of touch up paint off eBay for my car for a couple of stone chips. It came in a little nail varnish bottle but the brush was a bit big for my liking so I'm gonna order up a tiny brush to do the ones on the bonnet. I was happy enough with the couple of bits I touched up on...

My 2011 black edition S3 after a decent detailing session! Had the car for 2 weeks now and still beaming Paint was quite rough considering the age of the car so got clay barred, went over it with poor boys black hole and then a good coat of dodo juice purple haze. Came up really nice! Come...

Awesome looking car bud, will be great with that milltek on!

Just thought I'd upload a few more pics - found some time over the weekend to clean the car properly! Hopefully get another fine day over the next few weeks and get another coat of wax on for winter... So far really enjoying the car, just need to get my hands on an ami lightning cable and the...

The temptation to go and buy a bunch of stuff and start modding is strong! Maybe after Christmas I'll treat myself Yeah I work in oil and gas, I'm involved in subsea tooling for ROVs for a company called Forum Energy. What company do you work for?

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm located up in Aberdeen - quite a few S cars going around up here so sure to be a few peeps on here around my neck of the woods. Unfortunately my wallet took a beating to buy the car in the first place so I don't think I'll be modding it for a wee while!! I can...

Hi all, Just thought I'd say hello as I'm now the owner of a 2011 S3 3dr manual in a rather fetching ocean blue! So far I love it, and I'm sure this forum will be a great place for me to gather any info I might need. Here's a pic of her... I need to give her a bit of a clean before I take any...