Recent content by peter poppleton

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    DEAD DASH !!!

    So today went to remove the clocks for inspection, put the key in and now everything works again !!, what is going on, is this cold related ??
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    i had the battery box out today, cant see any damage / corrosion on the wires, apparently this is a common fault, also other posts i have read are water damage to the CCM in the boot and water damage to the clocks, cant seem to see how the clocks would become water damaged, unless its...
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    can anyone tell me what fuse/connection F powers?
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    ok its official, this car has gremlins, just been out to check the fuses as suggested, all seem in good order, well fuse 8 for instrument cluster anyway, however now i have the warning lights coming on and the car starts and stays running no speedo, no rev counter and no back lights,
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    also is this 1 solid positive rail or are they fuses?, the far right has no positive value at the nut F
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    hi, i had a quick look today, its to cold to start doing to much at the min, the fuses under the bonnet nest to the battery box all seem to be fine, haven't looked at the fuse box in the end of the dash yet, where would the fuse mot likely be?
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    DEAD DASH !!!

    Hi guys, Its been a while since i was last on here, However i now have an issue with my 2012 A3 sport back, a few weeks ago i noticed that the battery was starting to fail, the start up was sluggish and the start stop completely stopped working, so i replaced the battery which was 150 quid...
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    A3 140 SPORT, 2012 NEEDLE SWEEP HOW TO, HELP PLEASE

    This it my a3 as it came from the stealer, apart from the wind deflectors
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    A3 140 SPORT, 2012 NEEDLE SWEEP HOW TO, HELP PLEASE

    also i seen an a3 on ebay who states it had q3 climate controls with white lights instesd of the HORRIBLE red, is this right or can i just change the bulbs in mine as it looks the same
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    A3 140 SPORT, 2012 NEEDLE SWEEP HOW TO, HELP PLEASE

    i do have vagcom and a working interface, am looking to change quite a bit on this car, for the needle sweep, is it possible to retrofit the Sline clocks?
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    A3 140 SPORT, 2012 NEEDLE SWEEP HOW TO, HELP PLEASE

    Hi all, new to this forum, am looking to do a few vagcom mods to my newly bought a3 8p, or at least i think its an 8p, is it possible to to do the needle sweep on these clocks, i dont have long coding helper when i select the code option, also looking to fit power folding mirrors and welcome...
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    Needle sweep mod a3 8v

    hi, i have vagcom registered version , can anyone tell me if the needle sweep on the a3 8p is possible?, thanks, pete