What have you done to your A3 (8p) this week

Noisy alternator pulley

Noticed this annoying noise on Idle , at first thought it may have been Duel Mass Flywheel but after taking the off the belt that drives the alternator the noise disappeared.

So decided it was the alternator pulley at fault , the clutch in the pulley was worn

I ended up taking the alternator out and changed pulley and got the alternator checked over, all good .

Took me a few hours, bit fiddly but jacked engine up after removing fuel filter housing , coolant bottle and engine mount and squeezed through the gap
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Eren S3 said:
Uh oh. Not cheap I suspect :( did it just stop working?
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Just over £200 for a new one. Yep just stopped working, i retrofitted them nearly 4 years ago, both were brand new at the time.
 
Fixed aircon issue. New g65 sensor and regas and it's good as new.
Also welded mounts for the 100th time on a rusty milltek downpipe.
 
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After having Nigel NHN sort out a few wiring gremlins last week including rear wiper not working I’ve now fitted a more up to date arm from A3 8v much prefer how it looks


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That looks nice mate how much for the arm. Did you have the dredded motor issue
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After having Nigel NHN sort out a few wiring gremlins last week including rear wiper not working I’ve now fitted a more up to date arm from A3 8v much prefer how it looks


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leonwilliams said:
Wiper Arm 8V39554071P9 24.81
Wiper Blade 8V3955425 6.51
Wiper arm cap/cover 4G9955205 5.09
Jet 8v3955985

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Aftermarket version is available for less than £10 on eBay. Just reuse your existing jet.
 
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Dan2.0TFSI said:
I want, lol. What's the quality like?

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cant fault the quality. the clutch and brake pedal are molded exactly the same as the original rubber versions, and the throttle pedal slides over the original pedal, then you bend the tabs over on one side. when you look down at your feet theyre really classy.
 
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It always amazes me how something like those can be made so cheaply overseas, presumably at a profit.
They look OEM.
 
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I very nearly pulled the trigger on a genuine set. Couldn't face spending the money for something I'm gonna stamp all over. Plus the car is only worth about as much as a set of genuine pedals!

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Daveyonthemove said:
It always amazes me how something like those can be made so cheaply overseas, presumably at a profit.
They look OEM.
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child labour most likely

i bought some exhaust tips a couple months back, fit and look exactly the same as the genuine audi ones which cost £60 odd. i paid £12. need to take a photo of them
 
Dan2.0TFSI said:
I very nearly pulled the trigger on a genuine set. Couldn't face spending the money for something I'm gonna stamp all over. Plus the car is only worth about as much as a set of genuine pedals!

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MT-Fuel-...709520&hash=item5d7bc4d73c:g:5iAAAOSwmoVarNAm
even cheaper on ebay.

i wouldnt pay £50+ for the genuines personally, but for under a tenner for the same look/materials, its worth a punt. only took about 3mins to fit.
 
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samisnake said:
child labour most likely

i bought some exhaust tips a couple months back, fit and look exactly the same as the genuine audi ones which cost £60 odd. i paid £12. need to take a photo of them
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How easy is it to take off the exhaust tips, if at all? I have a 2.0T and the tips are filthy dark and beyond recovery. Can’t seem to see if they actually come off?
 
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How easy is it to take off the exhaust tips, if at all? I have a 2.0T and the tips are filthy dark and beyond recovery. Can’t seem to see if they actually come off?
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the principle would be the same as that video. the tips are held on by clips on the inside.
thats to say yours are tips though, they might be welded to the backbox?
have you tried autosol
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cleaned up the tips on my old brera nicely
 
Ordered a set of Bilstein B14s, my drivers side shock is knackered so time for a cheeky upgrade


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Fitted front roof light with ambient and map lights. I need to get the map LEDs. @t8ups seems to MIA so not sure when that will happen!

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Fitted front roof light with ambient and map lights. I need to get the map LEDs. @t8ups seems to MIA so not sure when that will happen!

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You do know there is a phone number you can phone him on and that way you can get a hold off him
 
Upgraded 2010 RNSE disc to 2016 version, adds 7digit postcode at long last

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Not sure if it’s gen cos can’t match the disc image on google and the part number suffix CM seems like Central Europe but it has UK which is all I care about and works so who cares if it ain’t any good I’ll put the oem disc back in


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Upgraded 2010 RNSE disc to 2016 version, adds 7digit postcode at long last

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Not sure if it’s gen cos can’t match the disc image on google and the part number suffix CM seems like Central Europe but it has UK which is all I care about and works so who cares if it ain’t any good I’ll put the oem disc back in


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Excellent now all you need to do is test it out and if it works then brill
 
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I’ll check to see if it throws any codes on vcds but I doubt it


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To be honest i think it will be fine , i bought a 2018 ( i think and that works ok ) so far had about 6mths
 
Gave car a shampoo and clean then added new plates frony n rear
 

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Today I had the Aircon cleaned and re-gassed by Formula One auto centres.
The Aircon worked ok, but the GF said she could taste it when it was on (I never noticed it) and it made her feel a bit rough, so I booked it in anyway.
No faults reported but the air is now a few degree's colder, so it was worth doing.
If you go online and book both together (there is an option on their page) it can be done for £69.
If you then redeem AIRCON5 you will get a further £5 off.
If you use a cashback website you could get a further discount.

Cleaned and re-gassed in under an hour for £64. Not bad.
 
Daveyonthemove said:
Today I had the Aircon cleaned and re-gassed by Formula One auto centres.
The Aircon worked ok, but the GF said she could taste it when it was on (I never noticed it) and it made her feel a bit rough, so I booked it in anyway.
No faults reported but the air is now a few degree's colder, so it was worth doing.
If you go online and book both together (there is an option on their page) it can be done for £69.
If you then redeem AIRCON5 you will get a further £5 off.
If you use a cashback website you could get a further discount.

Cleaned and re-gassed in under an hour for £64. Not bad.
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More to the point does the GF still taste it .:thumbs up:
 
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