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  1. Nigeltdi4life

    Facelift Coilovers help

    Noobie question.... I have a 62 plate A3 8v, 2.0 tdi 3 door s line. I am purchasing coilovers except I am not sure which ones to order. 50mm strut? 55mm strut? Independent rear suspension or multi link rear? So confusing.... Sorry I am not a technical expert when it comes to cars, any help...
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    2.0 tdi 150, 30mph, 4th gear or 5th gear?

    Just curious, what gear do you guys use? I usually use 4th at 30mph but sometimes I use 5th depending on the traffic and the road. Would 5th gear be bad because the revs are so low causing labour? I would use 5th if the traffic is light and I'm able to maintain 35mphish on a flat road. Which is...
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    What do I call this part?

    I let one of my sister's smoke in my car the other night and I really regret it. She burnt the door handle on the passenger side, I only noticed it today after I saw some ash on the handle, I wiped it clean and noticed part of the soft touch plastic rubbery material has been melted! Sorry about...
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    Fix rear diffuser? :(

    Well today I stupidly reversed into some metal railings that were completely in my blindspot and low down out of my vision :( Can I fix it? Or do I need to replace the whole thing? It doesn't bother me too much because it's such small damage but I'm OCD when it comes to these things lol I'm...
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    Does anyone else suffer from bird poo?

    I'm sick of all this bird poo landing on my car. Its been going on for 6 days straight now. Everyday without fail when I leave home for work I spot bird **** on my car and all over the driveway. Today was the worst, I spent the bank holiday cleaning my car and then I decided to open the windows...
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    how to remove grill?

    I want to plastidip my chrome surround on the grill. Is there an easier way of doing it or do i have to remove the grill completely? I've done it before on my old 8p A3 but this grill is way more intricate. Sent from my ALE-L21 using Tapatalk
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    Cold engine, driving up hill, bad?

    Well everyday when i go to work i start my car (2.0 tdi 150), reverse out the driveway, drive about 150metres out of my street and then turn left onto this hill which is quite steep, about a 30-40degree incline and 250-300metres long. How bad is it to rev my cold engine up this hill? Am i...
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    Does the facelift A3 2.0 TDI have more torque or is it the same?

    I have a late 2012 A3 2.0 TDI 150 s-line. I'm just curious does the new facelift version (different headlights, rear diffuser etc) have more torque? Am i correct in saying my model has 320nm? Or is it 340nm? I'm getting different figures from various sources, I'm getting confused [emoji30]...
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    Help? Rear window wiper blade.

    How do i remove and replace the rear window wiper blade? I know noobie question but I'm scared of breaking something. Do i have to remove the whole arm or something? Sent from my ALE-L21 using Tapatalk
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    Help with tiny stone chip?

    What should i do? Touch up pen? Or take her to a bodyshop? Stonechip on lower drivers door and one behind the rear drivers side passenger window. Considering a touch up pen but im scared of making a mess of it. Any advice is much appreciated fellow Audi men. [emoji1] Sent from my ALE-L21...