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    Headlight Bulbs for A3 8P 1.9

    Have you any recommendations on any specific brand/model? worth a shot to see what difference it makes!
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    Headlight Bulbs for A3 8P 1.9

    Is 100w road legal though? and would i need to make modifications to use these in mine?
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    Headlight Bulbs for A3 8P 1.9

    has anyone fitted these 5500k bulbs to their car? https://emtuning.co.uk/product/h7-fitment-5500k any feedback on how good they are? I've currently got the Philips X-treme Vision +100% () & for the most part i've been pretty happy but would like something that possibly throws the beam further in...
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    Deleted EGR not blanked with a plate

    A while back ago i had my dpf removed, an egr bypass cooler pipe fitted (egr cooler was leaking) & my egr deleted & a stage 1 remap on my 2009 1.9 (BLS 105). At the time my car was running like crap and the above solved all the issues for me. Recently after having had the oil changed i...
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    Opinions on possible damage to car

    thought i'd come back to post the outcome of this saga, apologies for the late update just been crazy busy at work! I had a local mechanic come out to inspect it & £70 later the job was done.......before this though he had tried it on with the missus to say ok lets do this, i'll take your BMW...
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    Opinions on possible damage to car

    Hi guys, thank you all very much for your input, I appreciate it! So armed with your guys replies and that of a trusted mechanic the story has changed from a cracked block to a BENT BLOCK!!!! ‍♂️ even I know that’s a load of toss! So I called his bluff and asked him to bend a piece of concrete...
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    Opinions on possible damage to car

    Hi guys, was hoping to get some opinions on damage done to a car by the missus. We went to see a Mercedes CLK 320 V6 2002 model, fella told Missus take it for a test drive I’ll chat to your fella while you’re gone. She went on some country road and went over a bridge at speed which happens to...
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    Shocks & Springs advice please

    @Nessy did you finish fitting the front end of your car? If you did how is the car handling now? @JimS3 i read a post somewhere about a passat arb fitting an a3, but there wasn't any feedback as to how the car handled after the installation, will have to try and find some threads on vag arbs...
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    Shocks & Springs advice please

    yes, i am going for the B4's & the eibach pro kit, i was just thinking with the price of that H&R at such a steal i could buy and hold on to it & if not needed then i could always flog it off again, if needed then i got myself a bargain, just don't know about the xenon lights thing
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    Shocks & Springs advice please

    thanks for all the input fellas, much appreciated. I've been looking at the ARB & came across an absolute steal of a deal but i need help figuring out something. The ARB is the H&R 26MM FRONT & 22MM REAR which normally goes for £300 plus, the shop has the last one at clearance for £120 BUT...
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    Shocks & Springs advice please

    hey all, i'm considering getting new shocks and springs for my car, the handling on my car is *****, i wouldn't dare go round a sharpish corner at 70, it just feels like it's diving everywhere! I've had the car looked over and i was told that they can't see anything to be worried about. I've...
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    anyone heard of ecomax tuning peterborough?

    Hope this is the right place to be asking, has anyone heard of ecomax tuning based in peterborough? I've done a bit of searching but can't seem to find any reviews of this company, only reviews i have found are google reviews and facebook of which i don't trust as one can easily buy reviews...
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    EGR Cooler advice - genuine or aftermarket?

    hey all, was looking for some members advice on buying a new egr cooler, whether to buy genuine audi or aftermarket. According to my mech the EGR cooler changeover flap has seized up, he recommends genuine audi parts and i can understand why but having got a few prices for it it's pretty...
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    A3 8P Clutch & DMF replacement advice

    Just wanted to give a quick shout out to ch1z64 for the recommendation of brembo discs and textar pads!! The combo works amazingly well & even the garage mechanic asked how i came up with the combo because he was so impressed with the stopping!
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    A3 8P Clutch & DMF replacement advice

    i was actually shocked with the quote when i read it , i emailed them again to confirm that they would be using genuine LUK stuff & they said yes, so fingers crossed they aren't pulling a blinder like in my boy racer years with my gti when i requested a luk clutch but then they fitted some dodgy...
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    A3 8P Clutch & DMF replacement advice

    ok great, i've got a quote from a place called mike smith cars in leicester, quick google search on them seems to come up with mscbmw that seem to have a good rep on bmw forums, their quote i think is extremely competitive, genuine luk clutch & dmf, labour & vat coming in at £630. I did ask if...
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    A3 8P Clutch & DMF replacement advice

    Hey all, i've recently bought a 09 Audi A3 1.9 eco, i've noticed that as i press in my clutch there is a rattling noise that comes and goes and i am almost sure that this is the same sound that my previous car used to make and i had to get both the above replaced and the noise went away. I...