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  1. jimmp

    RNS-E fun in Scotland

    hello team, I'm having some 'issues' with the RNS-E setup in the Allroad. I'm not going to be fluffing it myself. I 'might' go for the main-dealer latest navigation software update, but if that doesn't work, then I'd be £250 in, with a unit that still has issues. Does anyone North of the...
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    C5 BOSE amp- plug & play?

    I've had the offer of a BOSE amp for a C5 Allroad and am wondering if it'll just plug straight in? I know that there are massive differences in speakers and subwoofer anyway, but does the standard non-BOSE setup use an amp? Would this go straight in place of it in the loom..? I know this...
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    Is this the right roof rack for a C5 Allroad ?

    can anyone say, if this version is what will fit the C5 Allroad, please..? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252277399135?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Are the A6 avant and Allroad roofs & rails the same? Thankyou
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    RNS-E reliability?

    can anyone comment on the reliability of the RNS-E system over time? Although my '05 plate Allroad appeared to have navigation, when I asked it to go somewhere it came up with 'disc unreadable'. Even though it is usually is able to show where it is on the map. Tellingly, there is a 2nd nav...
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    traffic reports!? arrgh!?

    And another thing! (sorry- to fill up to forum with spurious small things, but-) the previous owner of this '05 V6 TDI Allroad that I've just picked up has configured the radio to keep coming on with traffic reports. How do you turn this off??! I've got RNS-E, and I've been right through it...
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    DIS and NAV? is it possible??!

    Hello everyone, after a history of A3 (8L)'s, a 3.0 B6 and an W-plate A6 2.8; ALL quattros, I have arrived in Allroad land! Just picked up an '05 V6 TDI yesterday. I've immediately got a question which I don't seem to be able to pull out of the enormous manual- The car has MMI with NAV and...
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    how do I get into the doors on an 8L, 5-door?

    I've got to open the driver's side door on my 5-door 8L quattro as the interior light/alarm are going banana's due to the microswitch in the doorlock. I've got a new lock. I did this job a couple of years ago on my 8L quattro 3-door but the panels ARE NOT the same! There are NO screws at...
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    Will these 16"s fit my '02 TDI quattro??

    Will these crap 16" pre face-lift wheels fit my post face-lift TDI quattro 8L...? My last 51 plate 1.8T quattro had 17"s on and my current TDI quattro has these naff 18" things on that I NEED to get off the car. I know these 16"s are ****, but it's probably the cheapest way back to sensible...
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    8L bootlights; higher wattage festoon lamp alternative?

    Mabey it's just the winter when I'm fooling around in the dark and I think "these lights are p*sh" or mabey it's just they are p*sh. Whilst in my local-generic-automotive-parts-retailer at the weekend trying for some alternative festoon 5W lamps to replace the ones in the boot, I saw 10W ones...
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    TDI engine noise

    Hello team, I'll start straight away by saying that I don't own a B5, I own an 8L. I tried very hard to own a B5 but couldn't find a TDI quattro so I got a facelifted '02 5 door 8L TDI quattro instead. I've got a sound coming from the engine; brought on by the recent cold which isn't so much a...
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    8L empty fuel tank- the gauge lies!!

    Hi team, I'm sure this has been covered before but I thought I'd ask the idiot's question; Is fuel-gauge sender failure a common issue? Last night my fuel light came on so I put in a £10'er. Then it came on again and so I put in a £10'er, then it came on again. Average mpg as shown by DIS at...
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    mpg in DIS; UK or US gallons??

    Does anybody know if the mpg shown in DIS is using UK or US gallons scaling...? Thanks JimP
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    replacement sump; original or pattern-part?

    Hey, I've got to replace the sump in my '02 TDI quattro as it's cracked and I'm pitched between an original from "them" at £119.06 inc vat, or this; AUDI A3 QUATTRO 1.6 1.9 WITH SENSOR HOLE OIL SUMP PAN | eBay UK does anybody have any experience which could sway me either way...? Thanks...
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    can someone tell me if this really has 6 gears??

    2000 AUDI A4 1.8 T Quattro Sport I e-mailed these people about this car and they said it was the six speed version, but it doesn't look like it to me from the pictures! Who on here would know from the look of this thing whether it really is a "sport" and whether it's got a six speed box...
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    B6 sat nav- a sinking feeling; HELP!!

    Hello, I'm just about to come over from 8L to B6 ownership and am just about to sink a deposit on a '52 plate 1.9 TDI quattro. The seller says "factory fitted satnav" but it looks too new to me; a call to Audi to quote the chassis No. reveals the car didn't and could never have come with...
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    can someone do me a favour?; and post the parts pic of a B6 rear diff...

    can somebody help me out here, please... I'm trying to gauge the serviceability of the rear diff on a '52 plate 1.9 TDI quattro. I'm looking at a car with a leak at the back and am trying to establish the replaceability of the seals/or whether the thing is just one complete part...
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    Rear diff drip? Should I worry??

    Well, obviously it's not a good thing! I'm looking at buying a B6 1.9 TDI quattro with 98K on it ('52 plate) and the rear diff appears to have a drip hanging underneath it- as distinct from a "sweat" so to speak. I can't see anything through SEARCH that shows rear diff problems for B6's, has...
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    B6 bodywork corrosion... Common?

    Hiya, just been to see a reasonable '52 plate B6 1.9 TDI Quattro with 98K on it for sale. Everything looks and feels cool until I have a look under the arches; it rusting away under all the arches- stopping just shy of the visible exterior surfaces. Now, the car does aesthetically look...
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    Has anyone on here ever taken their dash clocks apart??!

    Cos I have- about a year ago to install LEDs in the centre cups of the dials to illuminate the needles red. I did this because the "combi unit" as the stealers say was failing to illuminate the red surface mount LEDs which light the needles. As diagnosed by "them"- the Combi unit is broken...
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    Alarm- battery replacement? Anybody done it?

    Hello, I'm getting the 4-beeps on start-up indication from the alarm. Does anybody know how easy it is (I can't see a guide) to replace the battery in the alarm? Is it in the boot as part of the alarm unit on the driver's side? Will I have to get anything recoded? Thanks JimP