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    Paint

    I'm looking to get a few chips, scratches and scrapes sorted out on my Mauritius blue Avant Sline. There's two or three stone chips in the bonnet that show the primer beneath. A scuff to the lower front corner of the bumper, a couple of vertical scuffs to the back corner and a few scratches here...
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    Replacement key needed

    I'm looking to replace a lost key and remote fob (I still have one) for my B8 A4. I'm in the Kent/London/Essex/Cambridge areas regularly and willing to travel a little, can anyone supply, cut and code a new switchblade remote or recommend anyone who can? Thanks.
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    2.0tfsi (BGB) R.I.P

    So... My rough idle till warmed up that I'd have no luck tracking down the cause of has turned into a dead engine, oil light, even though I caught it quick and got to the hard shoulder, turned into a seized engine. As you can imagine I'm somewhat gutted. Have made a few initial enquiries about a...
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    Cam position sensor

    In another post I've described some problems I'm having with rough idle, it's been suggested that cam position sensor may be the root of it, so I'm considering giving it a punt if it's not a tough/expensive part to fit. I've had a look around what I can but I can't find the position of this...
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    Haggling for an A5

    I've done a little searching around and found plenty of threads about how people go about getting a discount on purchase of a new car from a dealer, but not so much on how much people are finding they can knock the price of an approved used down. I'm considering an A5, Sline, Auto, 3.0tdi...
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    Registration versus VIN

    Is it usual for a cars VIN to be ahead of their registered year? ie: My car registration is RY05___, not a private plate - its the one that came with the car when first registered as far as I know (I'm the third owner) Its VIN is WAUZZZ8E06_______ The online VIN checks tell me my car is an O6...
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    Idle misfire

    For a while my 2.0tfsi q avant has been running a little lumpy on idle, once you get your foot down and moving its good, and once it warms up it'll idle ok. Then it's started getting a little worse, wasn't throwing any codes but the other day while running I got the engine light and it...
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    Door card wiring

    I know there are various posts about adding puddle and handle lights to a B7 but I have a slight variation on that theme that I'd like advice about. I got hold of a set of door cards with the full ambient lighting in them, they're grey and my interior is black so I knew I'd need to transplant...
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    DRL wiring

    Does anyone know of an ignition switched (or better 'on when the engines running') 12v line suitable for switching DRLs under the bonnet? I'm trying to avoid running a wire through the firewall for it. Thanks, Iain.
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    Check my logic/sanity...

    I've been considering upgrading my non-Bose B7 A4 Avant, want to stick with the stock head unit (my local specialist just couldn't understand the desire to keep the stock look). So I'm thinking I 'just' need to: Run power from the battery through the ecu box to the boot. Run a front pre-out...