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  1. petewon

    Poor MPGs

    Well Ive owned the car (2.0fsi n/a) for about 4 months now and Ive seen it drop from 40 to 32 MPG over long journeys. Im thinking it may be to do with the colder weather but not sure that it would effect it this much. Ive checked air filter and that seems ok. Ive been trying to find the MAF in...
  2. petewon

    To ABT or not ABT???

    Well my ABT singleframe grill eventualy turned up but in the 4 weeks Ive waited for it to arrive Ive been having second thoughts. What do you guys reckon, should I fit it or just leave it standard? Theres some pics here down the right hand side of the page. Please bear in mind mine...
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    A3 Roof rack part Number. 3 Door

    Im looking for a roof rack for my 2003 8P. Ive found one with the part number 8P0071126 but dont know if it will fit my car. Anyone got any ideas? Cheers. :)
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    Crazy cop

    A nice bit of overzealous policing here. A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest last Friday. Brett Darrow, 20, no stranger to unconventional encounters with police, caught a St. George Police Sergeant James...
  5. petewon

    Bodyshops Newcastle/Gateshead area

    Im looking for somewhere in the Newcastle/Gateshead area that will paint a spoiler for me. Anyone recommend somewhere, except C&B as their canny pricey. Cheers :)
  6. petewon

    Rear bumper removal

    Anyone know how to remove the rear bumper on a 3 door 8P? Ive removed the 2 bolts in the boot, the 2 bolts under the light clusters, the 3 bolts in the wheel arches and the 2 bolts in the bottom of the bumper. Ive had a look at elaswin and thats all it mentions, it feels like its being held...
  7. petewon

    Anyone know what these alloys are?

    Didnt know where to put this. Anyone know what alloys these are? Cheers.
  8. petewon

    A3 spoiler

    Anyone know if the sportback spoiler (8P9071640) will fit a 3 door 8P? Cheers :thumbsup:
  9. petewon

    Leeeaaaak!!!

    Well I just got an 8P A3 last week and whilst driving today the coolant light came on. Popped the bonnet and the coolant had dropped quite a bit since I checked it before buying it. Anyways, looking back through the history I noticed the previous owner had it back to Audi over a suspected...
  10. petewon

    Rattle

    Well Ive got a rattle coming from somewhere beneath/behind the drivers seat. What i think may have happened is, someone has kicked a stone down the airvent just behind the drivers seat. Anyone know if that would be possible or where the airvent attaches to and how to get to it? Cheers :thumbsup:
  11. petewon

    Anyone fitted Votex skirts??

    Right, just bought a set of Votex skirts for my A3 8P, Ive been looking throught the fitting kit and instructions and theres some transparent stickers that the manual refers to as "front adhesive part" & "rear adhesive part". Any idea what they are for? The manual states "adhere the adhesive...
  12. petewon

    Font bumper

    Anyone know if the 8P facelift front bumper will fit the prefacelift 8P model? Cheers.
  13. petewon

    Depreciation, RX8

    Well Ive been looking for months at something to replace my A4, Im currently between A3 2.0FSI and 1 series (breadvan) I also have been today to look at an RX8 although totaly different to the other two I quite like it. The price was £12.5k, 2004, 18k on the clock, the RRP on this is about 20k...
  14. petewon

    8 pin ISO

    Anyone know where I can get one of those blue 8 pin mini ISO plugs and pins in the UK? Ive seen them on ebay for £6 inc post but there must be somewhere cheaper than that. Any ideas?
  15. petewon

    japanese tetris, well funny

    http://www.glumbert.com/media/japtetris
  16. petewon

    Still not running properly

    Well its still not running as it should. Ive changed coilpaks, plugs, MAF, air filter. Starting to look towards a boost leak or possibly a faulty diverter valve. Can anyone tell me where the diverter valve is in a B6 A4 1.8T engine and if theres any way to determine if its shot by visual...
  17. petewon

    Changer broke???

    Well I went to chage from FM to a CD today and my multichanger seems to have broke. When I put the disk cassete in it loads through the six disks but I cant get anything to play. The headunit just comes up with CDC01 track 1 00.00. If I try to change to disk 2 it just jumps back to CDC01 track 1...
  18. petewon

    whats this sensor/valve?

    Ive got a B6 A4 1.8T, theres 2 sensors bolted to the bottom of the intake minafold anone know what they are? Just Ive noticed some oil leaaking from one of them. Performance seems abit lacking of late, thinking it may be the N75. Any ideas? Cheers.
  19. petewon

    Rollerskating Saudi Styleeee

    Check these mentalists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ks7mxI5Xs
  20. petewon

    Car feels rattley/wobbly

    Ive noticed recently my B6 A4 Quattys been feeling bit rattley lately, just not as smooth as it used to be suspension wise. I had it in for an MOT last week and it passed no problems but the mechainc said that the anti roll-bar busing/bolt was loose and would need replacing. Anyone know if this...