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    Chrome exhaust tip removal

    If like to remove the chrome trims on my A3. from what I gather you twist and tug at the trim until it comes away from the back box. mine are not for budging at all any tips to ease removal?
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    Help with identifying this part ...

    Car is 1012 A3 1.4 tfsi (model 8v) as you can see in my images the hose is deteriorating and id like to replace it before it fails out on the road. right side of engine (from front) Opposite end of hose
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    Any help with this part id please?

    Looking from the front, its on the right hand side of the engine bay. This rubber hose/pipe is starting to deteriorate... so planning preventative maintenance and swapping it out. So that i may order the hose , Does anybody know what the component is please?
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    Not So Awesome GTI

    Applied for a quote to supply and fit plugs to my A3, 1.4 TFSI. After a few days, i received a reply... plugs 4 X NGK PZKER7B8EGS £80.80 PLUS vat = £96.96 LABOUR TO FIT PLUGS £61.68 PLUS VAT = £74.25 I dont have an issue with the labour ... i believe they can be a ******* to fit and...
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    Project Audi 2

    And so it begins again…Has it really been 9 years since my first Project Audi? Hard to believe but 9 years and 52000 miles later... its time for a new project :) Collected my new (to me) car just over a week ago. It’s a very original car, (more on that later) which is good but that does mean...
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    OBD Scanner

    I’m after a basic OBD scanner. Been looking at OBD ELEVEN ANCEL vd700 From what I can gather the OBD Eleven seems to have more function capability though you need to buy “credits” to enable some of the functions. Anybody advise, or alternatives? Thanks.
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    For Sale Pair of A3 MY11 rear lamps, Pristine condition

    Right Hand Drive 8P3 945 095C 8P3 945 096C OEM supplier Magnet Marelli. Mint condition £100 including next day DPD delivery with tracking. (will need signing for on delivery)
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    paint code for 2012 8vchasis

    Can anybody advise the paint code on 2012 8v chasis. colour is black, NONE metallic. thanks in advance.
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    2005, 2.0TDI Sport, 150000K Miles exterior detail ...

    https://youtu.be/ChMgmqKDLmQ?si=5KYgoydQnU5rwBbN
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    Anybody know what these are?

    Had some work done on the A3 (2.0 tdi BKD engine) and afterwords noticed diesel fume odour. Looking inside the engine bay I noticed the two components below looks as though they may have been disturbed or are not attached properly. Any idea what these are? They are positioned by the expansion...
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    letting in water at top of door

    Three door. just had the window regulator changed and noticed the rubber seal at the top of the window frame where it meets with the car body is not a tight fit (it was before) tried trickling water on it and sure enough, water is entering the car. are the window runners for the top part of...
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    How long you owned your daily driven A3 8p?

    As above
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    Fuel temp sensor

    Engine management light is on. Ran a scan which points to the fuel temp sensor. Sure enough, the cable is broken close to where it enters the connector plug. with about 3mm, remaining on one end it looks unlikely I’ll be able to get a wire soldered to it. Is there a work around for this ? Are...
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    8p front wing

    Are the front wings on 3 and 5 door models interchangeable?
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    Dash cam hardwire A3 specific.

    Anybody hardwired a dash cam into their A3? Looking for info cable routing, trim removal etc. Thanks
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    Higher mileage diesels...

    Who has a higher mileage diesel ... over 100k? My BKD engined A3 Has about 128k on the clock, 46k of those by me in the last 6 years. I always do my own servicing with Castrol edge 5w30 and Mann filters. Recently noticed the engine sounds a bit more rattly than it used to. Any suggestions for a...
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    Car pulling to right when accelerating (solved)

    Just posting this in the chance it may help somebody searching!?… I detected the occasional knocking sound from the front end on my 2.0 Diesel but on inspection, with the wheels off the ground, id been unable to find any obvious cause. Rather than blindly and expensively swap out parts (track...
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    Coolant loss

    Just leaving this here incase somebody does a search For over 2 years My BKD engined A3 had intermittent coolant loss ... sometimes it’d go months without needing a top up to expansion tank then i’d have to top up once or twice then ...nothing for months there was no obvious sign of a leak...
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    2010, 1.4 TFSI what do I need to know?

    looking at these, apart from regular A3 issues is there anything I should be wary of?
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    3 door lower “sill” trim piece removal

    anybody know how to remove the “blade”? Trim from the lower rear quarter panel on a 3 door? It’s the strip between the top edge of the sill and bottom edge of quarter panel. Thanks in advance