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    Stopped by the police!!!

    My most recent pull was in my old Starlet GTT Turbo around august last year, i had renewed the insurance a week before it was due but the police system clearly didn't show this so i got stopped - what i found rather annoying was about 5 seconds before he stopped me a rather annoying BWM decided...
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    Legislation that could ban our sport/modifications

    So at the moment (in the UK) we are: Paying a stupid amount of money for fuel Paying a stupid amount for insurance due to cover not only ourselves but those people who make false claims, not driving with insurance etc Paying for road tax every year which doesn't actually get spent on roads and...
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    Secondary Air Pump Pipe?

    I've done a temp fix with tape and tie wraps and it all feels a lot better, I'm based in Blackpool so Beechbuggy that puts you a bit for travelling to college but thanks for the offer (and i agree they would probably get damaged, jezzy if your nearby id happily collect.
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    Secondary Air Pump Pipe?

    Ive found a massssive hole and crack in the pipe in the centre of the attached picture (the left of the two pipes). Can anyone help me out with a part number so i can order one as there are two corrugated pipes which look similar. Thanks Sorry forgot to mention is S3 8L 2000 APY.
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    Peter Norris Audi Specialist in Clapham - Don't bother!!!

    Funny how high street shops complain they are going under and loosing out to online retailers etc, no wonder really when the price is normally lower, delivery is cheap/free and you don't have to deal with some numpty who is about as much help as a punch in the face, and i paid petrol and parking...
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    Music that could of made you lose your licence

    Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart - Vitalic - My Friend Dario
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    Is there a way to make the wiper arms behave like most other cars?

    Mine did this, the previous owner had the linkage changed as it ceased (due to leaking washer jets) so he got another linkage and removed the existing motor and put the two together in rather a hurry, what he didnt do line the linkage up properly so everytime the motor was turned on it did a...
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    Rear Brake Caliper Question

    Thank you :D
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    Rear Brake Caliper Question

    I need to replace my rear calipers on my 2000 S3 and have found some off a 2002 S3 - will these be a straight swap? Thanks
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    Locking wheel bolts???

    I've never had a good experience of Mcguard locking wheel nuts, the removal key crumbles too easily and a lot of garages windy gun locking wheel nuts on (big pet peeve of mine!) and wreck them. If you are running OEM spec wheels id either get Audi OEM ones or do away with the locking wheel nuts...
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    Petrol drinking

    id get the car scanned and see what (if any) fault codes you get and take it from there.
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    Snow

    Nothing here in blackpool but rain and ice! I want to play!
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    ESP Issue thats Got Me Stumped

    Im hoping someone has come across this before, it all seems to have started because of the cold weather (anything under 3 degrees). My ESP fault light has been on for about 2 months since removing some tape stuck in the dash, having had it diagnosed it was found i had the N247 fault which meant...
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    Indicators playing up - relay?

    I had this as my indicators were intermittent sometimes and only one side of the hazards worked, replaced the hazard switch and all was well. Mines a pre facelift s3 but i did it like this: Drop ashtray (1 screw in the centre) Remove stereo Remove 2 screws from where stereo was pull facia out...
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    Stereo display on DIS

    Brilliant thanks :D Oh and very nice steering wheel btw!
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    Stereo display on DIS

    My 2000 s3 has the concert cassette with changer in the boot, the display on the stereo shows disc and track number but shouldn't this appear on the DIS as well? I do currently have a brake pad warning in yellow displayed on the DIS, would this stop the information showing up. Thanks
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    Display between dials

    My DIS was even worse than S3 CYP's above. Originally i bought the LCD screen from Tektronics ebay shop with the intention of getting a friend to do the job but that didnt work out as we couldnt make the ribbon stick, so i emailed him and asked if he would still do the fitting now we'd possibly...
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    S3 Car Insurance!

    A few insurers who used to be cheap are now whacking their prices up because they can. Before getting my S3 last month i had an Imported Starlet Turbo, was insured with Swinton - £760 for the year which i found perfectly fine (29 years old 9 years no claims, no points, accidents etc) as we were...
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    From Concert Tape Stereo To Cd Player?

    Ive got a 2000 S3 with the concert tape player (4B0035186C) it has bose and a cd changer in the boot but I've got the volume control button problem (plus a slight ringing in my ears after trying my best to fix it). I was thinking about swapping it out for an oem cd player as I've spotted a few...
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    Changing Servo Anyone Done It?

    As an update I've changed all 3 fuses under the bonnet, even waggled around the wiring in the vicinity of the servo, got a surprise when i turned the ignition on to find the ESP light went out, the switch even worked! Then i started the car and the light came back on almost straight away, i then...