Thanks for having me on board. Although I'm new on the forums, I'm not new to Audi's. In the past I've owned a 2000 TT 225, 2008 S3 and 2013 A3. I'm an English expat, currently living in Ukraine. After 3 years away, I'm back in the driving seat of another Audi. This time a 2018 Facelift RS3. Over the last 10+ years, I have bought, owned and sold various damaged vehicles. I found that, if you are careful, do your research and get repairs done professionally, it is a cheaper way to own some awesome cars. Almost every car since 2008 has been a damaged/repaired vehicle.
So, needless to say, that is what I have bought now - a damaged RS3. Here in Ukraine, they don't write off vehicles until they really are destroyed. So, I had to turn to Europe for my search. I found this one at a specialist dealer in Germany. Here are a couple of photos, including the damage...
https://ibb.co/CQwk30s
https://ibb.co/fQJxyzt
https://ibb.co/dDq2MPX
It's not a terribly difficult repair. The bulk of it is bolt-on parts, and the airbags have gone off. There is a small dent to the sill in the drivers door aperture, but that should be fairly simple for a bodyshop to repair. I plan to source the parts, get a bodyshop to do the bodywork and paintwork, then I'll rebuild the car.
One thing that I am struggling to find on the internet is a parts catalog for Audi's. I have previously repaired a few BMW's and Minis and always used RealOEM as a source of parts info. Is there anything like that available for Audi's? I've done a Google and found a couple of sites, but they don't have anything so new. Can anyone advise?
Thanks in advance and I look forward to posting progress photos soon!
So, needless to say, that is what I have bought now - a damaged RS3. Here in Ukraine, they don't write off vehicles until they really are destroyed. So, I had to turn to Europe for my search. I found this one at a specialist dealer in Germany. Here are a couple of photos, including the damage...
https://ibb.co/CQwk30s
https://ibb.co/fQJxyzt
https://ibb.co/dDq2MPX
It's not a terribly difficult repair. The bulk of it is bolt-on parts, and the airbags have gone off. There is a small dent to the sill in the drivers door aperture, but that should be fairly simple for a bodyshop to repair. I plan to source the parts, get a bodyshop to do the bodywork and paintwork, then I'll rebuild the car.
One thing that I am struggling to find on the internet is a parts catalog for Audi's. I have previously repaired a few BMW's and Minis and always used RealOEM as a source of parts info. Is there anything like that available for Audi's? I've done a Google and found a couple of sites, but they don't have anything so new. Can anyone advise?
Thanks in advance and I look forward to posting progress photos soon!