Morning guys,
so about 3 months ago I join the 20v fold and I have to say.......I love it!! I brought an a3 8l 1.8t sport with a gas conversion, mot till dec but no tax. Set me back the princely sum of........£475!
however......she came with 219k on the clock and the plan was/is to get her back to a decent(ish) standard.
Its safe to say at the price I got it for there were some issues that needed sorting:
1. Wheel bearing
2. Sticky starter motor
3. Boot popped open when turning the ignition
4. Broken headlight bracket
5. Front arb bushes need replacing
6. Esp light on all the time (however it does go off if you have a spirited drive on a roundabout!)
probably more but if can't remember them at the mo!
Wheel bearing has now been sorted, the boot issue has been currently sorted by disconnecting the central locking, as this is a bit of a cheap fix it will get looked at properly but has now dropped down the list
Headlights have now been replaced, I know this won't be to everyone's taste but........angel eyes. I visited my local scrappy to find some headlights and that was all they had for an A3, and at £40 for both then I couldn't really say no. I do however want to take them apart and replace the leds used for the angel eyes as they are.......****! Lol
starter will be taken out soon and cleaned up to see if that will rectify that for the short term. Arb bushes will be changed soon, I think they are 21mm as I put a 19mm spanner on the arb and it wasn't big enough.
does anyone have any idea at what the esp light could be, I know that's a pretty open question!
Since doing all this I've taken the car to a local garage just to have a look underneath, and so the list has grown! Lol
7. Ball joint knackered
8. Rocker cover gasket
9. Exhaust has been bodged between the cat and centre section
10. Top mounts will need changing soon
plan is to get these all done and see where I can go from there. Will add some pictures next time round, body work is what you'd expect for an x reg that cost less then £500
Is there anyone local that could scan for any codes for me? I don't mind travelling, might just give me a better idea as to any other faults, which knowing my luck will result in a list as long as my arm lol
will try and keep this updated as I go, might be a bit of a break as I'm mid house move at the moment. Why do these things always happen at once haha.......typical
cheers guys
chris
so about 3 months ago I join the 20v fold and I have to say.......I love it!! I brought an a3 8l 1.8t sport with a gas conversion, mot till dec but no tax. Set me back the princely sum of........£475!
however......she came with 219k on the clock and the plan was/is to get her back to a decent(ish) standard.
Its safe to say at the price I got it for there were some issues that needed sorting:
1. Wheel bearing
2. Sticky starter motor
3. Boot popped open when turning the ignition
4. Broken headlight bracket
5. Front arb bushes need replacing
6. Esp light on all the time (however it does go off if you have a spirited drive on a roundabout!)
probably more but if can't remember them at the mo!
Wheel bearing has now been sorted, the boot issue has been currently sorted by disconnecting the central locking, as this is a bit of a cheap fix it will get looked at properly but has now dropped down the list
Headlights have now been replaced, I know this won't be to everyone's taste but........angel eyes. I visited my local scrappy to find some headlights and that was all they had for an A3, and at £40 for both then I couldn't really say no. I do however want to take them apart and replace the leds used for the angel eyes as they are.......****! Lol
starter will be taken out soon and cleaned up to see if that will rectify that for the short term. Arb bushes will be changed soon, I think they are 21mm as I put a 19mm spanner on the arb and it wasn't big enough.
does anyone have any idea at what the esp light could be, I know that's a pretty open question!
Since doing all this I've taken the car to a local garage just to have a look underneath, and so the list has grown! Lol
7. Ball joint knackered
8. Rocker cover gasket
9. Exhaust has been bodged between the cat and centre section
10. Top mounts will need changing soon
plan is to get these all done and see where I can go from there. Will add some pictures next time round, body work is what you'd expect for an x reg that cost less then £500
Is there anyone local that could scan for any codes for me? I don't mind travelling, might just give me a better idea as to any other faults, which knowing my luck will result in a list as long as my arm lol
will try and keep this updated as I go, might be a bit of a break as I'm mid house move at the moment. Why do these things always happen at once haha.......typical
cheers guys
chris
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