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Thank you Richard. I very much did have DAB for three years then it just dropped off suddenly in March or April. All of my saved DAB Radio stations still exists in my 'Memory'. The coincidence of me losing my DAB when everyone else did is too great to ignore, but perhaps it IS the DAB antenna ???? So that may be Audi Barnstaple and a large bill then ! Your help is much appreciated, thank you.

No, since they presumably have been on the car for a long time so you would have noticed a noise long ago if they were responsible for it. You said, or at least implied, that the hum began recently, and the only other recent changes you have told us of are the front tyres and a CV joint. Constant velocity joints don't hum, but tyres do, so I have no doubt that one or both of the new front tyres is the cause of the noise. Have you tried my suggestion of fitting the spare wheel as a test?

I'm after a PFL B5 A4/S4 drivers wing, preferably in noggy blue, but will take any colour if the sing is solid with no bad rust issues.

Not too serious, but also not cheap to fix depending on what needs to be renewed.

It's about £1700 Gareth. A considerable sum to lose if I am understanding Riyss properly.

Does anybody know if it is possible to increase the volume of the bleep on the sign based speed reminder. Thank you for your help

Hi I’ve got the exact Same fault on my A4, did you find a fix?

You're welcome, doesn't sound like the battery is at fault. Could it be an issue with the instrument cluster?

This article might help: Either way check near the manifold, cat, or other places along the exhaust or even dpf.

You're welcome. If it is the ballast then this can be changed but might need to be coded in.

You don’t need a tester to inspect the condition of the cables within the flexible harness section Kieran.

Hello Colin, Much has already been said on here about VAG’s current recommendation of not renewing belts until c140K miles, with no age limit. You will see from a search that the forum generally does not hold with that schedule, and suggests sticking with their previous recommendation of change at c75K miles, or 5 years - whichever comes first. The logic will be outlined in the searched threads, but basically boils down to VAG are not in the business to sell dealer time in changing cam belts - but selling new vehicles. If a vehicle’s engine expires due to belt breakage, then they have an opportunity to sell a new vehicle. Worth a search and a read Colin. Please let us know what you decide to do. Regards, Gareth.

Any smell in the car I’d be looking at ant-bacterial treatment on air conditioning. You can get similar smell from screen wash reservoir if not using correct additive. If it’s from the car under load, next thing to check would be catalytic converters.

No, never tried it. Cheapest VCDS package is £225 for 3 VIN licence, plus an old laptop. Works on all VAG cars, so Audi, VW, Skoda, etc. Very useful for this procedure. Remember and hook up battery on trickle charge when swapping out discs and pads. You can use it for fuel pump priming, clearing DTCs, fault finding, etc.

Does that mean you were not given the service history by Audi when you purchased it?

Only it it is any good, and you won't know that unless you get it tested, in which case you might as well get the fitted battery tested. Let me emphasise that simple voltage readings from a multimeter will not tell you if the battery is in good condition. A battery can show over 12 volts and yet have internal faults that can interfere with the delicate electronics of the car causing a variety of seemingly unrelated symptoms, one of those symptoms being a lack of error codes on low quality OBD readers. Until you get the battery tested we can not eliminate it as the cause of the starting problem.

Hello thanks for the advice the ccm ending in a K is only up to 2002 the saloon I have is a 2001 I have found a ccm online identical part numbers so I must get that ordered and now I must try and salvage a few of my connectors instead of having to rewire in all new ones I was thinking of trying to split the case of my own ccm and salvage it but when I got to the inside I can firmly say it is long gone unfortunately hahaha

Never did come back. Might be worth trying a PM if no response.

Glad to hear the problem is solved and that you don't need yet another starter motor.

There will be a means of adjusting the intensity of the instrument panel lights - are you sure this hasn’t been set to minimum? Do you have both dip and main beam lights? When you say ‘flash’ do you mean the headlamp flasher doesn’t work? Regards, Gareth.

I doubt it Richard. Any significant modification usually invalidates the warranty, whether it is related to the problem or not. For your sake I'd be glad to be proved wrong.

PRICE: £150 ono AUDI A6 C7 17" INCH ALLOY WHEELS & 225/55/17 TYRES. GENUINE SET OF 4 MANUFACTURE PART CODE: 4G0601025BH THESE ARE THE 10-SPOKE STYLE AND ARE A STANDARD FIT ON THE AUDI A6 C7. MAY FIT A6/A4/A5/ETC AND MAYBE OTHERS BUT PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THEY FIT YOUR VEHICLE CODES OFF THE BACK OF THE WHEELS: - 8Jx17H2. - ET39 - 4G0601025BH - REG 002454 - AU053 K1 - AlSi7Mg - MADE IN AUSTRIA - AA3 WHEELS ARE IN PRETTY NICE CONDITION. ONE WHEEL HAS SOME MINOR GRAZING ON TWO OF THE SPOKE AND A SMALL CHIP ON 2 OF THE OTHER SPOKES, ANOTHER WHEEL HAS A MINOR MARK ON THE OUTER EDGE, THE OTHER 2 LOOK PRETTY CLEAN. MAY BE OTHER AGE RELATED MARKS HERE OR THERE BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MENTION. COME WITH 225/55/17 TYRES. ALL MATCHING TYRES - TWO TYRES HAVE AROUND 4-5MM TREAD REMAINING - TWO TYRES HAVE AROUND 3-4MM TREAD REMAINING HOWEVER HAVE SOME WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGE, SUSPECT THESE WERE FRONTS AND THE TRACKING WAS OUT. (ALL TYRES LOOK TO HAVE LEGAL TREAD SO COULD BE DRIVEN AWAY ON) ALL TYRES HOLDING AIR PERFECTLY. **CENTRE CAPS ARE NOT INCLUDED** NO CRACKS, CANNOT SEE ANY FLATSPOTS OT BUCKLES. CANNOT SEE ANY PREVIOUS WELDS. I'VE TAKEN THESE IN PART EXCHANGE BUT I HAVE NO USE FOR THESE SO SELLING THEM IN. I WOULD CONSIDER A PART/EXCHANGE WITH YOUR OLD ALLOY WHEELS, I AM LOOKING FOR A SET OF A3 18 INCH (7.5J) WHEELS/RIMS WITHOUT TYRES PREFERABLY. CASH ON COLLECTION IS PREFERRED PLEASE. If you want delivery, this will be via courier and will cost you £55. PRICE NEGOTIABLE, TRY ME IF INTERESTED.

Try LLL Parts website David.

Oh wow, great stuff Tony 😊 sorry I've not arranged shows this year. Since my Audi is off the road and my mate Jack emigrated with his TT I've lost the heart to organise the stands.