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Hi guys please forgive me if this has been asked many time I have tried looking if it has but still learning how to navigate the site. I am looking for a honey comb grille for my a4 b8 avant s line will this all I look at say not suitable for s line. Anyone purchased and fitted one? If so please guide me to where you obtained it many thanks in advance and apologies if asked before regards Tim

Strange request but I'm looking for the plastic casings from a pair of b3 80 headlights. Cheers

Yeah it’s all just nuts and bolts at the end of the day!! The actuator only seems to have a threaded nut to set it so I think if I could find the tolerance or measurement online it’s not too tricky. There were no issues with the oil feed and no leaks. Gaskets were all fine except for the one between the manifold and the EGR so I replaced that one. I’m using an Ancel VD700 to read codes etc but it’s not throwing out any codes. As a side note I’ve driven 300 miles today and it’s not happened so it’s one of those intermittent things. I’ll find it at some point I guess!!

First of all I must thank you all for the imput into my Insurance woes. I have now received my new renewal quote from Admiral. It has come in a few pence short of £2k. Which I am more than happy about. So I go on another year driving my fabulous E-Tron GT. Tony

Thank you I will take a little time to learn how to navigate the forum but hope to involve myself more in future

The first picture shows the drain plug, I left the hex to show where it's located in ref to the filler plug in the 2nd picture

Finally got around to draining the gear box oil today. I was expecting it to be low as could see that the last owner had a new driveshaft fitted, but wasn't expecting there to only be 1 litre in there. Car was level and I filled it up using a large syringe 1.5 litres. There must have been some of the old oil left in the gearbox as I read that these take 1.8 litres. Will check it in a few days to make sure its still topped up.

Thank for the video, however, I am disabled and can't remove this myself. I had it costed at well over £500. So the buttons on a 22 year old car at less than £10 v £500 is a no brainer for me. I have seen pictures of vehicles other than Audi's with this fix, but can't seen to find out if it's possible to fit the screws into the roof shell e.g. if it's a cardboard composite or is it fiberglass.

Many thanks, I’ll give it a go 👍

Hi I had the same problem no bass it improved with these settings. Treble Bass Subwoofer all 3 notches up from mid position. Focus All Surround level mid position 3D sound low good luck

Glad you're nearly sorted. Sorry the last bit isn't working.

Check the fuses!

Waxoil won't stop the corrosion. The alloy insert is there to strengthen the rubber suspension seat. It corrodes from the inside. Leave it and you risk the spring breaking. Easier to replace on a 2WD car. On quattro, you can remove lower shock mount. You need a piston jack to extend lower trailing arm down. Worst case scenario, loosen subframe bolt a few turns too. No need to undo the eccentric bolt either.

That's fair enough. This is a forum, so you're going to get different opinions and using roof lining buttons in my opinion is a bodge, but each to their own. Here's the process on a B6 saloon. Good news is rear window doesn't need to come out. Removing front seats would probably help. You also don't need that interior grab handle too, looks like B6 are screwed/bolted in.

I don't want the expense of removing the rear window to get to the roof lining. Nor did I want your opinion on what it might look like. I just needed to know if anyone had done this type of fix previously.

Hi all i have a 1999 80 soft top i drove it for the first time in darkness i put the lights on and the dash didn't light up also the flash is not working but main beam is any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank in advance Sean

Just Checked mine after reading this ,glad I did off side one is rotten

almost got it sorted just cannot access 13 Auto Dist Reg in VCDS the controller is not responding followed these instructions all of it worked but cannot access STG 13 Coding applies to Audi A6 C8 STG 19 > Installation List > "69 - Trailer/Anhänger" - Activate STG 01 > Coding > Byte 5 > Bit 4 "Trailer installed" - Activate STG 09 > Coding > Byte 13 > Bit 4 "Hitch ECU,installed" Activate STG 13 > Coding > Byte 3 > Bit 3 Activate STG 17 > Coding > Byte 14 > Bit 5 "Trailer, YES" Activate STG 46 > Coding > Byte 14 > Bit 6 "Trailer control unit, 0=not installed / 1=installed" Activate STG 6D > Coding > Byte 01 > Bit 7 "Trailer Recognition installed" - Activate STG A5 > Coding > Byte 14 > Bit 1 "FW_AAG,installed" Activate

I’m know I’m quoting the obvious here, but insurance business is based on risk. Their business algorithms are set up to minimise losses based on age of person driving, experience (advanced driving qualifications and protected no claims), job, where they live, the car value and insurance rating (1-50 set by Thatcham), and where it’s deemed high risk, then they set the premiums accordingly or simply refuse insurance. A bit like a casino, the house always wins. Health and travel insurance works on exactly basis. I hope you get a satisfactory outcome Tony, but suspect it will be expensive.

Hello, I cant find them on there but thanks for the heads up, I made sure when i got these they were actually new stock not already a few years old like many have on offer. I Got these for my A8 so thought maybe a popular size to offer to members.

You must be knowledgeable and spanner handy if you have rebuilt turbo. Given the time to remove and the likelihood that it could potentially fail again, I opted for a new unit from https://turbo-diesel.co.uk on my old A4 Allroad. Back to your issue. The actuator can be be tested with a hand held vacuum pump if it holds pressure. Trouble is, it’s pretty specialised to remove actuator and reconfigure. On new units they are set up from factory, so basically plug and play. Did you renew the oil feed line to the turbo? The union nut at the turbo is known to be problematic and can weep if cracked off. In addition, did you renew the gasket to the exhaust? What are you using to read codes? VCDS would be software of choice and I’m sure would log actuator fault if low boost.

Hello Tony, I’m sorry to hear of the sad background news, and can well appreciate your reasons for buying yourself a nice new car, on a why-not basis. At this age, it’s not unusual for the current insurers to come up with more reasonable quotes than comparison sites, so let’s hope for better news. I guess you are inputting the low annual mileage of 3k-? Please let us know how you get on Tony, and/or if you think we can offer any further advice on this. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Probably not my business, but a quick search brought up Tyres.net at £330 pair delivered, so perhaps a collection price of £300 maybe rather optimistic. Although appreciating your logic based on what you paid for them. Regards, Gareth.

Hi all. Really sorry I forgot to post. This is how it went with Audi, Oldham. The technician told me that the diagnostic found no faults and that the issue was that I had deselected intelligent coasting in the MMI. He told me that he activated it again, drove up and down the motorway, and all is well. So…when I went to collect the car, and although I told him that the intelligent coasting mode had been switched off since new, he was adamant that this is what the issue was. Anyway, since being plugged in the diagnostic, and intelligent coasting off again, it’s back to normal !? I think a reset of the ‘brain’ of the car must have been done, but I wasn’t told that. in conclusion, when the electric charge is depleted, it shuts off the petrol engine into regen electric just as it should. The complete opposite to the issue I had, which was that the car never shut off the petrol engine, and instead decided to charge the battery, which resulted in sub 20 mpg for two weeks of driving. Again, sorry for this very late post and that I can’t be more helpful. Andrew

A ticking noise started on my car but it was hit or miss like i’d turn off my car go chill and then when i’d go back the ticking was gone then later on when i’d start up the car the ticking is back and just yesterday while i was driving it was ticking then the ticking went and a steering malfunction light came up so i went and pulled over started up the car again. And saw all driving assists were turned off. If you’ve experienced this please help me cause i’m struggling to diagnose the issue and people have been telling me it’s the steering rack but i’m not sure.