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Hankook the other wheels , like I said I had a blowout and that tyre was the only one available at that time .
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RoadX - sounds like Chinese best, and personally I wouldn’t opt for that and another unknown brand on the front axle. What brands and remaining tread do you have on the back ones?
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Checked my advice then Keiran?
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You'll need a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. Could be an issue with the ballast
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The hazards switch doesn't seem to be playing up at all i had someone come out and test with a multi meter they proved that the light unit and bulb holder is fine it just isnt getting the power to it he suggested it might be the power moduler but I cant find which one it is
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To add to Gareth's advice, on older audi models if the hazard switch fails or starts to fail it can cause the I dictators to play up. If that's the case the cure is a new hazard switch
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Mine has been fine for some weeks now, I did have issues caused by my dashcam. That may not be relevant to an A3 though as it depends where the radio aerial is located, on a Q3 it is in the rear window glass. On a Q3 the Update Station List option is at the top of the main station listing screen on each waveband, it is NOT on the Memory list screen.
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Does anyone know what this fault is? thanks
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How long have you had the car? Your issue sounds like something completely different to what all experienced. Check you dab antenna, wherever that might be on A3?
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My initial thoughts on the noise was that it had something to do with the outer cv joint that was changed as it started within 2 weeks of the job being done , but I have never heard of a bearing or humming noise from a cv joint . It was too much of a coincidence in my mind , but I suppose coincidences do happen after all . Thanks for all yer replies gang , as always ye were very helpful.
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I'm going to leave it run for a while as there is no play in any of the wheels and if it is a bearing it will only get louder and will know for sure then, it's going for a service in 3 weeks so it would surly be worse by then if its a bearing. And if its only an tire issue I can live with that until new tyres are called for , by the way the tyre i got was a Roadx brand and thats the only one they had in my size 255/35/ r20 at the time . Don't know what they are like for road noise . Thanks
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On older tyres, it's possible to get flat spots, but that's not the case here. You definately want to be running with the same brand on an axle.
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It certainly doesn’t surprise that two different treads on the front would result in varying noises. I personally dislike different brands on the same axle, but can understand your logic in this case. Might be well worth swopping the odd front ones to the back and see if that alters the noise. What brands of tyres do you currently have on the front? Regards, Gareth.
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You could test the idea if you have a spare wheel with a different brand of tyre. Change each wheel in turn to see if the noise disappears. If you don't have a spare wheel then I guess you either have to live with the noise or spend a lot of money on new tyres that match the old ones. Given that I can not hear the hum you mention I can not comment on it, but in my experience bearing noise is very different to tyre noise.
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Hi I actually have got 2 new front tyres in the last month , and unfortunately they are 2 different makes in front (had a blowout and had to get a different tyre in emergency) , could be onto something as the noise is worse on smoother surfaces and not so noticeable on other surfaces . If thats only the case i can live with a slight humming. But to me if definitely sounds like a rubbing noise or bearing noise , is that possible with tyres?
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I can't hear anything untoward, but that's not unusual. Most of the audio recordings sent to the forum supposedly have an odd noise that nobody except the owner can hear. The usual culprit for strange humming noises like you describe is the tyres. Not because they are necessarily defective, but because the tread pattern interacts badly with some road surfaces. Have you changed the tyres recently? Have the roads on your normal routes been resurfaced recently?
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Welcome Kieran and thanks for joining. I take it you have a multimeter and have checked to ensure a good earth on that side, and presumable an absence of 12v -? If so, it would be well worth checking the wiring within the flexible harness section twixt body and tailgate. A favourite location for fractured cables. Regards, Gareth.
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