Hi ladies and gents,

Just saying 'Hello'... picked up my shiny new black A3 Sportback this morning... I'm sure I won't regret it!

 

Best wishes,  JohnO

Welcome to the forum John :) 

You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

We'd love to see a pic of your shiny new a3 too! ;) 

Cheers

Steve 

Thank you for the warm welcome, Steve... now, how do I put a picture on here?  I'd like to do it direct from my iPhone, but the 'profile' and 'my attachments' bits dont seem to want to play!

 

John

Welcome to the forums

Nice friendly atmosphere here with plenty of Audi owners to help where they can 

Paul

Hi all. I’m new to the forum.

I collected my new A3 Black Edition in November and I’m absolutely loving it so far. 

Here’s a pic...

2 hours ago, neilg2483 said:

Hi all. I’m new to the forum.

I collected my new A3 Black Edition in November and I’m absolutely loving it so far. 

Here’s a pic...

Welcome to the forum Neil, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Nice looking a3 you have there :) 

Cheers

Steve

Nice to see another soon to be rare 3 door!

5 minutes ago, Royleblue said:

Nice to see another soon to be rare 3 door!

Agreed, Phil :) 

Beautiful car. Good luck.

Thanks Paul 😊

Are they official Audi wind deflectors? I like them. Thinking about getting them? Do they impact on the closing of the windows in any way? Thanks.

Yep, they’re official Audi wind deflectors. I’ve always liked the look of them too. 

I’ll be honest, they do slightly interfere with the closing if the windows (only on the driver side for me). Once i’ve closed my window, I need to give the button another pull and the window moves about another 5mm until it’s fully seated, otherwise I get a really annoying rattle from the window.

It’s still watertight without me doing that, but the rattle is very irritating.  I’m planning on buying some silicon spray for the window seals, which i’m hoping will solve it.

That said though, it’s a small issue that I’m prepared to live with. I love to drive with my window slightly open, and the deflectors are great for keeping the rain out.

 

Sounds like the anti-trap feature might be kicking in preventing the window from closing fully. The silicone spray should help reduce the resistance.

I thought that too, but doesn’t the window open again when the anti-trap activates?

Hello nice car!

Mines 3dr too!

Steve

Hi Steve,

Thanks mate. I do love the 3 door. I got mine in November, so it’s one of the last of the breeds for 3 doors :-(