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6 hours ago, Blainy246 said:

Personally id go for yellow calipers set it rite off..look real sharp not that it doesnt already..👍 new to the club n hoping to get inspired for mine

I considered a few different colours for callipers, yellow being one of them, but I always knew I wanted the car to have a stealth look, so I stayed with black.

I’ve since had rear light tints and a black badge pack too.

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 :-(

Thanks Adam,

I nearly went for a sportback actually, purely for practical reasons, but always liked the 3 door more, for the same reason as you.

I ordered my car after going to one of Audi’s VIP weekends and they were offering a £3500 deposit contribution, as opposed to £1900 on the sportback, so it made it an easy decision in the end...and I could justify the cost for Black Edition trim 😂.

Now I’m not opposed to red calipers, in fact I think they look amazing on the right car. The one thing that stops me is that all the ‘Audi snobs’ out there will think I’m trying to imitate an S3. A3 and proud is my stance.

Cheers mate, glad you approve 😊. I nearly bought an A3 about 18 months ago, but then I discovered the Black Edition was coming out, so decided to wait (as frustrating as it was).

Here’s a few shots in a different light. The colour is Nano Grey in case you we’re wondering. The wheels are powder coated in satin black, so they’re more of a matt finish than gloss.

Hi,

Selling as I bought these as replacements, but have since had my wheels blacked out.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132490800728

I’ve taken the plunge and gone for black wheels! I’m super happy with it!! 😊

Cheers Steve :-)

I fell in love with that colour as soon as I saw it. I’m due to get the wheels blacked out this week too. It should look something like this...

Here’s my A3 Black Edition in Nano Grey which I collected in November :-)

It’s my very first Audi and I absolutely love it!!

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

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.

Thanks Paul 😊

Yep. I ordered mine in September and they confirmed then that it was probably my last chance to get a 3 door.

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...