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If you read through the above thread, (see my long my post on 24th March) it covers that, same fix as all the other holes in the wind deflectors seal trough. it worked, I also left the roof covered to stop any rain getting in (small tarpaulin tied to roof rails and under wiper arms) for 24hrs to allow the mastic to dry thoroughly too. there are numerous threads both here & on U-tube covering the subject. good luck

Hmm, been following this thread with interest, in a previous life I was a naval engineer, so I’m very aware of just how corrosive salt water can be, even over a short time and of course vented discs have an ‘inside’ that you can’t see, that’s corroding away merrily that close to the sea. ceramic discs will stop it all. Coated discs, as Charles said, if it’s just a surface treatment, it clearly won’t survive as a surface very long and will then allow the swept surface of the disc to corrode, but, as it’s the swept area, there’ll still be the nasty grinding noises when you 1st use the brakes. the coating, assuming it covers 100% of the entire disc (inside & out), would still stop those areas corroding but at a much lower cost. depends how much the grinding gets on your nerves. be interesting to see how you get on if you go for the coated discs, I’m fairly close to the coast (7 miles) but it’s not too bad here for salt spray etc, we get some, but only in high winds & storms.

I’ve used ‘LLLparts’ before, theyve been very helpful, even when I couldn’t find the parts in the catalogue. So if you can’t see what you want in there I’m sure if you send them an enquiry, they’ll be able to give you both the part numbers and the ‘exploded’ diagrams.

Searching for wheels for your model year A6 c5, it looks like they would have an offset of 43 (ET43). But that still doesn’t tell us if the twin spokes would fit!

Not sure what the offset is for standard wheels for either the 2wd model or the All-road, mine came with 18” but the ride was rough, so I bought these, I believe they were an option on purchase.

If you add your car to EBay, it’ll tell you if they’ll fit straight on but I don’t think they will.

Steve, found this Ad on EBay, it has the size & offset details. (7.5J x 17 - ET 25) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225783472013?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8xMc12cKTTW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=QsBH-A3FQcm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Hi Steve, No tyres, just the wheels, as to spacers, not sure at all. They might just go straight on. Someone else on here may know more, there’s also a few wheel upgrade sites that can calculate the clearance for a given set of wheels on specific cars. i had some photos, but can’t find them, possibly deleted. I’ll have another look as they’re currently covered by a load of cardboard at the bottom of pile of various car related bits that’s accumulated over the years, a bit awkward to get at, if I can get at them, I’ll get photos and details of size & offset.

Hi Steve, No tyres, just the wheels, as to spacers, not sure at all. They might just go straight on. Someone else on here may know more, there’s also a few wheel upgrade sites that can calculate the clearance for a given set of wheels on specific cars. i had some photos, but can’t find them, possibly deleted. I’ll have another look as they’re currently covered by a load of cardboard at the bottom of pile of various car related bits that’s accumulated over the years, a bit awkward to get at, if I can get at them, I’ll get photos and details of size & offset.

Hi folks, Ive still got a set of 4 OEM 17” Double spoke Alloys from my previous 2004 Allroad sat in my garage taking up space. they’re in almost perfect condition with only 1 wheel picking up a stone chip. (I’d had them refurbished a few months before I sold the car - timing chan started rattling, on the V8, that’s a £6k engine out job!) Can’t recall the offset but I think it’s different to the standard C5. FREE to collector- BS22 9QJ may be able to transport to various mid to southern England places or close as I get around a bit paddling.

The videos pretty good for releasing the coil springs and the plastic hinge arm. but it doesn’t show removal of the 2 leaf springs. the end of those (front, but you can’t see it, it’s underneath the moulding) has a small locating hole in it, push that end down slightly to release it and you should then be able to slide the spring forwards to release the back end and lift it out. I used a small screwdriver to push down with and a small pair of long nose pliers to pick it out.

I used a small flat blade screwdriver to help ease one end out then just gently lifted the seal free inch by inch by hand being careful to keep the deflector as straight as possible and not bend the seal (it appears to be metal reinforced), suspect if it gets deformed, it won’t fit correctly.

Hi Andrew, I ran a 2004 V8 Allroad for 4/5 years and had similar issues with the styling of the more recent versions. i ended up with a 2015 version. However, the diesel V6 engines mine came with have a few issues that can crop up if they don’t get the proper servicing, turned out mine hadn’t, all fixed now but at a cost (cam chains, suspected service/ heavy foot issues from previous owners) design issue with a coolant leak in the V, which is another costly adventure. But, I love the car, very comfortable and having been effectively commuting to my mums 144 miles away in all conditions since last October, started travelling at 65 instead of 70-75 and found the fuel economy to be crazy, been seeing 49-50 mpg out of it. However, as Gareth said, if your current Allroad, (must admit, I loved my old Allroad, drove it through 2’ floods & a foot of snow at times, no hassle at all, did everything I could have asked) , still does everything you want it to do, then why change it, trade in or even private sale isn’t likely to get you much after so long. In my case, as my wife drives a yaris hybrid which is used mostly for work, so is getting wrecked and is far too small for me get vaguely comfortable in even on short trips, I did think briefly about about swapping mine as it’s not healthy to use it for short trips (DPF) but, nope, love it too much, so I’m looking at a 3rd car for all the local (2-3 short trips a week for shopping, taking the grandkids out, walks etc within 50-60 miles) trips that we do and I’m considering an older EV. I’ve been searching & researching for about 4-6 months, looked at Audi, BMW, Mercedes, even Teslas but the Hyundai Ioniq EV or PHEV (old model, discontinued in 22/23, not the newer Ioniq5 or 6), Kona or Kia Niro are coming out top of my list. (My Audi has a dpf, so lots of short trips can kill it easily), prices are far less than buying new and the efficiency & reliability of Korean cars is among the best, along with 5 & 7 year warranties respectively, so I’m hoping to find a car still within the warranty period too!

Hi folks, Cars a 2015 Allroad btw. A recent trip north early in the day with the sun out showed up a very annoying gap in my sun visors: the sun was just over my right shoulder but with the visor swung round to the side window, it doesn’t reach back far enough to cover the rear of the side window next to my head.so I had the sun in the corner of my eye all the way up to Brum. does any know if any Audi model (possibly the A8?) has ‘extending’ visors? I had a Lexus RX with them, when released from the clip (so they can swing round), you could move the visor along its hinge bar, to reach further back when swung round to the side. Theres also a gap either side of the interior mirror, has anyone else found that an issue, if so, how did you fix it! As I haven’t seen the old ‘Geoff & Tracy’ type sun screen bands for years😄 Cheers all!

Sorry all, should have posted this weeks ago but been busy helping mum, the lift in her flats is busted so she can’t get out! I cleaned the narrow trough the wind deflector seal sits in with cotton buds and glass cleaner (no residue). there are 2 small (about 1 1/2” long) leaf springs (1 either side), that help push the wind deflector up into position when you open the roof, there are 2 holes in the roof cassette under each of them as well, so they got the same treatment. the 2 coil springs (1 each side again), are a bit tricky to remove / replace but a bit of care and patience worked the 2nd time!🤦🏻‍♂️ I managed to drop the sides of the headliner but couldn’t release the front, so I could only reach in underneath for about 8”, I taped up the holes over the 1st 8” from each side of the car in the seal trough from underneath (bit tricky with tight access, best option I found was to use small bits of tape (about 1-2” long) on the end of 2 fingers!), then applied a generous squirt of black silicone adhesive sealant into the bits of the trough I’d taped up, refitted the leaf springs and wind deflector, (I used a couple of bits of wood to tap the seal down into the trough against the pressure of the silicone) and left it for 24hrs before testing with a watering can! make sure the seal sits right down into the trough, as I don’t think there’s much clearance when the roof closes. it’s worked though, no more water getting in. hipe this helps.