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I don’t know but I know someone I can ask. It’s possible that you’ll need some coding changes so the car recognises them as part of it. It’s all to do with the various anti theft stuff the6 added to cars to prevent the cars being stolen for their parts. What year & model is it please & I’ll ask. Cheers

Have you tried swapping the bulb for another or new one? It’s a lot easier, so worth trying. Or, take the bulb out, check the solder contacts on the bottom, if their not bright & shiny, clean with a bit of high grade sandpaper or best, a fine emery cloth. If you don’t have any, use a sharp blade or screwdriver tip - gently! The oxide build up can be enough to drop the voltage, although dropping it that much would be unusual. A broken wire woukd give you zero volts. The fact that you have A voltage there inplies a high resistance contact, in in plug/socket or the bulb normally. If it’s the plug/socket then just make & break them a dozen times to scrape the pins. Whatever you do, don’t use wd40, that’ll make things worse in the long run. (It leaves a sticky residue that dirt sticks to & it damages wiring insulation over time. It’s ok to use to c,Dan things, just wash it off afterwards).

Steve, Sorry but life went pear shaped Thursday night, had a panicky daughter ring us at 10pm asking if we could go up (to Leeds) straight away. She’d gone back to hospital with serious concerns over her Newborn son, so we left just before midnight! Arriving about 4:30am. All ok now but it was a very fraught 36 hours. I didn’t have time to think about the wheels, sorry. But I’ll be heading up to Northampton for a weekend at some time soon as well. We can try again then. Dave

Ok, I’ll let you know what time we’re going to be leaving Leeds as soon as I do! Hopefully before that W/E!

Have you tried ‘LLLParts’ online? If you can’t find it in their parts catalogue, it’s worth dropping them an email. (Link is on their website.) they’ve always been very helpful.

Ah, yeah, my wife has the same issue. I’d be coming back south later on the Sunday if that’s any use?

Ah, ok. You can’t get out lunchtime?

Ok, that would work, We don’t have a def plan on times yet but I’d hope to leave around 10am at the latest, it should take about 2.5hrs to get to the North bound services. If around 1230-1300 is ok for you? Can you what’s app or text me so I can call when we’re 30 mins or so away or if anything changes en-route.m 07941 721 168 Lights, EBay, had lots of trouble selling on there before! So I’ve avoided doing it since🤣

Hi Steve, wheels - looks like we’ll be heading up to Leeds on the 17th April (Friday), to see our new grandson, whereabouts are you? Wondering if we could meet en route. Probably use M5, M42, M1. Also, as you may (I’m hoping! 😅) have the contacts, do you know anyone looking for a pair of A6 C7 (2015 car) xenon headlamps? I had matrix Headlamps retro-fitted so the old ones are redundant now. Both in very good condition & sat in boxes just now. I’ve put a for sale notice up on the forums, i put them up at £150 for the pair. (Seen them for £150 upwards each on EBay).

I’ve had matrix headlights retrofitted to my 2015 Allroad, so the old bi-xenon units are up for grabs. I’ve seen these on EBay for upwards of £150 each. But I’ll be happy with £150 for the pair. Could post but haven’t priced it yet. Anyone interested? Cheers folks

I managed it without totally removing the headlining. Apart from anything else, disturbing the airbags can be an issue. I only disturbed the left A pillar trim & that caused an airbag warning light. If you disturb all the curtain air bags too, apart from the risk of setting one off, it’s likely to bring up more faults, that’s assuming you avoid damaging any of them. It makes the job a lot longer too! I put a detailed report of exactly how I did mine further up this thread & managed it over 2 days on my drive. (Sealant needs 24hrs to set & I wanted to test it before putting everything back,) But good luck to anyone that’s still got issues. It can be done at home cheaply with some patience!

No problem.

Ah, that’s quite a way. But, I may be getting up to my sisters in Northampton at some point in the next couple of months, I could bring them with me.

Sorry, no, they came off years ago, just before I sold the car (buyer wanted the 18” wheels). Think that was around 2006 as the timing chains were just starting to rattle, it was a V8, so engine out job, was quoted £6k, so I sold it before it became a real issue.)

There's some on eBay, found them earlier.

There's a pair of old Allroads on Autotrader but niether have the option wheels, which would have helped!

Ah, ok, they were the option wheels for the Allroad instead of the standard 17” 5 spoked wheels if that helps. I’ll try but I need a dry day to move stuff out of the way!

Sadly no, & the wheels are a bit buried just now! I did have, when I took them off to sell but I’ll check.

I’ve had these wheels since I sold my old 2004 Allroad many years ago & now they’re just in the way, so if anyone wants them, they’re available in Weston-super-Mare! they were refurbished after I bought them, I used them as my summer wheels. I know 1 wheel had a chip in the lacquer, but that was it, they’ve been undercover in the garage ever since I Sold the car, So should be pretty much the same. free to collector if no takers I’ll have to scrap them.

Does anyone have op access to a diagram showing the coolant flow around the engine, water pump & radiator please. i want to fit an electric coolant heater. ive fitted one before to other cars but not an Audi A6! cheers folks Dave F

Hi Steve, if you scroll up this thread, there’s a very long account of how I did it (dated Dec 2025), along with a link to the U-tube video I found & followed. i used some ‘JB Weld’ Black silicone adhesive sealant in the wind deflector slot to stop any water getting in & hold the deflector down. (i suspect it’s the deflector distorting very slightly over time that allows the water to start seeping in, that brings dust & dirt & it just gets worse.) There’s also an account from Photon on his repair fir this problem. youll need somewhere dry to do it otherwise the silicone won’t cure or stick to anything. good luck.

I did wonder if the holes where there to make the sunroof cassette a bit lighter, only possible reason I could come up with but its definitely not a clever design!

Glad it’s fixed! Nothing like wet carpets is there!

I bought from the site: ’Satnavmapupdates’ (Sat nav map updates - all one word). the website will explain how to check which MMI software version you’ve got (which is dictated by the hardware fitted) & whether you can just upgrade the software to get car play/android auto. If the answers no, you’ll need hardware upgrades as well & that cost my son around £500 some 4-5 yrs ago in his A6 Avant the actual upgrade is easy via SD card you just plug in. if you order from them, they’ll send you a ‘how to’ guide by email. ive added android auto/car play & updated the maps via this company. Very easy & not expensive (I bought them separately over about 18 months but think its cheaper to buy them together. website is:- https://www.satnavmapupdate.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21012590069&gbraid=0AAAAApdNCKWCqoLqoNqmI1627SYvvo_VJ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo4TKBhDRARIsAGW29bdvX277ezIT8kvSDC2zm6_7Esq6-xrvX7oe8cL-laSsSBKJGmyfkiUaAuc5EALw_wcB

Some did, but I think that’s only the more recent models, back when mine was built (2015), it was only an option, although they fitted the kit but only activated it if that option was purchased. So mine just needed a software update.