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Simon, EGR & DPF Deletes have all sorts of pro's and cons. to be honest, in all the research i have done, i cant come to a consensus on it at the moment myself. Ive been thinking of doing the same thing on my A8 3l tdi. Stage 2 Tune about 340bhp with a tuner i know! Hes not exactly sure what torque figure but its fairly impressive. If cat is still in, you might pass the emmisions tests but not definite! If the EGR isnt there any more and the engine is no longer breathing its own gasses, then surely theres going to be alot less carbon buildup in the engine. Maybe a bit dirtier smoke wise tho. Only way to decide for yourself is to talk to the people that do it and not just a "Why should i do it", but more of a "If i do this, whats the effect? Whats the alternatives" kinda conversation. Im still on the fence but seriously starting to sway towards a decision! Heres a couple of sites i have been reading thru for info https://www.dieseldoctor.ca/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-an-egr-delete https://www.a5oc.com/threads/egr-delete-keep-dpf.179378/#:~:text=It shouldn't cause any,fuel ratios at low load. https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/dpf-egr-delete-worth-it.518108/ https://essextuningltd.co.uk/egr-delete-advantages https://www.parkmuffler.com/blog/diesel-delete-kits-dpf-def-egr/ https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056872619/dpf-egr-removal-advantages-disadvantages https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/159455/ I could go on giving links all day, but its fairly pointless cause anyone can google as well as i can. Have a chat with the tuner that your considering, have a read about it and decide for yourself.

hard to say without hearing it myself but it does sound a bit like my own. on full lock it sounds like a tyre scrubbing on the inside of the plastic arch, but when i get under the car and have the steering on full lock, there isnt any rubbing. ive been told by different people that its normal, but i was also told by an "expert" thats a problem you dont want to ignore. (having said that this same guy has been trying to get me to sell him the car).

Can you accurately describe the noise or better still get a recording of it? Can you estimate where its coming from? Are your wheels standard or have you put larger wheels on? is it possible on full lock that the front wheels are rubbing on the arch liners or is the wheel rubbing on the strut?

Hey guys. Thinking of installing a set of adjustable suspenion links to adjust the height slightly. Does anyone know how much the height of the car would be adjusted with a 10mm shortening of the links? Im just trying to get an idea of roughly what amount to adjust the links before i put them in. if the internet is to be believed a 7mm adjustment translates to about a 20mm change in height of the car? Is there any draw back to using the adjustable links over using say VCDS to adjust the height? I did look at some of the module available like the CETE module but not sure its worth the expense of these! is adjusting the height going to put pressure on the shocks or does the height matter with them?

Great job on the write up. It reads very well! How have you found this since installation? does it allow consistent streaming from a mobile via the standard 3G MMI? Interested in getting some way to stream from either my Samsung or Iphone, not overly bothered by Android auto or Apple car play, but really want to stream audio books or music on longer journeys!

It almost looks like a faulty connection... like you need to disconnect the camera and clean the connectors and reconnect it. What method of MMI reset did you use?

Where in Ireland are you? Theres a couple of places i could recommend depending on your location.

A quick google search or Wheel Fitment search on the internet will give you alot of information. Most of it, isnt worth your time reading. But over my 42 years and 36 of them being around cars. I have found that there is plenty of information out there that will help. But you need to know where to look. As far as i am told by a tyre fitter here in town, "you can get 22" wheels on an A5, but it depends on the suspension setup and the width of the wheels". "Your very likely to get rubbing issues and overstress the wheel bearings and bushes on the car but it can be done" "It depends on the Engine, the model and the year" Ill refrain from asking the follow up questions that he put to me in regards to 22" wheels on a "Smaller car". Bare in mind, I drive an A8 and he nearly chewed my face off when i asked him for a price for tyres for 21" wheels...... He went on to say about pickups having wheels that size etc. (Hes a good bloke, ya just have to know how to handle the grumpy sod) Being honest and having had all different types of wheels on all different types of cars over the years, I wouldnt be advising going any bigger than 255/30R20 on the car if you want any kind of longevity out of the wheels or your spine. The roads are not freshly laid nor are the potholes forgiving to any wheel on less than a 25/30 profile tyre (Thats just my opinion)

Whilst not wanting to stand on anyones toes or question anyones knowlege. I do find it odd that the Cruise control would be dismissed when towing. I used to travel with another friend when towing caravans and his A6 would have had cruise control on whilst towing. Having said that i dont know if it was a factory fit or retro fit tow bar to be honest. And when searching for information reference another friends Skoda and the same issue, theres alot of information to do with people having issues with adaptive cruise control when towing! Intermittent loss of use but not complete loss! I wouldnt be the most knowledgable in these matters but i do find it interesting that they would deem it necessary to restrict the use of a feature which is most helpful in everyday driving and in maintaining the correct speed, just because your towing a trailer or caravan.

Hi and welcome. Im not fortunate enough to have the auto main beam option on my car (my cars too old), but i have it on my Wifes Seat Alhambra. I find it great when it works properly. but sometimes find that it dips the lights and then wont put the mains back on for ages. Or it doesnt dip them soon enough! Im not sure if the Audi system would be the same (tho both are VAG Group and probably share parts and sensors) but if it wasnt an expensive upgrade, Id definitely be putting it in

As i used to say on other forums i ran a good few years ago. Sometimes you have to lead by example. If you want more responses, you have to post more on other peoples threads and not just your own. I know that sounds a bit like tit for tat kinda thinking, but what i mean by it. If theres more interaction on the site in general and more discussion around mods, fixes, upgrades and so on. you will have a higher % a chance that someone is going to see a topic that they can answer. I happen to be at a computer most days so i can access forum whenever. But theres things i wouldnt know the first thing about! So ill refrain unless i have read about it or seen it posted elsewhere before.

thats a beautiful car. Should sell handy enough! sorry to hear you had issues with a pair of chancers....... you should have reported them for it too tho. Problem is, cop wont do anything! Given the chance id be taking it off ya but not the right timing

Jason, Thanks for the help mate. I have to get time to get at it and sort it. thanks again

Id agree with MSTV. Getting a list of what was on the car when it was bought would be an advantage. Then get someone with VCDS to have a look at the car and see what they can enable. Im not great with Vcds myself but i dont think it would allow you to enable software that the hardware isnt there to support.

Wheres it showing? Is it showing a location or just a blank screen?