Steve Q

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 nice looking A6 👍

On 3/3/2024 at 4:58 PM, wesn said:

Afternoon,

New to the forums so first time posting. Recently bought an A5 2019, and generally content with it. I've noticed today that one of the "trims" (for want of a better word) on the front to the right of the number plate, second trim down has come loose at the side. Will the whole row of "trim" need replacing or is it a case that it'll need some kind of resin or adhesive to put it back into place?

Thanks in advance.

Cheapest option would be to glue it back in place. As I'm sure Audi will want to sell you a new grill. 

12 hours ago, yay 6 said:

My daughter's 2012 A1 was getting rainwater in from behind the glove box. I removed the wiper arms, the plastic scuttle and saw there is a plastic channel which is supposed to drain rainwater away. This channel sits above the air intake for the a/c. The channel is quite narrow and my guess is rainwater can overflow from the sides and then find its way into the a/c blower.

I cut a 12 inch long and 1.5 inch wide strip of hard plastic and taped it under the channel so that any overflow is directed away from the a/c air intake. This was about 6 months ago and she has not had the water ingress problem since.

Glad you got sorted 🙂

On 1/30/2024 at 9:44 PM, Johnby said:

Update; I actually found a better A8 with BOSE fitted and have agreed to buy it.

Retrofitting to a non BOSE car seems like huge cost, a lot off effort, and not a great return.

at least now I can upgrade the BOSE system more easily with straight forward speaker swaps etc.

Thanks for the help and advice all

You're welcome 🙂

8 hours ago, Drahcir said:

My 2021 A4 Allroad is factory fitted with front and rear cameres.

The front for Audi presense and the rear for reversing.

Is there any way to use these two cameras for front and rear dash cams?

Unfortunately not as they don't have that capability. You're easiest option would be to wire dash cams into the cigarette lighter wiring. 

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 sounds like a great collection of cars! 

Hi Dave, have you tried eBay included international sellers? 

I'm assuming you bought it privately in which case there's not much come back. You could try small claims court. Please keep us posted on how you get on. 

11 hours ago, jasonj said:

Hi Gareth , exactly ... " its wot we do ".

Anyway ,  referring to the main body of this post . There may be reasons as to why there have not been any respondents, these being , the title of the post itself 

  ( Disappointing forum -too much trouble to respond ? )  this could , and indeed was perceived  ( by me ) as a direct , negative declaration from the outset .

There are other factors to consider , those being, this vehicle would be driven  by a demographic that would not respond to an aggrieved posting .

Those who did respond to the post , did so in good faith, and those people were criticised and comments taken out of context or misconstrued , misunderstood even .

   All of the contributors along with the Author have raised valid points . The contributors in this post are knowledgeable, dedicated , hard working , experienced people , who offer their time to help others . Jasonj

Couldn't agree more 👍

59 minutes ago, audi999 said:

You did, and it's appreciated. I will indeed become an active member. Modern cars are complex and a little knowledge can go a long way. It's often possible to learn more from other owners than from main dealers, who can be less helpful, and sometimes, less knowledgeable.

Thank you.  Don't go there, the current issue facing new Audi customers is ordering cars with certain standard kit like matrix headlights and then the cars not turning up with the kit. 

Make sure all electrical.itrms work especially AC and mmi. The latter can often need an update from main dealer. 

Also if you want sat nav, make sure it has it fitted as standard as it's an expensive retrofit otherwise. 

Oh and make sure adaptive cruise control works as failed cameras and modules can cost thousands to replace/repair 

Is this the model that only has an electronic dipstick by any chance? 

If so, like you I thought Audi not fitting a proper dipstick a daft idea.

6 hours ago, enc said:

Without doubt dynamic. That said, it’s back to efficiency now I’ve had play time ☺️

That's the most fun setting 🙂

30 minutes ago, audi999 said:

Not sure if that's a dig at what seemed like a perfectly reasonable original post, or at those who criticised the OP (me) for not contributing, despite not yet owning a Q5.

Please feel free to make suggestions on how the forum can improve. I trust if you purchase a Q5 you'll become an active member? 

Also I did offer some advice which hasn't been acknowledged.  

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂

13 hours ago, Stevie Mac said:

Thanks my friend. I’ve sent an enquiry away to Power Flow Glenrothes, Fife. They are a an approved workshop and distributor. I like the idea of a custom built system, I’ll see what the costs are but it definitely looks like a high quality product.  

Please keep us posted on how you get on 🙂

On 2/24/2024 at 8:18 PM, audi999 said:

Firstly, I did google it extensively and I did find a lot of information about dpf/egr issues. What I did not find was information relating to more recent cars/newer models. I made this reference to newer engines clear in my post. I have no idea what the different engine designations are, I prefer to refer to the year of a car. I thought it was reasonable to find how many owners of more recent cats have had issues, to get a feel for how widespread they are/or not. I think your sarky, passive aggressive comment assuming I can't be arsed to do my own research is unnecessary and unhelpful. I think I prefer no response.

But coming here and being negative about the forum is also unhelpful if you're not going to suggest ways to help improve it? 

Why don't you stay and help improve it? 

I'm assuming you've looked on YouTube at buyers guides. 

As stated issues with dpf, egr are documented as well as issues with adblue systems. 

Cars that have missed services or had poor maintenance will most likely have most problems. 

On 2/25/2024 at 4:13 PM, Bobmatt said:

Following 4 or 5 charging cycles the issue has gone away, so all good.

Fingers crossed it stays that way 🤞

Glad you've found it useful 🙂 which is your favourite? 

If you bought it from a dealer within the last 30 days then it is the dealers responsibility to repair the vehicle FOC or give you a full refund. 

If the ECU or ccm are water damaged then I suspect this will be the cause. 

If the car has been purchased from a dealer In the last 30 days then the supplying dealer has a duty to fix any issues FOC. 

Either way I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. Could the electronic handbrake not disengaging correctly. 

I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up 

Well documented issue, you'll need to get it to a garage to get the system reset, sensor replaced etc

If water has entered the car it could have damaged the ccm or ECU.

21 hours ago, deanphillips said:

Hi I know it's an old thread but I had the same problem, I have a 1999 a3 petrol 3 door quattro, driver door wouldn't shut properly and just popped open when driving part number for the catch is 8L2837016B after a very long hunt you cannot get this part number anywhere and everyone says nothing else fits, I spent hours hunting ebay just looking at the pictures to find a close match just to do some testing to see if I could get another to work, I came across one part number is 8D1837016A I got it from Lithuania and only cost me £12, it fits perfectly and works 100%

hope this will help someone in the future with this issue

Thank you for your input 🙂

They'll fit but your biggest issue is wiring, as the s line or rs seats are electric, are yours electric?