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Your welcome! :) give us a shout if your out my way. I live in syston :) let me know how you get on as il give you my auto electricians details. I'm away at the moment so don't have the details to hand. But I used him last week to wire up some fog lights and spot lights to my old Ford escort. He had to make up a new wiring loom! The guy previously worked in the RAF as an electrician on planes. So he is good and he fully tests the systems once he has fixed or installed them! Now that is a good shout! ;) you can't beat a proper pork pie! ;) cheers steve

No worries joe! Glad you found the section and glad your sorted! :) its what we're here for :) cheers steve

That's cool :) the standard alloys look mint now they've been painted :)

Welcome to the forum Paul :) nice to see another member from Leicester! :) you have chosen a lovely car and have brilliant mileage on it! The a8 is a gorgeous car! :) sorry to hear your having issues but I do know of a very good auto electrician in Melton Mowbray who I'd recommend if your chap is unable to fix the faults. Im unsure what could be causing the steering/engine issue as I believe the a8 had hydraulic steering. The window could be a faulty window motor or I would say more likely the switch is at fault. This would bbe the same for the wipers I suspect. Hope iv helped :) cheets steve

Your welcome. Glad we could help :) keep us posted on how you get on :) cheers steve

Loom jealous! I'd love the nose sound system! I suspect you'll have to flick through the serttings. I.e. As if you were flicking to fm, am or cd on the stereo. Sorry if that sounds stupid or obvious. Mph and iv moved this topic to the electronics section to make it easier for members to find :) Cheers steve

Your welcome :) Now that is true! Sorry to hear your single again though! But I can imagine the conversation went "it's either me or the cars?!" Mans i can guess the cars won!

as it says really. Saw this video on Facebook and thought it was pretty awesome! Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Peter :) I would have to agree with Gareth on this one. Vag cars are normally now on long life servicing and as such require a service ever 20k or 2 years. As such I would wait until the car says it requires a service. Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Rob :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) is your a3 a manual or auto? Abd who is ther service history with? I ask this because if Audi have serviced it then you can ring them and find out. Ideally ring the dealer who's worked on the car :) I myself have never heard of a maintenance free gearbox, but I'm sure the more experienced members will be able to help there. Cheers steve

Your welcome and glad you got sorted :)

Wow! all three are awesome! :) and they're all in great condition:)

Not a problem Paul! Hope iv helped :) keep us posted :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Paul :) sorry to hear your having issues. Without sounding stupid does the hub have a multiple holes. I.e. More than 5? If so you've probably lined the wheel up with the wrong holes. As all the holes are not evenly spaced. I assume Audi do this so various wheels can be fitted to one hub. If that makes sense? I know this might sound like a stupid suggestion but iv done this with my a6 before, that's how I know it can be done. I spent 30mins lining the wheel up to the wrong holes! Hope iv helped. Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum David :) sorry to hear your Audi hasn't come with the parcel shelf. Hope your son is pleased with his Audi! :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) the s3 one should fit but I'm unsure about the 5 door one to be honest. Cheers steve

Hmm in which case if it were me I'd change them all. What some owners are doing is having their engine ecu remapped to removed the ea189 and to improve the drivability of their Audis :) might be worth you looking into in the future :) iv worked in a Volkswagen service department and from what iv seen I would not have the update done. I saw cars with dpf issues, egr/egr cooler issues and one car died. To be honest Edd im not sure which set up you have. Sorry. But I assume your garage must have a minimum labour time/rate? Cheers steve

Your welcome :) i believe the c7 has a different box :) i also believe the 2.0tdi is one of the engines that consumes oil. My dad as a 66 plate Passat with the 2.0tdi engine and it likes to consume oil. Just to make you aware :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum:) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) with regard to the c6 auto boxes it's the cvt ones you have to watch. I also believe the c7 Diesel engines use more oil than the older a6 engines. Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Martyn :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) nice looking a3 by the way :) first thing I'd do is check your warranty paperwork as I wouldn't be surprised if the warranty is a separate company. If so your best bet is to check the list you would have been given to see if airbags or electrics are covered. If it is through the garage then I'd take it back to them. With regard to the airbag light it could be a simple case of a loose wire or even a faulty passenger airbag switch in which case it wouldn't be expensive to fix. Obviously if it were an airbag then this will be an expensive repair. But also I'd be checking the car for any previous accident damage. Hope iv helped :) cheers steve

Hey Ed, sorry to hear you had the update done. With regard to the glowplugs, when were they last changed? If they weren't changed recently my thoughts would be to change all 4. Especially if the garage are going to charge you the same labour time. Hope iv helped :) Cheers steve :)

Hello Justin :) im not surprised you love your q7, they are awesome! Im wondering if the creeking could be the ball joints or suspension bushes? Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum! :) You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) your coupe looks gorgeous! Shes in amazing condition and you can tell you look after her! Your more than welcome to display your coupe at up and coming events with the club on our displays :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Robert :) sorry to hear your having issues. What Audi and Piotr have said is all true. The dpf filter clogs up with soot and particulates from short journeys and is only burned off once the engine and exhaust get really hot. We have dpf filters thanks to the stricter and stricter emissions rules and regs. E never had this issue 15 years ago! I am surprised Audi did not tell you about the dpf and how a diesel is not best suited for short driving. I know when worked in car sales I mentioned it to customers so they were aware. They should have recommended a petrol for you! If the fan is permanently on and as you've had that message it might be worth you taking the car to Audi for them to look at it. Bare in mind though they may not want to cover the cost of the dpf is broken due to it becoming too clogged. The dpf is not cheap to fix and they'll try and replace it which will cost £1000 or more I'd say. Hope iv helped cheers steve

This trip sounds awesome Chris! Nice to see your keeping the Audi 90 and getting it back on n the road! :) if your like me you can get sentimental with cars. The only downside is that it gets very expensive! Feel free to share some pics of your 90, I'm sure members would love to see it! Also Once you have got it back on the road, feel free to come and attend events with us! Would be great to have your 90 on our club stand! :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) your a6 looks stunning by the way! :) cheers steve