Recent content by syski999

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    colour coded rear bumper

    Hi got a merlin purple a3 1.8t and damaged the back bumper on a fence! having it resprayed and the bottom section smoothed out and colour coded for £200 is this a good price?
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    lowering?

    Hi, Im about to get my A3 lowered 35mm all round just had a set of new lenso rs5 put on hopefully will look extra sweet, the lensos are gunmetal grey and look sweet on merlin purple colored a3. My question is the place im having lowered have recommended WEITEC springs ive never heard of...
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    Smallest size wheel on S3? Can you go lower than 17''?

    why would you want to put smaller wheels on? :think:
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    Tyres???

    ive recently put on BF Goodrich, G force profilers 90quid a corner for a 225 45 17Y Not a bad price, they have plenty of grip!! even better in the rain!!
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    cataclean is worth it IMO!!!!!!!

    47 extra miles for going down hills all the way home not sure about that? i have no idea if this is a factor?
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    cataclean is worth it IMO!!!!!!!

    Hi all, Just wanted to say ive just done a round trip From Nottingham to Newquay in my a3 1.8t remapped to 197bhp i filled the tank up from empty and hit no traffic at all. On the way down to Newquay i was averaging 29mpg driving between 70 and 80 all the way and got 300mile out of a tank...
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    vagcom scan needed in nottingham city area £20 for your help?

    ok thanks, yeah i got the scan file thanks again
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    vagcom scan needed in nottingham city area £20 for your help?

    Cheers Dave for the help at the weekend, cel still off so fingers crossed :redface:
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    vagcom scan needed in nottingham city area £20 for your help?

    Hi folks, My 2002 1.8t a3 has had the check engine light on for a few weeks car seems to be running well and getting 30mpg average i think it could be my secondary air pump on the way out would be really helpful if anyone in the Nottingham city centre area could scan my car to see what codes it...
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    40000mile service question?

    do you know how often the coolant needs changing?
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    40000mile service question?

    hi im based in nottingham
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    Cup holder won't latch

    5o quid for a cup holder!! thats madness i would check out a vag breakers company online or you might get lucky at your local scrap yard i bet you could get a secondhand one for a tenner.
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    Cup holder won't latch

    yeah just carefully lever the surround from each side the clips for the surround are at the top it come off dead easy.
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    Best oil to use???

    castrol edge 5w 30 is silky smooth in my 1.8t, no problems