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Hi, Im really hoping someone who‘s done this job can help me here… I’m trying to change the rear discs and pads, and am unable to push the piston back into the calliper for the new pads to go in. Prior to starting the job I (at least thought) deactivated the parking brake with VCDS, first...

Hi, I've clicked on 'watch' for a few threads recently, but I can't for the life of me find where in the site I recall these threads... can someone help please? Thanks very much,

Hi, been having an issue with the MMI for a couple of days now. After a few minutes use, when trying the adjust the volume instead of the volume level bar being displayed on the MMI, I get a greyed out bar, and the words “volume unavailable“. The volume control actually still allows me to...

Hi all, I'm trying to change my discs/pads and need to disable to automatic parking brake with VCDS for the rear wheels, but it doesn't seem to be working. Really grateful for any help people can offer. This is what I'm doing: 1. VAG plugged in. 2. Ignition on (VAG does it's initial scan...

Hi all, I’m about to swap over my discs and pads on this car for the first time. It’s a job I’ve done multiple times on previous cars, but I took a quick look at YouTube just to reassure myself there won’t be any ’surprises’… on the video I watched, the guy applied copper grease to the joining...

Another retrofit issue here! I'm trying to fit TPMS to my A3, but the sticking point at the moment seems to be the actual values. I ordered the kit from Kufatec and the values supplied are OEM ones for my car, but the tyre fitters are having issues with fitting them to my wheels (wheels are...

Hi all, question for those who have Front and Rear parking sensors and rear camera factory fitted (or retro fitted and are 100% sure they work as per factory fit!) My car has rear sensors factory fitted, and I am having front sensors and rear camera retro fitted. The retro-fitters are...

Hi all, I’m looking into having a rear parking camera and front sensors retrofitted (I already have rear sensors). The two places I’m looking at are Hazzy Dayz and AudiRetrofits. Hazzy Dayz are a bit more expensive, but I’ve used them on a couple of occasions before and was really happy with...

Hi all, I'm considering buying the TPMS retrofit kit from Kufatec (for my A3 8V) - on the website it advises a 4 hr instillation time. From experience these retrofits tend to take me quite a bit longer than they suggest on the website as it's the first time I've done that particular job! Has...

Hi all, I have a Pre-FL 8V - the radio (or media player) always defaults to on when I start the car, even if it was off when I last turned off the ignition. I know it's easy to just turn it off again but, as I don't always listen to the radio, I find this quite annoying and I was wondering if...

Like a lot of us here, I always seem to be looking for the next upgrade or retrofit for my A3. I like to do as much as I can myself (I'm not a professional mechanic, but competent enough to give most things a go, with decent instructions/guides, etc). I see a lot of people source parts from...

So, next week we are having our new block placing driveway laid, which will look great, but as someone who does a lot of work on my car myself, I’m worried about ruining the driveway the first time I drip a bit of oil, underseal, brake fluid, etc, etc. Does anyone else juggle the desire to work...

Good morning all, I've searched the forum, but can't find an answer to this question, so hopefully someone can help - my car currently has 225 width tyres fitted (which seem to be standard). Having a look at tyre options online (I intend changing all 4 at once), I'm often being asked if I have...

Anyone else hating the new ‘modern’ forum layout or just me!!

Hi all, I remember seeing in the forum, a little while ago, a sign that someone had produced to stop the Audi dealer from cleaning the car when it‘s in for a service... but I can’t find it now... can anyone link me to it if they know what I‘m referring to? Thanks guys!

Hello all, I’m hoping regular users of VCDS can help out a first time user here. The photo shows the fault readout from my wives car. I’m a fairly competent amateur mechanic, but this is the first time I’ve done any diagnostics like this, and have a few questions I hope people can help with...

Good morning all, I thought I would reach out to those of you with some detailing experience for some advice on a couple of cosmetic issues I’m having with my 2015 A3. When I bought the car earlier this year the bodywork was in really good condition for it’s age, but it did have few minor...

Hi all, I’m hoping someone can stop me making a schoolboy error here - I’ve just discovered that my passenger (front) window doesn’t operate with the switch on the passenger door. It works fine with the driver’s door switch, and all other windows operate properly (with both driver door and...

As the title says... can anyone help? I can see reviews for independent garages, but no button or link to leave a review myself? Thanks.

So, in inadvertently left the ignition on when reconnecting my battery today (for some reason I’d turned the key while the battery was out). What’s the likelihood that I’ve caused damage to anything? I did have a few warning alarms - Start/stop, Tyre pressure monitoring, ESP not available, but...