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  1. Mick a3

    Selling up, private plate question.

    Guy came to view my car tonight, he's happy with it and wants to buy the car. Few questions about putting my plate on retention. I still have the old plates which were on it before I put my plate on, I'm right in thinking the car will return to this old plate? I know Il have to visit my...
  2. Mick a3

    Removing Needle from cluster?

    Ive removed the cluster from my car and the plastic surround from the cluster, but Im struggling to get the rev counter needle off. I assumed this would just pop off but dont want to force it. Any help is appreciated guys
  3. Mick a3

    A trip through glencoe to fort william OH DEER!

    Not cropped or edited them properly yet. Hope you all enjoy Mick
  4. Mick a3

    Boot lock problem, NOW WITH PIC

    I purchased a new boot latch with wiring and new revised rubber bung part for my back wiper to prevent any more leakage, Seemed a simple job to replace.............Then I quickly found out something else was wrong! It seems to be the metal rod/bar pulley part that's not working as pointed to in...
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    Boot lock/latch query

    My boot lock has been broke for far 2 long now, Its not particularly bothered me but the cold nights are well and truly here and Ive noticed ice on the inside of my back window frosting due to it not being properly shut. My question is.......are the boot lock/latch on all 8p's the same part?Or...
  6. Mick a3

    A couple of my a3

    Few shots from the other night,Pardon the dent........Kerbs = Fail!
  7. Mick a3

    Buying a new cluster

    My rev counter's completely chucked it now and has a mind of its own,currently sits off the clock on Idle! So I'm going to source a cluster at the end of this week,Few questions needing answered please: I know its going to need the mileage corrected but is that all? Is it worth the hassle of...
  8. Mick a3

    Problems fitting lower rear valence

    I purchased a rear valance almost a year ago and got round to getting it painted and fitted the other day,when i received the car back the bodyshop claimed they couldnt get it to fit prroperly but done the best they could. I have it fitted but at both sides where it curve's at its most theres a...
  9. Mick a3

    Side Repeaters

    Looking for bit of advice here,I want to change my standard side repeaters to smoked or some kind of tint as standard looks out of place with my black/yellow colour scheme. Ive only really seen them on ebay such as these -...
  10. Mick a3

    Wind Deflectors

    Awaiting arrival of some wind deflectors i ordered after seeing a post on here from: http://store.eternalcar.com/audi-doors-04onwards-wind-deflectors-2piece-p-720013.html Just a quick question, Do these stop the irritating problem of water running of your roof and ******* in your window whens...
  11. Mick a3

    Dreading the coolant verdict, Your thoughts?

    So my cars been screaming at me for coolant for the last month or so now and ive been topping up every 5 or 6 days. Filled the coolant up and went a 20 minute motorway drive to come back and find it was empty again. Theres no leaks, pressure test showed nothing at all but the water is still...
  12. Mick a3

    Boot lock fault and replacing brake lights

    My boot lock has decided to stop working,Tried wd40 and the lock's moving freely just doesn't seem to be any power to it at all and checked the rubber seals aint loose and stopping it from closing. So at this point in time my boot aint locking at all! Also my 2 back brake lights suddenly...
  13. Mick a3

    Some shots from Bruntingthorpe

    Went down to brunter's at the weekend with a friend as he done the "drivers dream day" and drove a Lamborghini round the track a few times, 800 mile round trip but well worth it to see some really nice cars on the track. Hope you enjoy
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    Info please - Upgrading my cluster

    As i've got a 2003 2.0 fsi SE and the rev counter seems to have a mind of its own i'm gonna replace the whole cluster soon, Could a faulty Intake manifold flap be causing the rev counter to stutter and stick? What are my options? or will pretty much any 8p cluster fit? I know I'l have to have...
  15. Mick a3

    Some of my car and a few random winter photo's

    Winter The lost valley - glencoe This pano's best viewed in full res see here - http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2711/lostvalleypanohdrlow.jpg
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    Removing split grill and both Audi emblems

    Ok so i'm going to spray both the silver trim around my split grill and both front and rear audi rings just a few questions. To remove the split grill is it a bumper off job? As i'm just after the trim I was hoping to maybe prize it off without taking off the bumper, And if so is there much...
  17. Mick a3

    New Rims! New Colour!

    First chance i've had to post up a few pics of my wheels since i got them back. Some RS6 reps powdercoated gloss black. Ordered somee tyres today, So should hopefully have them on before new year. Hope you guys like them as much as i do:icon_thumright:
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    Black centre caps and Lamin X Question.

    My new alloys go into get powder coated tommorow, As i didnt receive centre caps with them I'm after some black ones. Is there anywhere that supplies black audi centre caps online or possibly black OEM one's? I could only find them from the U.S on ebay. Also this lamin x.....I know it has been...
  19. Mick a3

    Some from saturday

    Was out hillwalking on sat and grabbed a few pics along the way, Hope you enjoy. A panoramic
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    Tyre's for 18's

    After buying 18's (New Rs6 Reps) at the weekend I'm wondering what tyres to stick on them. Anybody got pictures of thier a3 on 18's? and the tyre size so i can decide how low a profile I'm willing to go. Thanks in advance Mick