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Hopefully I'm ok posting this here - apologies in advance if not, I'm not intending to break any house rules! On another forum (A5OC) there's a thread with the files and instruction for updating the MMI 3g+ / high firmware and maps however, VCDS is required to enable the 'green menu'. I don't...

Been getting some work done to the car recently and today had the Stage 1+ undertaken by BTG Performance North East. For those looking for a Performance tuner in the North East, based on my experience, I'd very much recommend. Jordan and his team were great, passionate, knowledgeable, welcoming...

Hi folks, Happy to be joining the S5 forum, 3 weeks in to S5 sportback black edition ownership (my take on a family car!) and am so far impressed. Tried the 8P RS3 for a short period via a friends dealership but wasn't overlay taken as it felt like it wasn't much of a departure from my 8PS3...

Hi all, S3 is due a 30k service - its now out of warranty and I'm debating whether to go to dealership (full audi SH so far) or to an indi. Been quoted £150 by my favoured indie specialist which includes oil filter, oil, spark plugs, pollen filter, brake lines cleaned, and full health check...

Hi all, Had a judder in my steering at high speed and decided to take the car for a wheel balance, it turns out that one of the alloys is slightly buckled. I have the alloys in the picture below and I'm wondering what the name (make/model) of them is and the offset etc. I should be looking for...

Just saw this on hotukdeals and thought some people here may be interested... I've never used Euro Car Parts and am in no way affiliated! If you're in need of parts though it may be worth getting a quote from them... They are offering 30% off most/all parts - minimum spend seems to be £39.99...

Just a quick one in view of doing th SDS Hack this weekend - will the keys advertised in the link below allow me to remove the RNS-E unit? VW AUDI RADIO CD REMOVAL TOOLS (SET 4) RCD200 SYMPHONY on eBay (end time 05-Jul-11 05:58:27 BST) Would it be cheaper/better to go to TPS or will the above...

Hi all, Sold my A3 3.2 a while back and after much searching and considering a plethora of cars have somehow arrived at the conclusion it would be a great idea to buy an S3. The car I'm looking at has around 40k miles and will be going in for a full AUDI service incl. Haldex before I buy...

Hi All, Been a while since I posted but I'm back because I value opinion/advice on here! This is a bit of a brain dump so apologies if this is an unstructured rant... I'm in the market for a new car, partners just gave birth before Christmas so originally we were looking for something a bit...

Hi all, A guy at work mentioned that an alloy retailer went into liquidation and theyre auctioning off their tools and alloys - I thought some of you may be interested, the auction takes place on Nov 2nd. Heres a link to the items up for auction: Lithgow Sons and Partners - Chartered...

Hi all, I've got the car booked in for a valet this weekend and as part of the service they've offered to steam clean the engine. I've initially declined as lots of water in and around the engine bay didnt seem like such a wise thing to do. However, before it goes in I was hoping to get your...

Hi all, I got to thinking today that in the whole time I've owned my 3.2 I've never heard the anti-theft alarm go off so decided to check it out. When I open the drivers door there are two buttons, one for the interior monitor and one for the anti-tow alarm. The diodes are always lit red when...

Hi all, As some of you know I recently converted the front end of the car from twin-grille to single grille s-line. The next thing on my list was wheels. After looking at reps then reading up about the poor quality/lottery of reps I thought the best option was to refurb and powder coat my 18"...

Hi All, Recently had the work done to convert from twin grille to single grille. Heres how it looked Before: Heres how it looks for now... Next in the pipeline is the fitting of the Cupra-R Splitter, I trimmed it down today but it was becoming a pain in the **** to fit so...

I've managed to acquire some A3 S-Line Fog Lamps on the cheap for my S-Line conversion however, they need bulbs (or at least one does so will replace both)... I believe the S-Line lamps are H11 fitment - can someone confirm this please? Also, any recommendations on which bulbs to go for? I was...

I'm looking to buy some Fog Grilles(surrounds) to complete the parts list for my S-Line conversion. On most A3 S-Lines the fog grille itself appears to have a black insert (sitting behind the fog grille) from where the fog light begins toward the middle of the bumper grille. Is it true that 3.2...

Hi All, I can't seem to find the locking wheel nut for my car - not sure I was ever given it and I've never had to take the wheels off yet! However, I'm considering getting the wheels powder-coated soon so in preparation have been looking for the locking nut. Anyone had to contact AUDI in the...

Hi All, My 3.2 has been stood in the garage for a few weeks whilst i've been working away and when I've come to start it it's completely dead. With it being a DSG, I cant get it into Neutral with there being no power so we cant roll it out of the garage to jump start it, I also cant access the...

After 6 months of struggling to sort out lumpy idle and the engine cutting out I've had a good run of no issues until this morning on the way to work... Driving along the A1 and all of a sudden the engine management light starts flashing and acceleration becomes hesitant/lumpy. The Engine...

I accidentally left my lights on (for about an hour!) whilst visiting a friend at the weekend. The battery ran pretty much flat and I couldnt start the car. A friend came round with some jump leads and we got it going without issue but there are a couple of things that arent quite right since...