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Hi all, I'm trying to get my driver's door to shut tighter, but I can't see to adjust the door strike plate, I undo the bolts move the plate over but when I tighten the bolts back up it just goes back to it's original position, am I being really stupid here or what?! Thanks

I suspect I've a blocked heater matrix, which was causing leaks during winter. Passenger footwell had water with a bitter taste of antifreeze. Question is how easy is it to replace the heater matrix on an A3 8P? Some say the whole dash needs to come out, others say you can access it from the...

So I've had a leak over winter and I thought it was rain water, I topped up the screen wash last week and noticed today that the rear passenger footwell was soaking wet, pressed my finger into the carpet and put it on my tongue...ughhhh...disgusting, guess it was the Bitrex in the screen wash...

Hi, I've got a bit of a leak in the footwells and I think I need to clear the plenum chamber drains. I've got ElsaWin but I can't figure out where the following diagram is pointing to: https://ibb.co/jrmmf6 Please could someone highlight on the following picture where these drains are? I...

I noticed my 2005 A3's windows were misting up a lot lately so thought I had a water leak somewhere. Noticed that both rear footwells were quite damp, what would you recommend I start checking first? Blocked drain holes? If so which and where will they be located? It's a 3 Door with sunroof. Cheers

Hi Just went to clean the throttle body to try and sort out a few phantom revving issues and revs getting 'stuck' at 1800rpm or so and immediately got stuck myself. The coolant hose is right in the way, the alternator is in the way, dipstick holder is in the way, how do you get to the rear...

So a large chip has come off my rear suspension spring of my 2005 A3 2.0T S Line, and i need to get it (well both) replaced. As money is a bit tight at the moment I'm looking for some advice on what to do? Buy a used pair off ebay, although I'm not sure about those coloured dots, does that...

Hi all, My 2005 A3 has some rust spots at the bottom of the door (see pics), so I took it to preston audi to see if they would fix it under the 12 year rust perforation warranty...anyway, they phoned me on saturday to say that audi would pay 70% as a goodwill gesture, meaning I would have to...

Hi all, The hose on my carbonspeed intake is pretty much knackered, all cracked open etc. Anyone know where I can get a replacement from? Cheers!

Hi all, Within the next 3 months I'm going to start looking at buying a B8 S4. I'm just wondering what I should look out for (common faults) and what desirable options to try and get. I'm probably going to be looking at a 2010/11 car with most likely anything up to 100k miles in either manual...

I've just noticed that my exhaust is rattling a bit, only notice it at idle when I'm out of the car, although it could be doing it at speed as well. It sounds like it's coming from the left tip, and if I cover either of them then the sound stops...any ideas what this could be? The exhaust...

So, just changed the cam follower and struggling to get the pipe to sit right (the one with the banjo bolt) any tips on how to do this? i tried to seat it properly before tightening the torx screws back in but it kept popping out, so i figured i'd tighten the screws first to hopefully get it to...

Hey guys, Just went to change my cam follower and I've only got an M8 bit for a 1/2" drive, and it's way to big to get to the bolt. I've looked online and can't seem to find anywhere that sells these bits. Any ideas where I can get one? I don't really want to buy a whole set of them, just want...

So I was driving along today and noticed a rattling noise coming from the nearside rear of the car, I thought it may've been the exhaust coming loose but after 30mins of prodding, poking and shaking I've found the culprit... It's that brake dust shield that sits behind the brake disc, question...

Is this safe/legal? I dont think its too bad but might be wrong. ****** new tyre as well!!

I'm quite sure my BOSE has never worked, the sound just sounds like any old crappy stereo with little to no bass. What would be the first things to check for/do? I have one of those 'connects2' things to play mp3s off a USB so whilst the sound wouldn't be great I would still expect a lot more...

Hey guys, Please could someone confirm whether the backbox and centre silencer from a 2007 2.0T would fit a 2005 2.0T? Both are quattro but does it matter whether it's from a 3/5 Door model? I'd imagine it does because of the length but not sure? Thanks!

A3 2.0T Quattro Hi, the flexi on the downpipe is starting to come away and I need to get it sorted. What are my options? I guess maybe a jubilee clip could hold it for a while but not sure if it's an easy job to just cut it out and weld a new one in? Thanks in advance!

So last MOT I was told that the flexi pipe had a hole in it (I knew this already) but now the exhaust is getting louder and louder so want to get it sorted ASAP. I've had a look on ebay and found this...

Hi all, I've just had my 05 A3 MOTd and it came back with an advisory for a very corroded exhaust and small hole in the flexi pipe. I've attached a couple of screenshots that I took last year when it was up on a ramp. My question is is there anything I can do about this? I've read Milltek do a...