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  1. MikeA3

    Any Photoshop wiz kids on the forum?

    I've been looking for a pic of an S3 fitted with the 7 spoke alloys from the 3.2 V6 TT but can't find any - could anyone photoshop these onto a silver S3 for me please? Wheels: S3: Thanks in advance Mike
  2. MikeA3

    Anyone fitted the 3.2 TT alloys to their S3?

    As per the title really - just wondered if anyone has put a set of the 3.2 TT wheels on an S3? I've been through most of the A3/S3 photos thread but didn't spot any. If anyone's got a set on a silver S3 and doesn't mind posting a photo that'd be appreciated. Thanks Mike
  3. MikeA3

    S3 Brake Issues.

    Hi All, I had a bit of a close call the other night on the motorway which has got me thinking something's not 100% with my brakes at the moment. I had to stop very quickly from motorway speeds and when I pressed the pedal it was almost like the brakes had failed somehow. They worked well...
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    Anyone using DS2500 pads?

    It's time to replace my front and rear brakes on my S3 and these seem to get good reviews so I'm considering them but they don't seem to have wear sensors fitted like the OEM pads do. I wondered how people are able to get round this problem as without the sensor installed as I'd assume the...
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    Are the facelift S3 headlights "unique" parts?

    Does anyone know if the facelift S3's headlights were unique parts fitted only to this model? The reason I ask is that the plastic manual adjuster on my nearside passenger headlight's broken (10p's worth of plastic) but that's an MOT failure so I'm on the lookout for a replacement unit. Audi...
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    Eibach ARB's & Eibach Springs for S3 (8L)

    Hi Damian, Just looking for springs and ARB's to go with the bilstein B8's i bought from you a while back. I can't seem to find many reviews of the ARB's yet and wondered if you'd fited them to any S3's and what the end result was? Thanks Mike
  7. MikeA3

    Is Anyone using Eibach ARB's on their S3?

    I've already bought the Bilstein B8 dampers (thanks DPM) for the car and am now looking at ARB's & Springs to go with them. Glen & Chris's threads have been a great source of reference but these Eibach ARB's wouldn't have been available when they had their S3's so... Has anyone got these...
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    Replacing the entire suspension system in one go?

    Right, Just had my S3 looked at for a small knocking noise coming from the front and the mechanic reckons it's down to a worn front ARB (rather worringly it's known to be a common fault??). As the front ARB needs to be replaced anyway & as my S3's covered just under 100K, I think it makes...
  9. MikeA3

    Strange sound under acceleration - any ideas?

    I'm getting a strange noise when accelerating, the best way I can describe it is like a "gurgle" noise coming from the engine I've scanned the ECU and got the following error code but can't track it down on the Ross tech wiki Code 17535 (P1127-35-10) System Too Rich - Bank 1 After seeing...
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    Code 17535 (P1127-35-10) System Too Rich - Bank 1

    Code 17535 (P1127-35-10) System Too Rich - Bank 1 I can't seem to find this code on the ross tech wiki Anyone ever had this before? - Any ideas what's causing it? It's on a 2000 AMK S3 My inititial thought was the MAF messing up the fuel ratio but on a drive today the engine seems to...
  11. MikeA3

    Replacing the Initial Charge hose from Turbo

    I've been having some work done on my S3 and one of the things that's been mentioned is the initial charge hose from the turbo's a bit damaged (still works fine) so i'm looking to get it replaced. I've tried looking for one online but the only pipes i can find seem to be turbo intake pipe's...
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    Does anywhere else sell aero wipers?

    I'm looking into replacing the wipers on my S3 and would like to get the front aero wipers to match the rear i've fitted but I can only find them on vagparts for just over £70 which seems a little steep imo I've checked the site-sponsor section but none of the companies seem to sell them so...
  13. MikeA3

    Big Turbo (GT28RS) Kit for sale on Seatcupranet

    I saw this advertised on seatcupra net and thought it might be of interest to someone here - Not sure how much it would all cost but i'd guess it's got to be over £2000 link: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=175292 Mike
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    Is the gear knob fitting the same in the 8l & 8P chassis?

    Just thinking that as my gearknob's a little worn, I could replace it with the new one from the new (8P) S3, no major difference that I can see but the new one comes with a small S3 logo badge in it (similar to the badge in the 8L S3's steering wheel) so I thought it might look good. But...
  15. MikeA3

    Gantry Speed Cameras M25 J10 - J15

    Just incase any members use this car park on a regular basis I've been told on very good authority that the gantry speed cameras have now been altered from 93mph to 80mph as of 15-02-08. HTH Mike
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    1.8T misfire - can anyone help?

    Sorry for the rather long post but i thought it best to give the whole history of this problem so far: My S3 has a misfire on cylinder 1 which is causing the CEL light to come on, When i scan it with vag.com it reports codes 016684 & 016685 016684 (as i understand it) is the general misfire...
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    S3 Misfire - any ideas?

    Sorry for the rather long post but i thought it best to give the whole history of this problem so far: My S3 has a misfire on cylinder 1 which is causing the CEL light to come on, When i scan it with vag.com it reports codes 016684 & 016685 016684 (as i understand it) is the general misfire...
  18. MikeA3

    Good polish to use by hand on silver?

    Can anyone recommend a good polish to use on my silver S3 that will work with the following products i'm using at the moment? I was using the megs stuff (number 2 IIRC) but found that it didn't really do a great deal : Autoglym shampoo (green one) Megs Clay Bar Collinite 746 wax Thanks...
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    Chuck Norris

    Probably been posted before but still funny: Chuck Norris can assemble the entire contents of an IKEA store without >instructions or an alan key. > >When Chuck Norris was a child, he made his mother finish his >vegetables. > >Every mathematical inequality officially ends with "Chuck Norris". >...
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    Coil Pack 1 keeps blowing on 2000 S3

    Can anyone shed any light on this? My S3 keeps blowing the coil pack on cylinder 1 which is resulting in a misfire / erratic idle / cr@p accelleration etc,etc. I know there has been historic problems with the coil packs on the 1.8T engines but as I understand it, this was due to a bad design on...