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  1. Z

    Engine Coolant Warning

    I was driving around today and about half a mile from home I got the 3 beeps and "Turn off engine now and check coolant" The oil temp was around 105 degrees (had been sat in traffic) I continued home, and once I got moving more freely, The oil temp dropped back to the more normal 92 degrees, and...
  2. S

    Facelift Spoiler, splitter/lip

    Hello guys, Does anyone have any recomendations on rear lip spoilers and front splitters for facelift saloon s3, so many on eBay but worried about it being of bad quality and looking tacky. Just wondering what others have brought and their feedback. Cheers.
  3. 1

    Audi Oil & filter service - wow!

    So, my RS3 is now almost a year old and coming up to 8200 on the clock. Despite the service schedule on the car saying nothing due for another 10k(k)? I've been asking around dealers for price on oil changes service.. Lowest is £342! Can anyone recommend a dealer/have a palatable (sub £300)...
  4. R

    Facelift Carbon Ceramic Brakes Codition HELP PHOTOS

    Hi guys... Can you please very help me please with this topic... what do you think about condition about these Carbon Ceramic Brakes CCB from this photos. If you upload here your photos of your CCB it will be very Helpfull! Much appriciate! Iam before the buy my AUDI RS3 saloon and i need to be...
  5. R

    Facelift HELP HELP NEW EU GAS NORM - Huge Dilemma

    Hi Guys I need your help/ideas etc How much will broken new GPF (Gasoline Partical Filter) for en new EU GAS norm our AUDI RS3 in 2 important things: 1) Straight line (0-100km/h = 3,8s) Still possible? 2) Good sound of RS3 5piston engine. Worse ? Let me know your thougs guys as my EU dealer...
  6. thatoneS3

    Clearmount for Audi S3/A3/RS3

    If anyone is looking for a phone mount for their 8V, Clearmount is the way to go! Pretty straight forward install but feel free to check out the video for a closer look!
  7. thatoneS3

    No Homelink Audi S3?!

    I find it crazy how the S3s don’t come with homelink “-.- For those who don’t know it’s the button that is installed in cars that you program to open your garage without having to use your garage opener. Anyone know if there is anyway to get it in an S3? Or are we just out of luck?
  8. Bonstio

    Facelift Drive Select on startup

    Hello. When I start the car, it shows the mode in use when I turned the engine off which is normally dynamic. However, it's quite apparent that the car is not really in dynamic mode. This means I have to hit the drive select button 4 or 5 times to cycle through all the modes until I'm back at...
  9. Oreo5000

    Facelift Back in the S3 fold - Advice

    Hi Guys, It's been a while, 5 years since I had an S3. Pleased to say I'm now back online as I've just picked up a 2017 Black Edition S3 (Auto). I absolutely love it, quite the upgrade from my 2007! It came with the B&O sound system, and while it sounds good I don't feel like it's much of an...
  10. Rahmon_22

    Facelift 17 plate S3 8V test drive

    Hi Guys! I am relatively new to the Audi-Sport forum so forgive me for posting something which might already have been covered elsewhere! Basically, I am booked in with the local Audi dealership to test drive a 17 plate 8V S3 this weekend and I'm wondering if there is anything current FL...
  11. Erikn89nl

    Cluster Swap immo 2 to immo 3

    I am looking to perform a wideband conversion on my AGU A3. I could have the immob defeated on the ECU and be done with it, but I was wondering if it was possible to fit a facelift cluster instead... Anyone done this before?
  12. CalA3

    Facelift 19 inch tyre recommendations? (235/35 R19)

    Hi Guys, I picked up my S3 in September and (somehow?) have done 11,000 miles since and I am shocked that the Pirelli tyres that it was delivered with are now in need of changing already. Has anyone else experienced such a short lifetime of this tyre? I previously had a 1.4 A3 with 18 inch...
  13. dzeta

    Facelift 2017 S3 8V Milltek EPIC Exhaust Sound (video)

    Hi everyone! i just installed my new Milltek Exhaust Cat-back Non-resonated, with downpipe and APR Stage 2 remap. Pops & Bangs Heaven. ¿What do you think? ¿Do you want more videos?
  14. M7MD

    Facelift fastest way to launch the an S3 while rolling

    Can you please someone help in how can I launch the S3 in the most efficient and fastest way while rolling. My settings: Individual. 1- Engine/Gear Box = Auto 2- Suspension = Comfort 3- Steering = Auto 4- Quattro = Auto 5- Engine Sound = Dynamic What currently that I do to takeover or...
  15. kayeng

    Facelift God Bless the 5 cylinder demon!

    Hello all, Ordered in July, delivered in November..took me a while to get it the way I want it (almost). Order configuration included most of the bells and whistles excluding CCB and Active Driver Assistance. Also opted for the non-staggered wheel setup since I have no intention of tracking it...
  16. K

    Swapped my sun visor

    Top tip... Got the garage to order me a drivers side sun visor from the UK for my passenger side (I’m in Switzerland). Now I got 2 nice black warning-free sun visors. Super happy :)
  17. maxpayne

    Facelift LED rear lights question

    Hi Everyone, Received my facelift LEDs a few days ago. While I wait for the loom to arrive from Germany I had a quick question: Do the lights once fitted but not coded work in a legal manner? Is it just the LED part that doesn't light up , so brake lights will still work? I ask because it's...
  18. P

    Facelift Enable Direct TPMS on FL RS3

    I have a 2017 RS3 (Unites States car) with the Dynamic package and want to enable Direct TPMS along with the display in the Virtual Cockpit for my track tire setup. Those wheels have 315mhz VAG TPMS sensors installed. I've searched the forums and cannot find anything on how to do it on the FL...
  19. The Challinor

    Well I guess my 4th S3 in a row was just inevitable

    It's well documented on here that I've owned each generation of S3 since I was 19 and I'm 30 next August! Bar a couple of Punto's and a Corsa 1.8 SRI I've not known owned anything else, driven plenty of cars in that time but I've always had an S3. The Hulk is due back end of September next...
  20. C

    Facelift RS3 Lowering options

    I have picked up my new Nardo RS3 Sportback and I love it having done 500 miles so far. I have come from an RS4 (B8) and a BMW M2. The thing that I think needs improving is the stance of the RS3 as it has large arch gaps unlike my RS4. I fitted Eibach springs to the M2 which made it look...