What have you done today?
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Went to get n/a inlet cams off of an AGN. I've come out with the flat cam cover
And also found that the AGN is large port head
Unfortunately my t30 broke trying to crack one of the cam brackets so I have to go back. Thinking I should just take the head TBH...
Oh and I left my cam tensioner compressor there too. Oops lol
And also found that the AGN is large port head
Unfortunately my t30 broke trying to crack one of the cam brackets so I have to go back. Thinking I should just take the head TBH...
Oh and I left my cam tensioner compressor there too. Oops lol
Slammedorion
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Upgraded the Alpine headunit over weekend, fitted a newer version with Bluetooth, etc
Hope sound quality has improved
Slammedorion
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The old Alpine was good tbh, but this is even louder lol
Hands free, charges phones and connects to iPhone and android
I still like the Alpines, they still manage to look period... I don't want owt too flash, aslong as it does it's job
Hands free, charges phones and connects to iPhone and android
I still like the Alpines, they still manage to look period... I don't want owt too flash, aslong as it does it's job
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So today after putting it off for a long time I decided to tackle fitting the 3" downpipe....
Wow what a job, all done with the car only lifted on jacks in the garage which I would not advise.
Original dp took far far to long to get off, new one took about 30 seconds to fit back up!
On brighter notes, just won a set of lcr calipers with really decent condition pads and discs, just a rebuild and a lick of paint and they are a bargain
Wow what a job, all done with the car only lifted on jacks in the garage which I would not advise.
Original dp took far far to long to get off, new one took about 30 seconds to fit back up!
On brighter notes, just won a set of lcr calipers with really decent condition pads and discs, just a rebuild and a lick of paint and they are a bargain
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definately a fitting ending to his tenure as logan, I dont want to post any spoilers though
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I was down my local scrapyard and they had a high spec A4 so i cut the wiring loom out and took the mirror.
I got the idea from this link,
http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/...-myself-an-auto-dimming-rear-view-mirror-Help
I have made a loom from the genuine Audi loom so it looks factory fitted all for £5!
I got the idea from this link,
http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/...-myself-an-auto-dimming-rear-view-mirror-Help
I have made a loom from the genuine Audi loom so it looks factory fitted all for £5!
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slowly slowly catch the monkey...
on my 3rd day of attack, I now have managed to break off / remove the of intercoolers (yeah some oil came out - that's rough) the battery side one was a nightmare I did end up breaking it off to get to the bolts under the battery and wiring loom.
so I have the new intercooler bolted on an angle bracket at the top and some little alloy straps at the bottom, the fitting kit I got is total sh*te (not enough bends) so I have also bought a 2.5 inch ST fitting kit which has lots of bends.
I have a concern that there was some weird negative wire connector with household wire and insulation table running near the lights - so lord only knows if they will ever work again and all I can say is there is a lot of oil on the front of the engine - this really is on its last legs)
on my 3rd day of attack, I now have managed to break off / remove the of intercoolers (yeah some oil came out - that's rough) the battery side one was a nightmare I did end up breaking it off to get to the bolts under the battery and wiring loom.
so I have the new intercooler bolted on an angle bracket at the top and some little alloy straps at the bottom, the fitting kit I got is total sh*te (not enough bends) so I have also bought a 2.5 inch ST fitting kit which has lots of bends.
I have a concern that there was some weird negative wire connector with household wire and insulation table running near the lights - so lord only knows if they will ever work again and all I can say is there is a lot of oil on the front of the engine - this really is on its last legs)
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I changed winter to summer tires. Some idiot at the local tire shop tightened the bolts to an inch of their lives. (I usually mount my own wheels, but this was a curtoisy of the shop owner... Blatenedly f*cked up by the mechanic)
Took me a 1m extension to get them of
Took me a 1m extension to get them of
What a crazy day (yesterday) kinda under estimated the nightmare job of fitting trailing arm front bush's as well as Silver Project lower tie arms, new drop links and Super Pro ARB bushes (on the rear) of mine then fitting some AP coilovers, ARB bushes and front drop links on @Grundy 's S3 as well as helping our mate 'chav' replace his coilovers on his 6n2 Polo, maybe we should have allowed more than one day 
I can honestly say that trailing arm front bush was one of the worst jobs I've done so far on the s3, one side went back in fine but the other cradle bracket didn't want to line up what so ever but after three hours of persistence it finally went back in right
Big thanks to @Grundy for your help dude 
Due to the amount of time lost refitting my trailing arm we didn't manage to get the front coils done on grundys but we got the rears in which look great
Our mate being the chav he is went so low he got stuck getting out of the unit
Long *** day
Steve
I can honestly say that trailing arm front bush was one of the worst jobs I've done so far on the s3, one side went back in fine but the other cradle bracket didn't want to line up what so ever but after three hours of persistence it finally went back in right
Big thanks to @Grundy for your help dude 
Due to the amount of time lost refitting my trailing arm we didn't manage to get the front coils done on grundys but we got the rears in which look great
Our mate being the chav he is went so low he got stuck getting out of the unit
Long *** day
Steve
this month i wanted to sort my exhaust since its blowing alot and sounding like a diesel going down the street, but since i live in SA and we have a corrupt IDIOT for a president, he has done some stupid **** this week in regards to the finance Minister.
Thus our currency that was strengthening is tanking again and I was initially going to purchase the nav unit next month cause the rand was going the break the R12 to the $ barrier but things are going in the opposite direction and i had to take the plunge on it. so my exhaust repairs will have to wait another month unfortunately
this is what i have purchased
its runs windows ce 6. (the android units cost about double) and yes its not as feature packed as android headunits but i doubt i would have used half the features available on there and since tourque and the elm 327 are not friendly with my ecu, why spend the extra money i dont need to. also the win ce headunits are lesser specced than the android units but they boot faster and are less buggy on average.
Thus our currency that was strengthening is tanking again and I was initially going to purchase the nav unit next month cause the rand was going the break the R12 to the $ barrier but things are going in the opposite direction and i had to take the plunge on it. so my exhaust repairs will have to wait another month unfortunately
this is what i have purchased
its runs windows ce 6. (the android units cost about double) and yes its not as feature packed as android headunits but i doubt i would have used half the features available on there and since tourque and the elm 327 are not friendly with my ecu, why spend the extra money i dont need to. also the win ce headunits are lesser specced than the android units but they boot faster and are less buggy on average.
https://instagram.fcpt4-1.fna.fbcdn...0050_163733900814703_464909924661460992_n.mp4
narrowly avoided, the video makes it seem like everything happened slowly and it didnt , cant seem to embed my instagram videos
narrowly avoided
, the video makes it seem like everything happened slowly and it didnt , cant seem to embed my instagram videos
Resistance too high in drivers side tensioner igniter fault fixed
Did some sleuthing and found there was a break in the wiring - un did the electrical tape to find the wires were just twisted together. Got the soldering stuff out.
Airbag light. Gone
Did some sleuthing and found there was a break in the wiring - un did the electrical tape to find the wires were just twisted together. Got the soldering stuff out.
Airbag light. Gone
CCWjames
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Repair cheap aftermarket audi R8 oil cap ... E-Bay from Poland for 26 € (22,26 GBP) :
... chrome soon begin to peel off (after a month and a half) ...
... quality is ... nah ... I cant find words ...
... glued together ... dechroming ...
... plastick primer .... primer ... grinding ... preparation for coloring ...
... comparison between the OEM and the Polish copy ...
you know what they say: less money, less music
but i am still not ready to give 26€ for nothing especially not for cheap Chinese products from Poland
... chrome soon begin to peel off (after a month and a half) ...
... quality is ... nah ... I cant find words ...
... glued together ... dechroming ...
... plastick primer .... primer ... grinding ... preparation for coloring ...
... comparison between the OEM and the Polish copy ...
you know what they say: less money, less music
but i am still not ready to give 26€ for nothing especially not for cheap Chinese products from Poland 
Repair cheap aftermarket audi R8 oil cap ... E-Bay from Poland for 26 € (22,26 GBP) :
... chrome soon begin to peel off (after a month and a half) ...
... quality is ... nah ... I cant find words ...
... glued together ... dechroming ...
... plastick primer .... primer ... grinding ... preparation for coloring ...
... comparison between the OEM and the Polish copy ...
you know what they say: less money, less music
Good save!!!
Or you could say. "Buy cheap, buy twice" or at least prepair to repair
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Had my S3 nearly two years now and still love working on it to get it just how i want.
I was never happy with the gear change so i fitted the Japan spec gearbox lever with a Diesel Geek bush kit and R32 dog bone.
This has made such a difference, it's like a different car now!
I was never happy with the gear change so i fitted the Japan spec gearbox lever with a Diesel Geek bush kit and R32 dog bone.
This has made such a difference, it's like a different car now!
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I put some more rent on the old girl for another year,£295!
A bit of detailing to try and get my car as mint as i can
Just one more option to add to my car after adding chrome mirrors, centre armrest and auto dim mirror
A bit of detailing to try and get my car as mint as i can
Just one more option to add to my car after adding chrome mirrors, centre armrest and auto dim mirror
I wouldn't say "easy" but not a clutch job! LOL From 1-10 i would rate it at a 7? Main thing is to have the correct tools - rattle gun works a treat!
No coolant loss on the daily - biggest thing i was looking for was rust in the overflow bottle which it didn't have so i think i got to it in time
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Been playing around making my new exhaust system
Starting to get the hang of this tug stuff now and enjoying it (although hated the manifold!!)
Can't wait to wind her up and see what it does, for once should have a build that flows on the hot side
Starting to get the hang of this tug stuff now and enjoying it (although hated the manifold!!)
Can't wait to wind her up and see what it does, for once should have a build that flows on the hot side
