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D3 - Engine Bay
19th August 2021, 10:23 PM
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Anyone DIYed teh Power Steering Pump?
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aTOMic
Anyone DIYed teh Power Steering Pump?
*THE power steering pump, sorry.
Well I'm at 105k miles on my 2004's 4.2L BFM (petrol) engine and the PS pump has given up. The PSF is foamy, the pump sounds like an old mechanical siren, and the...
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D3 - Interior Trims
24th July 2021, 10:57 AM
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Sun Visor "Brackets"
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aTOMic
Thanks; those pics are better than the ones I've...
Thanks; those pics are better than the ones I've seen and show the retaining lugs to be way inside near the hole the hook protrudes through.
I used a pick tool like the curved one here...
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D3 - Interior Trims
23rd July 2021, 04:07 PM
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Sun Visor "Brackets"
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aTOMic
Sun Visor "Brackets"
My driver's side sun visor retainer / clip / "bracket" (4D0857561EE59) has snapped and to replace it there's a cover which is defeating my efforts to remove it. Has anyone here done the removal...
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Motormouth
29th September 2019, 05:08 PM
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My New Ducati SuperSport S 939
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aTOMic
Thanks for the compliments...
I "work" at a car museum here in Nashville, Lane Motor Museum (https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/), so I get "preferred parking". If anyone reading this ever comes to the colonies, it's really worth a...
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Motormouth
27th September 2019, 08:43 PM
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My New Ducati SuperSport S 939
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My New Ducati SuperSport S 939
I hope that "motoring" includes motorcycles. Just got one, and it's pretty wonderful.
The SuperSport & SSS come in red (of course), silk white, and "Titanium". First I fell in love with the white -...
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Daily banter
19th September 2018, 10:45 PM
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At last - a (real..) electric Audi
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aTOMic
Reminded me of this very interesting retrofit;...
Reminded me of this very interesting retrofit; Tesla motor and batteries in an S5.
Electric Audi (https://youtu.be/IOYY_AlRWQA)
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Daily banter
28th July 2017, 10:31 PM
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Condensation on the outside of windscreen...
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aTOMic
I don't get the joke, unless you're referring to...
I don't get the joke, unless you're referring to the old rule that six candles were required for high Mass... nowadays two suffice for any mass IIRC.
I guess if he had been a Jew, there would've...
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Daily banter
3rd July 2017, 10:11 PM
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Condensation on the outside of windscreen...
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aTOMic
P.S., He could've said Mass waiting for the...
P.S., He could've said Mass waiting for the candles to melt the frost. This was in winter in a state where we'd get 5' of snow overnight and still have school!
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Daily banter
3rd July 2017, 10:09 PM
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Condensation on the outside of windscreen...
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aTOMic
Where I live, the humidity is always, oh, about...
Where I live, the humidity is always, oh, about UNBEARABLE percent. I have two 2004 D3 A8ls. The higher-mileage car does it more often. I think the seal(s) on the temp / mix control doors on the HVAC...
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D3 - Interior Trims
3rd July 2017, 09:38 PM
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4-seater "Bar (Pub?)"; seeking NAME of cupholder compartment above fridge
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aTOMic
Thanks! I have a internet-shy w12-owner / friend...
Thanks! I have a internet-shy w12-owner / friend who has one on the way from the Fatherland. He told me the german(sic) name but I forgot it. I was frustrated not able to find its name and pn ; I can...
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Daily banter
1st July 2017, 08:04 PM
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Top Gear 2.0 - without the wa**kers (sorry, banters...)
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aTOMic
I would like to apologize to the planet, on...
I would like to apologize to the planet, on behalf of Americans, for the new fat Stig. My god, I can barely stand to watch him insult everything while touting the benefits of Nayuhs-Kore and its...
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Daily banter
1st July 2017, 07:46 PM
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Updated pics of mods done by last owner..honest opinions please
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aTOMic
So in essence, you own a car rental agency :ROFL:...
So in essence, you own a car rental agency :ROFL:
Brilliant scheme you've inspired me to research...
1) Buy used '8 (e.g., $13,000 for a spotless low mileage pre-FSI car)
2) Fix the usual
3)...
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D3 - Interior Trims
1st July 2017, 07:09 PM
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4-seater "Bar (Pub?)"; seeking NAME of cupholder compartment above fridge
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aTOMic
4-seater "Bar (Pub?)"; seeking NAME of cupholder compartment above fridge
As most know, there was a very cool option for a cubby-hole to hold a couple highball glasses or Audi-etched stems (champagne flutes)(IIRC). It has the usual German moniker comprised of sticking all...
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Motormouth
20th April 2017, 11:05 PM
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Seeking SSP for Adaptive / Active / LED Lighting
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aTOMic
Seeking SSP for Adaptive / Active / LED Lighting
The D3 Tech Dump is one of my most-consulted resources, and thanks are in order for its contributors :cheers: I am addicted to SSPs now!
Does anyone have similar information on the LED...
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Daily banter
16th January 2017, 03:33 PM
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Audi A8 and V8 production line
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aTOMic
LMAO! Real-world testing at its finest! For...
LMAO! Real-world testing at its finest!
For me, it would've been HORN and brake test, though. Stupid animals (although yes I realize the cows are conditioned and legally have the right of way).
...
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A8 / S8 Generic Posts
15th January 2017, 08:58 PM
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Anyone recall a thread with pics of cut-open back boxes?
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aTOMic
Anyone recall a thread with pics of cut-open back boxes?
There was a thread in D2 or D3 where one gent had "loudered" his exhaust by cutting the boxes in half and removing the fluffy stuff (mineral wool? Fibreglass?). He took pictures of the internal...
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D2 - Fuel and Exhausts
15th January 2017, 08:46 PM
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Modify stock exhaust boxes for more v8 burble?
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aTOMic
PCW Exhaust Mods. Cool videos. Ingenious...
PCW Exhaust Mods. Cool videos.
Ingenious business idea! +++
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Daily banter
3rd January 2017, 11:39 PM
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Time and Weather in your Locale?
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aTOMic
Wow, that's the coolest wrap I've ever seen! ;) ...
Wow, that's the coolest wrap I've ever seen! ;)
Mother Nature does some nice work.
Hard to capture photographically, I bet. Hats off to you, ainarssems.
So it's 6:30 PM in TN, USA; and three...
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D3 - Lights
22nd December 2016, 02:00 AM
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Flickering lighting
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5,337
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aTOMic
My beige 2004 has always had flickering interior...
My beige 2004 has always had flickering interior lights, especially when they're dimmed. Not severe,but enough to bother me. I've been waiting for the voltage regulator to die for 5 years...
I read...
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
20th December 2016, 10:03 PM
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Replace Fuel Filter
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aTOMic
Unbelievable. Not that I doubt your word; but...
Unbelievable. Not that I doubt your word; but wow, that many miles on that heavy a car... Nice to hear a "success" story among all the failures & breakdowns!
Yours is an automatic, right? Manuals...
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
20th December 2016, 07:59 PM
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S8 exhaust
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aTOMic
Amazingly, the S8 system fits the (2004 at least)...
Amazingly, the S8 system fits the (2004 at least) A8L! I thought it'd require adapters and welding but the only changes are the rear valance must be modified and the rearmost hangers unbolted, turned...
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
20th December 2016, 07:52 PM
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Old Thread showing Innards of Rear Boxes & Removal of wool Via Triangle-Shaped Hole
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aTOMic
Old Thread showing Innards of Rear Boxes & Removal of wool Via Triangle-Shaped Hole
I am pretty sure I saw it here or in D2 section; someone lopped of the top of some rear boxes and removed the (fibreglass?) wool inside. There were several excellent pics and it was well documented....
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D2 - Fuel and Exhausts
19th December 2016, 10:14 PM
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Modify stock exhaust boxes for more v8 burble?
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aTOMic
And I am convinced no one spends more than VWAG,...
And I am convinced no one spends more than VWAG, my little Passat 1.8T sounds juuuust right, considering what it sounds like without an exhaust; and I've heard a lot of modified 1.8T exhausts, none...
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D2 - Fuel and Exhausts
9th December 2016, 12:11 PM
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15
Modify stock exhaust boxes for more v8 burble?
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13,061
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aTOMic
Thanks for the reply ! Mine's a D3 - could make...
Thanks for the reply !
Mine's a D3 - could make a difference - doubt it though.
I DO want to avoid the drone like the plague; and like the toothpaste-back-the-in-the-tube, I doubt it'd be easy to...
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D2 - Fuel and Exhausts
5th December 2016, 01:23 PM
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15
Modify stock exhaust boxes for more v8 burble?
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13,061
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aTOMic
Someone has already done this and documented it...
Someone has already done this and documented it nicely with photos. I was searching for it when I found this. It may be on Audiworld.
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Daily banter
28th November 2016, 04:50 AM
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How to Give a Cat a Pill
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4,561
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aTOMic
Although the first post is quite entertaining, in...
Although the first post is quite entertaining, in case someone stumbles across here via a web search for actual veterinary advice, I think we owe it to them to supply the correct answer. My cousin is...
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Daily banter
26th November 2016, 01:38 AM
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Time and Weather in your Locale?
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30,061
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aTOMic
Mr. Sauce: Haha, I just sat down to my "recliner...
Mr. Sauce: Haha, I just sat down to my "recliner dinner" with tater tots and a big blob of HP Sauce! (Yes I learned about it from a username and a Brit somewhere...) I think it was Jakematic and/or...
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Daily banter
25th November 2016, 07:50 PM
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Time and Weather in your Locale?
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aTOMic
Why, thank you sir! I'm pretty fascinated by all...
Why, thank you sir! I'm pretty fascinated by all the responses, and the quality of the photos as well!
LOL :ROFL:
They call it "Hard Cider" here and it's sold in about 25 varieties/brands....
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
25th November 2016, 06:39 PM
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3
Front Cylindrical Silencers/resonators vs Center box vs S8 Center Cylindrical Things
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aTOMic
Thanks a lot; the darn photo "album" was more...
Thanks a lot; the darn photo "album" was more work than the exhaust!
I have some more videos I'll add later which are much more interesting. I actually meant to start a new thread with a more...
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
24th November 2016, 11:07 PM
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3
Front Cylindrical Silencers/resonators vs Center box vs S8 Center Cylindrical Things
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5,420
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aTOMic
S8 Exhaust on A8L: Perfect Fit
So I FINALLY realized the dream... was practically given an S8 exhaust, from the frontmost clamps to the tips (so pretty much the entire horizontal section); it fits with very little alteration (!)...
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D3 - Lights
24th November 2016, 08:20 PM
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exterior door handle lights
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11,652
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aTOMic
Crap! No puddle lights under mirrors I'm quite...
Crap! No puddle lights under mirrors I'm quite sure... under the doors, yes; but I thought our cars had everything! And I meant all our cars. I'm going out to look now. Do they activate when unlock...
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Daily banter
22nd November 2016, 11:10 PM
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ETKA Online
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Damn, how drunk were the authors of that thing...
Damn, how drunk were the authors of that thing (unless I'm missing the search procedure or something)?!
I've done a lot of business with FCPEuro and have nothing but praise. If you call and ask...
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D3 - Lights
19th November 2016, 06:53 PM
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9
exterior door handle lights
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11,652
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aTOMic
Do all D3s have the under-handle light? I never...
Do all D3s have the under-handle light? I never noticed it on my cars.
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
12th November 2016, 11:01 PM
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3
Front Cylindrical Silencers/resonators vs Center box vs S8 Center Cylindrical Things
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5,420
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aTOMic
Front Cylindrical Silencers/resonators vs Center box vs S8 Center Cylindrical Things
So I've installed my one-piece exhaust from the S8 on my new Sage A8. Very little difference. Now I want to remove either the center (S8) resonators or the smaller front ones which came on the A8....
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D3 - Engine Bay
12th November 2016, 09:17 PM
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2005 A8 D3 4.2 (BFM) - Low MPG
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Not a small pipe, in fact the "Hose to Nowhere"...
Not a small pipe, in fact the "Hose to Nowhere" connected to 1/2"ID fuel line connected to a regulator set to max on a 30lb propane tank! Some think I fried the O2 sensors, but I told them you crazy...
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D3 - Interior Electrics
12th November 2016, 08:55 PM
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MMI Remote
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aTOMic
Call me Dr Frankenstein for reviving this dead...
Call me Dr Frankenstein for reviving this dead thread, but there is so very little info on the web regarding that remote's part number (4E0 035 207 C, with or without the "C"). I would love to add...
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Driving bliss
8th November 2016, 11:39 AM
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My Tale of Heartbreak-Turned-to-Bliss; Possibly the Longest Post on the Forum
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aTOMic
My fault, really, for I admit I wasn't thinking...
My fault, really, for I admit I wasn't thinking clearly. I didn't follow proper troubleshooting steps because my life was fragmented and my memory is insufficient; plus I had enough other cars to...
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Driving bliss
8th November 2016, 08:57 AM
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My Tale of Heartbreak-Turned-to-Bliss; Possibly the Longest Post on the Forum
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aTOMic
My Tale of Heartbreak-Turned-to-Bliss; Possibly the Longest Post on the Forum
Sage Green Metallic. Although I'd never seen an '8 in this color, and as we all know Audi's crazy color nuances are difficult if not impossible to photograph in a truly realistic manner, I was pretty...
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Daily banter
6th November 2016, 08:20 PM
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Time and Weather in your Locale?
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30,061
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aTOMic
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachme...
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=14904&d=1478451868
Doh! Now you've gone and spilt it!
Thanks for the compliment about the thread; I was pretty sure it was in keeping with...
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Daily banter
5th November 2016, 08:26 PM
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Time and Weather in your Locale?
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30,061
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aTOMic
Time and Weather in your Locale?
Of course I could google it but what fun is that?!
Here in the Central US of A it is 4:30 in the afternoon. Temperature has finally given way to the expected autumn numbers for Tennessee; now 65F...
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Spotless
5th November 2016, 06:21 PM
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Plastic chrome ext. bright-work milky/tarnished
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Coffee was fine; in fact the reason I researched...
Coffee was fine; in fact the reason I researched how to treat the "raw" aluminum (aluminium* to you guys) was prevent any metallic taste - before I cleaned the 100-year-old pot, which had a layer of...
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D3 - Engine Bay
3rd November 2016, 10:39 PM
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Power steering/hydraulic fluid
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3,119
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aTOMic
Ahh, the price we pay for speed! Could be...
Ahh, the price we pay for speed!
Could be worse... could start with the most-used phrase in the service manual:
1) remove engine
(Could be worse... Could be raining!)
A bit silly to have...
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Spotless
3rd November 2016, 09:32 PM
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Plastic chrome ext. bright-work milky/tarnished
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102,941
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Seems I remember boiling in simple H2O will cause...
Seems I remember boiling in simple H2O will cause a surface layer of aluminum oxide to form - a very durable substance. Only trouble is it's a matte gray finish AFAIK.
Yes in the US I bought some...
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
3rd November 2016, 09:07 PM
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Wanted: S8 D3 (5.2L V10) Exhaust Boxes (OEM)
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6,099
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Thanks for the video and picture; the fact that...
Thanks for the video and picture; the fact that your car pictured has the frontmost silencers in place (way up by the cats) and yet sounds significantly louder (assuming they're the same car) gives...
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D3 - Lights
22nd October 2016, 05:31 PM
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Parking Lights. How?
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4,776
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aTOMic
Both my 2004s work as described for single-side...
Both my 2004s work as described for single-side marker lights, but neither has DRLs enabled. My understanding is US coding calls for H7 high beams at reduced power as DRLs, if so someone must've...
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D3 - Engine Bay
21st October 2016, 07:26 PM
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2005 A8 D3 4.2 (BFM) - Low MPG
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25,264
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Mechanico Lee, you are a saint for your thorough,...
Mechanico Lee, you are a saint for your thorough, scientific method of tackling this problem (should say these problems). Is there an auxiliary vacuum pump on the petrol engines? Should I disconnect...
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D3 - Fuel and Exhausts
19th October 2016, 03:43 PM
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Back box delete
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14,117
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aTOMic
Wow. Couldn't agree more. Considering the size...
Wow. Couldn't agree more.
Considering the size (population) and income level of these States (even Nashville, Tennessee), the lack of honest - or at least competent - Euro-import repair shops...
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
19th October 2016, 11:53 AM
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Wanted: S8 D3 (5.2L V10) Exhaust Boxes (OEM)
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6,099
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Great, now Matthew doesn't get to come visit our...
Great, now Matthew doesn't get to come visit our Idiocracy! :rolleyes:
That's what I want! That, and the rumbly idle!
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
18th October 2016, 07:35 PM
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Wanted: S8 D3 (5.2L V10) Exhaust Boxes (OEM)
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6,099
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aTOMic
I just swapped an S8 system onto my A8L (pics...
I just swapped an S8 system onto my A8L (pics soon). It's too quiet, even with flaps open. I'm either going to remove the center cans or the front set (which came on the A8L). In fact, I came to this...
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D3 - Lights
29th September 2015, 06:34 AM
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Fog Lights
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4,010
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aTOMic
Matty, does your A4 have projector fogs? Are the...
Matty, does your A4 have projector fogs? Are the HongKong specials actually as bright as the H7s?
Philips (http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/78719719/x-tremevision-led-fog-lamp/specifications) is...
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