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For Sale and Wanted - Cars
17th February 2023, 10:59 AM
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Audi A84.2tdi
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Audi A84.2tdi
sadly i've taken the decision to move my A8 on, i've just got myself another S5 and it's daft letting her sit on the drive unused.
Currently listed on eBay here...
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D3 - Everything Else
16th August 2021, 08:20 PM
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New car... old member
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89forever
and to close off the recent round of works.... ...
and to close off the recent round of works....
MOT all passed for another 12 months
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/MOT_Pass.JPG?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds...
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D3 - Everything Else
16th August 2021, 08:20 PM
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New car... old member
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whether he was wrong or not, he still didn't...
whether he was wrong or not, he still didn't issue a ticket and i'd rather know as would want to sort it regardless.... in my head it makes sense for them to be a failure whether inner of outer.
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D3 - Everything Else
13th August 2021, 06:41 PM
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New car... old member
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They refused a pass on the fact the boot was...
They refused a pass on the fact the boot was deteriorated….
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D3 - Everything Else
13th August 2021, 02:24 PM
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New car... old member
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89forever
well the old girl continues to soldier on... day...
well the old girl continues to soldier on... day in day out and doing upwards of 800 trouble free miles a week.
Recently i noticed she felt down on power during the recent heatwave... a quick scan...
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D2 - Interior
5th June 2021, 04:11 PM
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Anyone successfully dyed their steering wheel?
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89forever
For cleaning grab the DrLeather wipes and ensure...
For cleaning grab the DrLeather wipes and ensure you’ve got a decent, clean microfibre
For redying then I’d recommend Colourlock products every day of the week. Used their stuff on my S5, A8, A3...
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Daily banter
7th May 2021, 10:18 PM
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What led you to your '8?
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89forever
oh christ... a proper trip down memory lane.... ...
oh christ... a proper trip down memory lane....
it all started in 1994 at the tender age of 21 with my first Audi... an ur quattro.... that stayed for over 17 years as a toy and many numerous...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th May 2021, 08:53 PM
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New car... old member
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89forever
Not at all, still rides the same, but then I’m...
Not at all, still rides the same, but then I’m always in dynamic anyways....
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D3 - Everything Else
3rd May 2021, 09:40 AM
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New car... old member
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new job, new location means less car time but...
new job, new location means less car time but plenty of time to plot and hatch plans.....
the car is performing faultlessly and as originally bought for it's economy over the S5, but with a chunk of...
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Daily banter
12th April 2021, 06:05 PM
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DVLA have hiked up tax disc prices again
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Are you really surprised prices on Government...
Are you really surprised prices on Government stuff is going up? The last year look at what has been spent tackling Covid and all the furlough payments etc.....
There will be more hikes in other...
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For Sale and Wanted - Generic car items
11th April 2021, 09:49 PM
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255/40-19 100W rated Vredestein Wintrac Extreme tyres
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89forever
If it helps, sunny Dereham in the heart of...
If it helps, sunny Dereham in the heart of Norfolk, although I do work in Bourne in Lincolnshire if it’s closer to anyone?
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For Sale and Wanted - Generic car items
11th April 2021, 01:22 PM
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255/40-19 100W rated Vredestein Wintrac Extreme tyres
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8,454
Posted By
89forever
Price reduced to £50 as to want them gone as fed...
Price reduced to £50 as to want them gone as fed up of moving the bloody things
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
8th April 2021, 01:12 PM
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WANTED - 2007 D3 main grill
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89forever
PM sent
PM sent
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
7th April 2021, 01:04 PM
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WANTED - 2007 D3 main grill
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89forever
WANTED - 2007 D3 main grill
due to a bird strike this morning i need a new grill on my A8 4.2tdi
ideally would love a W12 or S8 but anything decent considered. Must have parking sensor holes.
My chrome bit is ok so can make...
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Daily banter
26th March 2021, 08:41 PM
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WITW - Ricky's van attack
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89forever
With not wanting to degenerate this thread all...
With not wanting to degenerate this thread all I’ll add is that any manufacturer spends literally millions on developing a car and it’s workshop procedures....
Deviate from that at your peril on...
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Daily banter
26th March 2021, 09:04 AM
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WITW - Ricky's van attack
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https://oimg.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89f...
https://oimg.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/lower_crank_gear.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
you must always inspect this area and change the pulley as a matter of course if in...
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Daily banter
26th March 2021, 08:58 AM
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WITW - Ricky's van attack
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you MUST not torque up using the belt method, you...
you MUST not torque up using the belt method, you are putting the full force of the torque against the woodruff key on the pulley which is only a cast piece, you will sheer this and destroy your...
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D3 - Interior Electrics
25th March 2021, 03:27 PM
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Speed Limit Setting Mystery?
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89forever
My D3 speed warning is set at 100mph and beeps at...
My D3 speed warning is set at 100mph and beeps at exactly 100mph on the speedo (when tested on a private track obviously).
As said previously I would start at wheel circumference calibration.... see...
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D3 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV
24th March 2021, 04:59 AM
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Mmi 2g update - optic loop?
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50,307
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89forever
Good effort there...!!!
Good effort there...!!!
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D3 - Everything Else
19th March 2021, 02:52 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
Posted By
89forever
with the weather presenting itself all sunny like...
with the weather presenting itself all sunny like i didn't mind sitting out in the car with all the doors open and wanting to start the ecu interrogation before remapping the poor thing....
With...
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D3 - Everything Else
19th March 2021, 02:44 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
Posted By
89forever
thank you, i appreciate the comment :)
thank you, i appreciate the comment :)
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D3 - Everything Else
9th March 2021, 02:51 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
Posted By
89forever
well i can nicely bring a close to this small...
well i can nicely bring a close to this small project.... brakes all done, bled fantastically.
I nearly got caught on the makeshift paint shop as when SWMBO returned there was 1 small piece of...
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D3 - Everything Else
7th March 2021, 03:17 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
Posted By
89forever
And it’s fine that you are.... however I’d rather...
And it’s fine that you are.... however I’d rather be safe in the knowledge I’ve fully evacuated all air from my braking system. If further down the line it creates an issue which requires repair,...
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D3 - Everything Else
7th March 2021, 11:47 AM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
was greeted this morning to a wonderful day......
was greeted this morning to a wonderful day... the sun was out and the day warm, so what better way to spend it as SWMBO hasn't arrived home yet than outside doing car stuff...
A bit of Marvin Gaye...
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D3 - Everything Else
6th March 2021, 07:24 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Think of it more like project creep.... it’s far...
Think of it more like project creep.... it’s far from a restoration lol.... it’s being tidied for now. I didn’t refinish many items I would have done normally.
My S5, TT (I’m restoring that for my...
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D3 - Everything Else
6th March 2021, 02:44 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
today was onto the rears..... ...
today was onto the rears.....
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/IMG_3091.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
certainly looks a hundred times better than how it all...
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D3 - Everything Else
5th March 2021, 07:45 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
thank you lol... whilst that post may not have...
thank you lol... whilst that post may not have been mine it certainly wouldn't be the first time that my dishwasher has had engine parts in it....
or the washing machine....
or the oven....
or...
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D3 - Everything Else
5th March 2021, 12:37 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
with a bit of a break in the weather i was able...
with a bit of a break in the weather i was able to get the fronts assembled....
because i'm a tart and love any excuse to get something Titanium (see bike build for my true disease...!!! lol) i...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th March 2021, 06:39 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Luckily she doesn’t look on the forums..... my...
Luckily she doesn’t look on the forums..... my spend history may have to be discussed more if she did lol....
She is used to coming home to car/bike stuff inside from over the years
...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th March 2021, 04:09 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
being miserable that the weather was ruining the...
being miserable that the weather was ruining the painting, it hit me like a lightening bolt..... SWMBO is off with the children for a couple of days at the Grandparents, i had an empty house.... go...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th March 2021, 01:19 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn...
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/IMG_3067.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
it's not a restoration....
it's not a restoration....
it's not a restoration....
...
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D3 - Everything Else
2nd March 2021, 08:34 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Absolutely.... we all like what we like but I...
Absolutely.... we all like what we like but I respect someone else’s choice they’ve made, even if it’s the polar opposite of my “like”....
I do find it funny when reading that someone has replaced X...
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D3 - Everything Else
2nd March 2021, 07:46 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Not driven on these yet, but hitting the time...
Not driven on these yet, but hitting the time machine I had Rossi’s on my RS6 back in the day and then PZero Nero GT’s on my S5..... I’d say they were comparable.... good grip but wear quickly,...
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D3 - Everything Else
2nd March 2021, 07:05 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
It didn’t come up when I enquired if they could...
It didn’t come up when I enquired if they could assist ... I told them the tyres were brand new and I took the wheels in loose.
I suppose in the current climate, less people driving, less worn out...
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D3 - Everything Else
2nd March 2021, 06:31 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Whether car or bike I always have Pirelli.... I...
Whether car or bike I always have Pirelli.... I got a good deal on the correct spec AO Audi rated PZero’s so it was rude not to get them. The A8 came with Vredestein’s winter tyres which were outside...
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For Sale and Wanted - Generic car items
2nd March 2021, 03:21 PM
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255/40-19 100W rated Vredestein Wintrac Extreme tyres
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8,454
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89forever
255/40-19 100W rated Vredestein Wintrac Extreme tyres
may help someone out here who needs a set of winter tyres....
price is negotiable to forum members as i'd rather help someone out.
4 tyres in good condition. Only removed as I don’t need winter...
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D3 - Everything Else
2nd March 2021, 02:17 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
how is it small jobs just seem to escalate..... ...
how is it small jobs just seem to escalate.....
Today i wanted to get the tyres changed over.... now most normal folk would have rocked up TyreFitters-R-Us and just had them swapped over with nare a...
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 08:15 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
I’m unlucky as my SWMBO understands my demons and...
I’m unlucky as my SWMBO understands my demons and never stops me, which doesn’t help me haha
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 08:14 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
I do the discs as a matter of course, regardless...
I do the discs as a matter of course, regardless of car.... always have. I can’t stand crusty bells.....
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Daily banter
28th February 2021, 08:12 PM
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100
What's in the workshop this weekend? . . . General VOD
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47,162
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89forever
I can see why the preference to the D3 calipers...
I can see why the preference to the D3 calipers compared to the D2 boat anchors.....
first time today for me holding a set of D3’s and for the size they are a light paperweight, would massively...
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 08:07 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Now shush as I’m listening to my demons lol
Now shush as I’m listening to my demons lol
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 08:06 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
Yes I do...... but for now I won’t haha I...
Yes I do...... but for now I won’t haha
I sat looking at all 4 brake calipers, debating.... conjugating, battling with my inner demons.... the voices telling me that they are just a strip, shot...
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 07:45 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
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89forever
As would I normally.... but then my OCD kicks in...
As would I normally.... but then my OCD kicks in and I don’t stop.... as much I am enjoying the A8, it’s a daily workhorse to be used... it’s to be maintained and improved but it’s not a restoration.
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D3 - Everything Else
28th February 2021, 05:25 PM
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New car... old member
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86,866
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when i originally out the spacers on the...
when i originally out the spacers on the passenger side rear hub, 3 of the threads which the wheel bolts went into really didn't feel that good... it niggled and a new hub was needed.... not wanting...
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D3 - Everything Else
27th February 2021, 07:35 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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and a cheeky shot at night showing the new LED...
and a cheeky shot at night showing the new LED effect
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/IMG_3021.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
...
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D3 - Everything Else
27th February 2021, 06:43 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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waking up this morning to a bizarre strange glow...
waking up this morning to a bizarre strange glow in the sky, it couldn't be the sun could it....!!!
so with SWMBO shuttled out with the kids it was time to tick off a couple of jobs. I'd been...
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D3 - Everything Else
10th February 2021, 05:32 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
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well Sunday was spent looking at the light PCB ...
well Sunday was spent looking at the light PCB
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/gg609/Flynn89forever/IMG_2816.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
there is an issue which is still...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th February 2021, 09:21 PM
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106
New car... old member
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86,866
Posted By
89forever
The reprograming of the power module with the...
The reprograming of the power module with the serial number and part number of the new battery is required because the part number tells the ecu the capacity in Ah, and the change of serial tells it...
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D3 - Everything Else
4th February 2021, 08:26 PM
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106
New car... old member
Views:
86,866
Posted By
89forever
well the hunt for a replacement inner rear light...
well the hunt for a replacement inner rear light is proving fruitless..... it WAS just the lens which needed replacing until one morning a ping on the dash..... rear bulb out (where's the OMG emoji?)...
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For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items
25th January 2021, 04:38 PM
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WANTED - drivers side rear inner light
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3,509
Posted By
89forever
Would be interested to know if anyone has...
Would be interested to know if anyone has anything stashed away after they’ve upgraded to the later style
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