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Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 12th December 2021, 01:36 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 64,637
Posted By B4-Andy
My back end is creaking and rattling!

So this thread has a lot of good info in it. Before I dig through and pick out part numbers and pull my hair out, is there anything that's not available, in either OE or "suitable replacement"...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 18th November 2020, 08:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 20,751
Posted By B4-Andy
Rear callipers always give me cause for concern...

Rear callipers always give me cause for concern (or I just don't have much luck with them!). Have had replacements where the adjustment bering inside was garbage and they fail quickly. Worth keeping...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 18th November 2020, 08:20 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 46,344
Posted By B4-Andy
1, Spannerrash-----Posted 2, Chris B ---------...

1, Spannerrash-----Posted
2, Chris B --------- Posted
3, The Laird ———--Posted, arrived, installed (but not tested yet).
4, HPsauce --------Posted, arrived
5, Moltuae ---------Posted, arrived
6,...
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 29th July 2019, 09:47 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,632
Posted By B4-Andy
Digital speedo

Not sure if this has been asked before, I couldn’t find any threads relating to. Is it possible to get the speed in KPH in the dash display.

On the s8 with the grey dials it’s almost impossible...
Forum: D2 - Body and Exterior 14th July 2018, 12:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,477
Posted By B4-Andy
So it's one of these things I have thought about...

So it's one of these things I have thought about often in the past few months, suppose you live in the Canaries / North Africa. These cars are tested to survive the environment there, as well as...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 14th July 2018, 12:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 15,217
Posted By B4-Andy
I had a moaning sound from mine when I would take...

I had a moaning sound from mine when I would take corners with any kind of enthusiasm, I tracked it down to the passenger seat... I now only take corners enthusiastically when it's empty.
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 14th July 2018, 12:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
Finally got round to doing the rear lower arms...

Finally got round to doing the rear lower arms today. What a difference it's made. I'm actually angry with myself for not recognising how bad they were, but I think that the quattro drive train and...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 24th June 2018, 11:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
I also just answered my own conundrum, about the...

I also just answered my own conundrum, about the shock absorbers. I only assume the front arms are done so I'll just leave them! They can be done separately anyway, so I'll only buy the back ones....
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 24th June 2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
So now is where it gets frustrating. The part...

So now is where it gets frustrating. The part numbers appear right according to more than 1 source. There is a Meyle part number which matches each of these.... However, Meyle say the arm is for...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 24th June 2018, 10:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
For the 20" wheel fitment, I think I'll get the...

For the 20" wheel fitment, I think I'll get the following:

4D0 407 151 Q x 2
8E0 407 694 D
8E0 407 693 D

That's according to ETKA anyway. Noted that the arms appear to be TRW so will try find...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 24th June 2018, 10:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
It is a steel upright, the magnet confirmed that!...

It is a steel upright, the magnet confirmed that!

Part numbers are an issue here. They appear to be few and far between. The actual arm I need (the rear lower) has no part numbers on it, despite...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 23rd June 2018, 03:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
Audi love a stretch bolt. Every Audi I have ever...

Audi love a stretch bolt. Every Audi I have ever worked on had stretch bolts all round the arms so all of the bolts will be replaced as needed. The upright I’m 90% sure wouldn’t hold a magnet? If...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 22nd June 2018, 11:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
Ah, things like the direction of the bolt and the...

Ah, things like the direction of the bolt and the steel taper are thugs you don’t immediately see on a visual inspection so thanks for the info. The only arm that urgently needs done is on of the...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 22nd June 2018, 08:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,241
Posted By B4-Andy
Front lower arms... Am I missing something?

So 1 arm on each side of my S8 needs doing, but I reckon it’s probably just as well to do all 4 while I’m there. The tops are all fine.

My quesiton is... Are they really easy to do? It seriously...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 18th June 2018, 08:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,340
Posted By B4-Andy
Would be an interesting modification. I’m jumping...

Would be an interesting modification. I’m jumping between cars just now and I’m sick of dropping gears when I’m trying to turn the radio down! :ROFL:
Forum: Daily banter 3rd May 2018, 10:10 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 17,910
Posted By B4-Andy
Was bought for my daughter, and she's only just...

Was bought for my daughter, and she's only just nearly 1 now... How does that bring the age down!?! :D
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 21st March 2018, 10:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Well my darling partner reduced the panel to...

Well my darling partner reduced the panel to tin-foil. She has since forefit all rights to complain about my driving, which almost makes it worth it. Almost.
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 14th February 2018, 11:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Oh yea, the other really interesting thing on the...

Oh yea, the other really interesting thing on the back of the rear quarter is the prolific use of expanding foam!? In behind the panel there's plenty of it, found that a bit odd!
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 14th February 2018, 11:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Ah no chance, I'm not doing the work, it'll be...

Ah no chance, I'm not doing the work, it'll be off to a body shop to get that work done! I want it done right, the last bodywork I did ended up a disaster, think Father Ted when he tried to hammer a...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 5th February 2018, 07:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Finally found someone with a clean shell and an...

Finally found someone with a clean shell and an angle grinder! Sorted thanks :)
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 30th January 2018, 05:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Ah the internals were a secondary thing, touch...

Ah the internals were a secondary thing, touch points are always good to have spares of when they wear, also if it was an early one the switches can be used in my 80 cab to freshen the dash up a bit....
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 29th January 2018, 02:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Mr Blobby was a terrible dissapointment, thought...

Mr Blobby was a terrible dissapointment, thought I’d raid the interior for parts but it’s rough as inside. Also the quarter is worse damaged than mine! :mad:
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 28th January 2018, 08:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
So I asked a friend who's not shy with tools if...

So I asked a friend who's not shy with tools if he had a battery powered angle grinder. He said "I have the next best thing". Dubious as I was, I went to his house tonight to pick up "the next best...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 26th January 2018, 11:23 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Mr Blobby looks a very good victim! I'm in...

Mr Blobby looks a very good victim! I'm in Ballieston but willing to drive to help with cutting. Let me know and I could nip up over the weekend to chop away at it!
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 25th January 2018, 02:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Looked at that guy's fleabay, looks the same...

Looked at that guy's fleabay, looks the same colour so might get a few other bits, just worried because the side I need bits from is against the fence in those photos so he might be a bit awkward...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 25th January 2018, 02:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Are the shells identical across the D2's?

Are the shells identical across the D2's?
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 25th January 2018, 01:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Yea, dropped an email with the details of what I...

Yea, dropped an email with the details of what I needed, they don't have it. Not sure if someone there is just checking up a computer database though rather than looking in a yard for a shell?
...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 25th January 2018, 01:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Yea, it's the rear. My good lady decided to...

Yea, it's the rear. My good lady decided to scrape along a fence and it's become a bit deformed around the door and wheel arch.

The bodyshop reckon they can pull and straighten the dent, but they...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 25th January 2018, 12:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,306
Posted By B4-Andy
Wanted - D2 passenger side quarter panel

Or to be more specific, a part of a quarter panel to make up a repair patch. Does anyone have a shell, or know of anyone with a shell and an angle grinder!? :D
Forum: Owners Meets 8th November 2017, 09:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,061
Posted By B4-Andy
NEC Classic Car Show

Anyone heading to this? I'll be there on Friday with my S8.
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 8th November 2017, 09:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,444
Posted By B4-Andy
I may be talking crap, looks like they are the...

I may be talking crap, looks like they are the same width. Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D, the summers are Conti Pilot Sport affairs.

Then again it has been icy here and damp on the road and quattro...
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 8th November 2017, 09:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,444
Posted By B4-Andy
It's 18" Avus from an A/S6 - Not sure of width...

It's 18" Avus from an A/S6 - Not sure of width and it's too cold to go out and see!

The jumpy throttle and higher speed is the reason I think it slid, well when I say slid, squirmed. I had to be...
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 8th November 2017, 09:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,444
Posted By B4-Andy
Brake pedal switch!? What's that got to do with...

Brake pedal switch!? What's that got to do with accelerating? Sometimes motors are bizarre!

I'm fairly certain it's not gearbox related, when you try to pull away smoothly you have to treat the...
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 8th November 2017, 08:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,444
Posted By B4-Andy
Throttle Potentiometer

So brief bit of a story before the problem. The Mrs is out in the S8, she phoneds me a bit panicked and shook. She says there’s something wrong with the wheels on the car, it was skidding. Ok, so...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 11th May 2017, 10:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,441
Posted By B4-Andy
I couldn't find them on eBay. Do you have a link?

I couldn't find them on eBay. Do you have a link?
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 11th May 2017, 11:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
So the callipers are back, and I must say I'm...

So the callipers are back, and I must say I'm still impressed with Bigg Red:

http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p622/andrairvine/IMG_1332.jpg
...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 11th May 2017, 11:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,441
Posted By B4-Andy
I also found it very difficult to get the Brembo...

I also found it very difficult to get the Brembo disks, I found a guy in Italy selling them for 130 each, and that lone one on eBay which tempted me no end!
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 11th May 2017, 11:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,441
Posted By B4-Andy
I just ordered a pair of disks direct from the...

I just ordered a pair of disks direct from the main stealer, £200 for genuine Audi (99.9% sure these are brembo anyways).
He said something about "6 left in the factory".
Part 4D0 615 301 B
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 29th April 2017, 10:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
Saw those listed. I'm going to measure my...

Saw those listed. I'm going to measure my existing disks, check what thickness they end up and go from there. They are currently plan B!

My impression is that the pads are what make the biggest...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 28th April 2017, 11:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
Sounds a lot like mine... They weren't very...

Sounds a lot like mine... They weren't very common, unless of course they are :D

I am always paranoid about front disks, currently scouring the far flung corners of the web trying to source 2...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 27th April 2017, 11:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
And of course the disks on the front of my cabrio...

And of course the disks on the front of my cabrio are smaller than the disks on the rear of the S8 :D

http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p622/andrairvine/IMG_6470.jpg
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 27th April 2017, 11:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
Got these back from Bigg Red a few years back for...

Got these back from Bigg Red a few years back for my Cabrio (same setup as S2), they have been spot-on ever since, they work perfectly, and still look fresh after doing both the NC500 and a tour of...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 27th April 2017, 11:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
The only drilled ones I could find didn't look...

The only drilled ones I could find didn't look particularly legit... I will have to dig harder over the holiday weekend. Will verify the originals are warped with a gauge first. Know someone who has...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 27th April 2017, 11:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
I have seen that article before but the movement...

I have seen that article before but the movement of the steering even at low speed and the uneven wear on the pads leads me to believe it is a wrapped disk. Not sure those disks will make it back on...
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 26th April 2017, 07:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,198
Posted By B4-Andy
Grim D2 S8 Brakes...

So my handbrake has 4 clicks (and more if you want it to hold the car in place) and shoddy judder under braking at motorway speeds.

My assumption was that it was always a faulty adjuster on the...
Forum: Cool Wall 23rd April 2017, 10:23 AM
Replies: 13
Poll: Alfa Brera
Views: 33,641
Posted By B4-Andy
I agree that the chassis on the car was more...

I agree that the chassis on the car was more comfort than sport but I was at the time regularly driving from Edinburgh to the south coast of Ireland and it suited that purpose very well. Very...
Forum: Driving bliss 6th March 2017, 11:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 21,662
Posted By B4-Andy
Went up via Glencoe to Inverness when I did the...

Went up via Glencoe to Inverness when I did the NC500 last year, and this weekend we went up that way again, absolutely stunning, I'd highly recommend. Of course if the weather is crap then there's...
Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 4th February 2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,117
Posted By B4-Andy
Yep I'll bet you could easily cut 3-400 off that...

Yep I'll bet you could easily cut 3-400 off that price with a half hour googling part numbers and ordering them direct. Maybe an hour.
Forum: Cool Wall 4th February 2017, 11:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 25,856
Posted By B4-Andy
Now there was a cool car, the Interceptor of...

Now there was a cool car, the Interceptor of course. No Vauxhalls were ever cool.
Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 3rd February 2017, 06:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,117
Posted By B4-Andy
Camspec charged 2k for a service but that also...

Camspec charged 2k for a service but that also included new front brakes.
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