[LordHefner]

Originally Posted by M-A8

Hi Mark

I can find the location for you a bit later, just need to finish some office work and will pop in to the house and find it for you.

Bugger to code, WTF, are they FIAT dealers or Audi??
This makes me think that not only there was nothing wrong with your EPB or module before you dropped the car off, but for sure they f***ed it up, possibly the module as well thats why they had to replace one. Mother*****rs

Your best call was to ask for the old one, then swap it back over and scan it and see if it is really dead. It might be just a very bad luck, but honestly I don't think so.
Even if you call them to see if they still got it I'm sure they will tell you that it's in the bin already or any other b***x

Have they at least sorted the pad thickness error??
If not it still can be done as long you can measure accurately the current thickness.

As mentioned in my Private Message (right top corner, click Private Messages) your the best possible investment is VCDS cable for £263. with Audi stealers charges you will get your money back within first or two visits which you would normally make without the cable.
I did include the link in my message so do not hesitate and buy one ASAP.

Well, there is good news, I smelt something fishy very early on, as what the car was in there for was very simple, obviously my lights, and this brake pad info that needed entering to clear the error code in the car... and then only to leave with not a smidging of help with my lights and everything left on the seat where I put it, whilst offering the new replacement headlamps, but to see the handbrake fail for the first time since I've owned the car, when it was their for data input, I found that strange, but as they had my car and I was stuck at home with nothing, I paid the £263 bill and got them to put the old one on the seat when they returned the car. so Yeah I do have my original which I believe to be still in the full working order it was in when I dropped it off. If I could somehow find out where it goes and swap them back and add in the data of the thickness of the rear pads and then scan the car for the error code to check it's clear then I'm more than satisfied that they've scammed me! My problem is that I have the car and the unit, but don't know where it goes, or have the software to check it once I unplugged their new one and put back in my original. However I'm happy to accept help and offer some cash for the privilege of the help, as after all once it goes back in I get my £261 returned, plus I will be making claims for the 2 days they had it, for a job that didn't need doing which meant I had two days work I had to reschedule! It all adds up!

But yeah that's my plan, and a call to the service manager with my findings and a large complaint whilst using knowledge of the 2004 fraud ACT section 2 and parts (1) of section 4 and in the nicest one of my you've conned me and I'm not happy letters and I think I'll be offer not only my money back but some Audi Vouchers for the next few services!

Regards, Mark.