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Old 30th September 2019, 10:36 AM
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Old 30th September 2019, 11:23 AM
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Agreed a brilliant approach to repair a failed part and we should do more of this, rather than bin the old and buy a new one from the dealer.

They do a repair part for the D3 suspension compressor which I am sure will be useful here.

https://x8r.co.uk/products/audi/audi...repair-fix-kit
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Old 30th September 2019, 01:03 PM
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Agreed a brilliant approach to repair a failed part and we should do more of this, rather than bin the old and buy a new one from the dealer.

They do a repair part for the D3 suspension compressor which I am sure will be useful here.

https://x8r.co.uk/products/audi/audi...repair-fix-kit
Bagpipe Andy on ebay certainly was one of the pioneers of this repair. I did it a couple of times and it worked pretty well at breathing new life into a flagging compressor however eventually it was a trip to our sponsors ebay page and a second hand one!
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Old 30th September 2019, 01:26 PM
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Just read the article and had to laugh a little about the QashQai boot handle. My brother in-law had one and sure enough he had tape holding the handle in place! If I had known sooner I'd have pointed him to X8R but he's sold the car now.
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Old 30th September 2019, 07:48 PM
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Bag piping Andy is a Legend. As is this new fella. What a great business model.
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