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Old 21st January 2009, 07:40 PM
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Hi just want to find out what was all the upgrades u could have from Audi when buying the car new. Reason i ask is i want to add what ever (if poss and affordable) upgrades i havnt on my 51 facelift D2
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Old 21st January 2009, 07:58 PM
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On this one IT_S8 can list them from memory and indeed sell them to you and help you fit them or do it all for you......... for an appropriate remuneration!!

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Old 21st January 2009, 10:44 PM
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Hi just want to find out what was all the upgrades u could have from Audi when buying the car new. Reason i ask is i want to add what ever (if poss and affordable) upgrades i havnt on my 51 facelift D2
Phew, that could be a long answer :-)

Most things were available on all models, but the higher the model, the more standard kit you got. You've not said what engine size you have and whether its a 'sport' model, if we assume the worst case 2.8 non sport and list some of the goodies you could have lusted over when having it built in Neckarsulum:

Twin pane Heat Reflective Glass (Double glazing, standard on all V8's)
Sat Nav (Text based, comes up in the DIS only)
Sat Nav Plus (Full 5" colour screen unit)
TV for above
Blinds - Electric rear and manual rear side blinds
Heated Front seats
Heated Rear seats
Electric rear seats with electric lumbar and headrest adjustment
Bose audio (Seperate amp in boot and enhanced speakers)
Glass sunroof (in leui of standard ally one)
Solar sunroof (in leui of standard ally one)
Sports suspension
Sports seats (standard on sport and S8)
Multifunction steering wheel
Hands free GSM Phone preperation
Xenon headlights
Xenon plus headlights (Uses xenons for main bean as well as dipped)
Auto dipping interior mirror
Auto dipping exterior mirrors
Enhanced leather pack 1, 2 or 3 to give more leather and alcantara
Removeable Tow Bar
Park distance front and rear
Heated front windscreen with Heat and UV reflective glass all round
Servotronic speed sensitive power steering
Electric seatbelt, steering wheel and front seat adjust, driver with memory
Passenger seat position memory
Ski Hatch

The A8 came with a surprisingly generous list of kit in the first place, so often cars listed for sale as 'fully loaded' are in fact a basic spec:

4 x Electric windows
Electric Sunroof
Electric, heated door mirrors
Remote Central locking (standard from 1997)
Dual zone automatic climate control
Automatic transmission with Tiptronic shifter
Front fog lights
Front and rear armrests
Power steering
Front airbags
Side airbags (from 1997)
Curtain airbags (from facelift Oct 1998)

We have retrofitted quite a number of factory fit options to cars in the past including:

Blinds
Bose Audio
Sat Nav Plus with TV
Sports Seats
Multifunction Steering wheel
Tow Bar
Sports suspension
Twin Pane glass
Solar sunroof


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2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
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2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
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Old 22nd January 2009, 11:50 AM
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yer i got a D2 A8 Sport facelift, u had it in just before xmas for that aux heater.
right so my upgrades will be

Heated Rear seats
Electric rear seats with electric lumbar and headrest adjustment
Blinds - Electric rear and manual rear side blinds
ile ask questions in the right place (interior upgrades)
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