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15th January 2016, 03:42 PM
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Did you drive to Machine Mart without the rear bumper?
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15th January 2016, 03:43 PM
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 Needs must Matt!
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15th January 2016, 03:44 PM
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:rofl:
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15th January 2016, 03:56 PM
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16th January 2016, 03:33 PM
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Boxed it off today, pretty much. Started this morning in -2°C, but thankfully dry
    Just have a few wires to connect now. Had to stop as my hands were numb and it was starting to snow/then MORE rain. The Westfalia kit is a great bit of engineering. And having read about someone using a cordless drill to wind the worm gear to release/tighten the bumper I used mine on the slowest and lowest torque setting. Brilliant idea. All went back together well. Very nice to work on the D3s.
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16th January 2016, 07:48 PM
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Good one John.
Wigan Machine Mart is just across the field from ours. If you need them again and are stuck for transport give me a shout. I'm not always available but if poss would be able to help if needed. Had the afternoon in Southport and came home to a whiteout. Great fun first thing today spinning on ice, and now snow on top of it. I have just managed to light up the little yellow car symbol, the one with two squiggly lines under it.
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17th January 2016, 06:08 AM
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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17th January 2016, 11:49 AM
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Nice job. Looks awesome.
I have the same westfalia kit laying in the basement for my 09 A8 4.2 TDI. Did you cut the hole in the bumper yourself? Is there any marks on the inside of the bumper where to cut? Did you have any problems regarding wiring? Regards Kenneth
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17th January 2016, 04:13 PM
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Hi Kenneth.
Thanks mate. There are markings on the underside of the bumper to cut. And it's on the underside so you don't have to be super neat. I chopped it out and sanded the edges down. I used these 2 videos from a guy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjeHKWNJoIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjeHKWNJoIk He is fitting a towbar to his A6, which is essentially the same process bar the worm gear mechanism that we also have on the D3. This thread was useful too: http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a8-s...ence-part-1-a- I didn't use the Westfalia electric kit, which would have simplified things, because of the costs. And my brother in law did most of the elctrical side of things, as that's not my forte. I didn't need to remove all the boot trim, you do have to drop the rear silencers down, two bolts each and bend the heat shield out of the way a bit. The trickiest bit was making sure I didn't ruin trim, scratch the bumper and connectors. And getting the nuts on the underside of the car. Had to have the wife turn the bolt above (after I explained how a ratchet works) while I held the nut underneath. It is a time consuming job. Prob took 6+ hours of wrenching, the same again to wire it in, cos we didn't use the Westfalia electric kit. The Westfalia kit is superior and will no doubt last forever, so if you already have it or can justify the £200 price I'd recommend it, as it almost plug and play. Any other questions please feel free to ask. I haven't actually towed anything yet. But fingers crossed it's all wired in correctly. John.
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