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D3 - Body and Exterior Bumpers, bonnets, glass, trims - Everything outside |
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Machine Mart is my new fav' shop. I'd tried Euros, Screwfix and even Halfrauds. Always nice to have some fun in the car but be completely confident too. Not ****ing about in a RWD or even some of the less capable FWDs. All the best.
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I've driven mine with no rear bumper when it's been in for repair and respray.
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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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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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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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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. Last edited by Johnmed; 17th January 2016 at 04:16 PM. |
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Good man. The only thing you lack are parking sensors. No big deal.
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She tows for the first time!
Pic in towing mode
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. Last edited by Johnmed; 18th January 2016 at 12:10 PM. |
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With the generic electric kit you have the indignity of having to manually select towing mode. I know. It's appalling. Once in towing mode it locks out the rear suspension I believe and the rear parking sensors still function, which is a slight annoyance, but hey. I'll live with it. Dynamic mode is greyed out on the MMI and you get a buzzer with the indicators.
The 8 tows like a beast. You'd barely know you were pulling anything.
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unless you were towing this ------ ------ or this ------
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HA!
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. |
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Roberto,
I like the big red pumpy thingy in the first photo. Can I steal it for use in my water effect?
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