Talby
A2OC Donor
Talbys A2 Diary
Hi all, just thought I’d introduce myself and show my new (to me) A2. With over a year of searching I finally found one that I was happy with. Don’t get me wrong it still needs a little bit of love, and elbow grease, but I just couldn’t say no to the spec. I won’t list all the options but you should be able to tell from the images attached. They are the photos used to sell it by the garage but I’ll put some current ones up once she’s fully cleaned inside and out.
I think the colour is ‘ebony black pearl effect‘, but could someone on here please confirm it? I know that it’s a metallic black.
One issue I am having is the alarm coming on at seemingly random intervals. I’ve been searching the forum and I’m just hoping it doesn’t mean a new comfort unit. It comes on if I have the interior alarm sensor on or off which tells me that it might be the sensor in the rear window. I think the first step will probably be getting it to a VAG specialist, but I’m hoping it’ll just be a case of a new battery.
I’ve already started replacing small things and generally trying to clean the years away, so far it’s going great and I’m happier every minute I spend on it.
I even found some treasure when cleaning; a pocket calculator, one Belgian franc, a 5/32 pin punch tool (which is a little worrying) and a ‘Peavey’ guitar amp logo. They were all dotted around the under the boot and under the foot wells, strange but a great feeling having them all out. Really makes me wonder what the cars gone through, but maybe its best not to think about it.
Anyway, I'm Jon and I plan on updating this thread whenever I make any changes to my A2.
I'd also like to add a huge thank you to the forum and its contributors for already being amazingly useful.
Hi all, just thought I’d introduce myself and show my new (to me) A2. With over a year of searching I finally found one that I was happy with. Don’t get me wrong it still needs a little bit of love, and elbow grease, but I just couldn’t say no to the spec. I won’t list all the options but you should be able to tell from the images attached. They are the photos used to sell it by the garage but I’ll put some current ones up once she’s fully cleaned inside and out.
I think the colour is ‘ebony black pearl effect‘, but could someone on here please confirm it? I know that it’s a metallic black.
One issue I am having is the alarm coming on at seemingly random intervals. I’ve been searching the forum and I’m just hoping it doesn’t mean a new comfort unit. It comes on if I have the interior alarm sensor on or off which tells me that it might be the sensor in the rear window. I think the first step will probably be getting it to a VAG specialist, but I’m hoping it’ll just be a case of a new battery.
I’ve already started replacing small things and generally trying to clean the years away, so far it’s going great and I’m happier every minute I spend on it.
I even found some treasure when cleaning; a pocket calculator, one Belgian franc, a 5/32 pin punch tool (which is a little worrying) and a ‘Peavey’ guitar amp logo. They were all dotted around the under the boot and under the foot wells, strange but a great feeling having them all out. Really makes me wonder what the cars gone through, but maybe its best not to think about it.
Anyway, I'm Jon and I plan on updating this thread whenever I make any changes to my A2.
I'd also like to add a huge thank you to the forum and its contributors for already being amazingly useful.
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