Pompeydave
A2OC Donor
Mine was done at 176k and was dated on registration, not manufacture. One service was done by an indie also but Worthing Audi said aok, so there was a fair bit of flexibility.
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Mine was done at 176k and was dated on registration, not manufacture. One service was done by an indie also but Worthing Audi said aok, so there was a fair bit of flexibility.
Hooley
A2OC Donor
I saw Chris Smith at Worthing 8 days past my manufacture date, and it was he who gave me the bad news......
That was over 9 months ago
J
I don't think Worthing or Audi UK is an option for me, as I live in Norway. Or do you?
And, I don't have a "perfect" service book, as the second half of the services is done by an independent shop.
I do not know the manufactoring dat, can't tell that from the VIN, right?
1.st registration is Feb 2003. And it is a 2003 year model, so it will have to be under 10 years old. But it could be getting close, they start making next year model in september.
My VIN is WAUZZZ8Z83N020411, if that could help in any way.
Thanks!
timmus
A2OC Donor
Given that you're in Norway, I'd sooner go to Germany. Even if Kiel are able to tickle Audi HQ into doing the repair free of charge, I would still do the drive to Bavaria as they have vast experience of doing the replacement. Herr Thomas, who works at Rinner, has replaced countless OSS on A2s, so knows the process extremely well. If Kiel haven't replaced one before, your car will be their learning experience.
Tom
hi, have been in touch with audi worthing as my oss has gone faulty which looks to me as the right sided plastic clip has broken, they have contacted audi uk and i have been informed that my last service was oct 2009 so the oss roof is not covered. audi a2 2003 fsi sport 58.000. any help or advice.
timmus
A2OC Donor
hi, have been in touch with audi worthing as my oss has gone faulty which looks to me as the right sided plastic clip has broken, they have contacted audi uk and i have been informed that my last service was oct 2009 so the oss roof is not covered. audi a2 2003 fsi sport 58.000. any help or advice.
If you're willing to drive to Germany and have the car fully serviced, I'm sure Rinner will agree to replace your roof. It's less than 10 years old and is probably well serviced. The car doesn't have to have full Audi service history; it just needs to have been serviced within the correct time periods.
Cheers,
Tom
I spoke to Rinner a month ago, there seemed to be no problem. As long as it really proved to be a failure covered by the warranty, which I had no doubt about. Intended to schedule the job done in July, just wanted to check a couple of options first. Called the largest dealer in Hamburg, as it is much closer. Not very easy, if not full service history at Audi, no chance.
Then I visited my local dealer, just 5 minutes away. Didn't have any expectations, but needed to hear them say "we'll do it, no problem, it's gonna cost you £3000".
Well, they didn't. I told them I checked with Germany and that they covered it under warranty there. He checks the computer and sais: "That's correct, we have you covered. As long as it isn't the motor or the glass itself. We'll schedule a time for you so we can check it out, and determine what parts we need." I was blown away. Told him the car didn't have a perfect Audi dealership service record, and that I would be happy to let them perform the service first if neccessary. That was no issue: "The Germans are very conserned about that, we don't follow that policy here" was the answer. "And you are not due for service any soon, so no need to do that now". *Speachless*
Inspection made them conclude what I already knew; it was the whole frame thingy that needed replacement. They sceduled three days this week for the job, I'll get it back tomorrow. Hopefully now OK (it wasn't their first OSS replacement), and hopefully not with a surprise £3000 bill and a "Warranty, what warranty??" to go. I guess not, the workshop manager and two other employees was clear about the warranty issue, and no money has been mentioned at all. I just don't believe how this happened, it for sure didn't use to be like this. One thing is certain; I'll start using the/this dealerships again from now on!
Then I visited my local dealer, just 5 minutes away. Didn't have any expectations, but needed to hear them say "we'll do it, no problem, it's gonna cost you £3000".
Well, they didn't. I told them I checked with Germany and that they covered it under warranty there. He checks the computer and sais: "That's correct, we have you covered. As long as it isn't the motor or the glass itself. We'll schedule a time for you so we can check it out, and determine what parts we need." I was blown away. Told him the car didn't have a perfect Audi dealership service record, and that I would be happy to let them perform the service first if neccessary. That was no issue: "The Germans are very conserned about that, we don't follow that policy here" was the answer. "And you are not due for service any soon, so no need to do that now". *Speachless*
Inspection made them conclude what I already knew; it was the whole frame thingy that needed replacement. They sceduled three days this week for the job, I'll get it back tomorrow. Hopefully now OK (it wasn't their first OSS replacement), and hopefully not with a surprise £3000 bill and a "Warranty, what warranty??" to go. I guess not, the workshop manager and two other employees was clear about the warranty issue, and no money has been mentioned at all. I just don't believe how this happened, it for sure didn't use to be like this. One thing is certain; I'll start using the/this dealerships again from now on!
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Got my baby back home from OpenSky surgery yesterday.
They had her for 8 working days! First some missing parts they had to order from Germany, then a leakage they couldn't adjust away. Had to take it all out again to change some kind of gasket. But now it's done, and it didn't cost me a penny!
They had her for 8 working days! First some missing parts they had to order from Germany, then a leakage they couldn't adjust away. Had to take it all out again to change some kind of gasket. But now it's done, and it didn't cost me a penny!
Hey there!
This summer my wife came home with the open-sky roof halfway shut on the passenger-side, with the driver-side part wide open.
You can imagine my face when she told me that it made a strange squeaking noice and then snapped.
Since it´s a 2001 year model, I checked with Audi Sweden to check if they have any extended warranty for my car. "Tyvärr inte" Sorry, but we can´t help you out here, there is no extended warranty on the Open Sky roof that we can see on your car.
So I decided that I´m gonna fix the goddamn roof myself.
Does there exist any workshop manual for repairing the roof ? The blown-apart drawings with components and sparepart ID´s I´ll be able to get from the Audi Dealer nearby.
Does any of you have any more info to help me keep my promise to fix the roof?!
Now that I exchanged the Intercooler over the weekend under bare (pouring) skies, I´ve grown some skillz in working with the car. It is a jolly good car, specially after gaining 0,2 bar of boostpressure...
This summer my wife came home with the open-sky roof halfway shut on the passenger-side, with the driver-side part wide open.
You can imagine my face when she told me that it made a strange squeaking noice and then snapped.
Since it´s a 2001 year model, I checked with Audi Sweden to check if they have any extended warranty for my car. "Tyvärr inte" Sorry, but we can´t help you out here, there is no extended warranty on the Open Sky roof that we can see on your car.
So I decided that I´m gonna fix the goddamn roof myself.
Does there exist any workshop manual for repairing the roof ? The blown-apart drawings with components and sparepart ID´s I´ll be able to get from the Audi Dealer nearby.
Does any of you have any more info to help me keep my promise to fix the roof?!
Now that I exchanged the Intercooler over the weekend under bare (pouring) skies, I´ve grown some skillz in working with the car. It is a jolly good car, specially after gaining 0,2 bar of boostpressure...
MikeMarsUK
A2OC Donor
As far as I know, nobody has managed to do a significant repair on the roof. From what I gather, Worthing & Rinner usually replace the entire unit (the ones produced during the 2000-2005 A2 production run had plastic components which break, the replacement OpenSky units use metal instead for these).
There are two threads in the 'How To' section of the forum which may be of interest - http://www.a2oc.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?50-Exterior
Cheers Spike
Cheers Spike
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If you get chance would you ask Worthing if they would do any special deals for A2 owners who don't qualify for a free replacement Open Sky roof. Is so, roughly how much would they charge.
Cheers Spike
Well having dropped the A2 off at Worthing Audi on Saturday for an Open Sky replacement along with a service and Mot, I picked the car up this morning. The new roof looks great, there are some differences in the appearance of the runners and the whole action now is altogether quieter and smoother than at anytime previously. Worthing are clearly doing quite a few of these; 2 others were fitted last week. One myth was erased though, as I was told that the jig is not required and they do all replacements without it. Sadly, whilst all roofs done recently have been warranty items, the cost for non warranty replacements appears prohibitive with such a large cost associated with the cost of the roof itself which Worthing have no control over. Labour is the other factor and though Worthing technicians are becoming very experienced and pretty slick, the work still entails a lot of time. It would appear therefore that any discount on the labour will have little material impact on the overall cost. For those still considering the job I sincerely recommend Worthing Audi; it was also nice to drive the courtesy A1 they lent me. Nice to get my A2 back though.
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