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Merlin3046
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Today I learned that changing a front wing is a complete PITA. Bumper cover comes off ok, and getting most of the wing off isn't easy but it's doable. It all goes wrong when trying to release the lower rear bit of the wing from the two studs. The wing and the front section of the sill cover are intertwined and the two studs go through both. This means you have to release the sill cover from the car, and to do that, you have to break off the top bit of the cover, because there's no other way. I wish I'd done my homework first. The car's now in bits until I can get the new parts from Audi. *sigh*. PS, I managed to break the main sill cover in the process through my own heavy-handedness but that was entirely my fault.
Cenick
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Today I failed to get the sump plug undone from the £225 Tdi- I’m going to suck it out instead, yes I know it doesn’t get it all out but better than leaving, will do it next time once I’ve more time!
Plus point I swapped the seats for my soul black ones and they look very nice. Pain in the rear getting the back seats out as one had stuck with the release mechanism broken, big screwdriver and bigger hammer sorted it after 30m or so!
Plus point I swapped the seats for my soul black ones and they look very nice. Pain in the rear getting the back seats out as one had stuck with the release mechanism broken, big screwdriver and bigger hammer sorted it after 30m or so!
Away with the fairys
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Following a very near miss.
I brought this a2 75 tdi last year for my son in laws 1st car following him passing his test , and it has served him well ..
Key pints are, it was clean , tidy and had over 6k worth of service works and repairs well documenting its 13 year life, Mainly Audi dealers , owned by a Docter etc ...
As is the way of the world, experience is gained following the passage of time and gathered information
So when the call comes in , errr I have a bump and the other cars a Volvo v60 I feared the worst.
However , removing the worst of the damaged parts , and trail fitting a good bonnet , has shown the car to be slighty worst for wear , but repairable using only bolt on parts
So detailed checks have shown the front wings have moved back about 6mm , towards the leading edge of the front doors , how do your adjust this gap , or have if missed a key item which may be bent
On the plus side , 2nd hand parts , managed to get a full front end of a black car ,including headlamps, fixing crash beams , and other bits , so we crack on with some of the repairs tomorrow
Any advice and pointers on the front wings !!!
Thanks Mark
I brought this a2 75 tdi last year for my son in laws 1st car following him passing his test , and it has served him well ..
Key pints are, it was clean , tidy and had over 6k worth of service works and repairs well documenting its 13 year life, Mainly Audi dealers , owned by a Docter etc ...
As is the way of the world, experience is gained following the passage of time and gathered information
So when the call comes in , errr I have a bump and the other cars a Volvo v60 I feared the worst.
However , removing the worst of the damaged parts , and trail fitting a good bonnet , has shown the car to be slighty worst for wear , but repairable using only bolt on parts
So detailed checks have shown the front wings have moved back about 6mm , towards the leading edge of the front doors , how do your adjust this gap , or have if missed a key item which may be bent
On the plus side , 2nd hand parts , managed to get a full front end of a black car ,including headlamps, fixing crash beams , and other bits , so we crack on with some of the repairs tomorrow
Any advice and pointers on the front wings !!!
Thanks Mark
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Snydersmuncher93
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Hello. I needed to replace this much and the front structure that holds the radiator on my car after clouding a deer, there was an amount of play to some of the fittings that hold it all together. You probably could find enough in some to move the wings forward a bit. But not 6 mm. Was the front black structure as shown in this all still where it should be though? Tony.
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if it wasn’t so far gone I’d be tempted to take it off him 
Nat_s2
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Chalk and cheese looking at your prized car against the other one mate. A real shame to see any car not loved, especially so an A2. That said, I'm sure mine looked something like that after trekking around Wales this weekend...
Very true mate it’s just motorway machine for him still it was sad to see the state of it... seems a good one tho it’s a 1.4 petrol and on 180k
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KekseKaempfer
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Nothing wrong with a motorway cruiser . Ours is well used for all sorts of things and still scrubs up nicely!
. Ours is well used for all sorts of things and still scrubs up nicely!
Pinkythelabrat
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You’re supposed to wash them....?
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Proghound
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Today I ... completed a bit of an interior refresh. I do appreciate the leather seats I'd upgraded to, but they do make it rather dark in there. So I've gone from this ...
... to this. So much lighter inside now!
I bought these seats cheaply off eBay, collected them en route to the recent Welsh driving day and lugged them around the entire route and back home. The doorcards came from @Sarge's Crystal Blue breaker just before it went to the great meet-up in the sky.
The seats are supposed to be a temporary measure, the plan was for them to provide the lumbar mechanisms and the switch-trims, to be retrofitted to a set of blue Satellite SE seats. Those also came from @Sarge's car and have come up very nicely with Autoglym foam and a steam cleaner.
But actually these Sports seats aren't bad at all, with just a slight fraying and sagging on the driver's bolster. Seeing how good a match they are for Crystal Blue, I'm now in two minds. @rosscanning, you may have written the book on trying all the different seats but I share your pain Whichever two sets I don't end up keeping will eventually be appearing in the Market.
... to this. So much lighter inside now!
I bought these seats cheaply off eBay, collected them en route to the recent Welsh driving day and lugged them around the entire route and back home. The doorcards came from @Sarge's Crystal Blue breaker just before it went to the great meet-up in the sky.
The seats are supposed to be a temporary measure, the plan was for them to provide the lumbar mechanisms and the switch-trims, to be retrofitted to a set of blue Satellite SE seats. Those also came from @Sarge's car and have come up very nicely with Autoglym foam and a steam cleaner.
But actually these Sports seats aren't bad at all, with just a slight fraying and sagging on the driver's bolster. Seeing how good a match they are for Crystal Blue, I'm now in two minds. @rosscanning, you may have written the book on trying all the different seats but I share your pain
Whichever two sets I don't end up keeping will eventually be appearing in the Market.
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Kleynie
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these would look good on my sons Azur blue A2, but I do prefer the black leather.Today I ... completed a bit of an interior refresh. I do appreciate the leather seats I'd upgraded to, but they do make it rather dark in there. So I've gone from this ...
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... to this. So much lighter inside now!
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I bought these seats cheaply off eBay, collected them en route to the recent Welsh driving day and lugged them around the entire route and back home. The doorcards came from @Sarge's Crystal Blue breaker just before it went to the great meet-up in the sky.
The seats are supposed to be a temporary measure, the plan was for them to provide the lumbar mechanisms and the switch-trims, to be retrofitted to a set of blue Satellite SE seats. Those also came from @Sarge's car and have come up very nicely with Autoglym foam and a steam cleaner.
But actually these Sports seats aren't bad at all, with just a slight fraying and sagging on the driver's bolster. Seeing how good a match they are for Crystal Blue, I'm now in two minds. @rosscanning, you may have written the book on trying all the different seats but I share your pain
Proghound
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I had lunch on the same table with him but missed looking at his car ... I'd love to have seen what that interior looked like. Perhaps a set will turn up one day ...
Nat_s2
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Today I ... completed a bit of an interior refresh. I do appreciate the leather seats I'd upgraded to, but they do make it rather dark in there. So I've gone from this ...
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... to this. So much lighter inside now!
View attachment 43163View attachment 43164
I bought these seats cheaply off eBay, collected them en route to the recent Welsh driving day and lugged them around the entire route and back home. The doorcards came from @Sarge's Crystal Blue breaker just before it went to the great meet-up in the sky.
The seats are supposed to be a temporary measure, the plan was for them to provide the lumbar mechanisms and the switch-trims, to be retrofitted to a set of blue Satellite SE seats. Those also came from @Sarge's car and have come up very nicely with Autoglym foam and a steam cleaner.
But actually these Sports seats aren't bad at all, with just a slight fraying and sagging on the driver's bolster. Seeing how good a match they are for Crystal Blue, I'm now in two minds. @rosscanning, you may have written the book on trying all the different seats but I share your pain
Always been a big fan of the blue colour interior cloth and leather
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