Today I.....

Took delivery of

@PlasticMac recommended tailgate struts and hopefully will be an improvement when I get to fit them

Set of injectors and cups sent away for service in advance of hopefully starting to tackle the running issues on the project FSI

Injectors were sourced from @Fallan and eBay with 1x spare as a get out of jail that one was beyond redemption

Glad I did as in the end I have ended up with just about as perfect a matched set as you could get

Injector cups came out stunning and FOC as part of the service

In non A2 news the boys battered 20 year old Corsa which is agricultural to drive to say the least was dropped off for an MOT. Failed on front brake pipe, I consider that a win and hopefully will continue to live until the project FSI is sorted
 

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Richard_3L said:
... popped in to @FinallyFiona 's, met @Erlingtheyounger in person finally after much chatting offline, and also had the pleasure of seeing @timmus doing his magic on Erlings 1.2!

Was a cold day, and sorry I couldn't stay for longer. Took my low mileage 1.4 petrol with me, but promise to bring my 1.2 out to show next time we meet!

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Great meeting you Richard and of course seeing @FinallyFiona and @timmus as always. Work completed beautifully and a lovely sandwich in good company to boot šŸ‘
 
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New LED (Osram) W5W bulbs in the parking lamps. New on left, old on right. Much brighter! (Not really ā€œtodayā€ but recently)

I think LED bulbs make the A2 look 10 years newer. And since it already looks to be from the futureā€¦
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I've got all LED bulbs at the front of my A2 now and Internally. Waiting for rear bulbs to arrive. Only the front and back indicators will be filament bulbs in the end, just because I want to avoid the fast flashing (unless relay is modified). Really think they improve the appearance and the headlights are much better when driving at night, much improved šŸ‘
 
L162LZ said:
I've got all LED bulbs at the front of my A2 now and Internally. Waiting for rear bulbs to arrive. Only the front and back indicators will be filament bulbs in the end, just because I want to avoid the fast flashing (unless relay is modified). Really think they improve the appearance and the headlights are much better when driving at night, much improved
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I have modified relays and fitted them to my A2's, and much prefer the vibrant colour and brightness of indicator leds front and rear. They give far better warning of manoeuvres to others, especially in bright sun light.

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Jellybean said:
I have modified relays and fitted them to my A2's, and much prefer the vibrant colour and brightness of indicator leds front and rear. They give far better warning of manoeuvres to others, especially in bright sun light.

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In the future I'll probably look for a "spare" relay that I can modify. Don't want to mess with my only one just in case šŸ‘
 
Jellybean said:
If you want one modified, pm me. Think I have spare bulbs too.

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Thanks very kind of you to offer. To be honest I'm happy to have a go and always like to have a go at these things. Just want to have a fallback relay just in case šŸ‘
Cheers Dave
 
After a week of 600 miles pretty much entirely on trunk routes including to Essex and back to Devon (my wife), then to Maidenhead, Croydon and back (me) - neither journey being undertaken with economy in mind (70mph crusing in my case, I suspect my wife would be about the same) - I filled up and did the usual calc and couldnā€™t believe it: 69.91mpg over the tank! In these temperatures too!

What a car! It just keeps doing its thing, Iā€™ve only had to top up the oil once in the 5000 miles since the last service too, meaning itā€™s using far less oil than our modern family bus with half the mileage on it does. This marks the 40k miles mark since ownership too.

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Today i travelled down to Horsham to pick up a set of the 17" alloys that i fancied for my car from Ami. He also supplied a genuine unused Audi space saver and mounting bracket for me as well as other odd bits that are missing from my car like the wheel brace and centre extraction hook for the wheels along with couple of the dampers for the rear hatch and 4 security wheel nuts along with the key that he very kindly threw in for nothing. I had a very enjoyable couple of hours talking to and learning from him and was impressed by his absolute enthusiasm for, and depth of knowledge about, A2s. I am now even more overwhelmed by the A2 club; from one post Ami has already sorted out the missing bits and pieces for far less than i was expecting, and the complex electrical work on the dashboard that i mentioned in passing in the same post is already quoted for ( again at a lot less than i was expecting) and going to be done at some point by Tom who contacted me after reading the post. To top it all off the car ran perfectly and was a pleasure to drive despite the atrocious weather.
Dave C
 
bluesunbeam said:
Today i travelled down to Horsham to pick up a set of the 17" alloys that i fancied for my car from Ami. He also supplied a genuine unused Audi space saver and mounting bracket for me as well as other odd bits that are missing from my car like the wheel brace and centre extraction hook for the wheels along with couple of the dampers for the rear hatch and 4 security wheel nuts along with the key that he very kindly threw in for nothing. I had a very enjoyable couple of hours talking to and learning from him and was impressed by his absolute enthusiasm for, and depth of knowledge about, A2s. I am now even more overwhelmed by the A2 club; from one post Ami has already sorted out the missing bits and pieces for far less than i was expecting, and the complex electrical work on the dashboard that i mentioned in passing in the same post is already quoted for ( again at a lot less than i was expecting) and going to be done at some point by Tom who contacted me after reading the post. To top it all off the car ran perfectly and was a pleasure to drive despite the atrocious weather.
Dave C
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No doubt that A2 ownership without the A2OC community would be a far more challenging and infinitely less rewarding experience. Whilst exceptional and unique vehicles in the breadth of abilities vs purchase cost they offer, A2OC is a very big cherry on the cake for sure.
 
Butlers1594 said:
Today I (well earlier in the week) fitted Pepperpots (thank you @dr_jones) with 175/60/15 (81H) - so much more comfortable than the 185/50/16 SE wheels I was using
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I'm running pepperpots with 175/60 81H falken tyres. The ride is variable depending on tyre pressure. 2.6 bar is too harsh (but good for economy) 2.2 bar seems good. What pressure are you using?
 
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I'm running pepperpots with 175/60 81H falken tyres. The ride is variable depending on tyre pressure. 2.6 bar is too harsh (but good for economy) 2.2 bar seems good. What pressure are you using?
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Hi @JHB

Iā€™m got all four (continental ultra contacts) tyres at 30psi (2.06 bar) - they seem fine.
 
Butlers1594 said:
Hi @JHB

Iā€™m got all four (continental ultra contacts) tyres at 30psi (2.06 bar) - they seem fine.
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2.2 bar front (32psi) and 2.1 bar rear (30.5psi) should see you about right but you're not miles away and can experiment a little and see what works best for you and the car šŸ‘
 
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