Skipton01
Admin Team
Well, I've finished the self-levelling retro-fit (not that it was ever a factory option for the A2) this afternoon, in between designing badges!
I;ve put a few pics below to show the front and rear sensors, along with the custom-made links (made from aluminium and secured with A4-grade stainless screws, washers and nylock nuts, to avoid inter-metallic corrosion), as well as a little grab from VAG-COM showing the read-outs of the controller.
With the MOT looming, it was either replace the HID kit with halogens, or fit headlamp washers and self-levelling to comply with the DOT regulations - predictably, I chose the latter, more difficult route!!
As there was never an option to have these from the factory, there were no mounting holes for the sensors, or brackets on the wishbones for the links.
I 'made' the mounting points by drilling the chassis and fitting original Audi compression-fit plugs, into which Audi 4.8mm self-tapping T25 bolts were screwed.
The wishbone brackets had to be welded to the front and rear arms, something I was a little hesitant in doing, due to huge currents flowing through the chassis!
Eventually, I decided to disconnect the RNS-E, engine ECU, comfort module and battery, then do the welding.
As you can see from the photos, my arc-welding skills aren't great, but the brackets are very secure!! I re-primed and re-painted the area around the brackets, to avoid corrosion issues (which is why the area looks blacker than the rest of the wishbone).
The front was tricky, due to having to fabricate a bracket that delicately threaded its way between the drop-link and the drive shaft and space is tight, as you can probably tell from the arch rubbing visible in the photo.
Anyway, after a quick calibration in VAG com, I am now fully legal and ready to face the wrath of the MOT inspector in October.
Cheers,
Mike
I;ve put a few pics below to show the front and rear sensors, along with the custom-made links (made from aluminium and secured with A4-grade stainless screws, washers and nylock nuts, to avoid inter-metallic corrosion), as well as a little grab from VAG-COM showing the read-outs of the controller.
With the MOT looming, it was either replace the HID kit with halogens, or fit headlamp washers and self-levelling to comply with the DOT regulations - predictably, I chose the latter, more difficult route!!
As there was never an option to have these from the factory, there were no mounting holes for the sensors, or brackets on the wishbones for the links.
I 'made' the mounting points by drilling the chassis and fitting original Audi compression-fit plugs, into which Audi 4.8mm self-tapping T25 bolts were screwed.
The wishbone brackets had to be welded to the front and rear arms, something I was a little hesitant in doing, due to huge currents flowing through the chassis!
Eventually, I decided to disconnect the RNS-E, engine ECU, comfort module and battery, then do the welding.
As you can see from the photos, my arc-welding skills aren't great, but the brackets are very secure!! I re-primed and re-painted the area around the brackets, to avoid corrosion issues (which is why the area looks blacker than the rest of the wishbone).
The front was tricky, due to having to fabricate a bracket that delicately threaded its way between the drop-link and the drive shaft and space is tight, as you can probably tell from the arch rubbing visible in the photo.
Anyway, after a quick calibration in VAG com, I am now fully legal and ready to face the wrath of the MOT inspector in October.
Cheers,
Mike
