New family bus.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:34 pm

nice work on the house Jas... did our kitchen and bathroom a couple of years back.... hard work but very satisfying once done.... well done ..... carbon looks great too .... i've done mine this week and also refinished the center console as it was like everything else and scratched to buggery ... removed it's rubber finish and painted it in matt black plasticote pick up the new cup-holder on tues Smile

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:14 am

Thanks lads.
Just before going out to work last night, I caught James's reply. Allie wandered past and saw the pics of the kitchen with her in them.

Convo went a little something like this;

Allie - OMG, why have you got those on there?
Me - just showing off my handiwork,
Allie - Jesus, my arse looks huge !!!!, I look fat !!!
Me - No pet, you are preggers, not fat Rolling Eyes

Allie - My legs look massive too !!!
Me - Please don't go down this road again. You are pregnant. Not bloody fat.
Allie - I look bloody chunky,
Me - Look ! You've got to expect a bit of weight gain, all women do.
Allie - RIGHT, so you think I'm fat now eh??? I'm going on a diet.
Me - I give up. I'm going to work.

Jase..
Laughing

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:26 am

Oh, forgot about this.
Coming home from work Friday night, I pulled into Mcdonalds for a large Latte and noticed as I waited at the drive through that the revs were sitting at 1200 rpm at idle.
Thought WTF? and revved the engine a bit to no difference. Also noticed that when revving, the revs hung high for a bit longer than they should before dropping back to the increased idle.
Switched off and back on and the revs were back where they should be, but engine VERY lumpy. Car drove perfectly when on the road though.

Put vag-com on on Sat morning and pulled two codes.
Revs too high and mixture too lean.
Called local good guy specialists who knew straight away.
There's two hoses coming off the end of the inlet manifold, the bottom one is a crankcase breather. It has a small spring loaded valve in it that should be shut at idle, it opens as the revs increase. The spring fails and leaves the valve open. Like having a massive air leak. Confirmed by nipping the pipe hard at idle and the engine noticeably changes back to the smooth idle it should have.
New valve ordered Saturday (was late) and picking it up this morning.
Should only take a few minutes to fit.
Trev and the boys said they replace loads of them.

Jase..
Cool

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:13 am

You were never going to win that argument!

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:43 pm

Sounds like I could do with a mechanic like yours.. !

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:13 pm

Sounds like I could do with a mechanic like yours.. !

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:20 pm

Sounds like I could do with a mechanic like yours.. !

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:28 pm

Durham, not Dorset.
A bit far for you I think Laughing

Try these guys if ever stuck. >>>> http://rcmr.co.uk/index.html
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:29 pm

Why did I have Dorset in my head.. Wink

Yeovil isn't so far.. Thanks for the heads up. Good general Audi mechanics?

Cheers..

Newbie Joined: Sep 02, 2011 Posts: 17

Jase the important thing to remember is that a pregnant woman is always right. (doesn't have to be pregnant actually, but I'd look like a wimp without that in there) You must always agree with her - Except when agreeing with her would mean you are saying :
1 - You are fat.
2 - You are ugly.
3 - You are wrong.
and never, ever say yes your bum looks big in that..............

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:26 pm

@ Mike.

Right, didn't escape the wrath of her indoors today. Painting kitchen walls and ceiling Evil or Very Mad

BUT, she had to go out to do the food shopping with her mum, which meant as soon as their car pulled away I was out at the car and removed the passenger front and rear door trims. Covered in the 3M gear in less than 30 mins Twisted Evil

She was non the wiser, even later on when she was in the car on the way to homebase.
Her powers of observation just don't work when it comes to cars Laughing

Tomorrow is my day, so drivers front and rear door trims and dash trim will be finished.

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:05 pm

My wifes the same, a fact I use to my advantage a lot Wink

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:27 am

feckin useless bas**rd country and it's stupid god damn weather Evil or Very Mad

Pissin it down.

That is all Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:43 am

I'm sweating it out in the Middle East and it's overly hot, dusty with sand storms occasionally. If I was in England at the moment, I can think of nothing better than running outside in my smalls and getting drenched in a shower. However cold..

Hope that makes you feel a little better Smile

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:13 pm

I'd give my left nut for a bit of warmth and sun right now Laughing

Ok, strop over. It stopped raining Rolling Eyes

Glove box out, drivers shelf out, trim above hazard switch out and light switch out.
You need to remove all those to be able to remove the dash trims.
Was working against the clock here (off out for Sunday lunch, why do I seem to spend my time flying about like a bloody lunatic???), so no process pics.
It's all done now and I love it. Well worth feeling my thumb nail heat up to what seemed like 2000°c Laughing

Jesus her hairdryer is like a paint stripping gun Laughing

Piccies;

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:14 pm

Transformed it mate, nice one Very Happy

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:49 pm

Cheers James.
Well chuffed with it Very Happy

Next up, fit reverse camera and multimedia interface;

The multimedia interface has a separate feed for the camera and will auto switch to it when powered up by going in the reverse.

Also finally managed to find a compatible steering wheel control module for cruise, so with that I'll be able to get the cruise stuff fitted and coded.

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:16 pm

There's some good posts on ASN about fitting the camera Jase Wink

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:17 pm

Cheers James.
Well chuffed with it Very Happy

Also finally managed to find a compatible steering wheel control module for cruise, so with that I'll be able to get the cruise stuff fitted and coded.

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:57 pm

Yup, hook up vag-com, go to the the "steering" module and you'll see the part number of the version you have fitted.
See below for info, All part number from Midline and Highline will work.
I picked up an "N" version.

* Lowline

* Midline

* Highline

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:26 pm

New genuine headlights to go in tomorrow.

Noticed the other week the indicators flashing fast on the offside. Quick look revealed the front drivers indicator bulb off in the headlight. On a closer look I found some numpty in the past had completely glued the indicator holder in Rolling Eyes

Poked about at it with a blade and screwdriver to see if I could free it up and remove, but it was well glued in place. WTF is with people?? Did they not "think" that maybe gluing it in wasn't a good idea? especially when a bulb blows!!! Rolling Eyes

Anyhow, looked about at headlamps and found them to be pretty available - BUT - in aftermarket OEM style. I wanted genuine and a call to the dealer and TPS shows them to be around £170 a piece. I couldn't just change the drivers light, as it would look a bit odd being new and the passenger light old.
Nabbed a drivers and passengers light off fleabay in the end. One for £80 and one for £65 (different sellers). Both BNIB genuine lights.
Turned up all ok and hadn't been turned into bags of crisps by Royal Snail thumbright

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Fingers crossed weather ok tomorrow as I've got a day off.

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:58 pm

Is the damage repairable in the old light with it out Jas?

I quite fancy joey modding mine, but would need a second pair to do it slow time!

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:22 pm

Once the old light it out and I've a bit more time, I can have a better look at trying to remove the glue and get the holder out.
I guess if you were going to Joey mod the light, then the blown bulb could be replaced while the plastic lense cover is off.

I would normally have kept them as spares, but if you want them to experiment with to do the black out mod, then you are welcome to them matey.
The plastic lenses are a bit pitted, though I know you can successfully polish them up with wet-n-dry and some plastic cutting polish.

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:26 pm

Let me know what you think when they're out mate. Mine have done 160k so they're far from mint!

It would be interesting to know if that bulb holder can be repaired.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:34 pm

New lights in.
Was rushing against the fading light cos I've been with Allie for her third scan (all going really well) and didn't get started until 14.50.
When done, I nipped down local specialists and they checked the aim. Surprisingly were spot on thumbright

Old lights removed;

The glued in indicator holder! I mean FFS! come on Rolling Eyes

Passenger side in;

Both in;

Random (I bought some Diadems for the indicators)

Will have a bash at getting that holder out this week sometime James..

Jase..
Cool

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:15 am

Damn it

What a numpty.
Washed the car yesterday and it was bloody freezing. So much so, the water kept freezing as I was trying to rinse and dry.
Got in the car to go to work last night, not thinking I tried to open the drivers window and Bang/Twang/Thud.
Snapped something inside the door, probably a regulator cable or something related.
In the infamous words of Unlucky Alf......"Ohhh bugger"

New regulator getting fitted tomorrow, £120 + the G&T from Audi for the part alone. Will also grab a handful of the door card clips as I gather these like to snap on removal

(Yes, I'm aware of the aftermarket repair kits on fleabay, but have been told in no uncertain terms.....they are crap and will snap quickly)

That'll teach me.
Doh,
Jase..
Embarassed

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:18 pm

All done. As thought, it was a cable that had snapped.
Job done by my trusted local specialists (Volksparts of Durham). What a great set of lads.

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:44 pm

Quickly sorted Jase Very Happy

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:20 am

Had to be matey, fast running out of time for car stuff. What with the little one arriving anytime over the next 5 weeks.
I also hate not being able to drop the drivers window.

Just for reference, the parts I used are as follows;

Window lifter mechanism - 8E0 837 462C = £92.90 inc VAT from TPS,
Door card trim clips - 8E0 868 243 = 56p inc VAT each (I needed 5 in total)

It was the fist time the guys had done a B6 front window mechanism. Took Stu about an hour all in.

I found this video on youtube which I'd have used if I'd had time to do it myself.

>>>> Linky

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:06 pm

Good luck in the coming weeks mate Very Happy

And Happy Christmas Wink