Audi S3

You got the paint on the roof sorted yet?

Was speaking to the warranty guy from Audi Cambridge the other day and he told me this is common due to Audi forgetting to put sufficient sealer on the roof before painting!!

I havent had a chance to get over to a dealership yet.. im going to head over in the new year when i have my first week off from work.

One thing thats been on my mind about the whole thing is that will the job be done as well and taken as much time to do as if i had booked it in at bodyshop? Or will it be a case of 'right lets bang this one through its just a warranty job' Hope that aint how it is as i'd like it to be done pucker.

james. wrote:

I havent had a chance to get over to a dealership yet.. im going to head over in the new year when i have my first week off from work.

One thing thats been on my mind about the whole thing is that will the job be done as well and taken as much time to do as if i had booked it in at bodyshop? Or will it be a case of 'right lets bang this one through its just a warranty job' Hope that aint how it is as i'd like it to be done pucker.

ah james meant to say my dads a6 had the same issue but on the arches he took it in the otherday and they are doing it f.o.c in the new year

Thats good to know

What year was it just out of interest?

on a 52 plate

james. wrote:

I havent had a chance to get over to a dealership yet.. im going to head over in the new year when i have my first week off from work.

One thing thats been on my mind about the whole thing is that will the job be done as well and taken as much time to do as if i had booked it in at bodyshop? Or will it be a case of 'right lets bang this one through its just a warranty job' Hope that aint how it is as i'd like it to be done pucker.

They have to repair it to as good (well better) as it would leave the factory. Only agree to accept the car once you inspect the repair and are thoroughly happy with it

Ok will insist on having a look around it before taking it away, cheers mate

james. wrote:

Ok will insist on having a look around it before taking it away, cheers mate

I would it's your car so unless your 100% happy with the work just refuse it plus don't sign any paperwork for warranty stuff till it's all done. The dealers need your signature to be able to make a claim from Audi

Now got liams old tt comps on it have always been a fan of this wheel so gave in to temptation

Rolling very high now with the 205/40s as it was on 225/45's so its desperate for a drop so think i'll have to get some coilovers next! Oh well money isnt doing much good being in a bank at 0.5% interest so may aswell buy some stuff Can always sell it on and have a bit of fun along the way

suit the car, look well nice james!
also loving the orange fogs!were they on when you came round??if so i totally missed them lol!

Yeah they have been that colour for a while now, It doesn't show from a distance but this cold weather hasn't done the laminex stuff much good its all bubbling up/peeling I think its mainly because the fogs are convex? is that the word well they are domed anyway so was a right pain to get it to stick in the first place. Ill wait till it falls off by its self then re do them

tbh i like the standard wheels better.

Mayb when u get it lowered i will change my mind.

Loving the s3's at the min though!

fitting coilovers on mine tomorrow gone for the weitc hicon gts will let u know how i get on but i think im gona need some smaller wheels for a while cause the 19s gona be to big looking to get a cheep set asap

Oh right cool i think the weitec kits are supposed to be good a little pricey though but get what you pay for i guess

and have just replied to your pm mate

is looking loads better mate, will be awesome with a drop.

prefer the std wheels tbh but it does look ok, weitecs are good they are pretty much kw's.

Cheers nef..

and yeah i am keeping the old rims, they might get painted up in that antracite grey, im trying to find a set painted up already just to see what they look like

would look posh with a light anthracite colour and wound down to the floor!!

Cupra20 wrote:

would look posh with a light anthracite colour and wound down to the floor!!

agreed. Bit undecided on the comps James, as said i think once it is lower it will look tasty

v-max coilovers i think i shall be getting Had cheapo ones on the golf and they was fine. I don't think v-max are real rock bottom but i know they aren't the best either.. it wont be mega low anyway as i need to actually get to my house plus no point having a quick-ish car if you have to poodle about minding slight bumps everywhere you go

James just to inform you on the paint, dad took his a6 in the other week with the same paint issues as yours, they gave him a rental car etc took about a week for them to do his they even replaced both front wings and sprayed them under warranty

Sounds alright to me shall have to get mine to audi one day soon

Had a bit of time to kill today so as the weather was decent gave the old girl a polish. Scrubbed up alright and managed to get rid of a few bad swirl marks in the paint.. i dont think i put them there pretty sure it was quite swirly paintwork when i got it.

Have stampers old wheels on at the moment. Still sitting whack as ever but i dont really mind for the time being will get some coilovers one of these days

This front wing was worst looks alright now though..






Also cleaned up the engine bay a little. Was quite grubby

looking good dude rear spacers and lows needed

what happend to the tt comps and arev those bbs reps