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    H&r lower kit on my a4

    Hi Guys, Last weekend I fitted my H&R lowering kit on my A4, rather than cost the original £80 quoted it cost £150. This is because the previous owner has tried to take the main bolt that holds the shock in place on both side of the car and snapped the heads off. the result was a total of 3...
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    H&r lowering kit

    Got a booking to fit my H&R lowering kit on saturday, Think I have got a good price as they are only charging me £80 for labour. Has anyone got any experance with H&R products? and how will lowering the car 30-40mm change the ride/handeling?
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    Soft brakes after disc,pad,line and fliud change

    Hi Guys, Last weekend A friend of mine helped me change the standard disc's on my A4 fsi 2'0l petrol and put some drilled and groved black diamond ones. we also put black diamond predator pads and changed the standard brake line's for hel s/s braided. finally we changed the standard dot 4...
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    Re: spring & shock lowering kit, how will the ride differ?

    Hi Guys. I am going to change my standard A4 springs and shocks and put a H&R lowering kit (complete springs and shocks with bushes). The kit lowers the back by 35mm and front by 40mm. In addition to this I am replacking the standard 16 inch rims with some 17's, and have put a thinner tyre so...
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    Re; Which brake lines are the best?

    Hi Guys, Whatbrake line upgrade would you guys recomend to someone who is going to fit drilled & groved'z? I was considering either Hel or goodridge, The braided typeof course.. Thanks
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    Re: Continental Sport Contact 2

    Just Picked up 4 Brand new Continental sport contact 2 tyres for £310!!! Just checked online and the best I see 18' for is £182 each, what a result!! Anyone used these tyres? what sort of wear/performance should I expect from them? Its the first time I have used continental. Many Thanks
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    RAC Battery rip-off!!!

    Just had RAC out to jump start my car. I was determined not to buy a battery from them as I knew they would be expensive. However, they guy said that the short drive to Halfords where I planned to buy a replacment, may damage the alternator. So he sold me a bosch 4 battery for £102.99, telling...
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    RAC Home visit

    I have got RAC comming tommrow to jump-start me motor as the battery is dead, any tips on what I can say to get them to do I quick diagnosis whilst they are with me?? I have been experancing some abnornal ticking noise when I push the gas down and this stops when I lift my foot off which makes...
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    Battery trouble!!

    I have just tried starting my car, it turned over once and now the battery is completly dead!! Is this because of the cold weather, cause it freezing here??!! I have never driven in the Uk during winter so have no experance of cold weather and the effects it has on batterys Since buying the...
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    Brand new momo next alloy rims

    I HAVE A BRAND NEW AND BOXED SET OF 4 MOMO NEXT RIMS FOR SALE AT £320, COLLECT FROM LONDON. THESE ARE 17 * 7 RIMS FOR 5 STUD CARS. FITS MOST CARS WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR ADJUSTMENT TO YOU CAR. THESE RIMS CAST £112 EACH SO COME TO £448 IN TOTAL SO GRAB A REAL BARGAIN. i WILL ALSO THROW IN A SET OF...
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    Just changed my gear knob

    hi Guy's I have just changed my standard shop A4 gear knob & gaiter for a Momo F16 knob and a Momo Gaiter. I have posted a few pic's, Sorry I forgot the before pics!!! Let me know what you think about the pics!!
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    remapping!!!! is it worth it?

    I am driving an audi a4 fsi, not the tfsi. 2.0l petrol engine. I have been quoted £250-£300 for a home remap. This will only increse the bhp from 150 to 160ish. Is it worth it? I doubt it will make much difference to the mpg as the fsi engine is alreay very good. Thanks for your advise....
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    Smartening up my dash?

    What can I do to smarten up or modifie my dash? does anyone have some ideas? I have tried doing some searches on google but dont seem to have much luck!! thanks:toung:
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    audi electronic stabalisation program warning light

    I have just had to disconnect my battery so I could remove my steering wheel to change it for a better one. However, i could not do that as instead of the wheel being held on by a bolt its a massive torx screw that I dont have. When I reconnected the battery I have a warning light showing the...
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    audi electronic stabalisation program warning light

    I have just had to disconnect my battery so I could remove my steering wheel to change it for a better one. However, i could not do that as instead of the wheel being held on by a bolt its a massive torx screw that I dont have. When I reconnected the battery I have a warning light showing the...
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    tyres rubbing wheel arch??

    Hi All I am going to change my audi a4 standard 16*7 rims with some nice 17*8, in addition to this i am fitting a koni lowering kit that lowers 40mm front a 35mm back. Do you think that with these modifications the tyres will rub the wheel arches on the front? I think that the back will be...
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    changing my a4 gear knob

    Morning all Anyone got an idea on how to remove the original audi a4 gear knob? I have bought a wicked MOMO on to replace the original thinking that you just unscrew the old one. however, this is not the case.. Anyone know how to get it off? the car is A 2003 audi a4 fsi 2.0l petrol
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    spark plug change trouble

    Morning all, I have been trying to change my spark plugs on my 2003 audi a4 today. I gt the first one done ok then the useless wrench I bought from halfords snapped as the plug was in real tight. Is there any harm/point in spraying the plug with some wd40 to losen it up? Please advise
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    momo rims in exchange for some work on my car

    Any fancy helping me do somework on my a4 in exchange for A Brand new set of momo corse 17's? The work that needs doing is chage all 4 brake disks with pads, change brake cables, drain and change brake fluid. fit a new lowering kit complete with bushes, springs and shocks? I dont mind...
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    How hard is it to change the brake disk's, pads

    Hi all How hard/easy is it to change all 4 brake disks,pads, drain the brake fluid, put new brake hoses and fit new shocks with lowering springs? I have been to a few local garages and been quoted £400-£550 for the work which is way too much for me to happily pay. I have now orered a haynes...
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    Fitting a koni lowering kit

    I am planning to fit a Koni lowering kit to lower the front 40mm and the back by 35mm. The kit comes complete with springs,shocks and bushes and is intended for use on the audi a4 fsi which is what im going to use it on. If the kit is fitted correctly and i increse the rimsize from 16-17inch...
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    Removing the steering wheel

    Hello All I want to replace my standard audi steering wheel with A new momo one that I have bought. I have just been searching online to find out how to remove the original wheel and http://www.fixya.com/cars/t4592683-removing_audi_a4_seering_wheel says to make sure that I have the radio...
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    What is a cam chain tensioner?

    Hi Everybody Can someone please tell me what a cam chain tensioner is and what it does? Is it a big job to replace one in a car? Many thanks
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    How much can I expect to pay a garage for the following work?

    Does anyone have an idea on how much I should expect to pay a non-audi garage to do the following work. 1. Fit new brake disk's and pads (all 4) 2. fit new brake cables(all 4) 3. fit a new set of lowering springs and shocks. 4. fit spark plugs 5. fit new air and pollen filters. Ideally, i...
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    What brakes would look the best??

    Hi All Can I please have your opinion's on which brakes will look best behind some nice dark coulered alloys. I'm struggeling to decied on black diamond or EBC, both are the drilled and groved type. I know they are both performance brakes but im mainly interested in the looks. I have planned...
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    Audi a4 fsi 2003 speaker size

    Hello everyone Any idea on what size speaker size I should order when replacing the speakers in the 4 doors? Also does anyone have an idea on a suitable repacement for my audi stero/tape recorder/cd player? it is the type that the cd is a seperate unit which is about 1cm above the...
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    R8 style led lights aka lexus lights

    Im going to buy some r8 style led lights for my silver audi A4 this week, only thing is I can decide on the chrome ones or the black ones, any idea'S? tHANKS FOR YOUR HELP:toung:
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    Audi A4 FSI ecu remap and diagnostics home visit

    Hi Everyone I'm new to the site and quite new to remapping. I have been thinking about getting my A4 remapped and have been quoted £300 by a company called Red-Bitz Performance for them to come to my house and do a diagnostic and a remap. Is this a reasonable price and is it worth doing...
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    Audi a4 fsi 2.0l petrol 2003 turbo wanted urgently

    Hi. Im looking for a turbo to go in my audi a4 fsi 2003. Please let me know if you have one. Thanks
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    Hello Everyone!!

    Hi Everyone, I;m new to the site and to all this business of posting so im not really sure what im supposed to say. I have just bought a Audi A4 FSI which im hoping to do up to quite a nice spec! Its only a 2003 modle, it was either buy a cheaper car and be left with some cash to work on it or...

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