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Good morning folks, Michael from Murcja (no I don't know where it is either until I look it up) is looking for a 'trunk' lid for his car - an obvious Americanisation. We call it a 'Boot'. Questionof the day:- Why is it called a 'Boot'? - I think I know why, but it would be interesting to know other's views. 2nd. Question of the day:- We all know of the popularity with the 'enthusiastic drivers' of painting wide stripes down the bonnet and roof - 'Go faster' stripes we used to call them! . What was the origin of these stripes? ( I do know the answer to this). NO GOOGLING! - sorry dont mean to shout. Have a good day. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. No Googling! Just about to Google where Murcja is! Americans - strange terminology :- rotors for discs, rockers for sill panels, fenders for wings. UK - strange terminology :- wings, bonnet, handbrake as opposed to parking brake etc.

Hi everyone, I am Eddy from the Netherlands. I bought my wife a 2005 8P 2.0 TDI, an Ambition Pro Line. It has a new turbo, because shortly after purchase the A3 went into limp mode on the motorway (overpressure) and it turned out the turbo had also suffered from internal damage. Cleaning the turbo was no option, so a brand new turbo was the only solution. I made some modifications to the A3: it has been remapped, white 18" wheels and new Toyo Proxes tires, Dectane projector headlights with HID Xenon, smoke led rearlights and recently I've installed a new rear diffuser that was made by myself. The diffuser was a cheap S3-look diffuser from Ebay, but I cut the whole thing up and turned it into a RS3-style kinda diffuser. The A3 will be lowered soon (thinking of H&R springs to get the A3 lower an additional inch) and I will get the windows done soon too. I have a RS3-style roof spoiler, which I am still working on. It was another cheap part I got from Ebay, but it fits like crap so I also made modifications to it. And of course I need side skirts, S3 design, because that would properly fit the current rear diffuser. Oh, and a front bumper skirt. Not sure what design, though... I have to admit, this Audi had poor maintenance and really needs some love. Besides the new turbo, I had to replace a CV joint and the drive shaft (perhaps this is caused by 295 ft lb torque), 2 new calipers, new torque rods, new brake pads rear and front and I will soon have to replace the dual mass flywheel because it is rattling. There's a lot of work ahead. :)

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hey Ed welcome to the clan very smart looking motor you have happy motoring

I got the brake pads warning too. And the warning is correct: the left front brake pad is almost done (need to replace the caliper) so I ordered new Brembos and have them installed next week. Pads without sensors aren't that much cheaper though.

Welcome to the forum Eddy, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Sorry to hear you've had issues with the a3 but I'm glad to see it's in great hands. Audi's are generally reliable but if shortcuts are made with regard to servicing/repairs then this can lead to problems. I have to say your a3 looks lovely :) Would you mind if I shared your pictures in.our Audi's from around the world thread? Cheers Steve

going to guess boot meaning back end as the old saying want a boot up the backend? go faster i think came about at race meets so you could pick your car out of the pack?

Hmm well I'm going to get straight and assume the boot is called the boot to put boots in. In the same way the glovebox is for gloves. Didn't the stripes originate from the early 60s AC Cobra?

This us what we really need lol 😂