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Hi KSW are a Brazilian company who are currently trying to get a foot hold in Europe the same as NAPA, I am pretty sure your part came from ECP as they like anything thats cheap like NAPA, see how it goes but keep an eye on it, you can't beat a bit of Febi,Mahle,Gates,Ina,Delphi, they have all been around donkeys years. Steve.

Hi do you know which diagnostic platform was used, often as not your average Snap-on or any other unit wont go in to the ECU in any depth what you need is either VCDS or OBD Eleven they have the ability to do a deep interrogation of the whole system, it could be a faulty Maf sensor or a oxygen sensor, you wont know until its scanned with the right platform especially when around that year they began to change the cars software in preparation for SFD from 19 on, if you have an independent VAG specialist near you get them to read it, it wont matter that the garage you took it to can't find any faults, thats because their machine is not capable of finding them, the faults are there believe me the A6 logs everything I know that from my ownership. Steve.

Ive just done my own lights with a Maguires Headlight restoration polish and a hot air gun. I used the hot air gun first and that took quite a bit of the cloudyness out of the glass (being careful not to overheat the glass) Then used my drill mounted polishing pads and some tape around the edges that i didnt want to touch with the polish. a small bit of water to keep the heat under control and polished the glass with the 3 different grades of pads. Keep it slow and steady and youll be fine. If your really uncomfortable doing it yourself, speak to your local detailers and they will be able to do it for you.

autoglm do a very good restoration kit and its simple to use.Greg

My guess is that the mirror has been changed for a housing not designed for the rain sensor.

I had this, here's the thread...

Passed the MOT - as they cannot remove the panels underneath as part of the regs - my mechanic picked up on it after removing them himself when doing the service. It’s not completely “gone” but needs doing very soon. I’ve only had it since April and this is the first time that any work has been done on it since I bought it. The subframe I can pick up for around £200 as opposed to the £1200+ vat that VW/Audi want for a brand new one. Seen a couple of varying times to do it ranging from 4-8 hours. If that’s the case I can take that hit - it’s not great but I very much want to keep the car. It’s just really strange that there’s no other corrosion around it and everything else was dry - it also help with my understanding as to a possible earthing fault that’s causing some minor issues relating to the horn and the external temperature sensor.

Might be worth a try to cross reference to other makes with the same engine? VW, Skoda ?

Hi the restoration kits are a better idea short term as it wont take two days to do the job, if the inside of the lenses are crazed you will need new ones in which case I would find someone to do it for you its a nasty job if you dont have a heat box to put the units in and the right tools to remove the sealant, did a set once on an old Focus nearly two days. Steve.