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In my A4 B8 the tool kit and spare wheel are in the boot, covering and surrounding the battery :)

I think James it right re the relay because I had exactly the same problem with a MkIII Golf many years ago. The engine would die, but you could hear the fuel pump when trying to restart. After taking it to a number of specialists, one of which replaced the fuel pump, and disconnecting the immobiliser it was still happening. I joined the AA as a last resort and when it broke down, luckily for me the guy knew exactly what it was; a faulty relay. He popped the cover off and wrapped an elastic band around it and it fired up straight away. I think the relay was only about £10 from VW in the end too.

I would not be happy if this happened to me! When I had my Mercedes I was running late and couldn't find a space but the valet guy didn't look busy, the car was filthy so I thought two birds etc. After a quick negotiation we agreed a price to include a quick hand polish. On my return, as soon as I saw the car I knew it hadn't been polished! After his "look at how great my work is" tour I didn't mention it until I had my key back at which point he proceeded to shout in my face claiming he had polished it. I asked to see the cloth he used, and after a stand-off he probably realised his little con wasn't going to work this time and being faced with half the money we agreed or nothing, he took the half. It makes me wonder how many people these boys rip off, and cars they damage in a week! You did well to get any kind of compensation B)

Don't worry, it's probably just a vent flap. Have a read here: http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a8-s8-d2-platform-discussion-8/clicking-noise-dash-area-1757672/ http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a8-s8-d2-platform-discussion-8/squeaking-steering-wheel-fixed-clicking-gone-too-1757094/#post15600347 My car does exactly the same thing, no pattern to it. It's not annoying me enough to pull the dash apart just yet, especially as I'm 99% it's nothing serious B)

Unfortunately it's not that simple. The driver's side wing mirror unit is bigger too. I've copied an image using my phone so I'm not sure how good the quality will be, but it shows the difference in the set I have.

I've purchased the Dolphin kit for my wife's car, which I'm expecting to be here tomorrow but I'll probably not have time to fit them for a couple of weeks. As for my Audi, I will be purchasing the Cobra flush fit R0394 in the next few days and get them colour coded in a couple of weeks. If I remember, I'll take some photographs and post an overview of the installation B)

What would that mean in terms of the plugs? I'll explain my situation: the car has the wide view driver's side wing mirror upgrade and so it looks different from the passenger's side, which doesn't sit well with me. Not wanting to spend a £100's on a new wing mirror to match the passenger's side, I'll be taking a punt on a used item. My mirrors are heated and have the integrated indicator but they aren't (I think?) power folding. My questions are, if my mirror has one plug but the replacement comes with two, will the heat and indicator still work? And if the second plug is for the power fold (which my car does probably does not have) will I still be able to fold it manually?

Me neither! It does make me question how it has been wired in! I've got it booked in with Quatro-Tech for a full service so I might ask them to have a quick look at it for me. In any case, that car has been fine since, and my phone connects so the update worked :)

Can anyone please tell me why some wing mirrors have one plug, while others have two (photo attached)? Would it be one for electric, and two for both electric and heated?

Does anyone know if the Cobra flush fit R0394 can be installed in my Audi A4 B8?

I decided to buy the cable and do the update myself. After pulling out the stereo etc. I traced the wires back to the box which had been installed between the glove box and fuse box - there was plenty of room and the installation looked neat with inline fuses and proper connectors so it was a good start. I had a few goes at connecting and finally got to the flash programming stage where it stalled, so I unplugged it all, rebooted my laptop but the same happened again. It turns out the device properties need to be the same as the com speed During one of the attempts I made to connect, I tried it with the engine running when something a little odd happened. The parrot box had all the cables plugged in, and was connected to my laptop via the update cable but when the connection failed I unplugged the USB end of the update cable from my laptop leaving the other end in the parrot box and pressed the key and removed it to kill the engine but it kept running! So I pushed the key in again with my foot on the clutch but there was just a weird clicking noise coming from the front of the car, but the engine kept running so I tried a couple more times with no joy. It wasn't until I pulled the update cable (which was still not connected at the USB end) from the parrot box did the engine stop running..........does anyone know why this happened?

I've decided on a set of cobra sensors for my car (£60) which will be painted when I have a little scuff repaired, and a set of Dolphin (£50) for the wife's car because they come painted to colour. They are both the buzzer only type so I'm going to have a go at installing them myself in a few weeks time :D

Thanks James :)

I know but the cables are £30 and you still need access to the box, so I might as well remove it and let someone else update it for £10 on the bay B) I did search for a guide to remove the head unit but couldn't find one - perhaps I will extend my search to Google.

I've took advantage of the Halfords 3 for 2 and bought the Meguiar's 3 step kit but the polish does leave a lot of white dust. I've just ordered some Glaze #7 and Ultimate Wax so I'll see how it goes :)

Yeah sorry, parking sensors with audio only i.e. I'm not interested in a screen/any kind of visual aid. I think with some patience I could install them - how much would you suggest I spend on a kit?

Thanks for the links. Do you have any experience with these guys?

It's starting to bug me that my drivers side wing mirror if different from the passengers side so I'm looking for a drivers side replacement to match the one in the attached photo. I'm not sure why they are different - I remember the same thing with a new Polo my wife bought (drivers side being bigger) but the sales person said it was normal, and my wife wasn't bothered so we just accepted it. Travelling isn't an issue but it would be great to know of a reliable online supplier or someone in my area :)

I've recently bought an Audi A4 (B8) and it has a Parrot CK3000 kit fitted but it needs updating so that I can use it. There are a few people offering to update them at a reasonable price on a well known auction site but it would mean pulling my dash apart to find the blue box, but I'm not entirely sure I want/how easy it is to do this if there is an alternative way of updating via Bluetooth or something?

I've been considering using a clay bar and doing the whole, paint cleaner, polish and wax treatment. I only have experience with Autoglym and Meguiar's products which aren't especially difficult to use, although the Meguier's polish doesn't give you much time to buff it off before it dries to the paintwork! I guess I'm looking for something that is easy to use and will maintain the mirror-like shine ..............

It has just become apparent my wife is likely to trash the rear end of my car due to it being considerably longer than her car, and a lack of parking sensors. I have done a quick search online and have found one or two companies in my areas offering to fit an audio system for £150 all in. Is there anything I should avoid with this modification?

Does anyone have experience with the Audi dealerships in Cambridge, Peterborough and Huntingdon, or can recommend a specialist in these areas?

Here it is :)

Hi all, A quick intro about me and my Audi/car owner experience. I currently live in Cambridgeshire and work as a mechanical design engineer for a company who sell scientific/deposition equipment to high tech component manufacturers for electronic applications. My first Audi back in 2005 was the last model of the A3 TDI first gen which was about 3 years old when I bought it, but I quickly exchanged it for a Golf GT TDI because it just didn't stimulate me enough :( After owning the VW for a few years I bought a Mercedes C Class Coupe Panoramic 2.2 TDI which had been a solid and reliable car for 7 years, but I have recently parted with it after 196k miles. I now own an A4 B8 2.0 TDI S-Line. I drive ~20k/year so I have gone for something that (I hope) gives a balance between economy and performance - so far I am extremely happy with every aspect of it anyway. There are a few questions I have regarding servicing and the like so I will have a look to see if my questions have been answered already.