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Welcome Christine, thanks for joining, and apologies for the late response. Could you let us know what sort of condition the roof is in on your 13 year of car, and is the eventual waterproofing required because it’s become rather porous, or will this be simply a maintenance task to avoid further issues. If you were to be given advice on how to do it, would you be confident you could DIY it, or are you really set on getting someone to do it for you? Apologies for further questions, but is it really important that whoever does it for you, has to come to your premises? Pending answers, it would be well worth doing a Google search for regional classic car clubs in your area. Perhaps you could back to us with some more detail. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Same with you Steve.

Might be worth trying an independent who doesn’t use xxxxland filters Paul. Kind regards, Gareth.

I probably shouldn’t judge, but the majority of buyers now are savvy enough to first check the VAG system for the service history. If you are not sure if it has been recorded or not, then it will cause concern in the future, and depends on your record keeping to confirm it has. Whichever way you look at it, buyers are going to favour dealer serviced vehicles during warranty, rather than third party serviced ones. OK, I appreciate you save £100, but that’s less than a coffee a week, on an annual expenditure or ‘monetary investment’ running into tens of thousands. Still, just one persons view.

Hello Paul, Using a third party to service the car, then asking the main dealer to switch off the service light? Some would say, it’s a little like buying a steak in Tesco, and asking your local restaurant to cook it. Thanks Paul, and sorry to chase, but the forum would be interested in the answer to logged into Audi’s system or not. Kind regards, Gareth. Overlapped post.

Any answers on the computerised service logging on the VAG system Paul.

Thank you again Ian - and the same request.

Hello Paul, I would suspect that you use Halfords to service this virtually new car - worth tens of thousands of £s, to save a little money. If your Halfords centre is anything like my local one, their tool chests are surrounded by a certain three letter national motorfactor’s own brand filters - emblazoned by a once respected bought out brand name. Would I use them on our 175K car? No, I would use well respected aftermarket ones, but of course it’s your call. Can we take it that they are able to formally record this servicing information on VAG’s computerised service history system -? I doesn’t surprise me that VAG are not making it easy to extinguish servicing lights, and really who can blame them? Please don’t think I have any support for main dealers, but I do think - for right or for wrong - that using them during the warranty period does give you a better chance of getting warranty claims sorted. After that, simply use a trusted local garage. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Jay, I can understand it being a pain not using the AC in this weather, but needs must. I’m sure it goes without saying that the floor must be dried before any test can be carried out, otherwise it’s meaningless. It’s now my turn to assume, but I would be surprised if any AC drain runs through the cabin area, but an assumption it has to be. We take it you have removed and checked the condition of the pollen filter-? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Phil, Thanks for joining and posting your advert - looks nice. Could you please add the price you will accept for it, since we don’t do ‘offers’ - too much potential hassle for seller and potential buyers. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

Hello J ( could you please let us know your proper name). Looking at it logically, you cannot be confident that it isn’t the scuttle panel drain, until you inspect a them and confirm whether the problem is there or not. Anything short of that must be an assumption. Similarly, it is an assumption that the Air Con drain tube is at fault, until you prove it is. One possible way is to use the car without the air con on, but are you sure that the drain pipe actually run through the car as opposed to within engine compartment/ bulkhead area? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks you Ian, but could I politely suggest it would be worth turning things down a bit.

Register your ‘want’ with on-line breaker link sites such as Partsfinder - there are more. Their websites will explain their services. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Be aware too when buying secondhand Adam - you could be buying your own! If it were mine, I would follow Steve’s advice and get a second opinion on this, before committing to purchasing anything. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Colwyn, So can we take it you are not interested in trying to find a reputable brand aftermarket one, in preference to getting a secondhand one?

Thanks Ian, but this has the potential for becoming like a game of tennis, so perhaps worth drawing a line under the current theme. Anyway, back to your issue :- If as you say, you need eccentric bolts to return the camber to what it should be, and it’s currently out of limits because the ride height is low, my logic would point towards returning the ride height to what it should be. If you don’t want to do that, then - unless you know better - you maybe left with the prospect of getting bolts made at a machine shop - with due respect to correct tensile strength etc. Not sure if this will be of any help, but I think the lower rear suspension wishbone on the A3 has eccentric bolts at the wheel end. Sizes?? But maybe worth some homework. Let us know how you get on Ian. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello again Gary. Noticed you have returned to the forum. Do you have an answer on your intention method of jointing?

Anyone else able to help Geoff out with this? If not, my suggestion would be to nip the car around to a couple of accessible bodyshops and ask there. Well worth arming yourself with a box of biscuits if you get a result. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks for asking us to advise you.

OK Robert. We will ask Admin to delete your Elvis sign on then, to avoid confusion. Thanks for the additional information, but it seems everyone is confused about the origins of this mystery nut then -? Very strange, since you would expect something inside your engine is missing this vital component! Not sure what words you have used which resulted in the Removed bit, but when you say ‘If others think it’s about right…..’ - are you suggesting you need additional responses from other members as well as what you have received so far? Kind regards, Gareth.

What logging in problems did you have then and what comments do you have in reply to the responses so far about your bill Robert?

Welcome John, but could you please re-post this under the appropriate section. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome Robert and thanks for joining. I’m not sure why you have tagged your post on to the one you have chosen, since there doesn’t seem to be any relevance. Anyway….. I’m sorry to hear of your problem, but before discussing prices, I would be far more interested/ worried about where your bolt head or nut came from, but… To try to answer your question re. price and are you being ripped off with 4x ? , which suggests you think you are. You seem to be paying for around 10 hours labour at £x/hour to start with, and I would have thought that 10 hours could have been more. You have had the cambelt renewed together with injectors - I think. Head gasket set , and probably valve/s, head skimmed etc. etc. To me, it’s around expectations, but I could be wrong. It might be worth appreciating Robert that you could be lucky that the garage agreed to undertake the work, rather than write off the engine - as many would. Without further knowledge, I would be interested in your views which lead you to question why you question if you may have been ripped off - as you say. Kind regards, Gareth.

Wondered if you are going to return to the forum Gary, to read the advice you asked for -?

Any problem in finding a reputable brand aftermarket one Colwyn rather than a second-user ( new term to me) one? If there is a supply difficulty, have you considered a specialist rebuild? Kind regards, Gareth.

It seems as if the OP, Dean, joined, posted his plea for help, and never returned to read or acknowledge the advice given. Can the forum do without this time wasting, taking for granted type of member? I think so!