woodenspatulas
08-07-2014, 01:38 PM
Hi there!
Oddly Ive been registered in 2011, 2 years before I actually bought my first Audi. Must have known it was going to happen at some point :biglaugh:
Anyway its no show stopper, just standard Sport with a leather retrim by the PO and in need of a headlight polish:
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Ive had it now for over a year and its been excellent.
So far Ive only done the basics:
MOT
oil change
front disc and pads (more on this in a second)
Drop links and AR bushes (didnt need doing really but I was trying to fault find)
Various bulbs replaced (odd how they blow one after the other!)
Since getting to know the car I've found it needs the headlights polishing up (kit bought) even though they actualy both need replacing as theres damage on both. The drivers door blade doesnt sit right so probably needs whipping off and changing. The front wings are getting rusty where the fat tyres throw up stones Im guessing. The Leather retrim is ok, but needs tidying, so I will probably change the whole lot and try and get a centre arm rest too ( I mean who specs Sat nav but not a arm rest!)
Its currently on just a tickle over 130k and joins our little fleet of cars which is made up of a 1.9tdi Golf (160k) and 2 turbo'd Vectra B's which are awaiting time to get them back on the road again.
Now I recently replaced the front discs and pads.the old ones were warped badly and after a few hundred miles theres a front end rattle over small bumps. Its not clunking or anything like that just a tinny metal upon metal.
Stupidly I got a friend to replace the AR bushes and drop links thinking it was these at fault, when if I just went online I would have found that this noise is more than likely Brake pad rattle!
I know there was no shims in with the new pads and none came out, so does anyone know if I can order the anti rattle shims seperately? IM going to hopefully investigate the noise tonight so hopefully will be able to confirm its brake pad rattle.
thanks, and if anyones interested I will post up my results from polishing up the headlights when I get the chance.
Oddly Ive been registered in 2011, 2 years before I actually bought my first Audi. Must have known it was going to happen at some point :biglaugh:
Anyway its no show stopper, just standard Sport with a leather retrim by the PO and in need of a headlight polish:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/woodenspatulas/Audi%20A4/null_zps344e00a5.png (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/woodenspatulas/media/Audi%20A4/null_zps344e00a5.png.html)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/woodenspatulas/Audi%20A4/null_zps1c643a06.png (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/woodenspatulas/media/Audi%20A4/null_zps1c643a06.png.html)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/woodenspatulas/Audi%20A4/null_zpsc3eef1e0.png (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/woodenspatulas/media/Audi%20A4/null_zpsc3eef1e0.png.html)
Ive had it now for over a year and its been excellent.
So far Ive only done the basics:
MOT
oil change
front disc and pads (more on this in a second)
Drop links and AR bushes (didnt need doing really but I was trying to fault find)
Various bulbs replaced (odd how they blow one after the other!)
Since getting to know the car I've found it needs the headlights polishing up (kit bought) even though they actualy both need replacing as theres damage on both. The drivers door blade doesnt sit right so probably needs whipping off and changing. The front wings are getting rusty where the fat tyres throw up stones Im guessing. The Leather retrim is ok, but needs tidying, so I will probably change the whole lot and try and get a centre arm rest too ( I mean who specs Sat nav but not a arm rest!)
Its currently on just a tickle over 130k and joins our little fleet of cars which is made up of a 1.9tdi Golf (160k) and 2 turbo'd Vectra B's which are awaiting time to get them back on the road again.
Now I recently replaced the front discs and pads.the old ones were warped badly and after a few hundred miles theres a front end rattle over small bumps. Its not clunking or anything like that just a tinny metal upon metal.
Stupidly I got a friend to replace the AR bushes and drop links thinking it was these at fault, when if I just went online I would have found that this noise is more than likely Brake pad rattle!
I know there was no shims in with the new pads and none came out, so does anyone know if I can order the anti rattle shims seperately? IM going to hopefully investigate the noise tonight so hopefully will be able to confirm its brake pad rattle.
thanks, and if anyones interested I will post up my results from polishing up the headlights when I get the chance.