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New Audi battery and Continental ContiPremiumContact 185/50R16 81V boots fitted.
 
It's clearly a later Romanian product; I believe only the early Spanish units were splittable.
Indeedy, Valeo made in Romania. Still unsure if they are sealed or splittable? There is a grey mastic visible in some places, hence my doubt.
 
Happy birthday, try taking the retaining clips off (mine had one at the top and one at the bottom), if it comes loose easily then a splittable, if not then this a single unit. Having taken mine off today, mine are a single unit so somewhat difficult to clean the inside.
Thanks! I was hoping for a part number to identity the two different variants....
 
View attachment 59353View attachment 59352Today ordered new b4 shocks and b3 springs from spring loaded down in Devon mike was really helpful and gave great prices best I could find anywhere and next day delivery ...I’ve ordered all the rest of components bump stops shrouds Meyle front and back top mounts drop links ..nuts and bolts 2x kits from Skoda in checz republic so much cheaper ..a complete refresh ..I did brakes all round last year ..for Salls a2

Pictures above are parts for my car ...
As it goes in Wednesday for new brakes all round and new wheels and tyres nokian wra3 isometric tread pattern 205 50 16 i painted the drums only where wheels don’t sit ..wheel adapters and studs Porsche 14mm x 1.5 wheel nuts and locking nuts as the Audi A8 forged wheels have a spherical seat ..
I buy brakes etc when I see great offers and put away ..

Top man, a great pic of luuurvly shiny bits and them wheels. ?
 
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I’ve just ordered both the lower arms TRW (lemforder) on offer 20% code (partytime ) I paid £153 delivered for the pair £76 each ? Its Sally’s car that I am doing a full bilstein suspension rebuild and she has the later hollow ones ?..so I just as well do these same time ..
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UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .
on a more positive note just went down the garage to pick up the other a2 with all new brakes and the new Audi A8 winter wheels lovely ? the front 205 16 tyres just sit within arch if you put a straight edge down ..
 
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I've fitted cast arms for a 1.4 petrol to a TDI 90 before with no issues at all. Wheels look great, very special. Perhaps it could go slightly lower to really show them off.
 
I agree Steve on ride height but the stock suspension on this one is like new 37k ...so I wasn’t planning to do it any time soon as I’m spending quite a bit on Sallys ..with ref those lemforder /trw arms europarts say the same not for the tdi ...why I don’t know .. I have everything now for hers less these arms ??? I think I will go for meyle as they sell as for the tdi
 
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UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .

I have heard that the petrol cars have a less heavy-duty bush. Don't know if that's the one the bare end of the arm goes into, or the one opposite it that's on the arm itself.
 
I have heard that the petrol cars have a less heavy-duty bush. Don't know if that's the one the bare end of the arm goes into, or the one opposite it that's on the arm itself.
That could be right sounds possible ...I have the two new meyle bushes the arm goes into so I suspect it’s the bush on the arm supplied ?but I found two Meyle arms for the tdi £74 each so will go for those but thanks ?..always good to know real reason as Steve says he used them from a petrol ..so arms will be identical less that bush ..if anyone knows differently speak up .
 
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Well miss marwood glad you gave your beloved a2 a fresh new mot look at it this way if you sold it what would you buy for similar money not a lot ....better the devil you know ..
These little a2s have such character..thanks for the compliment on my new wheels yes I love them ?
 
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UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .
on a more positive note just went down the garage to pick up the other a2 with all new brakes and the new Audi A8 winter wheels lovely ? the 205 16 tyres just sit within arch if you put a straight edge down ..
Whoaw, looking really good those wheels.
 
I've been thinking of selling up for weeks. Today, I decided to keep my 15 year old A2. I'm its first loving lady owner, and despite of the MOT having beeing pricey this year *cough*, just zooming off the garage premises home made me think again. Here's to another 5, I hope!

@greywolfhound: I love your hub caps!! They would make a nice change to my corroded alloys ;-)

Welcome to the club! Great decision.
Matt


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Took XEN for its MOT. Was a bit concerned the handbrake was a bit weak (IMO) and how would the tester react to my LED headlight bulbs - main and dipped...

If anyone has used the .gov mot check site, it's bloomin fast. While waiting for the car, I checked online. Showed the date of expiry 06/2020! He hadn't even taken the car out of the bay! So I knew before the bill was made it had passed. Hopefully another 12 months of motoring. I'm not saying trouble free, it is an old car to be fair! ?
 
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