You need to drill three corresponding holes in the sub frame for the anchor nuts. Its a PITA as the subframe is made of VERY tough steel. I gave up having knackered two expensive drill bits with hardly a scratch on the subframe.Got a bit more time this evening while the car was still on the ramps - finally fitted the FSI and 3L spec “winglets” that are part of the aero-mod kit:
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I’d had these when still available from the Crewe Audi before I’d even bought Audrey, as they had gone NLA by then. Pleased to finally get them on, wonder if they’ll make any difference?
I also have this underbody spoiler but the three holes needed on the subframe simply aren’t there! How does one go about sorting that? Anyone got any direct experience?
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I'd think twice about drilling holes in a hardened steel chassis part myself.You need to drill three corresponding holes in the sub frame for the anchor nuts. Its a PITA as the subframe is made of VERY tough steel. I gave up having knackered two expensive drill bits with hardly a scratch on the subframe.
Evening Graham,Are you sure the holes are not already present for the spoiler on the rear face of the subframe. They are only located with spreader rivets so no need for bolts and anchor nuts.
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That's a great improvement from where you started out - well done!Well today I drove the 150-odd miles from my house in east Devon to Rhosilli on the Gower peninsula at a steady 68 mph indicated (which CDIS says is 65mph) on cruise control.
Between the winglets and the fresh air filter, there’s definitely a tiny increase in fuel economy which I don’t think can be attributed to a following wind the whole way! 72-73mpg at this speed on the flat is now the norm. Wasn’t expecting that!
Morning David,Since the above pics were taken I have gotten round to replacing the passenger front door card to eradicate that nick out of the door pull visible in the second picture - this came courtesy of a very kind donation to the cause by @2work many moons ago
Does the HRW/mirror get warm now?Thought I’d have a go at brightening up Audrey’s interior by crossing a couple of jobs off the list: inoperative heated rear window and mirror circuit (despite the light on the climate unit working as it should), stuck driver’s cup holder and broken control tabs on the centre and passenger side vent.
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Got it all apart thanks to some googling of “how to” around the forum - big thanks to (I assume) @Dave M for handily leaving a set of radio keys in the jack compartment under the driver’s footwell!
Found this connector to be broken - so I’ve clamped-by-cable tie in the vain hope that this cures the HRW problem!?
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Managed to get it all back together with only minimal side vent clip loss - check the state of the old one:
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Yep that’s knackered! Here’s the new one nicely installed:
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Feels good to have fixed a couple of things!
Dry lubricant is the thing to use, as grease is sticky. Best clean it off. Silicone spray, (not silicone oil), is good, or dry ptfe, like WD-40 Dry PTFE Spray.I haven’t had a cold misty morning to try it yet - but I do hope so as otherwise it’s going to be a job for a garage.
As an aside, when I swapped the centre vent assembly I took the cupholders out and sprayed their mechanism with a little silicone grease in order to keep them free - annoyingly this had the opposite effect and they were then both stuck!! So my advice to anyone is don’t lubricate your cupholders, just clean them in hot soapy water to wash any drink residue away that is preventing them from working as they should.
The broken plastic plug can be replaced . It’s a slide on slide off connector. The block under the connector looks like it should be ok . Steve or Andy may have a breaker with a plug that’s not broken to swap over with.Thought I’d have a go at brightening up Audrey’s interior by crossing a couple of jobs off the list: inoperative heated rear window and mirror circuit (despite the light on the climate unit working as it should), stuck driver’s cup holder and broken control tabs on the centre and passenger side vent.
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Got it all apart thanks to some googling of “how to” around the forum - big thanks to (I assume) @Dave M for handily leaving a set of radio keys in the jack compartment under the driver’s footwell!
Found this connector to be broken - so I’ve clamped-by-cable tie in the vain hope that this cures the HRW problem!?
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Managed to get it all back together with only minimal side vent clip loss - check the state of the old one:
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Yep that’s knackered! Here’s the new one nicely installed:
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Feels good to have fixed a couple of things!
Thank you Tom - as ever that’s very kind. Will WhatsApp you!David,
I’ll have one of these connector exterior casings in the garage. Remind me of your address over PM or WhatsApp and I’ll send you one along with a thin cable tie to finish the repair off.
Kind regards,
Tom
Hi David,Bah - Sorry to report that the "repair" of the wiring connector casing was not my issue - albeit this was entirely expected.
I'm half tempted to buy the spare climate unit in the marketplace and try swapping it - but I'm not sure I could achieve the same price if it made no difference and hence had to be sold straight on....
Anyway, I now need to pull it all apart and break out the multimeter to check current is actually being supplied to the unit, however I have zero experience with car electrics - Could anyone chime in with guidance as to how to proceed?