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Old 11-17-2017, 02:46 PM
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...re-leased it for an additional 2 years!!! Love this car.
Agreed, you LOVE your car, as do I - meaning your car, not mine....
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drove it. just got back from dealer who sort of fixed my clunking noise from the rear suspension with sound deadening material. This was after they replaced the entire rear air suspension to the tune of $4k at their cost. Seems to have worked. Morons...
Wow. At least you have a new suspension. Ha!
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Agreed, you LOVE your car, as do I - meaning your car, not mine....
LOL!!!
Old 11-19-2017, 08:41 PM
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I installed a new AGM battery today in my 13' S8. When I took out the old one, it had a build date of 6/2015. I guess my car is a battery eater. Engine fires up faster now. The OE Varta battery and this autocraft look exactly the same both made by Johnson Controls.

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Old 11-20-2017, 04:54 AM
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Default Adding USB to 2011 D4

I have a 2011 A8L which doesn't have USB power outlets. I just got the AUKEY converter for the cig lighter and it works fine but sticks up a little high to call it perfect. I find it hard to believe that there is no USB power inside the center arm rest storage compartment. I am going to add a dual port inside it and need advice on which power line to tap into. See pics below.

The power lines to the 2 red LED lights inside the storage compartment are the most convenient but the wires are thin and I don't think it is a good idea. Do you guys agree ?

I also exposed the power lines to the rear cig lighter and can see a re-routing/extension option to the storage compartment. Do you think this is the way to go ?

Are there any websites which are more detailed in doing things like this ? Audiworld doesn't seem to have a lot of this kind of stuff going on.
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Old 11-22-2017, 02:32 PM
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Ordered APR downpipes for stage 2 tune. A few sales going on

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Old 11-22-2017, 05:18 PM
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BAudi , just wondering why you would do this ?
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Originally Posted by readheads
BAudi , just wondering why you would do this ?
To go to 688hp from the stock 520hp.
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How does just doing that increase the HP by 32% ?
Old 11-24-2017, 08:27 AM
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How does just doing that increase the HP by 32% ?
Mostly in the tune, more boost from turbos. Here's the website for more info.
https://www.goapr.com/products/ecu_u...40tfsi_s8.html

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