It will be another rather long story. I’ve spent about a year on this retrofit. Several russian guys have been doing this for a long time, but no one was willing to help me, and they even banned me. So, this post was initially written in English to respect the European community, which was helping a ...

My detailed description of all interior options in the previous post was not only for curiosity. I finally bought a set of Aluminium Race with Illuminated design trims. Installed in the car: There were issues with my previous ambient lighting retrofits, and with these trims, I finally got my hands ...

It is the result of my two-year research of the internet and ETKA diagrams. Some kits were pretty hard to find, and part numbering was not obvious and non-linear sometimes. Four main options available for facelift Audi A3 cars: Micrometallic Silver (option code PR-5MA) ― basic plastic trims Alumini ...

The option I was dreaming about since the purchase of the car. The radar itself was mounted with S Line Exterior Package, and I finally found a time to activate it. Technically, the Adaptive Cruise Control function is implemented using an encapsulated antenna that emits and receives radio waves refl ...

It is the second part of the story. A year ago, I installed an electrochromic interior mirror and was desperately searching for the side mirrors. Until 2017, the only one, driver’s mirror was installed from the factory. If you needed a passenger one, you had to look for it from RHD cars. After the ...

I was occasionaly browsing Allegro and found something special, “non-existent”. Original A3 8V steps with lights and 🟥 S lettering have 8V4 947 417 and 8V4 947 418 part numbers. Those are labeled as 8Y0 947 417 A and designed for the newest (and not yet presented) Audi A3 2021 (Typ 8Y). It’s not e ...

It took me about a year to collect all the parts, paint and install them. As you may noticed, I have already shown a lot in my previous posts – now it’s time to talk about the plastic and part numbers. There were many inconsistencies and surprises. 🟥 S Line Exterior Package for the Sportback body ...

While collecting parts of the S-Line Exterior Package, I decided to add every possible assistant to the new bumpers. So I also bought a ready-made upgrade kit (PLA 8K → PLA 12K) on AliExpress. I choose the “retrofit” option with an old (pre-FL) keypad (red lights) and the newest 5QA 919 298 D (H07 ...

Electric diagrams I had to use German ELSA, as it was the only source to find diagrams of 2017+ cars. Installation As I mentioned in the previous post, I decided not to add additional fusebox (SD) but to insert the fuses in the main one: SC27, SC28, SC38, and SC44 slots were available. I disassemb ...

My car is getting updates every week, today is the story of one of the most unique retrofits for A3. A Minute of History preFL cars could have only a bumper protection beam with detachable towbar and the hook stored in the trunk niche.It looks like this: Third-party kits with statically mounted ho ...