This article is my compilation and systematization of knowledge from different parts of the web in a great attempt to understand “how things work” – too many people on the forums stupidly copy-paste adaptations from one car model to another with different headlights and interior options. Especially ...

One local store was selling hundreds of them at one moment, and I got mine for a decent price. The wheel itself has ~10 modifications and was factory installed on TT and R8 cars. It also appeared for the very first time on the Audi A3 concept in 2012. There are leather, carbon, and Alcantara finishe ...

I bought this kit with wires on AliExpress. Installation There are many tutorials out there to disassemble the central console. Take a look at this one, for example. You need to remove the central console, separate (destructively) its inner and outer parts, replace the plug ring with a transparent ...

I keep adding bells and whistles to the car. MIB1 High unit has links to the onboard manual in the upper right corner of every screen, and I finally figured out how to get it. It comes on CD originally, but several ISO images float around the net also. You can copy the content to a flash drive or SD ...

I’ve ordered them on AliExpress. Guessing by the partnumber, they look like Volkswagen’s part from the Asian market. Installation takes 1 minute with your bare hands. Just pull the old ones over the edge with nozzles. They snap off easily. Initially, the knobs were in the lower position. I had to t ...

The hole under the driver’s seat was annoying from day one. It’s just bad aesthetics and zero functionality. (Some European cars have a fire extinguisher here, but it is not the case for Ukraine.) I spent some time reading forums and figured out that: Boxes could have three colors and variable dee ...

I bought the cheapest kit on AliExpress and then upgraded it to LED lamps. There are two types of connectors available in those kits: the bigger one is used with old-school bulb lights (4B0 947 415 A – ⚪ white, 6Y0 947 411 – 🔴 red), and the smaller connector is for LED lights (8J0 947 409). Audi u ...

It is my first retrofit for the new car. I’ve bought an original kit, including Stalk + Trim + Activation Code, for €220. Part numbers are: 8V0 054 690 D – stalk with CC lever and rear wiper controls (A3 Sportback).8V0 953 512 C – lower trim for cars with the Keyless entry system.or8V0 953 512 A – ...

My first accessories for the new Audi A3 car became pedal caps (Chinese) and rubber floor mats. Two types of mats exist based on the availability of the clips on your floor. I accidentally bought a set of 4 with the clip-based fronts with white A3 logos but no-clip versions of the back ones. So I ha ...