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The struts are definitely correct (checked the label on the struts themselves) and the geometry does match up within a few mm. Think this might be contributing to the problem. The new struts take considerable force to depress and I also changed control arms at the same time. Without a lift/ramps, I had to jack up the suspension corner-by-corner when torquing the control arms and think the force of the new springs/struts might be preventing the control arm from reaching their fully unladen position. I managed to get a 10mm drop (now down to 400mm which is just within the 391 +/- 10mm spec) by disconnecting the control arm from the ball joint and torquing it in position without the strut/spring being a factor. Think I will leave the struts/springs to settle for a while and then re-torque the control arms once everything has settled properly. Appreciate all the advice!

No change with the KYB springs unfortunately, they are actually a touch higher if anything 😔 the car is sitting at around 410mm from axle to the top of the arch which is about 10mm over the maximum range (391mm +/- 10mm) so something must be wrong somewhere. Going for an alignment tomorrow (expecting the camber to be way out) so will see what the garage says and whether they can see anything obviously wrong. Running out of ideas as to what else it could be - but open to any suggestions. Will probably end up re-fitting the original springs and running those for a few weeks to see if things settle back down.

Good spot, I've ordered those. Rear springs and shocks are brand new so should be all good. Thanks for the advice!

That makes a lot of sense - I hadn't really considered the springs being uprated to cover the other part numbers. The second photo above is with the original OEM spring, but a brand new Sachs strut so while the ride height is still above normal, I suspect the strut might settle down in a day or two - in that case I will try and source some other springs. I did pick up these from Halfords which are sold as Sachs, but I believe Halfords/ECP are just stamping the Sachs name on another brands similar to what they do with Brembo. The Halfords springs do look specific to the standard suspension but I can't be sure - and they are significantly different in width/height (wider and shorter) compared to the OEM springs. Was hoping to avoid another 8+ day wait from Autodoc but guess that might be the only option.

Hi all, I've recently changed my front struts and springs but the ride height has jumped up by about an inch. The new parts have done around 250 miles and did settle slightly, but the front end is still pretty high. I replaced one of the struts today with a Sachs equivalent (due to a warranty issue around one of the fittings stripping with the Bilstein) and decided to fit the original OEM spring to confirm which was causing the issue. Even with the OEM spring, the ride height is still noticeably higher (and higher than the back end which also has new shocks/springs). Anyone experienced this with OEM-equivalent parts before? OEM struts: 1T0 413 031 HN OEM springs: 1K0 411 105 AQ (Violet/Orange/Blue) Sachs struts: 317 575 Bilstein springs: 36-241583 OEM Strut/spring: Sachs strut/OEM spring:

Hi all, I have an Elegance model with the rain/light sensor and auto-wipers from factory. I am trying to retrofit auto lights but getting a fault when trying to code the 'coming home' lights. I've installed a genuine PFL auto light switch (the one with the tunnel light icon) and added a repair wire from pin 2 of the light switch connector, to pin 14 of the control unit connector as per the below diagram. I have then activated auto-lights with VCDS and everything is working fine, apart from the 'coming home' lights. When I set the coming home lights to use the light sensor (byte 2, bit 4), I get the following fault showing up - anyone know a way to get around this? Address 09: Cent. Elect. Labels:. 3C0-937-049-30-H.lbl Part No SW: 3C0 937 049 AJ HW: 3C0 937 049 AJ Component: Bordnetz-SG H54 2202 Revision: 00H54000 Serial number: 00000005407638 Coding: E18E9F031014140040110D000000000000097F075C400020000000000000 Shop #: WSC 73430 790 12345 VCID: 71E963C668A91CCCE7-8024 Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1Z2 955 119 C Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB Component: Wischer 111207 022 0601 Coding: 00055223 Shop #: WSC 73430 Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 955 559 AF Labels: 1K0-955-559-AF.CLB Component: RLS 271207 046 0204 Coding: 00471077 Shop #: WSC 73430 1 Fault Found: 02390 - Control / Regulation for Ambience Lighting (E400) 009 - Open or Short to Ground Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 01101001 Fault Priority: 5 Fault Frequency: 1 Reset counter: 145 Mileage: 137761 km Time Indication: 0 Date: 2005.09.13 Time: 31:63:63 Freeze Frame: ON Voltage: 12.00 V ON ON OFF OFF OFF

Possibly a stupid question - but is the ABS light meant to flash during activation under hard braking? Mine does not flash but I am almost certain the ABS is kicking in. The manual mentions that the ESC light will flash during activation, but doesn't say that for ABS and just says that if the ABS light is on, then there is a fault (not the case here). The light illuminates when the car is started, there are no faults, and I have confirmed the pump is working with Vcds. Assuming this is all normal but wanted to double check as I would have expected the light to flash...