numskull

Hi, We could do with a bit more information to help identify the issue, I think. Does the noise have a continuous “tone” if the engine is idling or at higher RPM or does the noise make a faster, higher pitch when the engine speed is increased? Is it audible continuously or is it intermittent? Does the noise appear when the car is stationary, being driven or both? If it’s only audible when it’s being driven, does the noise correlate to suspension movements?

Installation is pretty straightforward. Detaching the VW connectors was the most difficult thing! If it’s anything like the one I have, you do have to drop the engine undertray to get to the correct sensor, so you will need axle stands or ramps to get under the front of the car.

Interesting. What’s the need / desire to have a portable CD player in the car? Edit. OK. Just read your original post. I’d doubt it would connect to the car as I would think they are primarily designed to connect to headphones. What type of head unit do you have?

Return it to a dealer? It’s not the sort of stuff one dumps on the side of the road or down a drain.

I bought those. They’re cr@p for exactly the reason you’re querying yours; they don’t illuminate all the way to the end of the unit. They’re sat in a box in the basement.

This happened to our Superb a few years ago. The OSR ABS sensor had failed. Cost around £250 to replace, but looking at the vid @Danoid posted (thank you!) it looks to be a pretty easy DIY job.

Great. No idea who “TestTyres.SI” are or their credentials, so perhaps you should look at a respected review site. Oh look… here you go. The Conti AllSeason2 come out third. 🙄 I’m now off as I have better things to do….

OK…. I really can’t recall experiencing aquaplaning to any great degree during my 50 years of driving (& boy I had some really crap tyres on owned cars in the ‘70’s and 80’s - anyone remember those made by Kelly Springfield?) and I lower my speed when driving across standing water. As for a “dead spot”, well in your “explanation” you described what I’d call normal course correction due to road camber or road surface conditions. I looked “dead spot” up in relation to tyres and I can’t find anything apart from flat spot, which can happen when you have a flat area on the tyre caused by standing for a long period under inflated, but I don’t think it can be that. So you’re right, I’m sure I don’t understand what it is but I also think you don’t understand what it is either, but I’m sure it’s been mentioned in all the tyre tests you’ve read so please enlighten me. You’ve had the input and advice from 15 members, some of whom have given their experience or pointed you to information yet it seems you either want confirmation of the perfect AllSeason tyre, which does not exist, or you’re now just very confused.

What specification Superb do you have? Move the mirror control knob to the 0 position. Turn the ignition on. Now turn the mirror adjustment knob to bottom left position; do the mirrors fold in? If not, the switch might be broken or there could be a fault in the wiring.

Then why ask an owner of an Audi A4 Avant Quattro 3.0 petrol, if he prefers the Vectors fitted to that or the Cross Climates fitted to the Superb?

One thing you should know is regardless of what anyone recommends, unless the tyres are on the same car as yours, the recommendation is effectively pointless. PS - The Conti AllSeason I have on our Superb are excellent. The AllSeason2 are supposedly even better.

I mine must be due then; on 53k now.

As haven’t tried all available makes of all season tyres I can’t speak to the performance of all the others, but the Conti AllSeason I have fitted are excellent, and were #2 in the tyre review when I bought them in late 23. If Michelin had the same price offer as Conti at the time, I’d’ve probably gone with them.

They seem really well made. I’d go for those.

Well said @Ootohere .

I’ve just driven 360 miles in 25-32c temperatures and their performance appears to be unaffected. I think during these tests, tyres are driven to extremes. I remember when I was financially embarrassed a few years ago and bought a set of budget tyres - Accelera I think the were - and was then throttled as these were “appalling” and “ditchfinders”. They were just fine. You mean like driving on snow… or ice? 🙄

Interesting. I wonder what a “wide dead spot” actually means? Certainly I can’t fault the AllSeason Contact 1. The grip is outstanding in wet, dry and snow; they’re quiet and wear level is really low.

No, the Contact 1. Got them in Dec ‘23. I’m guessing the 2 are at least as good, if not better.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case with All Season tyres from the so-called premium brands.

I rate the Conti AllSeason Contact. They’re very quiet, have huge grip in the wet and are outstanding in snow. I’ve covered 15k and the fronts have still 6mm and the rears 7.

Like me, you’ve wasted your time there @balazs955. Also the ones we’ve suggested work on both Android and iOS so if I move away from iOS in the future (probable) it’ll still work. As I’ve already said, one pays ones money and makes ones choice. However, if the AAWireless units provide more facilities than those adapters we’ve suggested, that could be a reason for the 500% price differential I guess, but in my case, it appears to mirror in exactly the same way wirelessly as it did when the phone was connected via a cable.

A failing battery can create havoc with the electronics.

£54 vs £13 for another which also works flawlessly? Y’ pays y’ money, I guess, but I don’t like wasting mine. EDIT - there are discounts available on Ali too. I paid £8 for mine!

I bought one of these a couple of months ago. It works perfectly on iOS and Android.

If you can afford to, just keep it Colin and use it sparingly. It’s going to appreciate as it’s an amazing, genuine Q Car.