Well I’ve done sod all to the car for a month. I hate it being dirty but with the wet weather followed by our builder occupying the garden for three weeks means it hasn’t been cleaned for five weeks. 🤮 I’ll shut up moaning now… The only good thing is that the TW Graphene Wax makes washing it a pleasure. It’s amazing stuff.

3 hours ago, numskull said:

Well I’ve done sod all to the car for a month. I hate it being dirty but with the wet weather followed by our builder occupying the garden for three weeks means it hasn’t been cleaned for five weeks. 🤮 I’ll shut up moaning now… The only good thing is that the TW Graphene Wax makes washing it a pleasure. It’s amazing stuff.

 

I haven't washed Gandalf in over 2 months so far, and it's filthy - yet Gandalf still looks acceptable in this pic, which I took last weekend!!

 

Haldex service for me - oil change including dropping pump out and cleaning the gauze. Before and After Pics here. Utter nuts VAG don't require dealers to clean this:

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/510981-awd-oil-change-and-maintaining-warranty/#comment-5742731

1 minute ago, JR RS said:

 

I haven't washed Gandalf in over 2 months so far, and it's filthy - yet Gandalf still looks acceptable in this pic, which I took last weekend!!

 

Such a good stance on that car 

7 minutes ago, JR RS said:

 

I haven't washed Gandalf in over 2 months so far, and it's filthy - yet Gandalf still looks acceptable in this pic, which I took last weekend!!

 

Silver is one of the best colours for hiding dirt. I had a silver Audi A6 Avant a few years ago & could leave it for months on end before it visibly needed a clean. Now I have a met Black Superb & my wife has a white Karoq. Two of the worst colours for showing dirt. Thinking about adding some paint protection when it gets warmer to make the cleaning process easier.

So after a year long court fight over a windscreen company replacing my windscreen and causing thousands of pounds in damage and they finally settled last week and it’s all resolved.

 

anddddd yesterday the windscreen gets hit by a stone and cracks again!!!!

 

here we go again 

9 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

Silver is one of the best colours for hiding dirt.

 

I agree - Silver is the best to hide dirt.

 

Mine is Business Grey.

 

I had the option to buy Silver but declined it.

I wanted Quartz Grey originally, but it would've been an a 6 month wait, from factory.

 

So Business Grey it was.....and I love it.

Not only does it hide the dirt....from far, it has so much depth and many shades, across the panels.

Edited 23 March, 20233 yr by JR RS

9 hours ago, JR RS said:

 

I haven't washed Gandalf in over 2 months so far, and it's filthy - yet Gandalf still looks acceptable in this pic, which I took last weekend!!

 

Yeah but how many days of rain have you had in 2 months, JR? 

4 hours ago, numskull said:

Yeah but how many days of rain have you had in 2 months, JR? 

 

it has been raining every second week, light rain, heavy rain, wind, bird poop, tree poop/leaves - u name it.

just no hail stones!!

 

You must have very clean rain down there… this is how ours looks after a month! 
 

Right. I’d had enough, so I had to clean it today. 
Bit better than it was a couple of days ago….

On 23/03/2023 at 17:30, ApertureS said:

So after a year long court fight over a windscreen company replacing my windscreen and causing thousands of pounds in damage and they finally settled last week and it’s all resolved.

 

anddddd yesterday the windscreen gets hit by a stone and cracks again!!!!

 

here we go again 

Ffs mun....

4 hours ago, numskull said:

Right. I’d had enough, so I had to clean it today. 
Bit better than it was a couple of days ago….

 

Phwoahhhh.....I had to put my sunnies on to c that!! 😎

 

Wat colour is that?

I've changed my haldex oil myself and cleaned the pump strainer.

Though I had done it already once, it took me a long time, since I didn't much space left under the car.

Fortunately, I could refer to my own "how to guide" to avoid looking for all tips and tightening torque values:

 

 

90700km  and 63 months on the clock. It's the second time I do it. It was the right time to do it. Still the same ugly mayonnaise on the strainer... 

 

1 hour ago, JR RS said:

Wat colour is that?

Magnetic Brown. The Turtle Wax Hybrid Wax with Graphene is amazing. 

Bought some new wheels and tyres. Such a good difference to the ride with these Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6's. Went for 245/40/19 instead of 235/40/19 and you can feel it 👍

I switch to summer tires  VEGA 19"

On 27/03/2023 at 23:23, amateurdad said:

Bought some new wheels and tyres. Such a good difference to the ride with these Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6's. Went for 245/40/19 instead of 235/40/19 and you can feel it 👍

Nice Skodi... or Auda look!  

On 28/03/2023 at 08:23, amateurdad said:

Went for 245/40/19 instead of 235/40/19 and you can feel it 👍

 

 

Nice move.

It's makes a great difference by increasing the profile size.

Plenty of us here in Oz have made that switch.

 

10 minutes ago, JR RS said:

 

Nice move.

It's makes a great difference by increasing the profile size.

Plenty of us here in Oz have made that switch.

 

 

what are those badges on the side skirt?

2 hours ago, Bap33 said:

Nice Skodi... or Auda look!  

Skaudi. I call it a Skaudi. 

2 hours ago, Agustnr said:

 

what are those badges on the side skirt?

 

It's the inner Fast n Furious Boy Racer in me stickers 😋

 

Whiteline

APR

Eibach

Rieger

 

Today, I modified the VCDS settings to have Ambient light depending on DCC mode.

I've set it as follows:

Eco is green / Confort is light blue / Normal is white / Sport is red / Individual is dark blue. (Yes, I know, not very original colors for Eco and Sport modes 😁)

Great!

All explained in the VCDS thread! Many thanks to @langers2k and to @igrozan!

13 hours ago, Bap33 said:

Today, I modified the VCDS settings to have Ambient light depending on DCC mode.

 

depending on DCC mode, or Driving Profile mode?

i would've thought the later, as that's the normal behaviour on MY18 onwards.

 

15 hours ago, JR RS said:

 

depending on DCC mode, or Driving Profile mode?

i would've thought the later, as that's the normal behaviour on MY18 onwards.

 

 

DCC mode! Look at my post just above

 

On 02/04/2023 at 16:34, Bap33 said:

Eco is green / Comfort is light blue / Normal is white / Sport is red / Individual is dark blue.

 

 

Edited 3 April, 20233 yr by Bap33

53 minutes ago, Bap33 said:

 

DCC mode! Look at my post just above

 

 

 

 

Those r ur Driving Profiles, not DCC modes.

DCC only has Comfort / Normal / Sport modes.