My S2 coupe bit of a rebuild and repair thread.

[B5NUT]

You know I'm sure this car hates me.. Just spent hours looking at the problem with the brake lights as they had both stopped working. Check the fuses, tried the old bulbs, cleaned all the connectors either side, spent time looking at the wiring diagrams & internet searches, and check the switch with a meter all appeared to be correct

However I decided to pull the plug off the brake switch and just short it out and hallelujah, I have brake lights! Removed the switch (looks like some had been in there before) opened it up looked at the contacts which all appeared to be fine, put it back in the car and all working as it should FML, this car is going to be the death of me.

[K Simmonds]

This is kind of splitting hairs a bit really.

My car was a stripped down 3B weighing in at a touch over 1300kg's with nearly a full tank of fuel, confirmed on a weigh bridge.

Running stock springs with Koni adjustable dampers along with being fully poly bushed and I mean everything even the tie rod inner bushes, so not exactly OE spec.

After pissing about with H&R's, various 17" rim's and 215/45 and 225/45 tyres fitted with both conventional as well as track day rubber I went back to stock springs as well as wheels and tyres despite running full RS2+ spec. The tyres didn't last very long, however I simply found the car handled better that way on the wide variety of surfaces I regularly drove on so that's what I went with.

If I only ever drove on perfect roads I'd probably have gone with 7.5" wide wheels fitted with 215/45/17 Toyo R1R's which are a semi track tyre.

Due to the reduction in weight I experimented with everything from 30 to 36 psi and found that 34 seemed to feel about right for my car, style of driving and as I mentioned wide variations of road surface's, which also happens to be the factory figure for a 3B half laden.

I wouldn't be that surprised if the data for 3B and ABY's varies by 2 psi due the difference in weight of the cars as well as the width of the wheels 3B's being 7" x 16" and ABY Avus rims being 7.5" x 16".

[Rikki Kitto]

Tried from 32 to 36 in mine seems to handle better with 36 in but feels a bit harsh but you have to compromise

[simons2]

3b is lighter so they maybe different

[Mikes2]

It's possible although unlikely. The ironic thing is that manual was from my 1993 ABY S2 which got written off in 2003. The 36 psi is in the middle of the 2 values listed for low and high load. Sticker was on the tailgate on the right side.

[B5NUT]

Also from the 162kW that must be the 3b so is there a difference between the ABY and 3b?

[Mikes2]

the sticker on my old S2 was 36 all round, regardless of any owners manual

[Bowie69]

36psi all round for tyre pressures. see here from the owners manual http://s2-audi.co.uk/audi_docs/owner...cal/wheels.htm

36?

2.3 bar is 33.5.

Kit wins!

CQ20V is 32 all round.

[B5NUT]

Fixed a few issues on the car today.

First was a smell of fuel in the car. Turns out when I was putting the sender cover back on the seal had folded into the tank on one side. took only a minute to correct the issue but about 20 minutes to strip the boot area.

Next up was the aerial I was not getting any reception from the Sony radio that was in the car. it was also switching it's self on and off depending on how the wires were bent! So test fitted an old Audi head unit, switched it on and had perfect radio reception. So have junked the Sony unit and need to find a replacement Radio.
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Fixed the cigarette lighter issue. The wires were the incorrect way around, so swapped them over. Now the bulb only comes on with the headlights.

[B5NUT]

Interesting my owners manual only goes up to page 132. Thanks that page gives the laden weights which was what I was looking for.

[Mikes2]

36psi all round for tyre pressures. see here from the owners manual http://s2-audi.co.uk/audi_docs/owner...cal/wheels.htm

[B5NUT]

Yes that is the glass section.

[Waje]

These are the locating tabs on the glass, there is around 14 of these tabs. They are not strong enough to hold the glass to the frame, I think they are just there so it's easy to align the frame & the glass.
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This is the cristal???

Thank you very much

[B5NUT]

Yep checked the B pillar, just the usual places Audi stick the pressure sticker on their cars. Why is nothing on this car easy

[K Simmonds]

Hmmm, driver's post somewhere close to the door catch perhaps though I dare say you'd have noticed it... I seem to recall being happiest with 34 psi all round on stock wheels and tyres, that'll be bloody close if not actually correct.